CLAT 2025 today; exam timings, guidelines, things to carry, marking scheme

NEW DELHI: The Consortium of National Law Universities will be conducting the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 exam today, December 1, 2024. The exam will be conducted in pen paper mode from 2 pm to 4 pm for a duration of two hours. The CLAT admit card 2025 download link is available on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. CLAT 2025 Live

Candidates will be allowed to enter the test centre premises from 1 pm onwards. They must be seated at their assigned seats in the hall or classroom by 1:30 pm. Entry to the test hall or classroom will not be permitted after 2:15 pm. Once candidates enter the hall or classroom, they will not be allowed to leave before 4 pm. “Candidates shall not be allowed to use the washroom after commencement of the test,” official guidelines read.

CLAT 2025 exam will have 120 questions each carrying one mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 mark for every incorrect answer. “If candidate shades/darkens more than one circle for a question, or makes any stray marks on the OMR Response Sheet, this shall be considered as double marking and a wrong answer and marks shall be deducted accordingly,” NLUs informed.

CLAT 2025: Exam timings

Candidates can track the CLAT 2025 exam timings with the following bell schedule and their purposes:

Permitted items inside the test centre’

Candidates must note the following CLAT 2025 guidelines for items allowed and prohibited at the test centre:

• CLAT 2025 admit card. If the photograph on the admit card is unclear, candidates should bring a self-attested photograph.

• Black or blue ballpoint pens

• Transparent water bottle

• An analogue watch

• Government ID proof (refer to Annexure-I for the list of acceptable IDs)

• Bags or any other personal belongings will not be allowed inside the test centre premises.

• Persons with disabilities (PwD) and Specially-abled persons (SAP) candidates must carry their original disability certificate to the test centre

List of Acceptable Documents as ID Proof

Candidates must carry any one of the following documents as valid ID proof:

• Aadhaar card (with an updated and contemporary photo)

• Passport

• PAN card

• Ration card/PDS photo card

• Voter ID card

• Driving licence

• Photo ID issued by a recognised educational institution

• Photo bank ATM card

• Kisan photo passbook

• CGHS/ECHS photo card

• Address card with name and photo issued by the Department of Posts

• Certificate of identity with photo issued by a gazetted officer or tehsildar on letterhead

• Disability ID card/handicapped medical certificate issued by the respective state/UT governments or administrations.

The CLAT is a national-level entrance exam conducted for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 24 National Law Universities in India. “All admissions to the 5-year integrated LLB and LLM programmes that commence in the Academic Year 2025-2026 shall be through the CLAT 2025,” the official website read.