CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT) 2020
National Law School of India University Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru – 560 072
Contact No. 08047162020
Email: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in Website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in
NOTIFICATION
1. The Executive Committee (the “EC”) of the Consortium of National Law Universities
(the “Consortium”) met on 29th June 2020 to review the impact on CLAT 2020 of
the lockdowns and other restrictions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. At the aforesaid meeting, the EC assessed the feasibility of conducting the Common
Law Admission Test, 2020 (the “CLAT 2020”) through various modes. It concluded
that an off-line test, as initially contemplated, would require large scale movement of
students to limited centres, and significant logistics in the handling of question
papers and answer scripts, which is not possible during the prevalent pandemic
conditions. Further, an on-line test at home with technological measures cannot
ensure transparency, fairness and integrity of a high stakes examination process or
maintain equitable access to necessary facilities. Hence, the EC concluded that an
on-line test at a large number of centres compliant with physical distancing and
public health safety prescriptions is in the best interests of the health and safety of
candidates and test administrators.
3. Today, the Consortium of NLUs announces the following decisions in relation to the
conduct of the CLAT 2020:
a. The CLAT 2020 shall be conducted through a computer-based, online,
centre-based test to be held on Saturday August 22, 2020.
b. The full list of examination centres for the CLAT 2020 will be notified to all
candidates on July 1, 2020;
c. Candidates may register for CLAT 2020 till July 10, 2020;
d. All registered candidates shall:
i)

Select or reconfirm their test centres

ii)

Withdraw their registration;

by July 10, 2020.
e. Where a candidate withdraws from CLAT 2020, their application fee shall be
refunded after a deduction of INR 400 for SC/ST candidates and INR 500 for
all other candidates towards processing charges. Refunds will be made by
July 18, 2020.
4. Candidates for the LLM programme in CLAT 2020 are hereby informed that the
examination will include 120 MCQ questions to be answered in 120 minutes. There
will be no Descriptive Section in CLAT 2020.
5. The Consortium shall issue detailed guidance with respect to the protocols and
modalities of the computer-based, online, centre-based mechanism of the CLAT
2020 for all candidates to aid their preparations for the examination. The
Consortium will also conduct mock exams for all registered candidates to build
familiarity with the test application and interface.
6. This Notification is issued further to the Consortium’s Notification dated May 18,
2020. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Notification and the
Notification dated May 18, 2020, the provisions of this Notification shall prevail.
7. The Consortium appreciates the patience and support of the CLAT 2020 candidate
community, and reassures them of its commitment towards conducting the CLAT
2020 in a manner that ensures the integrity and credibility of the examination, as
well as the health and safety of all candidates appearing for the examination.

 8. Any requests for assistance or for clarifications may be directed to:
Email: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Phone: 080 47162020 (between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on all working days.

Prof. Balraj Chauhan
Convenor, CLAT 2020