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If you are a law aspirant then you must have heard about the CLAT consortium, also known by the name Consortium of NLUs or CNLUs. The Consortium of National Law Universities is the main administrative body that oversees the administration of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Along with that, the Consortium also conducts the admission process by releasing the admission list in various rounds.
CLAT Consortium
CLAT Consortium comprises 24 NLUs and is responsible for organizing the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The group of NLUs was formed on August 19, 2017, with the aims of enhancing the legal education in the nation and promoting improved organization and cooperation among all the national law universities. Over time, the Consortium has developed into a well-structured, efficient, and transparent organization for administering the national law entrance exam.
What is the Consortium of NLU?
The CLAT Consortium, also known as the Consortium of NLUs, is responsible for organizing the nationwide law entrance test. The Consortium’s leadership consists of vice-chancellors from all 24 NLUs involved. The group’s efforts have paid off, as seen by the recognition of numerous elite NLUs in the legal education area, along with IITs for engineering and IIMs for management education.
CLAT Consortium History
Before, CLAT was administered by National Law Universities in a rotating schedule. Nonetheless, in order to improve the organization, transparency, and effectiveness of the CLAT and enhance legal education nationwide, approximately 18 NLUs united to establish the Consortium of National Law Universities, known as the CLAT Consortium, on August 19, 2017.
In the following years, the CLAT Consortium welcomed four additional universities. Currently, all NLUs, with the exception of National Law University in Delhi, are members of the Consortium of National Law Universities. NLU Tripura and GNLU Silvasa are NLUs that have been recently established and have recently become part of the consortium.
CLAT Consortium Structure
The governing body of the CLAT Consortium is its main executive body. Each year, the Consortium’s governing body unveils the organizing members of CLAT, who are primarily in charge of administering the exam for that year. The consortium’s leadership consists of these members.
| Members of Governing Body | Profile of Governing Body Members |
| Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan |
Vice-Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur |
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Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru Secretary-Treasurer CLAT Consortium |
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Prof. Dr. Sri Krishna Deva Rao |
Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad Permanent Member CLAT Consortium |
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Prof. (Dr.) V. Vijayakumar |
Vice-Chancellor, The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal Permanent Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) N.K. Chakrabarti | Vice-Chancellor. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) Poonam Saxena | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan | Vice-Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur
Vice-President, CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar | Director, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar
Convener, CLAT-2024 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Subir K. Bhatnagar | Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai | Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab
Member of Consortium |
| Hon’ble Justice Smt. Mridula Mishra | Vice-Chancellor (In-Charge), Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna
Member of Consortium |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Siri Jagan | Acting Vice-Chancellor, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi
Member of Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack
Member of the Consortium of NLUs |
| Prof. (Dr.) Kesava Rao Vurrakula | Vice-Chancellor, National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi
Member of the Consortium of NLUs |
| Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash | Vice-Chancellor, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) V.S. Elizabeth | Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli
Member of the Consortium of NLUs |
| Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey | Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai
Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar | Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur
President CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) K.V.S. Sarma | Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad Member CLAT Consortium |
| Prof. (Dr.) Nishtha Jaswal | Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla
Member of the CNLUs |
| Prof. (Dr.) V. Nagaraj | Vice-Chancellor, Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (M.P.)
Member of the Consortium of NLUs |
| Dr. Archana Mishra | Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Haryana
Member of the CNLUs |
| Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh | Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Tripura
Member CLAT Consortium |
Executive Committee of Consortium of NLUs for CLAT 2025 Exam
The executive committee is selected by the members of the Consortium’s governing body for the execution of CLAT exam every year. During the Annual Governing Body meeting of the Consortium of NLUs on February 17, 2024, in Silvassa, a new executive committee for CLAT 2025 was chosen by the Governing Body. V.C. Vivekanandan, who serves as Vice-Chancellor of Hidayatullah National Law University in Raipur, was chosen to be the president of the Consortium of NLUs. While S. Shantha Kumar, on the other hand.
The Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar was chosen as the Vice-President. The group has chosen Dilip Ukey, Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai as the coordinator for CLAT 2025.
Objectives of CLAT Consortium
Some of the main objectives of the CLAT consortium is provided below.
- To manage, oversee, and supervise the implementation of the national law entrance exam in India, known as CLAT, on behalf of all participating NLUs, and assist in the admission process for students in various NLUs across the nation.
