Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination organized on rotation by the 16 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admission to their UG and PG programmes, i.e., BA LL.B & LL.M, respectively.

Yes it is necessary to get admission to the national law universities for law.

Eligibility:

Only Indian nationals and NRIs can appear in the test.

Contender should have a Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equal certificate from a recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in total

Contenders who are appearing or had appeared in the 10+2 examination and are awaiting results are also qualified to appear in CLAT

Participating Institutes in CLAT:
National Law School of India University Bangalore
Nalsar University of Law Hyderabad
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata
National Law Institute University Bhopal
National Law University, Jodhpur Jodhpur
Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur
Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Lucknow
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala
Chanakya National Law University Patna
National University of Advanced Legal Studies Kochi
National Law University, Orissa Cuttack
National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Guwahati
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Visakhapatnam
Tamil Nadu National Law School Tiruchirappalli
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai