In 2023, the Consortium of NLUs added two new exam centers- Diu and Silvasa to their list.

The Consortium of NLUs might add or remove CLAT Exam Centers 2025 based on the registration data across the country. On the day of the CLAT 2025 exam, you should enter the center before 2:15 PM. However, it is always advised to enter the hall from 1 PM. Also, without CLAT 2025 admit card and other essential documents you will not be permitted to enter the exam hall.

How to Select CLAT Exam Centers 2025?

Given below is the step-by-step process for selecting your preferred exam center:

  • Step 1: While registering for the online application at the official website, candidates must click on the ‘Apply’ button
  • Step 2: After filling in their details and academic qualifications, candidates can select CLAT 2025 Exam Centre at the CLAT Application Dashboard.
  • Step 3: After selecting the exam center and paying the application fees, candidates can submit their applications.

How to Edit CLAT Exam Centers 2025 Preference?

Given below is the step-by-step process to edit exam center preference:

  • Step 1: Candidates should log in to their online application on the official website.
  • Step 2: Candidates should then click on the ‘Edit My Application’ button on the dashboard.
  • Step 3: Candidates should navigate to Exam Centre Preference Tab and update their exam centers.
  • Step 4: Candidates should then click on the ‘Next’ button and check the declaration box before saving the form.

CLAT Exam Centres State-wise List

State-wise List of CLAT Exam Centers 2025

CLAT 2025 exam centres list will be released soon before the commencement of the exam. The exam is scheduled on December 1, 2024 for 2025 admission. Every year a fresh list of exam centers is released by the exam authorities.

State

Cities

Andhra Pradesh

Anantapur, Chirala, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar/Naharlagun

Assam

Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur

Bihar

Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur, Bhilai Nagar, Durg, Raipur

Delhi

New Delhi

Goa

Panaji/Madgaon

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Haryana

Faridabad, Gurugram, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar

Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Una

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu, Samba, Srinagar

Jharkhand

Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Bidar, Davanagere, Dharwad/ Hubli, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru (Tumkur), Udupi, Vijayapura (Bijapur)

Kerala

Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain

Maharashtra

Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Wardha

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

Odisha

Balasore, Berhampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

Punjab

Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Sriganganagar, Udaipur

Sikkim

Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Erode, Thanjavur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, Namakkal

Telangana

Hyderabad, Khammam, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar

Tripura

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Meerut, Noida, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Allahabad

Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee

West Bengal

Siliguri, Barasat, Barrackpore, Kolkata, Asansol, Burdwan (Bardhawan), Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani

Documents Required

Documents Required at CLAT Exam Center 2025

The candidates must carry the following items inside the exam centers:

  • Blue/Black Ball Pen
  • Admit Card
  • Original Government Issued Photo ID
  • Transparent water bottle.
  • Own mask, gloves, and personal hand sanitizer.
  • Self-health declaration
  • Disability certificate for PWD candidates

The following is a list of the photo ID that are allowed in the CLAT exam centre:

  • PAN Card
  • Passport
  • Driving License
  • Voter’s ID Card
  • Bank Passbook with a photograph
  • Photo ID evidence with a photograph issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead
  • Photo ID evidence with an image issued by a People's Representative on official letterhead
  • A valid current ID card issued by a recognised college or university is required.
  • Aadhar card/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity Card with a photograph

Candidates Using Scribe

Candidates Using Scribe in CLAT 2025

Specially Abled Persons (SAP) applicants will be allowed an extra 40 minutes to finish the exam. Blindness, limited eyesight, locomotor disability, mental retardation, hearing impairment, and other disabilities would be included in this category. A certificate of disability issued by a competent authority is required of them.PwD applicants can also benefit from the use of a scribe.

Candidates who want a scribe during the exam must have specified this while registering. Photocopies of the appropriate documents must also be uploaded (attested by Gazetted officers).

Given below is a list of documents that will be required:

  • A statement indicating if the candidate will bring a scribe or if the CLAT authorities would provide one.
  • If the candidate arranges for a scribe, the scribe must sign a declaration declaring that he or she will follow all laws and regulations and will not engage in any unethical behavior such as assisting the candidate in answering questions. They will only be responsible for reading the questions and marking/clicking the proper responses.
  • From the competent authority, a certificate of disability is required.

CLAT Exam Day Instructions

CLAT 2025 Exam Day Instructions

At their various exam centers, candidates are advised to follow the following guidelines:

  • Candidates must maintain a certain level of social distance and avoid crowds or gatherings.
  • At the gate, mandatory body temperature checks will be undertaken.
  • Candidates must use the masks and gloves provided by the exam centre instead of their own.
  • Those who have had close touch with other candidates or invigilators must wash their hands before proceeding.
  • Candidates with covid 19 symptoms, such as a temperature, must request a different room.
  • Candidates that use scribe services must ensure that the scribe follows the guidelines as well.
  • Candidates who are caught cheating or aiding other candidates may be disqualified and prosecuted.
  • The candidate must arrive at CLAT exam centre one hour prior to the start of the exam. Candidates who arrive at the exam centre 15 minutes after the exam has begun will be denied admittance.
  • The CLAT consortium will not provide a baggage counter, and the candidate is solely responsible for the safekeeping of personal possessions.
  • The candidate must sign the admit card in the presence of the Invigilator once inside the CLAT exam center 2025. The signature must be the same as the one that was uploaded when the CLAT application form 2025 was submitted.

CLAT Exam Centres Changes

Increase in CLAT Exam Centers 2025

The newly added CLAT exam centres are mentioned below in the table:

CLAT Exam Centers

Allahabad

Aurangabad

Varanasi

Agra

Ahmedabad

Thane

Visakhapatnam

Amritsar

Vijayawada

Barasat

Barrackpore

Thiruvananthapuram

Bengaluru

Bhopal

Trichy

Bhubaneswar

Bilaspur

Srinagar

Chandigarh

Calicut

Sonepat

Chennai

Coimbatore

Shillong

Dehradun

Durg

Siliguri

Ernakulam

Faridabad

Shimla

Gangtok

Gorakhpur

Ranchi

Gandhinagar

Ghaziabad

Raipur

Gurugram

Guwahati

Pune

Greater Noida

Haldwani

Patna

Hisar

Hyderabad

Patiala

Indore

Imphal

Noida

Jabalpur

Jalandhar

New Delhi

Jaipur

Jammu

Navi Mumbai

Jodhpur

Jamshedpur

Nagpur

Kanpur

Kota

Mysore

Kolkata

Kurukshetra

Mumbai

Lucknow

Madurai

Muzaffarpur

Mohali

Hooghly

Amravati

Hubli / Dharwad

Puducherry

Rajahmundry

Salem

Kanyakumari

Surat

Chittoor/Tirupati

Cuttack

Kottayam

Kurnool

Tirunelveli

Vadodara

Vellore

Mangalore

Meerut

Gwalior

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CLAT Participating Institutes

CLAT 2025 Participating Institutes

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2025 will gain admission to 22 National Law Universities (NLUs). Various top private law institutes and universities recognise CLAT scores as well.

Below mentioned are the list of National Law Universities (NLUs).

Participating National Law Universities

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

National Law University, Jodhpur

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

Chanakya National Law University, Patna

National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack

National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam

Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

MNLU, Nagpur

MNLU, Aurangabad

HPNLU, Shimla

DNLU, Jabalpur

DBRANLU, Haryana