CLAT 2020 Admit Card is expected to be released in 1st or 2nd week of May.The Consortium of NLUs will conduct Common Law Admission Test on May 24, 2020. As per past year trends, CLAT admit card is usually released 13-23 days before exam, therefore it is likely to release by May 11, 2020 this year. Candidates can download the hall ticket online from consortiumofnlus.ac.in by logging in with mobile number and password. A printout of the same should be taken to the exam center on the day of exam.
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CLAT Admit Card 2020 Download Date
Consortium of NLUs does not provide the date of releasing admit card beforehand. However in the past 5 years, the CLAT admit cards have been released 2-3 weeks prior to the exam date. As per that, the expected date of issuance of admit card can be any date between May 3 to 11, 2020, that is max by May 11, 2020. The latest dates are as follows.
| CLAT admit card 2020 download date | Expected in 1st or 2nd week of May |
| CLAT 2020 exam date | 24 May 2020 |
Past Year Trends of CLAT Admit Card Download Dates
| Year | Exam Date | Admit Card | Days Before Exam |
| 2019 | 26 May | 13 May | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 May | 26 Apr | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 May | 21 Apr | 23 |
| 2016 | 08 May | 19 Apr | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 May | 19 Apr | 21 |
Download CLAT 2020 Admit Card
Admit card acts as an entry ticket on the day of examination which is why it necessary to carry it positively.
Download Admit Card: Candidates can download CLAT 2020 admit card as per schedule at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
How to Download CLAT 2020 Admit Card?
Hall ticket of CLAT 2020 releases in the online mode at the official website of Consortium of NLUs. Check the steps given below to download CLAT 2020 admit card.
Step 1: Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Step 2: You will see a section “The Consortium of National Law Universities conducts the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). For details about CLAT 2020 Click Here“. Click the “click here” link.
Step 3: On the next page, you will see login section. Enter mobile number and password there.
Step 4: After logging in, navigate to the hall ticket and download it.
Forgot Password?
Candidates need password in order to login to get the admit card. However those who have forgotten this login credential need not worry. They can easily get it in 2 simple steps.
Step 1 to get password: Go to https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2020/.
Step 2 to get password: Click the forgot password link in the login section.
Step 3 to get password: A pop up opens. In it, enter mobile number.
Step 4 to get password: Check OTP in mobile and enter in the form.
Voila! Now you can reset the password.
Important Note: If the candidates are unable to download CLAT 2020 admit card, then, they can contact at 080 47162020 or can e-mail at [email protected]
Details Mentioned on CLAT 2020 Admit Card
Common Law Admission Test admit card comprises of the important details related to the exam. Below given are the details that are mentioned on CLAT hall ticket.
- Candidate’s name
- Exam date
- Exam time
- Date of birth
- Parent / Guardian name
- Address of the candidate
- Test centre and its address
- Photograph and signature of the candidate
- General instructions for the candidates
Exam Day Guidelines
There are some instructions that candidates need to follow at the time of examination. Check the points given below for the same.
- Reach the test centre 30 minutes before the commencement of the test as candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam hall 15 minutes after the starting of the test.
- Candidates are required to carry a valid id proof with the admit card.
- Do not carry any electronic devices like mobile phones, electronic watches, calculators etc inside the exam hall.
- Candidates are not permitted to leave the examination hall until the exam is over and the OMR sheets have been collected.
- Use black / blue ball point pen to darken the circles in the OMR sheet.
- Candidates can take carbon copy of the OMR sheet with them and hand over the question booklet and answer sheet to the invigilators.
- Keep the admit card that is signed by the invigilators till the end of the admission process.
What to Carry with CLAT Admit Card?
Along with the printed copy of the CLAT 2020 admit card, the candidates need to carry following things on the day of examination.
- A valid photo id proof
- Black / Ball point pen
- Some passport size photographs
Important Note: The candidates are not allowed to carry any textual material or electronic items like mobile phones, electronic watches, calculators, log tables etc.
