Law — Exams, Dates & Prep Guide

Key Exams

Always confirm exact dates on the official site before applying — schedules shift.

Class 12 pass/appearing

Consortium of National Law Universities Early December (for the following academic year)

Common entrance for 25 National Law Universities across India, for both UG and PG law programmes.

Official site

Class 12 pass/appearing

National Law University, Delhi Usually December

NLU Delhi runs its own separate entrance rather than joining the CLAT consortium.

Official site

Class 12 pass/appearing

Law School Admission Council Multiple windows through the year

Accepted by a growing number of private and deemed law schools as an alternative to CLAT.

Official site

What actually helps, and what quietly wastes your time.

Read editorial pages daily — they build both current affairs knowledge and comprehension speed together.
Practice legal reasoning passages regularly, even before you've formally studied law.
Build raw reading speed with timed passage practice — CLAT is a reading-intensive exam above all else.
Revise static GK — landmark judgments, legal maxims, constitutional basics — on a weekly cycle.
Take sectional mocks to find your weakest section early, while there's still time to fix it.

Don't dismiss Quantitative Techniques as a minor section — every mark counts in a close rank race.
Don't memorise GK facts without understanding the context behind them — CLAT increasingly tests application, not recall.
Don't attempt mocks casually without accounting for negative marking in your strategy.
Don't neglect basic English grammar — comprehension questions often hinge on precise reading, not vocabulary alone.

Official sources only — no third-party "sample paper" sites.