Can I give CLAT in Class 12? Eligibility Explained

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31st October, 2025

Nirek Rishi
Nirek Rishi

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The CLAT 2026 UG examination is set to take place on 7th December 2025. The exam helps students get into some of the top law colleges and courses in India. Students who are aspiring to pursue the legal field may not be sure whether they are eligible to give the CLAT examination at a class 12th level. This article highlights key details about the eligibility criteria for some of the best law programs students may pursue after their class 12th for students’ reference.

CLAT UG Class 12th Eligibility

To put it shortly, yes, students who are in class 12th are eligible and allowed to sit for the CLAT UG examination. Class 12th students are not allowed to sit for the CLAT PG exam as the paper requires students to have a background within the field of law at an undergraduate level.

However, as for the CLAT UG exam, students in class 12th are eligible to appear for the CLAT exam as well as enroll themselves in various 5-year long LLB programs at top NLUs depending on their interests.

Provided below is an overview of the eligibility criteria all interested students must meet to enroll into top programs through the CLAT examination while being in or having completed their class 12th:

Law Program

Criteria

BA LLB

  • Students must have completed their 10+2 from a recognized board and/or institution.

BBA LLB

  • All students must have completed their class 10+2 from a recognized board.
  • All students must have attained a minimum 45% score on their board examinations.
  • All subjects taken by students in their class 12th must have been passed.

BTech LLB

  • All students must have passed their class 10+2 from a recognized board or institution.
  • Students must have completed their 10+2 from the Science stream while having subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

BCom LLB

  • All students must have completed their class 10+2 from a recognized board.
  • All students must have attained a minimum 45% score on their board examinations.
  • All subjects taken by students in their class 12th must have been passed.

BSc LLB

  • Students must have completed their 10+2 from the Science stream while having subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.
  • All students must have completed their class 10+2 from a recognized board.
  • All students must have attained a minimum 45% score on their board examinations.

Also Read: CLAT 2026 Section-Wise Strategy

Preparing for CLAT in Class 12th Tips

Provided below are some tips for students to prepare for the CLAT examination while being in class 12th to help them balance their studies for the paper as well as for their board exams.

The tips are as follows:

  • Structured Study Sessions: It is crucial that students set realistic plans to balance their study sessions between the CLAT exam and class 12th boards. It can be very beneficial where students set certain parts of their day for their CLAT preparation and others for their class 12th exam. Creating a timetable for the week can be especially helpful in balancing their overall preparation process.
  • Subject Difficulty: Students can consider the overall difficulty of the subject when preparing for the CLAT exam as well as their class 12th boards. Subjects which are more difficult can get more time and attention from students. To efficiently balance between the difficulty of subjects of each exam, students can tackle relatively easier subjects of the other exam the day they work on more difficult topics.
  • Keep Goals:For each study session of either the CLAT exam or class 12th boards, it can be very useful for students to keep goals. Doing so can help organize their studying sessions a lot better. This can also be very useful in keeping students motivated while preparing for both exams. Students can keep daily, weekly and monthly goals to assess and analyze their overall progress.

CLAT 2026 Important Dates

Provided below is an overview of the important dates for the CLAT 2026 examination. Keeping these dates in mind is very important for students as being updated with these key dates ensure students are in the loop on all key events and deadlines about the CLAT UG 2026 examination.

The important dates for the CLAT exam are as follows:

Event

Date

CLAT 2026 Registration Opening

1st August 2025

Last Date of Submission for CLAT 2026 Form

31st October 2025

CLAT 2026 Admit Card Release Date

November 2025

CLAT 2026 Examination Date

7th December 2025

CLAT 2026 Result Declaration

13th December 2025 (tentative)

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