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CLAT

CLAT – The Common Law Admission Test is a national level entrance test conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU). CLAT exam score is useful for admissions into undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs provided by 22 NLUs and private Law universities in India. CLAT is organized once per year by the Consortium of NLUs.

The responsibility of conducting the CLAT exam is rotated among the representative universities. Test score is valid only for one year. Restriction is not there on the number of attempts.

The test is taken after 12th grade for admission into integrated UG in Law (BA LL.B) and after Graduation into Law for Master of Laws (LL.M) programs provided by NLUs. CLAT is usually conducted on the second Sunday of May every year.

Eligibility

UG – CLAT exam Eligibility

1.There is no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2021

2. Minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates in a category must have secured:

Category	Qualifying percentage
General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI	45% or equivalent grade
SC/ST	40% or equivalent grade

3. Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination in March/April 2021 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2021 examination. But, they are required to show evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they will not be considered for admission

4. In the case of two candidates scoring equal marks, the tiebreaker will be decided by the following procedure and order as under:

i. Higher marks in the section/ component of the legal aptitude in the CLAT 2021 exam

ii. Higher age

iii. Computerized draw of lots

Exam pattern

UG – CLAT exam pattern

Subject Areas with weightage:

(approximate number of
questions)

English Language

28-32 questions ( 20% of the paper)

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

35-39 questions ( 25% of the paper)

Legal Reasoning

35-39 questions ( 25% of the paper)

Logical Reasoning

28-32 questions ( 20% of the paper)

Quantitative Techniques

13-17 questions (10% of the paper)

Maximum Marks	200
Duration of exam	02:00 Hours
Multiple-Choice Questions	200 questions of one mark each
Negative Marking	0.25 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

CLAT exam Syllabus

The CLAT focuses on evaluating the abilities of candidates and comprehension & reasoning skills. Overall, it tests aptitude and skills that are necessary for a legal education rather than prior knowledge, in some cases prior knowledge would be useful to respond to questions in the Current Affairs section.

The UG-CLAT generally is a 2-hour test, with 200 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. For every wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks. These questions are divided across the following 5 subjects:

English Language ( 20% of the paper)
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge ( 25% of the paper)
Legal Reasoning ( 25% of the paper)
Logical Reasoning( 20% of the paper)
Quantitative Techniques( 10% of the paper)

English Language

In this section of the exam, you will be given passages of approximately 450 words each. These passages would be taken out from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing. A 12th class student would be able to read it in approximately 7 minutes.

Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including your abilities to:

Read and understand the main essence discussed in the passage, as well as any arguments or viewpoints discussed or set out in the passage
Draw conclusions and inferences from the passage
Summarise the passage
Compare and contrast the different arguments and viewpoints discussed in the passage
Understand the meaning of various phrases and words used in the passage

Current Affairs Including General Knowledge

In this section of the exam, you will be given passages of approximately 450 words each. The passages will be based on news, journalistic sources, and other non-fiction writing. The questions may include an examination of legal information, but would not require any outside knowledge of the law beyond the passage. Each passage will be followed by some questions that will require you to demonstrate your awareness of various aspects of general knowledge and current affairs, including:

Contemporary events of significance from around the world and India
Arts and culture
International affairs
Historical events of continuing significance

Legal Reasoning

In this section, you will be given passages of approximately 450 words each. The passages may relate to scenarios involving legal matters or fact situations, public policy questions, or moral philosophical inquiries.

Each passage will be followed by some questions that will require you to:

Identify, apply and infer the principles and/or rules set out in the passage
Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations

Logical Reasoning

The Logical Reasoning section will include a series of short passages of about 300 words each. After each passage, there will be one or more questions that will require you to:

Recognize an argument, its premises, and conclusions
Critically analyze patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence
Infer what’s given in the passage and apply these inferences to new situations
Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions & equivalence and assess the effectiveness of arguments.

Quantitative Techniques

The Quantitative Techniques section will include short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, and other textual, pictorial, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. You will be required to analyze information from such passages, graphs, or other representations, and apply mathematical operations on such information.

