CLAT
Common Law Admission Test
About CLAT
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized national level entrance exam conducted once in a year for admission to 24 prominent National Law Universities (NLU) in India (except for NLU Delhi which seeks admission from AILET) and other universities.
Top NLU Colleges in India are
National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU).
National Law University, New Delhi (NLU).
National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR).
National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ).
The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS).
National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU, Bhopal)
CLAT Exam Pattern
Category
Questions
Duration
2 hours
Mode
Offline mode
Type of Questions
Multiple Type Questions (MCQs) • Questions will be asked from given passages
Number of Questions
CLAT UG - 150 MCQs
Subjects
1. English Language
2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
3. Legal Reasoning
4. Logical Reasoning
5. Quantitative Techniques
Total Marks
UG - 150 marks
Marking scheme
Correct answer - 1 mark Incorrect answer- deduction of 0.25 marks
Language
English
Subjects / Sections
Number of questions
Weightage
English Language
28-32 questions
20%
Current Affairs including General Knowledge
35-39 questions
25%
Legal Reasoning
35-39 questions
25%
Logical Reasoning
28-32 questions
20%
Quantitative Techniques
13-17 questions
10%
THE SYLLABUS
English
Proficiency in English is tested on the basis of questions related to comprehension passages (current affairs and economic issues etc.) and grammar.
Passage
- Language and comprehension
- Inferences and conclusions
- Arguments and viewpoints (comparison)
Articles and prepositions
Words and phrases
Nominal compound and verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Prefixes and suffixes
Tenses, active and passive voice
Sentence correction
Spotting errors and fill in the blanks
Legal Reasoning
Questions in this section will be based on legal matters, general awareness of contemporary legal issues, and understanding of the basic legal principles.
Legal Maxims
Legal Principles
Important supreme court judgments
Important acts and amendments
Current affairs of Law
Legal Philosophy
Logical Reasoning
The Logical Reasoning section will carry passages based on relationships, analogies, logical sequences, and arguments.
Relationships
Analogies
Logical Sequences
Syllogism
Statement & Assumption
Cause & Effect
Cause & Effect
Premises & Conclusion
Quantitative Techniques
The section will carry passages based on short sets of facts, propositions, graphs, pictorials, textuals or diagrammatic representation of numerical data.
Algebra
Average
Percentage
Ratios and Proportion
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Statistics
Currents Affairs and general knowledge
In this section, candidates are evaluated based on their awareness about various aspects of static General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
Events of National and International Importance
History
Art & Culture
Awards & Honors
Eminent Personalities
Sports
Economy
Science
CLAT Eligibility
There is no upper age limit for UG Program in CLAT.As regards minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or equivalent examination) , the candidates must have secured:
- Forty five percent (45%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/Specially abled Persons (SAP) and other categories and
- Scored Forty Percent (40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) categories.
OTHER LAW ENTRANCE TEST (OLET):
AILET (ALL INDIA LAW ENTRANCE TEST)
It is conducted only for admission in NLU, Delhi.
Pattern- 150 questions
90 minutes
+1 correct
-0.25 negative
English- 50 Questions
G.K- 30 Questions
Logical Reasoning- 70 Questions
MH-CET (MAHARASHTRA STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST)
It is conducted for reputed colleges in state of Maharashtra. Government Law College, Mumbai and ILS Law college, Pune are notable colleges taking admissions from MH-CET.
Pattern- 150 Questions
120 Minutes
+1 correct
No negative marking
English- 30 Marks
Legal Reasoning- 40 Marks
G.K- 30 Marks
Logical Reasoning- 40 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude- 10 Marks
SLAT (SYMBIOSIS LAW APTITUDE TEST)
It is conducted for admission in Symbiosis Universities across India. It is a three-stage entrance exam SLAT, WAT, and PI. Candidate must appear in all three stages to get admission.
Pattern- 60 Questions
60 Minutes
+1 correct
No negative marking
English- 12 Marks
Legal Reasoning- 12 Marks
Logical Reasoning-12 Marks
Analytical Reasoning-12 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude- 12 Marks
SLAT (converted to a scale of 50) 50 Marks
PI 30 Marks
WAT 20 Marks
LSAT (LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST)
LSAT India is a law entrance test which enlist many reputed Indian Law Universities. Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat is notably one of the reputed universities that takes admission from LSAT.
Pattern- 92 Questions
35 Minutes per section (140 Minutes)
No Negative Marking
English- 24 Marks
Analytical Reasoning- 23 Marks
Logical Reasoning (1)- 22 Marks
Logical Reasoning (2)- 23 Marks
