About Common Law Admission Test (CLAT): –
CLAT is one of the most prestigious exam. CLAT will help you to enter the top law schools across India for UG and PG courses. CLAT 2024 will be conducted in December 2023 as per the recent announcement by The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). CLAT 2023 was held on January 18th December 2022.
CLAT is an extremely competitive exam. You need to pay attention to all the notifications about CLAT released by the Consortium of National Law Universities from time to time. CLAT was conducted twice in the last year. CLAT can be a real game changer with respect to your career
To crack CLAT you need to have clear understanding about the CLAT exam. As CLAT 2024 is approaching soon, let us try to answer some basic questions about CLAT.
What Is CLAT EXAM?
- CLAT is one of the most-competitive entrance exams for admissions to law courses including five-year integrated LLB and one-year LLM courses in law colleges of India.
- CLAT is a national-level entrance exam
- CLAT exam is conducted at 22 National Law Universities (NLUs). CLAT Examis administered by the Consortium of NLUs
- CLAT 2024 will be held in offline, pen and paper format
- The date for CLAT 2024 has not been released yet by The Consortium of National Law Universities but it can be expected that CLAT 2024 will be conducted in December 2023.
What Should I Study For CLAT?
Go through this detailed syllabus of CLAT exam and make sure you are well versed with everything mentioned below to crack CLAT Exam
CLAT for UG Courses consists of five section: English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques.
English Language of CLAT:
The English language section of CLAT exam generally covers Word Rearrangement, Sentence Rearrangement, Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Spotting Errors, Spelling Errors, Sentence Improvement, Reading Comprehension, One Word Substitution, Cloze Test, Idioms & Phrases, Fill in the blanks
Current Affairs and General Knowledge of CLAT:
Current Affairs and General Knowledge section of CLAT covers Current Happenings around the world related to Science & Technology, Sports, Economics, History, Geography, Politics and some of the Static GK
Legal Reasoning of CLAT
Legal Reasoning section of CLAT consists of Legal GK, Important Supreme Court Judgments; Important and recent acts and amendments of the legislature; Important topics from Contract law, Criminal law, tort law, and Constitutional law etc.
Logical Reasoning of CLAT
Logical Reasoning section of CLAT majorly covers Ranking, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Time & Sequence, Blood Relations, Distance and Direction, Statement & Assumption, Series, Number Test, analogy, Alphabet Test, Classification
Quantitative Techniques of CLAT
Quantitative Techniques of CLAT covers Areas, and Volumes, Percentage, Simplification & Approximation, Partnerships, Ratio, HCF & LCM, Discounts, Profit & Loss, Proportion, Interest, Averages etc.
What Is The Paper Pattern of CLAT?
- The total number of questions in the undergraduate CLAT exam and post-graduate CLAT exams is 150 and 120, respectively.
- CLAT Exam duration is of 2 hours
- The question paper of CLAT for UG courses is based on five subjects i.e. English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques.
- Whereas, CLAT question paper for PG courses is based on law subjects including Constitutional Law, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law etc
- Wherein Number of MCQ questions on Constitutional Law is 60 in CLAT.
What Is the Eligibility For CLAT?
CLAT 2024 Exam Eligibility Criteria
CLAT 2024 Eligibility for UG Program
The UG exam of CLAT is the entrance examination for Undergraduate Courses, i.e., Bachelor of Legislative Law.
You must satisfy the following eligibility criteria to apply for the 3-year BA LLB program of CLAT:
- There is no upper age limit for candidates appearing for UG Programme through the CLAT 2024.
- Candidates must secure the following minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination):
- Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories
- Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
- Candidates who may be appearing for their qualifying examination in March/ April are also eligible to appear for the CLAT examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission for CLAT, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission for CLAT, failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the course they may have applied for, for CLAT.
CLAT 2024 Eligibility PG Eligibility
- An L.L.B. Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of Fifty percent (50%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and Forty-Five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories is required for CLAT
- Candidates appearing for their qualifying examination in April/May are also eligible to apply for CLAT
There is no upper age limit for appearing for the CLAT 2024.
