CLAT 2027 Exam Syllabus

CLAT 2027 Exam Syllabus — a syllabus and exam pattern update — is summarised below. The key figures are an application window closing 31 October 2026 and a fee of ₹4,000 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

Applications open on 03 August 2026 and close on 31 October 2026, giving candidates 90 days to complete the process. The 90-day window is comfortable, though last-day traffic still causes portal failures every cycle — applying in the first half avoids it. Fee payment closes on 31/10/2026 — note that this can fall on a different day from the form deadline, and an unpaid form is not a submitted form. The exam is currently shown for 06/12/2026; treat this as provisional until the admit card confirms it.

On qualifications, the notification states: Passed 10+2 (Intermediate)Exam in Any Recognized Board With 45% Marks. If your degree is an equivalent under a different name, look for the equivalence clause in the official PDF before paying the fee — a form rejected for a qualification mismatch is not usually refundable.

Fee-paying categories are charged between ₹3,500 and ₹4,000, depending on category. Payment is accepted via debit card, credit card, net banking, and offline bank challan. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

Map the syllabus against the marking scheme rather than reading it as a flat list — most recruitment exams concentrate marks in a few sections, and preparation time is better spent proportionally. Where previous-year papers for the same exam family exist, they are a more reliable guide to depth than the syllabus headings alone.