- In accordance with the Society’s Bye-Laws, other institutions are allowed to consider a CLAT score for admissions, appointments, or any other purposes.
- To offer the best possible legal education in order to place Indian legal education on level with those of the most prestigious worldwide legal education institutes.
- To think about, start, and support changes in legal education and to spread information about the law, legal procedures, and their significance for the advancement of the country.
- To improve coordination between NLUs and other legal institutions in order to raise the bar for legal education across the nation.
- To offer guidance on teaching and to support creative curricula, teaching strategies, and teaching resources in the fields of law and related fields to universities, educational institutions, and academicians.
Member Institutes of CLAT Consortium
All the National Law Universities of India are the member institutes of the Consortium of NLUs. As there are currently 24 NLUs in India, so there are 24 member universities of CLAT consortium. Check the list of these member institutes below.
- NLSIU Bengaluru
- NALSAR Hyderabad
- WBNUJS Kolkata
- NLIU Bhopal
- NLU Jodhpur
- HNLU Raipur
- GNLU Gandhinagar
- GNLU Silvassa Campus
- RMLNLU Lucknow
- RGNUL Patiala
- CNLU Patna
- NUALS Kochi
- NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack
- NUSRL Ranchi
- NLUJA Assam, Guwahati
- DSNLU Visakhapatnam
- TNNLU Tiruchirappalli
- MNLU Mumbai
- MNLU Nagpur
- MNLU Aurangabad
- HPNLU Shimla
- DNLU Jabalpur
- DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana
- NLUT Agartala
CLAT Consortium Seats
Through the CLAT exam, the Consortium offers a total of 4,616 seats, of which 3243 seats are for the UG programs while 1373 seats are for the PG programs. Check the seat matrix below.
| Name of the Member University | Number of Seats Course-wise | Total Seats |
| National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru | BA LLB (Hons) – 240 seats
LLM – 100 seats |
340 seats |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata | BA LLB (Hons) and BSc LLB (Hons) – 132 seats
LLM – 100 seats |
232 seats |
| National Law University, Jodhpur | BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons) – 120 seats
LLM – 57 seats |
177 seats |
| Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar | BA LLB (Hons) – 172 seats
LLM – 57 seats |
229 seats |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala | BA LLB (Hons) – 180 seats
LLM – 60 seats |
240 seats |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi | BA LLB (Hons) – 60 seats
LLM – 60 seats |
120 seats |
| National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi | BA LLB (Hons) – 120 seats
LLM – 50 seats |
170 seats |
| Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | BA LLB (Hons) – 120 seats
LLM – 60 seats |
180 seats |
| Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai | BA LLB (Hons) – 100 seats
LLM – 50 seats |
150 seats |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | BA LLB (Hons) – 60 seats
LLM – 60 seats |
120 seats |
| Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur | BA LLB (Hons) – 120
LLM – 50 seats |
170 seats |
| National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad | BA LLB (Hons) – 132
LLM – 66 seats |
198 seats |
| National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal | BA LLB – 134 seats
BSc LLB – 68 seats LLM – 60 seats |
262 seats |
| Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur | BA LLB (Hons) – 170 seats
LLM – 90 seats |
260 seats |
| Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow | BA LLB (Hons) – 187 seats
LLM – 31 seats |
218 seats |
| Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna | BA LLB – 69 seats
BBA LLB – 69 seats |
138 seats |
| National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack | BA LLB (Hons) – 180 seats
LLM – 46 seats |
226 seats |
| National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam | BA LLB (Hons) – 60 seats
LLM – 40 seats |
100 seats |
| The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli | BA LLB (Hons) and BCom LLB (Hons) – 114 seats
LLM – 18 seats |
132 seats |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | BA LLB (Hons) – 120 seats
LLM – 60 seats |
180 seats |
| Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla | BA LLB – 120 seats
BBA LLB (Hons) – 60 seats LLM – 80 seats |
260 seats |
| Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana | BA LLB (Hons) – 120 seats | 120 seats |
| National Law University, Tirupura (Admissions on Hold for academic year 2023) | BA LLB (Hons) -120 seats
LLM – 50 seats |
170 seats |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus (w.e.f. 2023) | BA LLB (Hons) – 66 seats
LLM – 33 seats |
99 seats |
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