CLAT 2020 – Exam Date (10 May), Change in Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Registration, How to Prepare

CLAT 2020 – National Law Universities (NLUs) conducts CLAT every year on a rotational basis. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is going to be conducted on May 10, 2020 and registration will start from January 01, 2020 at clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in. For CLAT 2020, a major changes is being done in its exam pattern. Number of questions will be reduced from 200 to 120-150 and there will be comprehension based qurestions for PG courses. CLAT is a national level test conducted in offline mode for admission in LLB, LLM, and 5 years integrated law courses in various NLUs. To know about eligibilty, the process of application, application fee, syllabus, merit list and more about CLAT 2020, check below on this page.

Latest: CLAT 2020 notification to be out in last week of Dec 2019. Check the revised exam pattern for CLAT 2020 below.

CLAT 2020

Last year, around 47,000 candidates appeared for CLAT examination for admission in 2984 seats in the National law University. Check the schedule for CLAT 2020 from the table below.

CLAT 2020	Important Dates
CLAT 2020 Notification	Last Week of Dec 2019
Availability of Online Application Form	01 Jan 2020
Last date to register	To be announced
Last date to pay the registration fee	To be announced
Admit card releases on	To be announced
CLAT 2020 Exam Date	10 May 2020
Publication of Official Answer Key	To be announced
Result declaration on	To be announced

What’s New in CLAT 2020?

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the top law entrance exam conducted to shortlist candidates for admission in top ranked national law schools in the country. However, as per the newspaper reports, the entrance exam will undergo change in its exam pattern. The changes in CLAT 2020 exam pattern will be as follows:

• Number of questions – The number of questions will be reduced to 120-150 which was 200 earlier. Faizan Mustafa, vice-chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, said that it is not feasible to ask students to solve 200 questions in 120 minutes. This further put a lot of pressure on them.
• Mode of exam and duration of test – There is NO change in the mode of the exam and its duration. CLAT is a pen-paper based test of 02 hours duration.
• Questions in CLAT UG and PG entrance exam – Comprehension based questions will be asked from Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning.

CLAT 2020 Mock Test

Candidates can refer to the below given table for mock test of CLAT 2020. This is going help them prepare for examination. Check them now:

CLAT 2020 Mock Test	Get Here
English	Click Here
GK & Current Affairs	Click Here
Maths	Click Here
Logical Reasoning	Click Here
Legal Aptitude	Click Here
Overall Exam	Click Here

CLAT 2020 Syllabus

Candidates have to qualify in the exam for getting a good rank which is only possible if they prepare with the syllabus issued at official website. Therefore, we are providing you that here check carefully and cover each topic:

Syllabus for undergraduate

• English including comprehension – English section tests the candidate’s proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be assessed on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
• General knowledge and current affairs – General knowledge is evaluated on the general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test the candidate’s on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
• Mathematics – this sections includes the elementry maths candidates can refer to the 10th standard books for practice to this section.
• Legal aptitude – This section tests the candidate’s interest in the study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
• Logical reasoning – The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

Syllabus for postgraduate

1. Constitutional law
2. Other law subjects such as contracts, torts, criminal law, international law, IPR, and jurisprudence.

CLAT 2020 Exam Pattern 

To qualify in the examination candidates need to understand the exam pattern. This year, CLAT 2020 will have a change in the pattern of the questions for the UG. Comprehension based questions would be asked from Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning. The number of questions are also reduced from 200 to 120-150 questions. Similarly, the PG admission test will also have comprehension based questions. The descriptive portion will remain same as last year.

For Undergraduate:

• Mode of Exam –Offline
• Duration – 2 hours
• Language – English
• Total no of questions – 120 to 150
• Type of questions – Multiple choice questions (MCQs) 
• Section – 5 section (Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning)
• Marking Scheme – 1 marks for a correct answer and 0.25 negative marking for the wrong answer.

 For Postgraduate: 

• Mode of Exam –Offline
• Duration – 2 hours
• Language – English
• Maximum Marks – 150
• Type of questions:
  1. Multiple choice questions (MCQs) -100 questions of one mark each
  2. Subjective Questions – 50 Marks (Two Essay type questions each of 25 Marks, 800 words per essay) on the topics of law and contemporary issues
• Section – 2 sections (Constitutional Law and other law subjects such as contract, torts, criminal law, international law, IPR, and jurisprudence)
• Marking Scheme – 1 marks for a correct answer and 0.25 negative marking for the wrong answer.

How To Prepare For CLAT 2020?