Tie Breaker Rule in CLAT
UG Exam of CLAT
If more than one candidate secures an equal number of marks in the CLAT, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
- Higher marks in the component/section on Legal Aptitude in the exam;
- Higher age;
- Computerised draw of lots
PG Exam of CLAT
In case of equal marks in the PG exam of CLAT, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
- Higher age;
- Computerised draw of lots.
CLAT Sample Paper
While preparing for CLAT, CLAT sample paper is extremely important. CLAT sample paper is released by the Consortium of NLUs. But CLAT sample paper has not been released yet. CLAT Sample paper is very useful to crack CLAT. CLAT Sample paper will give you a gist about the types of questions which can be asked in the CLAT exam. Go through the CLAT sample paper thoroughly. Make a note of important topics asked in the CLAT Sample paper. You should also go through CLAT previous year question paper to get a hold of the CLAT exam. Solve the CLAT question papers from the previous year and after getting the result, you will know which areas you need to work on to get good score in CLAT.
How to apply for CLAT exam?
Applying for CLAT exam is quite simple and easy. Online mode is used for smooth application process for CLAT. The process is quick and you can easily do it in minutes.
Follow the below steps to complete the process smoothly.
- Visit the official website of CLAT, i.e., clatconsortiumofnlus.ac.in
- On the Home page, click the link “register” and complete the registration process by entering the name and mobile number and setting a password.
- Enter the OTP received on the registered mobile number. This completes the registration process.
- Log in to the portal using the registered mobile number and password.
- Complete the application form by entering all the correct details.
- Upload necessary scanned images, documents, and signatures in the specified format.
- Pay the fee through the different online payment modes to complete the application process.
Application Fee for CLAT 2024
Application fee for CLAT 2024 is divided in different categories. Have a look at the table below to know the fee of your category for CLAT exam
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Categories for CLAT |
Application fee for CLAT |
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General / OBC / PWD/ |
Rs. 4000 |
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NRI / PIO / OCI candidates |
Rs. 4000 |
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SC / ST / BPL candidates |
Rs. 3500 |
The Admit Card/Hall ticket for CLAT can be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his/her account. The exact date on which the hall tickets for CLAT will be made available will be intimated on the website of the Consortium
CLAT Answer Key
After appearing for CLAT exam, you can download the Answer Key for CLAT. The CLAT Answer Key will be release by the Consortium after the CLAT exam. All the correct answers of the questions asked in the CLAT exam are covered under the CLAT Answers Key. If you have appeared for CLAT exam you can go through the official CLAT Answer Key to get an idea of your hit and misses. CLAT Answer key will help you to determine your score. You can then start your planning about which colleges you can target after the CLAT exam.
How Do I Study Clat Along With My 12th Boards?
12th Boards exam and CLAT are both important for a student. You need to have a good strategy to score good in CLAT as well as boards. Many student don’t realise this and end up scoring less in either of the exam or sometimes both. The most common question from most of students is when to start studying for CLAT. The simple answer to this question is as early as possible.
You need to have a clear mind because managing CLAT and Boards is not going to be easy and might be stressful at times.
Strategy: You need to device your own strategy for CLAT because you know yourself well, your weakness and your strengths and therefore you can make a plan which suits you the best.
Timing: Ideal time for preparation of for CLAT is 10 months. Ideally, you should start preparing from. Shift your concentration on the board exam from CLAT 2-3 months prior of the exam. You can put 2-3 hours for CLAT during that period and manage both of them. Post the board examination one can focus on CLAT.
Revision: You should keep enough time in your hand to revise because revision is the key for CLAT. In last two months they should focus on mock test and revision. Don’t forget for CLAT every hour counts. If you are determined to pursue career in Law you can even start studying from 11th grade it will give you advantage over others in CLAT
Planning your schedule: Plan your study schedule a day prior for CLAT. Achieve your daily targets and if you are unable to achieve try to complete on next day. Make sure it starts with reading newspaper as most of the students read it after studies or before sleep. Reading newspaper is a must for CLAT. Try to study more during weekends, it will make a huge difference in your score for CLAT
Be Focused: You need to be focussed to crack CLAT. CLAT is a demanding examination. You need thorough preparation to score well. GK section is the tricky one in CLAT and therefore you need to prepare for GK throughout the year. GK section of CLAT can be a game changer. According to some toppers you need to dedicate 80 % of your time for GK as it requires consistent efforts from students. In early days of your 12th spend 65 percent of your time for preparation of CLAT and later 35 percent time on 12th board later do spend 65 percent of time for boards and remaining for CLAT.
