Common Law Admission Test - Participating Law Schools

Participating Law Schools

The first entrance examination through CLAT took place to admit students for the academic year 2008-09 on 11 May 2008. While, in the first CLAT seven law schools participated, 3 other NLUs; Chanakya National Law University, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, (Lucknow) and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law agreed in principle to utilise the CLAT score for admission. The second entrance examination through CLAT for admitting students for the academic year 2009-10 held on 31 May 2009. From seven last year, the list of participating law schools for this year has increased to eleven. Eleven previous NLU(s) participated in CLAT 2011, whereas National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi admitted students by utilised CLAT 2011 scores. NLU-D, NLU-O and NLSJA—ASSAM conducted their own admission test. The fifth edition of CLAT was organised by National Law University, Jodhpur on 13 May 2012. Also, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi National Law University, Orissa, and National Law School & Judicial Academy, Assam are the three NLU(s) who joined CLAT 2012 this year making the total number of Universities to 14. However, National Law University, Delhi conducted its own admission test, and Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vizag used the CLAT score for admission.