| Events | Dates |
| Application form release | 1st January 2018 |
| Online Fee Payment | 1st January – 31st March 2018 |
| Last date of Offline Challan Payment | 28th February 2018 |
| Last date to submit the fee in bank | 7th March 2018 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 31st March 2018 |
| Last date for printing/downloading application | 12th May 2018 |
| Admit card release | 20th April to 12th May 2018 |
| Date of examination | 13th May 2018 (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM) |
| Uploading of answer key | 15th May 2018 |
| Representation, if any, relating to exam, questions or key | 16th – 18th May 2018 |
| Date for uploading the amended answer key (if required) | 26th May 2018 |
| Result & merit list release | 31st May 2018 |
| Release of first indicative seat allocation list | 7th June 2018 |
| Counselling fee payment & exercising options | 8th – 12th June 2018 |
| Release of second allotment list | 16th June 2018 |
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Date for payment of
counselling fee
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17th – 19th June 2018 |
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Date for locking of allotted seats after exercising option for shifting or withdrawing from the admission process against the second allotment list
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17th – 19th June 2018 |
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Last date of withdrawal from the Admission
Process
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19th June 2018 |
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Publication of the third allotment list
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24th June 2018 |
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Payment of full fees by the candidates whose name appear for the first time in the third allotment list to the allotted Universities
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28th – 30th June 2018 |
| Receiving status of admissions from the participating NLU (s) in the CLAT office | 4th July 2018 |
| Closer of admission process | 6th July 2018 |