About CLAT
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
The Common Law Admission Test (the “CLAT”) is the annual slugfest between the top aspirants for the elite National Law Universities (the “NLUs”). Currently, the examination is conducted for direct admissions to 22 NLU’s, with only National Law University, Delhi conducting a separate examination of its own i.e. the AILET. For the highly sought after under graduate programs like the BA LLB at the NLUs the CLAT scores are directly considered by the following NLUs.
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
(1) National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
(2) National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
(3) The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)
(4) The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
(5) National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
(6) Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
(7) Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
(8) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
(9) Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)
(10) Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
(11) The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
(12) National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)
(13) National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
(14) National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)
(15) Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)
(16) Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)
(17) Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)
(18) Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur (MNLU)
(19) Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLU)
(20) HIMACHAL PRADESH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,SHIMLA (HPNLU)
(21) Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)
(22) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Rai, Sonipat (DBRANLU)
CLAT Paper Pattern
Maximum Marks – 150
Maximum Questions – 150
Duration – 2 Hour
Nature of Question – Objective Type
Nature of Paper – Offline
Negative Marking – 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
Medium of Exam – English
Subjects | Questions For each section | Indicative Incisions |
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English | 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper | Reading Comprehensions
Grammar |
Maths | 13-17 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper | Basic 10th standard elementary maths like profit & Loss,CI & SI, speed Data Interpretation |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper | Critical Reasoning |
Legal Aptitude | 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper | Tort Criminal Law Contracts Miscellaneous-IPR, Intl Law, Family Law etc. |
General Knowledge | 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper | Constitution Current Affairs |
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