What is the official website of the CLAT consortium for CLAT 2025 exam?

The official website of CLAT 2025 can be accessed through the Consortium of NLUs website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in

What is the highest number in CLAT exam?

Scores on the CLAT exam typically fall between the range of 120 to 130. The top score in UG CLAT 2022 was 121 out of 150.

What is the CLAT score for NLU?

If the candidate wants to get into the top 5 NLUs, they will likely need a CLAT cutoff score of 85 or higher. Candidates interested in gaining admission into any NLU should strive for a score of 70+ on the entrance exam.

Name some new NLUs established in India?

NLU Meghalaya (2023), NLU Tripura (2022), and GNLU Silvassa (2022) are the some of the new NLUs.

CLAT Consortium - Exam, History, Structure, Objectives, Member Institutes, Seats -

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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 President
Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy	Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru Secretary-Treasurer CLAT Consortium
Prof. Dr. Sri Krishna Deva Rao	Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad Permanent Member CLAT Consortium
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