The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination conducted on rotation by 17 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate degree programs. The 17 participating NLUs in the order of their year of establishment are:
National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal(NLIU)
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)
Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)
Institution Using CLAT Score
The following institutions have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Common Law Admission Test (2018) for using CLAT score for admission purposes in their respective Institutions. The list is not exhaustive, and the MoU of other Institutions are under consideration.
Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka
Altius Institute of Universal Studies, Indore
Ananya Institute of Commerce & Law, Kalol
Ansal University, Gurgaon
Asian LAW College, Noida
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P.
GD Goenka University, Sohna, Haryana
Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat
IMS Unison University, Deharadun
Indore Institute of Law, Indore
Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus School of Law, Greater Noida
Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, U.P.
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
Manipal University, Jaipur
NIMT Institute of Method & Law (NIMT Vidhi Evam Evam Kanun Sansthan), Delhi NCR
The Northcap University, Gurgaon
Raffles University, Neemrana
Renaissance Law College, Indore
RNB Global University, Bikaner
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore
Siddhartha Law College, Deharadun
SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonipat