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Mayank Uniyal
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New Delhi, Updated on Nov 24, 2025 15:15 IST

CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities between 2 PM to 4 PM on December 7 for admission to UG and PG law courses at NLUs across India. Check CLAT exam pattern 2026 and other exam-related details here. 

CLAT Exam Pattern 2026

The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, 2025. The exam will be conducted in a single shift between 2 PM to 4 PM.  The consortium will conduct the examination for admission to UG and PG law courses across National Law Universities across India. As of now, the authorities have released the hall ticket for the entrance exam at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Students who are appearing for the exam must download CLAT 2026 admit card from the official website at the earliest to avoid last-minute stress. 

Aspiring candidates must be preparing for the examination since only two weeks remain for the entrance test. They must be aware of the correct CLAT 2026 exam pattern as it will help them during their preparation and help them to make a preparation plan. Hence, for the ease of students, provided below is the latest and updated exam pattern for CLAT 2026 exam. 

CLAT 2026 Exam Pattern

Students can check the important information of CLAT 2026 exam from below table: 

Particulars Details

Exam mode

Pen-and-paper exam

Exam duration

Two hours

Test language

English 

Type of questions

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

Total questions

120 MCQs

Maximum marks

120 marks

Marking scheme

+1 for correct answer

Negative marking

-0.25 for incorrect answer

Is CLAT 2026 Exam Pattern Revised?

No, the CLAT exam pattern 2026 has not been revised for the session 2026. The last revision was made in session 2024, where the number of questions were reduced from 150 to 120. Further, the shift to a passage-based format was also introduced in the 2024 session CLAT exam. At present, the structure remains the same for CLAT 2026 exam. 

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