Kiarra Gaba, Blogger at Edumarz
CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a centralized national level entrance test held after grade 12 or higher secondary education. This centralized national-level entrance exam opens a gateway for admission into any of the 22 NLUs (National Law Universities), self-financed law colleges, and PSUs. Most PSUs like BHEL, Coal India, etc accept the CLAT scores for the recruitment of eligible candidates for the company’s legal position.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Exam name
Common Law Admission Test
Acronym
CLAT
Held by
Bar Council of India, CLAT Consortium
Exam level
National
Exam frequency
Annual
Exam validity
One-year
Exam duration
2 hours
Exam mode
offline
No. of questions
150
Total marks
150
Language
English
Official website
https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/
REGISTRATION:
For registering for the CLAT exam the candidates are asked to visit the official website and then get themselves registered by filling in the nominal details like phone number email ID, etc. Through the details generated, log in to the main page. Fill out the application form by filling in personal details and uploading documents. Fill in the basic contact details like your email ID, contact number, etc. then enter your educational details including previously scored percentile. Enter your exam centre preferences according to your comfort. Mention the reservation details if required or applicable then proceed to make payment. Make sure you check the details thoroughly before submitting it completely. Make the payment online through any online source like net banking, credit/ debit card, etc.
The fee structure for the General/ OBC /PwD /NRI /PIO /OCI category is INR 4000/-.
And for the SC/ST/BPL category, it is INR 3500/-.
SYLLABUS:
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UNDERGRADUATE(UG) –
The topics/ syllabus covered under the UG exam are –
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English Language
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Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
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Legal Reasoning
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Logical Reasoning
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Quantitative Techniques
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POSTGRADUATE(PG) –
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Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law
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Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law
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Property Law, Company Law
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Public International Law, Tax Law
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Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law.
ELIGIBILITY:
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UNDERGRADUATE(UG) –
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Must have a class 12 degree or an equivalent degree from a reputed and well-recognized institution.
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The candidate must have cleared the degree with at least a score of 45%. For the SC/ ST candidates, the minimum percentile is 40%.
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There is no maximum age limit for admission to undergraduate courses.
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POSTGRADUATE(PG) –
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The candidate must hold a 3 year LLB degree or an integrated LLB degree of 5 years.
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They must have passed the degree with a minimum score of 50%. The minimum score for SC/ ST candidates is 45%.
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For application to any postgraduate course, no maximum age limit is fixed.
EXAM PATTERN:
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UNDERGRADUATE(UG) –
Mode
Online
Type of questions
MCQs
No. of questions
150
Marking scheme
+1 for every right answer
-0.25 for every wrong answer
Duration
2 hours
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POSTGRADUATE(PG) –
Mode
Online
Type of questions
MCQs and 2 essays
No. of questions
100 objective questions and 2 descriptive questions
Marking scheme
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+1 for every right answer
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-0.25 for every wrong answer
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25 marks for every descriptive question
Duration
2 hours
PREPARATION:
The topics that need to be covered along with the material that needs to be thoroughly studied by the candidates would involve –
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UNDERGRADUATE(UG) –
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Lucent’s General Knowledge
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Pratiyogita Darpan
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Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
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High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
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English newspaper – The Hindu or The Indian Express
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Bare Acts of Indian Constitution
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Legal Awareness and Legal Aptitude by AP Bhardwaj
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Universal’s CLAT Guide
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Indian Constitution – Fundamental Rights, Duties, Judiciary, Parliament, Directive Principles of State Policy, Local governments
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Essential amendments and provisions
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Important judgments
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Current legal affairs
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Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
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Analytical and Logical Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
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Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
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Analogies
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Series
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Seating arrangement
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Syllogisms
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Blood relations
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Logical sequences and matching
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Calendars and clocks
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Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
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Elementary Mathematics with Numerical Ability
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Class 10th NCERT Textbook
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Newspapers – The Hindu or The Indian Express
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Current affairs for CLAT and legal issues
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Newspapers and magazine editorials and articles
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Ratios and proportions
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Basic algebra
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Mensuration
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Statistical estimation
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Algebra
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Newspapers – The Hindu or The Indian Express, etc
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CLAT and UPSC Civil Services current affairs
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Geography, history, polity, and economics through NCERT.
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POSTGRADUATE(PG) –
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Constitutional Law
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Administrative law
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Family law
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Property law
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Jurisprudence
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Criminal Law
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Labour and industrial law
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Intellectual Property Law
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Public international law
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Company law
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International Law
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Tax law
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Law of Contracts
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Environmental law
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Law of Torts
LAW UNIVERSITIES:
The list of National Law Universities in India which are a part of NLUs:
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National Law School of India University, Bangalore
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NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
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National Law Institute University, Bhopal
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The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
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National Law University, Jodhpur
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Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
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Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
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National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
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Chanakya National Law University, Patna
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National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
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Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam
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National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
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National Law School and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
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Tamil Nadu National Law University, Trichy
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Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
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Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
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Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
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Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
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Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat
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National Law University of Delhi
RESULT:
The result can be accessed by the candidates on the official website by logging in through the details generated while registering. The tie-breaker while marking the exams is that the candidates getting higher marks in the legal aptitude section will be preferred over others. If this tie continues then the elder candidate will be ranked higher than the other. In the end, if still, the tie continues then the marking will be decided by the computerized draw.
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