CLAT Consortium
Until 2018, the CLAT Exam was administered by NLUs on a rotating basis. But, in 2019, a permanent body made up of institutions known as the Consortium of NLUs is conducting CLAT. The Consortium (also known as the CLAT Consortium) is headquartered at NLSIU Bangalore
In 2023, the Convenor of CLAT was Professor (Dr) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of NLSIU Bangalore. Professor Dr Poonam Saxena (Vice-Chancellor) had been elected as the president of CLAT Consortium in 2023.
CLAT 2024 Admission Process
The CLAT Selection Process 2024 will consists of the following stages:
- CLAT 2024
- CLAT Counselling
- CLAT Merit List
In the CLAT counselling round, the candidates will be granted a seat in the preference order of the NLU (as filled in the CLAT application form) based on seat availability and merit list
CLAT Exam 2023 Analysis
- CLAT 2023 was conducted on December 18th, 2022
- The difficulty level of the CLAT question depends upon how prepared is the candidate for CLAT
- But many candidate termed the CLAT 2023 paper as moderately difficulty
- Logical Reasoning, and Legal Aptitude question of CLAT 2023 paper were really length and that is why were time consuming
- Quantitative Techniques of the CLAT 2023 paper had a number of tricky questions depending upon the candidate’s preparation
- The General Knowledge section of the CLAT 2023 paper was quite unpredictable. Many static GK questions were asked and current affairs questions were around recent news.
Other Relevant Details About The EXAM: –
| Exam Level | National |
| Conducting Body | National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi |
| Official Website | https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ |
| Exam Periodicity | Yearly |
| Exam Date | December 2023 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Mode | Offline, i.e. pen-paper mode |
| NLUs seat intake | 2984 |
| Courses Offered: | |
| BA LLB (Hons) | BSc. LLB (Hons) |
| BBA LLB (Hons) | BSW LLB (Hons) |
| B. Com LLB (Hons) | LLM |
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced that CLAT 2024 will be held in December 2023.
Important Highlights of CLAT 2024
- CLAT is one of the most-competitive entrance exams for admissions to law courses including five-year integrated LLB and one-year LLM courses in law colleges of India.
- CLAT is a national-level entrance exam
- CLAT 2024 will be conducted for admissions to the five year integrated BA, LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes that commence in the academic year 2024-2025.
- The entrance test will be conducted at the 22 participating National Law Universities (NLUs).
- CLAT 2024 will be held in offline, pen and paper format
The CLAT syllabus 2024 and exam pattern will largely remain unchanged.
Question Paper
- The total number of questions in the undergraduate and post-graduate exams is 150 and 120, respectively.
- Exam duration is of 2 hours
- The question paper of CLAT for UG courses is based on five subjects i.e. English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques.
Whereas, CLAT question paper for PG courses is based on law subjects including Constitutional Law, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence, as well as, Law topics and Contemporary issues.
Syllabus
UG CLAT syllabus 2024
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Subject Areas with weightage: |
(approximate number of questions) |
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English Language |
28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
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Current Affairs, including General Knowledge |
35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
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Legal Reasoning |
35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
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Logical Reasoning |
28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
|
Quantitative Techniques |
13-17 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
CLAT LLM 2024 syllabus
- Constitutional Law
- Jurisprudence,
- Administrative Law
- Law of Contract
- Torts, Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Company Law
- Public International Law
- Tax Law
- Environmental Law
- Labour & Industrial
CLAT Marking Scheme
The marking scheme for both UG and PG courses is the same.
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CLAT Exam Pattern Marking Parameters |
CLAT Marking Scheme |
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Correct answer |
+1 |
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Incorrect answer |
-0.25 |
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Un-attempted question |
0 |
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