• Qualifying exam
Candidates who have passed their Senior Secondary School Examination/ 12th Board Examination can apply.
About CLAT
Common Law Admission Test or CLAT, is a single unified entrance test for candidates aspiring to pursue 3 year LLB, 5 year Integrated LLB and LLM. The law entrance examination is conducted annually for UG and PG programs. NLU’s conduct the national level exam on a rotational basis.
CLAT Eligibility Criteria - Undergraduate Law Programmes-L.L.B
The eligibility criteria of CLAT will differ for undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Given below is CLAT eligibility criteria for 5-year integrated law program:
• Marks in qualifying exam
A minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying degree is required to appear in CLAT . SC and ST candidates need only 40% marks.
Age limit
There is no age limit for appearing in CLAT for UG program
CLAT Eligibility Criteria - Postgraduate Law Programmes
Qualifying exam
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Marks in qualifying marks
Aspirants need to score at least 55% in the qualifying degree. SC/ST category candidates will be granted 5% relaxation in minimum marks.
Age limit
Like in CLAT UG, there is no age limit for appearing in CLAT for PG program as well. CLAT Eligibility Criteria- Number of Attempts A candidate can appear in CLAT as many times as he/she wants to.
CLAT L.L.B Syllabus
English
• comprehension passages
• Grammar
• word meanings
• incorrect/correct sentences
Mathematics
• algebra passages
•profit and loss
• time and work
• average, speed and distance
• permutation-combination and Venn diagrams
• statistical estimation
• Mensuration
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
•Static general knowledge including History, Polity, Geography, Environment, etc.
Current affairs- national of national and international importance, sports, new appointments, awards and honours etc.
• time and work
• average, speed and distance
•permutation-combination and Venn diagrams
•statistical estimation
•Mensuration
Logical Reasoning
✓Logical and Analytical reasoning skills
Legal Aptitude
✓Study of law
• Research aptitude.
• Problem-solving ability
• Questions based on hypothetical situations
• Important court decisions
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CLAT Exam Pattern
Duration-2 hours
Mode-Offline (pen-paper mode)
Type of Questions-Multiple Type Questions (MCQs)
Number of Questions-Undergraduate Exam (BA LLB) - 150 objective type questions
Postgraduate Exam (LLM) - 100 objective and 2 subjective questions
Language - English
Total Marks-UG - 150 marks,PG - 150 marks
Marking scheme:Each objective question (both UG and PG) will carry 1 mark.
An incorrect question will invite a penalty of 0.25 marks. In case of PG exam, the two (2) subjective questions will each carry 25 marks each. CLAT L.L.B exam pattern - Subject wise marks distribution Subject/topics Number of questions Percentage 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%)
Private Universities accepting CLAT 2020 Scores
1. Shobhit University, Meerut
2. RNB Global University, Bikaner
3. ISBR Law College, Bangalore
4. LLOYD Law College, Greater Noida
5. Glocal Law School, Glocal University, Saharanpur
6. Indore Institute of Law, Indore
7. Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi
8. Xavier Law School, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
9. Amity University, U.P.
10. Law College Dehradun
11. Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore
12. Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore
13. GITAM SCHOOL OF LAW, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam
14. Kalinga University, Naya Raipur
15. ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun
16. Asian Law College, Noida
17. Siddharth Law College, Dehradun
18. Aryans College of Law, Punjab
19. School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus, Greater Noida
20. GLA University, Mathura
21. REVA University, Bangalore
22. Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar
23. School of Legal Studies, Mody University, Lakshmangarh
24. Marwadi University, Rajkot
25. Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
26. ICFAI University, Tripura
27. Gujurat Maritime University, Ahmedabad
28. Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai
29. Bennett University, Greater Noida
30. DIRD College, Delhi
31. SRM University, Sonepat
32. Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat
33. Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University of Information Technology, NCR Delhi
34. NIMT Institute of Method and Law, Greater Noida
35. School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru
36. Manipal University, Jaipur
37. School of Law, Oriental University, Indore
38. The North Cap University, Gurugram
39. Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur
40. Dr. K N Modi University, Jaipur
41. Harlal School of Law, Greater Noida.
Top Law Colleges in India accepting CLAT score Participating Universities
1) NLSIU Bengaluru
2) NALSAR Hyderabad
3) NLIU Bhopal
4) WBNUJS Kolkata
5) NLU Jodhpur
6) HNLU Raipur
7) GNLU Gandhinagar
8) RMLNLU Lucknow
9) RGNUL Punjab
10) CNLU Patna
11) NUALS Kochi
12) NLUO Odisha
13) NUSRL Ranchi
14) NLUJA Assam
15) DSNLU Visakhapatanam
16) TNNLU Tiruchirappalli
17) MNLU Mumbai
18) MNLU Nagpur
19) MNLU Aurangabad
20) HPNLU Shimla
21) DNLU Jabalpur
22) DBRANLU Haryana