About CLAT Exam 2020
Common Law Admission Test is an entrance exam conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities for admission in UG and PG law courses. It is a national level entrance test that is conducted for the duration of 2 hours. There are 150 questions in the test. For UG course, multiple-choice questions are asked from Current Affairs, Legal and Logical Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Techniques. For PG course, there are 100 multiple-choice questions and 2 essay questions of 50 marks each.
Exam pattern of CLAT 2020 will be as follows.
For UG
- Duration: The duration of the exam is 150 minutes
- Type of questions: There are multiple-choice questions
- Total marks: The maximum marks if 150 marks
- Marking scheme: +1 for the correct answers. There is negative marking of -0.25 marks in case of wrong answer
| English Language | Quantitive Techniques |
| Logical Reasoning | Legal Reasoning |
| Current Affairs | – |
For PG
- Duration: The duration is 2 hours
- Type of questions: Multiple-choice questions and subjective questions
- Negative Marking: There is a negative marking of -0.25 marks in case of wrong answers
Distribution of questions: There are 100 multiple choice questions of 01 mark each and two essay type of questions of 50 marks each.
Exam Centers: Check the list of the test centres given below for CLAT 2020.
| Bhopal | Bengaluru | Hyderabad |
| Bhubaneshwar | Allahabad | Jammu |
| Ghaziabad | Guwahati | Jabalpur |
| Kanpur | Lucknow | Noida |
| Patna | Raipur | Ranchi |
| Patna | Varanasi | Vijaywada |
| New Delhi | Jaipur | Jodhpur |
| Ernakulam | Gandhinagar | Gurugram |
| Hisar | KOlkata | Mumbai |
| Nagpur | Siliguri | Indore |
| Dehradun | Chandigarh | Aurangabad |
| Pune | Vishakapatnam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Shimla | Faridabad | Trichy |
| Chennai | – | – |
Important Books To prepare For CLAT 2020
Check the important books given below for CLAT 2020.
| Name of the book | Links |
| Self Study Guide CLAT 2020 | Buy Here |
| GO to CLAT Guide with Passage Based Questions | Buy Here |
| CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) 2020 – Guide | Buy Here |
| ARIHANT Self Study Guide CLAT WITH FREE GK 2020 | Buy Here |
| 12 Years CLAT & AILET (2008-19) Topic-wise Solved Papers 3rd Edition | Buy Here |
| Legal Awareness and Logical Reasoning 2020 | Buy Here |
| Guide to CLAT & LL.B. Entrance Examination 2020-21 | Buy Here |
Important note for after exam: You will get the answer key from consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Candidates can download Common Law Admission Test 2020 answer key from consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Using CLAT 2020 answer key, candidates can calculate the scores. Firstly, the provisional answer key is released on the official website. Candidates can challenge this provisional answer key if they find any mistakes in the answer key. Along with the answer key, questions papers are also released on the official website. After considering the errors, the final answer key is released.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I get CLAT 2020 admit card?
Consortium of NLUS, the exam conducting body for CLAT exam 2020 releases the admit card in online mode only. Thus, all candidates who have applied for the exam need to download the same from the official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in only. To do so, one has to login there with mobile number and password from the date that admit card is released, to before the exam date.
Is it necessary to take color printout or black and white admit card is allowed?It is
It is recommended to take a color printout because the picture will be cleared in it.
How to locate the exam centre?
The exam centre assigned to candidate is given in the CLAT admit card. Candidates can enter the address in google maps to locate it.
Will I get duplicate admit card at the centre?
No. No one will get duplicate admit card at any exam centre. Hence candidates should carefully carry the officially issued admit card with them to the exam centre.
How to remove discrepancy in the CLAT admit card?
For any concern related to the admit card, candidates need to contact the CLAT helpdesk either via email at [email protected] or call at 08047162020 between 10 am to 5 pm on working days.
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