Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the most important and prestigious law entrances in India after Class XII. CLAT journey started in 2008 and today more than 50,000 students appears the entrance every year to secure a seat in one of the participating National Law University including NLSIU Bangalore-the Harvard of the East.
CLAT is organized every year to select students for 19 National Law Universities in India, other than National Law University-Delhi and HP National Law University-Shimla, which have their own process to select the students.
CLAT Score is also accepted by other law schools including NMIMS, Mumbai, UPES Dehradun and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, to name a few.
The following National Law Universities (along with intake) accept CLAT scores to admit students to their five year LLB programs every year:
| National Law University | Location | Seats |
| National Law School of India University | Bangalore | 80 |
| NALSAR University of Law | Hyderabad | 120 |
| National Law Institute University | Bhopal | 128 |
| WB National University of Juridical Sciences | Kolkata | 133 |
| National Law University | Jodhpur | 115 |
| Hidayatullah National Law University | Raipur | 187 |
| Gujarat National Law University | Gandhinagar | 187 |
| Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University | Lucknow | 178 |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | Patiala | 196 |
| Chankaya National Law University | Patna | 140 |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies | Kochi | 68 |
| National Law University Odisha | Cuttack | 180 |
| National University of Study and Research in Law | Ranchi | 120 |
| National Law University and Judicial Academy | Guwahati | 60 |
| DamodaramSanjivayya National Law University | Vishakhapatnam | 120 |
| Tamil Nadu National Law School | Tiruchirappalli | 110 |
| Maharashtra National Law University | Mumbai | 60 |
| Maharashtra National Law University | Nagpur | 60 |
As per the official notification, the CLAT 2019 exam will be held on - 13th of May, 2019 from 3.00 - 5.00 pm.
Finally, CLAT authorities have made the necessary changes and now a student above 20 years in case of general category and 22 years in case of reserved categories are eligible for Common Law Aptitude Test- CLAT.