By I Jul 22, 2025
CLAT 2026 (Common Law Admission Test)
- Notification released: July 20, 2025
- Application window: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
- Exam date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 (2 PM–4 PM, offline/Pen and Paper)
- Answer key release (TENTATIVE): Provisional answer key around Dec 8–9, objections till Dec 11, and final key by 3rd week of December
- Result & counselling: Result expected in 3rd week of December; counselling registration late December
- Official notification issued: June 17, 2025
- Application window starts: August 1, 2025
- Last date to apply: Third week of November 2025 (exact date TBA)
- Admit card release: Last week of November 2025
- Exam date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 (2 PM–4 PM, offline)
- Provisional answer key: Likely released on Dec 8–9 with objection window soon after
- Result announcement: Expected within 1 week after exam (mid‑December) Counselling: Likely late December/early January
- Both exams fall on Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 2 PM to 4 PM, which means you'll have to choose one — they clash.
| Event | CLAT 2026 | AILET 2026 |
| Notification | July 20, 2025 | June 17, 2025 |
| Application start | August 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 |
| Application deadline | October 31, 2025 | ~3rd week Nov 2025 |
| Admit card available | (Typically late Nov) | Last week of November 2025 |
| Exam | December 7, 2025, 2 PM–4 PM | December 7, 2025, 2 PM–4 PM |
| Provisional answer key | Dec 8–9 (TBA) | Dec 8–9 (TBA) |
| Result | By 3rd week December 2025 (TBA) | ~1 week after exam, mid‑December (TBA) |
| Counselling registration | Late December 2025 | Late December/Early January 2026 (TBA) |
- Decide which exam aligns better with your law school goals.
- Keep the CLAT form open from August 1 to Oct 31.
- Complete AILET application by ~mid‑November.
- Download admit cards late November.
- Decide on your preferred exam if both applications are filed.
