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It includes alumni of National Law Universities who subsequently pursued distinguished academic careers. Members were chosen by the Advisory Board to ensure a blend of expertise in public law, international law, and comparative legal education, as well as familiarity with admission processes in multiple jurisdictions.  \nThe Committee comprises of the following experts from the legal academy:  \n1. Prof. Dev Saif Gangjee, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford (Co-Convenor)  \n2. Prof. Tarunabh Khaitan, Professor (Chair) of Public Law, LSE School of Law (Co-Convenor)  \n3. Prof. Shyamkrishna Balganesh, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School  \n4. Prof. Pritam Baruah, Professor and Dean, School of Law, BML Munjal University  \n5. Prof. Surabhi Ranganathan, Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge  \nThe Committee was given invaluable assistance in its consultations, research, deliberations, and reporting by Mr. Kiran Suryanarayana and Ms. Aishwarya Birla.  \nMandate and Process  \nThe Expert Committee was constituted on the 15th of September 2025. The Advisory Board  \nframed the Terms of Reference for the Committee as follows:  \n1. Question quality  \n2. The structure of the paper  \n3. The syllabus for the Entrance Examination  \n4. Review of comparable entrance examinations like LSAT and LNAT in the US and UK respectively.  \nThe Committee completed its work within a strict timeline, presenting an interim Report submitted for consideration during the 5th Advisory Board Meeting held on 11th November 2025. Furthermore, it presented a final slate of recommendations in the 6th Advisory Board Meeting held on 14th January, 2026. It submitted its Final Report for Consortium’s consideration on 2nd February, 2026.  \nTo inform its deliberations, the Committee invited suggestions, comments and feedback from the general public (via an online form, open from 15 October 2025 to 4 November 2025). It further solicited recommendations from the Vice-Chancellors of all the National Law Universities (NLUs) in the country. All comments and suggestions received by the Committee were given due consideration.  \nDate: 02/02/2026  \nFrom,  \nThe CLAT Expert Committee,  \nTo,  \nThe Hon'ble Chairperson, Justice Indu Malhotra (Retd. ), The Hon'ble Members of the Advisory Board,  \nSubject: Submission of the Report of the Expert Committee on CLAT Reform Respected Chairperson and Members of the Board,  \nWe are pleased to submit the Final Report of the Expert Committee regarding the review and reform of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). We are grateful for the trust placed in us by the Advisory Board to undertake this important task and have done our utmost tovindicate this trust. We also note the able assistance we received in our work from Mr Kiran Suryanarayana and Ms Aishwarya Birla.  \nWe urge you to kindly publish this Report in the public domain at the earliest opportunity. We make this recommendation based on three compelling factors:  \n1. Stakeholder Investment: During the consultation process, the public (including students, parents, and educators) provided extensive and detailed comments. The Committee also received a number of queries regarding the recommendations being made and the timeline of our Report. They are significantly invested in the outcome of this review, and transparency would serve as a fitting acknowledgement of their contributions.  \n2. Informed Public Discourse: The future of legal admissions is a matter of considerable public ","cbCaipZKVd3aaeJx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipZKVd3aaeJx","pdf",2090523,77,"English","# Background\n## Evolution of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)\n## Concerns with Quality and Efficacy of the CLAT\n# A Note on Accessibility\n# Case for Reforming the Common Law Admissions Test","[{\"question\":\"What reforms does the expert committee propose for CLAT?\",\"answer\":\"The report recommends medium and long-term reforms to the UG and PG Common Law Admission Test to be implemented from 2027, covering quality, structure, and syllabus-related aspects.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the committee’s work informed and supported?\",\"answer\":\"It invited public suggestions through an online form and also solicited recommendations from vice-chancellors of all National Law Universities, with all inputs duly considered.\"},{\"question\":\"When was the final report submitted and for whose consideration?\",\"answer\":\"The committee submitted its Final Report for the consortium’s consideration on 2nd February, 2026.\"}]","Report of the CLAT EXPERT COMMITTEE - 2026 - Submission of the Final Report | PDF",194]