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2020 have to secure the qualifying marks for getting the admission to the universities of their choice. To help you with that we have some tips for preparation. Check them below:

• Manage your timings so that you cann prepare more topics. Start with making a schedule and dividing the time according to thta.
• Know the topics to prepare and start with the easy one so you are going to have more time for difficult topics
• Make notes while preparing for topics. This is going to help you while you are revising these topics again.
• Revision is important becasue candidates tend to forgot things after preparing them.
• Practise with previous year question or mock test to prepare for the examination.

CLAT previous year question paper – for CLAT previous year question paper click here

Books To Prepare For CLAT 2020

candidates can refer to the table given below for help books to prepare for CLAT 2020

Books	Get Here
Self Study Guide CLAT 2020	Click Here
Guide to CLAT & LL.B. Entrance Examination 2020-21	Click Here
CLAT & AILET Chapter Wise Solved Papers 2008-2019	Click Here
Latest 2019-2020 Guide to CLAT & LL.B. Entrance Examination	Click Here
Complete CLAT Companion with Free Current Affairs Booklet by Pearson	Click Here

CLAT 2020 Cut off

cut off of CLAT is created by the participating univeristies based on the score obtained by candidates. This helps them creating the merit list afterward. To get an idea candidates can check previous year cut off below:

Collages	Rank
NLSU Banglore	58
NALASR Hyderabad	130
NUJS Kolkata	220
NLIU Bhopal	390
NLU Jodhpur	350
GNLU Gandhinagar	450
HNLU Raipur	555
RMNLU Lucknow	620
RGNUL Patiala	780
MNLU Mumbai	500

CLAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can refer to the below given eligibilty criteira to so they can apply for the CLAT

For the UG Law Courses:

Age limit – No upper age limit for an undergraduate program in CLAT 2020

Qualifying exam – 10+2 or an equivalent examination

Minimum marks in qualifying exam – 45% for the General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates and 40% for the SC/ST candidates.

For the PG law Courses:

Age limit – No upper age limit for a postgraduate program in CLAT 2020

Qualifying exam – LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination

Minimum marks in qualifying exam – 55% of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and 50% of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

CLAT 2020 Application Form

Students have to fill an application form in order to apply for the CLAT 2020. Candidates can check the steps given below for an smooth filling of application:

1st Step – Register at the CLAT 2020 official website or used the above link.

2nd Step- Verify the registered mobile number with the OTP sent.

3rd Step- Now login using the mobile number and password set by you at the time of registration.

4th Step- Fill the application form with personal and education details

5th Step- Upload the scanned passport size photograph and signature.

6th Step- Submit the application fee

CLAT 2020 Application Fee

The students need to pay the below-given application fee to submit the application form successfully

• Rs. 3500/- for SC/ST
• Rs. 4000/- for General, OBC, PWD/SAP

Mode of Payment: Pay the application form using net banking/credit/debit card.

CLAT 2020 Admit Card

Candidates who have succefully filled the application form can access the admit card for CLAT exam. CLAT 2020 admit card is released on the official website of CLAT. Candidates can download it with two option first application number and password or mobile number and password. It is going to be in a pdf format which candidates need to download and take a print out of. This is going to contain personal information of candidates and examination schedule. Candidates can also need to carry a valid photo id along with it to the exam center. Without the admit card and a valid id their is not going to be a entry.

CLAT 2020 Exam Centers

Candidates can check the CLAT 2020 exam centers in the table below and choose them as per their convenience while filling the application form:

Allahabad	Aurangabad
Bengaluru	Bhopal
Bhubaneswar	Chandigarh
Chennai	Dehradun
Ernakulam	Faridabad
Gandhinagar	Ghaziabad
Gurugram	Guwahati
Hisar	Hyderabad
Indore	Jabalpur
Jaipur	Jammu
Jodhpur	Kanpur
Kolkata	Lucknow
Mumbai	Nagpur
New Delhi	Noida
Patiala	Patna
Pune	Raipur
Ranchi	Shimla
Siliguri	Trichy
Thiruvananthapuram	Varanasi
Vijayawada	Vishakapatnam

CLAT 2020 Answer Key 

After some time the officials release the provisional answer key for candidates to evaluate their score before the result. The answer key is released at the official website of CLAT. Now to check their course candidates need to know the marking scheme and question paper. If candidates found any mistake in the answer key they can raise an objection about it at the official website. After that, the board will release a final answer key with the rectified answers.

