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IMPORTANT DATES for CLAT 2016
Starting date for submission of online application form	1st January, 2016 (Friday)
Last date for submission of filled-in online application form	31st March, 2016 (Thursday)
Download of Admit Cards/Hall Tickets	From 15th April, 2016 (Friday)
Date of CLAT – 2016 Online examination for UG & PG	8th May, 2016 (Sunday), 3 PM to 5 PM

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a non-statutory body created under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the convenience of the students seeking admission to various National Law Universities in the country . An entrance test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’ to each University for admission to their UG/PG programmes, as per the eligibility, reservation and other criteria laid down under the respective statutes of the participating Universities.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), is an all India entrance examination, conducted on rotation by 17 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate degree programmes. The 17 participating NLUs in the order of their year of establishment are:

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
2. National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
3. The National Law Institute University, Bhopal(NLIU)
4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)
10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
11. The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
12. National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)
13. National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
14. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)
15. Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)
16. Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)
17. Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2016) shall be conducted by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. 

CLAT CALENDAR-2016

S. No.	Description of Specific Activities	Date and Day
1	Date of Issue of First Admission Notification	14th December, 2015 (Monday)
2	Starting date for submission of online application form alongwith order of preferences for NLUs	1st January, 2016 (Friday)
3	Last date for submission of filled-in online application form alongwith order of preferences for NLUs	31st March, 2016 (Thursday) till 11.59 PM
4	Download of Admit Cards/Hall Tickets	From 15th April, 2016 (Friday)
5	Date of CLAT – 2016 Online examination	8th May, 2016 (Sunday) 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
	a. Date of uploading the Answer Key b. Representation, if any, relating to exam, questions or key c. Date for uploading the amended answer key (if required)	a. 12th May 2016 b. 13th – 15th May 2016 c. 20th May 2016
6	Declaration of results, i.e., issue of Merit List (Category-wise)	23nd May, 2016 (Monday)
7	Publication of first indicative seat allocation list based on merit-cum-preference	1st June, 2016 (Wednesday)
8	Dates for payment of counseling fee of Rs. 50,000/- Note: The candidates failing to deposit the required fees by the specified date will forfeit their right to be considered for admission in CLAT – 2016 and their names will be dropped from the CLAT – 2016 Merit List. Dates for locking of allotted seats or exercising option for shifting against indicative seat allocation list.	6th - 10th June, 2016 (Monday- Friday)
9	Publication of second allotment list after payment of counselling fee	13th June, 2016 (Monday)
10	Dates for payment of counseling fee: The candidates whose names have been added in second provisional allotment list against dropped out candidates.	14th - 17thA June, 2016 (Tuesday-Friday)
11	Dates for locking of allotted seats after exercising option for shifting or withdrawing from the admission process against second allotment list	14th - 17th June, 2016 (Tuesday-Friday)
12	Last Date of withdrawal from the Admission Process a. There shall be no refund of counseling fee after the last date of withdrawal from admission process i.e., 17th June, 2016. b. The counseling fee of those candidates who withdraw upto 17th June, 2016, will be refunded after deducting Rs. 10,000/-	17th June, 2016 (Friday)
13	Publication of third allotment list and payment of counseling fee by the candidates, whose names appear in third allotment list	20th – 22nd June, 2016 (Monday-Wednesday)
14	Candidates to complete the admission formalities at the allotted NLU’s for admission against allotment list. Admission to be completed by the participating NLU(s) against the allotted list.	23rd - 25th June, 2016 (Thursday-Saturday)
15	Dates for receiving status of vacancies from the participating NLU(s) in the CLAT office	up to 26th June, 2016 (Sunday)
16	Publication of fourth and final allotment list with shifted and wait listed candidates	29th June, 2016 (Wednesday)
17	Dates for admission against fourth allotment list to be completed by the participating NLU(s)	4th - 6th July 2016 (Monday-Wednesday)
18	Date of closure of admission process by CLAT-2016 office	6th July, 2016 (Wednesday)

Note: After the closure of the CLAT office, vacancy if any, in any NLU, shall be filled by the respective NLU at their own level from the CLAT list in order of merit

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