CLAT, which in standard full form is Common Law Admission Test is a national level entrance test for admissions in 25 NLUs and other respected universities except NLU Delhi which conducts its own exam AILET. CLAT is an exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs offered by 24 National Law Universities in India. CLAT is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities, comprising representative universities.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Candidates applying for the CLAT UG must qualify for class 12th or equivalent from a recognized board. Candidates must score 45% to be eligible for admission.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
Step1- online registration
Step2 – account activation
Step3 – login
Step4- filling application form
Step5 – uploading documents
Step6- application fees payment
Category | Application Fees | Additional Note |
General, OBC, PwD, NRI, OCI, and PIO | INR 4,000 | Candidates can make payment through online mode (debit card, credit card, or internet banking). |
SC, BPL, and ST | INR 3,500 | Candidates can make payment through online mode (debit card, credit card, or internet banking). |
Documents required
Documents Required | Format of document | Additional Note |
Signature of candidate | JPEG, JPG, or PNG format | The file must be under 100kb size and must have a plain background. |
Photograph of applicant | JPG, JPEG, or PNG format | The background of the photograph must be plain and it should be a front-facing image. The size of the photograph must be under 500kb. |
Domicile Certificate | PDF format | The scanned copy of the domicile certificate within 2 MB must be uploaded. |
-Class 10th Marksheet or certificate
-Class 12th Marksheet or certificate
-Domicile certificate (if applicable)
-Caste Certificate (if applicable)
-Below Poverty Line [BPL] Certificate (if applicable)
-Photo and Signature (in scanned format)
Mode of examination– Offline
Language– CLAT is currently only offered in English
PATTERN OF THE EXAM
Subjects | No. of Questions | No. of Marks |
English Language | 28-32 | 28-32 |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 | 35-39 |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 28-32 |
Current Affairs & General Knowledge | 32-35 | 32-35 |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 | 13-17 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
SYLLABUS
English: As per the CLAT English syllabus, you must demonstrate the following abilities:
1.Understand and comprehend the main objective of the passage, including the viewpoints discussed in it.
2.Derive conclusions and inferences based on comprehension.
3.Create an excerpt of the passage in your mind.
4.Bring out contrast and comparisons between various arguments derived from the passage.
5.Comprehend the meaning of multiple words and phrases included in the passage.
Current Affairs: Some of the important topics in the CLAT Current Affairs syllabus that you must focus on are:
1.Contemporary events of significance from India and the world
2.Arts and Culture
3.International Affairs
4.Historical events of continuing significance
Legal Reasoning: The questions that follow the passages for LR given in this section require you to:
1.Identify and infer the rules and principles mentioned in the passage
2.Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations and
3.Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations.
Logical Reasoning: The CLAT UG Logical Reasoning section has passages of around 300 words. As per the logical reasoning syllabus for CLAT, these short passages will be followed by one or more objective-type questions that require you to:
1.Identify an argument, its premises, and inferences;
2.Read and recognize the arguments given in the paragraph;
3.Critically analyze patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence;
4.Conclude the objective of the passage and apply the conclusions to new situations;
5.Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.
Previous year question papers: https://admission.aglasem.com/clat-previous-year-question-papers-answers/
FAQs
Question – What is CLAT?
Answer – The full form of CLAT is Common Law Admission Test. It is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities.
Question – What law programs are offered after clearing CLAT?
Answer – CLAT is conducted at both UG and PG level. CLAT UG paves way for admissions in 5-year integrated law programs whereas clearing CLAT PG is conducted for admissions to LLM programs.
Question – Where can I get admission after clearing CLAT 2024?
Answer – There are 23 nation universities that give admission only on the basis of CLAT score. Apart from NLUs, more than 70 law schools accept CLAT scores. for admission purposes.
Question – How many seats are available in national law universities participating in CLAT 2024?
Answer – Through CLAT scores, the national law universities will offer over 2800 seats in UG law programs and around 1000 seats in LLM programs.