The questions will require you to:

Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information set out in such passages, graphs, or other representations
Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations on such information, including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration, and statistical estimation

Preparing for the CLAT exam

The Consortium plans to publish various preparatory materials for the UG-CLAT, including:

Guides to the question paper and sample questions
Model question papers
Instructional materials and exercises for each of the subjects

The Consortium will also provide candidates who have completed their application to the CLAT access to a learning platform where you may access the preparatory materials described above, as well as your scores on various exercises and model question papers.

Also, you should develop your capacity to read and understand big paragraphs of text, ensure you stay up-to-date on news and current affairs by regularly reading quality newspapers and periodicals. Improve your speed of answering questions on quantitative techniques.

CLAT 2021 registration process

The online enrolment for CLAT 2021 opens in January 2021 and closes in March 2021
The applications must be submitted ONLINE only from https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Candidates are required to register themselves from the above link by using a personal mobile number and e-mail Id
During registering, an OTP will be sent to the mentioned mobile number for verification. Once validated, you can log in using the password you entered at the time of registration
The Form must be filled very carefully. The name of the candidate and the parents should be entered correctly while filling up the application as mentioned in certificates/Mark sheets/Identity proofs. If any is discrepancies observed, the candidate will be disqualified
Once the form is submitted, there won’t be any option for editing it
The candidate should fill his/her preference order for all 22 NLUs for UG/18 NLUs for PG while filling the online application

Documents required for submission while filling online application:

Signature of the candidate
Passport size recent photograph with a plain background
Category certificate for the candidates applying under SC/ST/OBC
Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is P.W.D
Relevant certificate issued by a competent authority if the candidate is under the BPL category

Note: All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only

Application Fees

General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI : Rs.4,000/-
SC/ST/BPL: Rs.3,500/-
cost of previous years question papers (exclusive): Rs.500/-

Application fees are non-refundable

Admit Card/Hall ticket

The admit card/Hall ticket can be downloaded by logging into his/her account on the official website. The exact date on which the Admit cards/Hall tickets will be available is announced later on the website

List of colleges accepting CLAT exam

NLUs accepting CLAT exam scores

S.No	College Name	Seats available for UG+PG
1.	National Law School of India University, Bangalore	120 + 50
2.	National Law University, Delhi	80+ 80
3.	National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad	105 + 50
4.	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	127 + 44
5.	National Law Institute University, Bhopal	80 + 80
6.	National Law University, Jodhpur	104 + 50
7.	Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	187 + 84
8.	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	187 + 63
9.	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	178 + 32
10.	Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	196 + 44
11.	Chanakya National Law University, Patna	140
12.	National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	68 + 59
13.	National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	180 + 46
14.	National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	140+ 50
15.	National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam	60 + 30
16.	Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam	120 + 24
17.	The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli	120 + 18
18.	Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	122 + 62
19.	Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	120 + 20
20.	Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	60 + 32
21.	Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla	148 + 52
22.	Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur	120
23.	Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana	120

