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CLAT Exam Centers 2023: The Consortium of NLUs is going to conduct CLAT 2023 in 80+ cities across the country. Candidates can choose up to 3 CLAT Exam Centers based on their preference while filling up the CLAT Application Form 2023. CLAT Exam Center is allotted as opted by the candidates. The consortium of NLUs has recently added 18 additional centers to the list of CLAT Exam Center. In case candidates picked the wrong exam center, they can make the changes in the CLAT Registration portal on the official website during the correction window. CLAT Admit Card 2023 is going to provide information on the exam center that has been assigned to the candidates.

The Consortium of NLUs might add or remove CLAT Exam Centers 2023 based on the applicants registered for a particular center. Candidates can refer to the article to get details of all the examination centers present across all the states of the country, exam day guidelines, and the documents required.

Select CLAT Exam Centres

How to Select CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

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 2023 Exam Centre at the CLAT Application Dashboard.
  • Step 3: After selecting the exam center and paying the application fees, candidates can submit their applications.
Edit CLAT Centre Preference

How to Edit CLAT Exam Centers 2023 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.

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CLAT Exam Centres State-wise List

State Wise List of CLAT Exam Centers 2023

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

Check CLAT 2023 Mock Test

Documents Required

Documents Required at CLAT Exam Center 2023

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

Also Check CLAT 2023 Practice Papers

Candidates Using Scribe

Candidates Using Scribe in CLAT 2023

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 behaviour 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 2023 Exam Day Instructions

At their various exam centres, 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 2021 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 2023. The signature must be the same as the one that was uploaded when the CLAT application form 2023 was submitted.

Check CLAT 2023 Exam Dates

CLAT Exam Centres Changes

Increase in CLAT Exam Centers

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 -- --
CLAT Participating Institutes

CLAT 2023 Participating Institutes

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2023 will gain admissions 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

Also Check CLAT 2023 Participating Colleges

CLAT Exam Centres FAQs

CLAT 2023 Exam Centers FAQs

Ques: How can I choose my CLAT Exam Center 2023?

Ans: Each Candidate will be allowed to choose their preferred exam centres and one can choose three at a time in a most and least preferred order. Candidates are advised to select CLAT Exam Centres that are closer to their houses and can be accessible easily.

Ques: Where will I get to know about my allotted CLAT Exam Centrers 2023?

Ans: Only when you have downloaded the admission card will you be able to see the specifics of the exam centre that has been assigned to you. The CLAT admit card includes the exam center's complete address as well as the reporting time.

Ques: Can I carry my water bottle and food items inside CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: Inside the exam centre, food and water bottles are normally prohibited. Candidates are urged, however, to carefully study the exam day instructions on the CLAT admit card to avoid any confusion.

Ques: Can I show the digital copy of the admit card at CLAT Exam Center 2023 in case I forget to carry its printout?

Ans: No, only the printout of the CLAT admit card must be carried and shown at the designated test centre. Candidates should take a printout beforehand. Candidates can take a printout till CLAT Exam day.

Ques: Do I need to submit my admit card to the CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: No, you do not have to submit your admit card to the CLAT exam center. The admit card will be taken to verify the applicant and once after the verification the examiner will return the admit card to the candidate.

Ques: Will I be given extra sheets/papers for rough work and calculations in CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: Yes, the rough sheets for computations will be provided by the examination centres. Electronic devices, on the other hand, will not be permitted in CLAT examination centres.

Ques: Will the exam be conducted offline or online in CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: Yes, CLAT 2023 is a pen and paper exam. CLAT UG will be conducted with a total of 150 questions. CLAT PG will be conducted with a total of 120 questions.

Ques: Will there be parking space near the CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: Every CLAT Exam Center will have its own set of accommodations, therefore after the admit card is released, look for the Exam Center and google it. You can see if there is any available parking.

Ques: Can I deposit my bags at CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: There are mostly no arrangements available for depositing bags in the exam centres. However, candidates can enquire with the invigilators or staff present regarding any availability.

Ques: Will anyone help in clarifying the questions related to the paper in CLAT Exam Centers 2023?

Ans: Pay close attention to the invigilator's directions. During the examination, no clarifications or doubts about the examination questions will be considered. Any questions will be resolved by the invigilator.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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