Private Colleges accepting CLAT exam scores

S.No.	College Name	College Location
1	Shobhit University	Meerut
2	ISBR Law College	Bangalore
3	Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University	Dehradun
4	RNB Global University	Bikaner
5	Glocal University	Saharanpur
6	Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law	Indore
7	Indore Institute of Law	Indore
8	Lloyd Law College	Greater Noida
9	Amity University	Noida
10	Alliance School of Law, Alliance University	Bangalore
11	Xavier Law School, Xavier University	Bhubaneswar
12	Gujarat Maritime University	Ahmedabad
13	Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies	New Delhi
14	ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University	Dehradun
15	Bennett University	Greater Noida
16	Kalinga University	Naya Raipur
17	Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM’s NMIMS	Mumbai
18	Asian Law College	Noida
19	DIRD College	Delhi
20	GITAM School of Law	Visakhapatnam
21	School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus	Greater Noida
22	School of Legal Studies, Mody University	Lakshmangarh
23	Aryans College of Law	Patiala, Punjab
24	GLA University	Mathura
25	Siddharth Law College	Dehradun
26	ICFAI University	Agartala
27	Institute of Law, Nirma University	Ahmedabad
28	Marwadi University	Rajkot
29	Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University	Gandhinagar
30	NIMT Institute of Method and Law	Greater Noida
31	Geeta Institute of Law	Panipat
32	REVA University	Bangalore
33	School of Law, Presidency University	Bengaluru
34	Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University of Information Technology	Noida
35	Dr. K N Modi University	Jaipur
36	SRM University	Sonepat
37	Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University	Jaipur
38	School of Law, Oriental University	Indore
39	Galgotia University	Greater Noida
40	Manipal University	Jaipur
41	School of Law, FIMT	New Delhi
42	The North Cap University	Gurugram
43	Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law	Bareilly
44	Vivekananda Global University	Jaipur
45	Harlal School of Law	Greater Noida
46	TERI School of Advanced Studies	New Delhi
47	IFIM Law School	Bangalore
48	Jain University	Bangalore
49	Renaissance Law College	Indore
50	The Raffles University	Alwar
51	ITM University	Gwalior
52	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	Kelambakkam

CLAT exam Cut-offs trend

2018 rank Cut-offs category wise – NLU wise (Round 3)

S.No.	NLU	GEN Category		SC Category		ST Category
		Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
1	NLSIU – Bengaluru	1	66	562	2049	865	2528
2	NALSAR – Hyderabad	68	137	1584	3271	2971	6092
3	NUJS – KOLKATA	139	260	1246	4498	6196	9083
4	NLIU – Bhopal	169	428	3616	4326	3175	7791
5	NLUJ – JODHPUR	201	376	4386	6311	4692	9409
6	GNLU – Gandhinagar	360	1898	4621	8986	7948	11886
7	HNLU – Raipur	430	657	3915	9283	10386	13115
8	MNLU – Mumbai	478	503	6929	9302	10134	11122
9	RMLNLU – Lucknow	513	671	4720	12674	19064	23263
10	RGNUL – Punjab	565	924	2047	10314	11562	15915
11	NUALS – Kochi	603	928	9497	14324	16087	16087
12	NLUO – Cuttack	713	1167	6023	10697	11179	18957
13	CNLU – Patna	919	1186	9575	20460	15714	15714
14	NUSRL – Ranchi	1022	1255	7859	11146	15918	18973
15	MNLU – Nagpur	1039	1532	9944	24000	44302	44302
16	DSNLU – Vizag	1134	1432	7471	24588	27355	33363
17	NLUJA- Guwahati	1219	1556	4270	30074	4857	46992
18	TNNLS – Trichy	1433	1571	8883	11456	12376	18123
19	MNLU – Aurangabad	1503	1588	18560	36331	NA	NA

2017 Cut-offs unreserved category – NLU wise

SNO		Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4
	NLU	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
1	Bangalore	1	59	1	62	1	62	1	62
2	Hyderabad (NALSAR)	61	130	66	136	66	134	66	138
3	Kolkata (WBNUJS)	131	213	137	230	137	230	139	237
4	Jodhpur (NLUJ)	212	343	231	364	231	364	241	380
5	Bhopal (NLIU)	155	469	155	470	250	384	250	396
6	Mumbai (MNLU)	280	478	408	540	408	526	408	547
7	Gandhinagar (GNLU)	195	2006	387	2164	387	488	393	510
8	Raipur (HNLU)	371	625	489	694	498	640	500	716
9	Lucknow (RMLNLU)	329	1129	494	641	516	695	516	764
10	Punjab (RGNUL)	119	1264	528	1308	528	933	528	1007
11	Kochi (NUALS)	559	1397	559	958	559	958	559	1034
12	Patna (CNLU)	110	939	908	1127	908	1127	1009	1324
13	Cuttack (NLUO)	565	1193	654	1193	654	1196	655	1418
14	Ranchi (NUSRL)	674	1326	NA	NA	1073	1310	1073	1470
15	Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)	240	1301	1034	1350	1034	1430	1116	1581
16	Assam (NLUJAA)	710	4783	1230	6018	1233	6195	1406	1549
17	Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)	610	1220	1302	1331	1302	1412	1261	1565
18	Nagpur (MNLU)	629	5386	1005	1285	1032	1369	1022	1538

2017 rank Cut-offs SC category – NLU wise

SNO		Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4
	NLU	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
1	Bangalore	1	59	1	62	1	62	1	62
2	Hyderabad (NALSAR)	61	130	66	136	66	134	66	138
3	Kolkata (WBNUJS)	131	213	137	230	137	230	139	237
4	Jodhpur (NLUJ)	212	343	231	364	231	364	241	380
5	Bhopal(NLIU)	155	469	155	470	250	384	250	396
6	Mumbai (MNLU)	280	478	408	540	408	526	408	547
7	Gandhinagar (GNLU)	195	2006	387	2164	387	488	393	510
8	Raipur (HNLU)	371	625	489	694	498	640	500	716
9	Lucknow (RMLNLU)	329	1129	494	641	516	695	516	764
10	Punjab (RGNUL)	119	1264	528	1308	528	933	528	1007
11	Kochi (NUALS)	559	1397	559	958	559	958	559	1034
12	Patna (CNLU)	110	939	908	1127	908	1127	1009	1324
13	Cuttack (NLUO)	565	1193	654	1193	654	1196	655	1418
14	Ranchi (NUSRL)	674	1326	NA	NA	1073	1310	1073	1470
15	Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)	240	1301	1034	1350	1034	1430	1116	1581
16	Assam (NLUJAA)	710	4783	1230	6018	1233	6195	1406	1549
17	Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)	610	1220	1302	1331	1302	1412	1261	1565
18	Nagpur (MNLU)	629	5386	1005	1285	1032	1369	1022	1538

2017 rank Cut-offs ST category – NLU wise

S. No.		Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4
	NLU	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
1	Bangalore (NLSIU)	327	1779	327	1779	1064	1779	327	1779
2	Hyderabad (NALSAR)	1949	3867	1949	4777	2792	4777	1949	4777
3	Kolkata (WBNUJS)	2341	7556	2341	7556	2341	7556	2341	7556
4	Jodhpur (NLUJ)	4777	7554	7460	9580	7460	9580	7460	12362
5	Bhopal (NLIU)	5336	7169	5336	7169	5336	7169	5336	7169
6	Mumbai (MNLU) (State ST)			13834	23875	13834	23875	13834	23875
7	Gandhinagar (GNLU)	6082	10585	8006	15099	8006	15099	8006	15532
8	Raipur (HNLU)	8608	13005	9013	14765	9013	14765	13005	15573
9	Lucknow (RMLNLU) (State ST)	28216	30386	28216	30386	28216	32716	28216	34992
10	Punjab (RGNUL)	9580	12580	10921	16213	10921	17743	11692	18688
11	Kochi (NUALS) (State ST)	24087	24087	24087	24087	24087	24087	24087	24087
12	Patna (CNLU) (State ST)	18688	18688	18688	18688	18688	18688	18688	18688
13	Cuttack (NLUO)	12002	15734	12002	18432	12002	19628	12002	20357
14	Ranchi (NUSRL)	9330	18432	NA	NA	9375	19919	9375	20371
15	Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)	8256	15029	14463	18649	14463	18672	14463	18672
16	Assam (NLUJAA)	10668	14693	10668	17661	10668	19101	18928	20171
17	Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) (State ST)			20290	27903	20290	29990	20290	34011
18	Nagpur (MNLU)	38722	38722	38722	38722	38722	38722	38722	38722

CLAT Previous Year Paper Analysis

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CLAT exam Syllabus

Preparing for the CLAT exam

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CLAT 2021 registration process

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List of colleges accepting CLAT exam

CLAT exam Cut-offs trend

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