CLAT 2020 Result

CLAT 2020 result is going to be out after the answer key. The result for CLAT is released at the official website. To check the score candidates are presented two options first with their candidate’s login and second with by adding application number and date of birth. Candidates can download their scorecard from any of this login. After this, the merit list for seat allocation is released by the universities. Based on the choices made by students at the time of filling the application form. To secure their seats candidates have to pay the counselling fee of Rs. 50.000/-

CLAT 2020 Counselling 

When the first provisional seat allotment releases the counseling process is going to get started. Candidates having their names on the list have to register themselves for them by paying the counseling fee. The basis of allotment seats is merit-cum-preference. Based on the choices made by candidates during the filling of the application form. To know the instruction of counseling check below:

1. Check your name in the merit list.
2. If found then candidates have to follow the ‘Lock’ (you are happy with the allotted seat), ‘Upgrade’ (you want to apply for an upgrade to a better college), ‘Withdraw’ (you want to withdraw from the seat allotment process), ‘Refund’ (students who opt to withdraw from CLAT seat allotment process will be given a refund).
3. With the right option visit the NLU to complete the admission process.

National Law University Accepting The Score of CLAT

Candidates can check the participating univeristy to apply for an check after the result of CLAT. Check them below:

National Law School of India University(NLSIU), Bangalore

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLU), Aurangabad

NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur(MNLU), Nagpur

Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla

National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU), Mumbai

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences(WBNUJS), Kolkata

Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) Tiruchirappalli

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam

National Law University, Jodhpur

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA), Assam

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur

National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar

National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Odisha

RMLNLU Lucknow

National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna

National Law University, Jabalpur

Private Universities Accepting CLAT 2020 Scores

Here is the list of private colleges that accept CLAT scores for admission:

Shobhit University, NH-58, Modipuram, Meerut, U.P

RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan

ISBR Law College, Bangalore

LLOYD Law College, Greater Noida

Glocal Law School, Glocal University Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh

Indore Institute of Law, Indore

Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies

Xavier Law School, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar

Amity University, U.P.

Law College Dehradun

Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore

GITAM SCHOOL OF LAW, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam

Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, CG

ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun

Asian Law College, Noida

Siddharth Law College, Dehradun

Aryans College of Law, Punjab

School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

GLA University Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka

Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

School of Legal Studies, Mody University, Lakshmangarh Rajasthan

Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujrat

Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

ICFAI University, Tripura

Gujurat Maritime University, Ahmedabad

Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai

Bennett University, Greater Noida, NCT Region UP

DIRD College, Delhi

SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat

Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat, Delhi NCR

Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University of Information Technology, NCR Delhi

NIMT Institute of Method and Law, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru

Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

School of Law, Oriental University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

The North Cap University, Gurugram, Haryana

Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur

Dr. K N Modi University, Jaipur

Harlal School of Law, Knowledge Park I, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Galgotia University, Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh

Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly Uttar Pradesh

Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur Rajasthan

The Raffles University, Alwar Rajasthan

IFIM Law School, Bangalore

Renaissance Law College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Jain University, Bangalore

ITM University Gwalior M.P.

FAIRFIELD-SCHOOL OF LAW, New Delhi

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu

TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi

Seats Available in NLUs via CLAT 2020

The students can check below the category wise seats available in the NLUs of the nation. These seats are filled on the basis of CLAT 2020 ranks and scores only.

UnderGraduate seat to be filled through CLAT
NLU	All India Category Seats	State Category Seats	Special Category Seats
NLSIU Bangalore, Karnataka	75	0	5
NALSAR Hyderabad, Telangana	86	22	15
NLIU Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	80	28	20
WBNUJS Kolkata, West Bengal	94	10	23
NLU Jodhpur, Rajasthan	100	0	15
HNLU Raipur, Chhattisgarh	82	80	27
GNLU Gandhinagar, Gujarat	56	0	31
RMLNLU Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	80	80	18
RGNUL Punjab	175	0	21
CNLU Patna, Bihar	60	60	20
NUALS Kochi, Kerala	33	27	08
NLUO Cuttack, Odisha	159	0	21
NUSRL Ranchi, Jharkhand	60	60	0
NLUJAA Guwahati, Assam	45	15	0
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	48	60	12
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	52	52	6
MNLU Mumbai, Maharashtra	25	25	10
MNLU Nagpur, Maharashtra	30	30	0
Total seats	1436+2	548+1	252
Post Graduate seat to be filled through CLAT
NLU	All India Category Seats	State Category Seats	Special Category Seats
NLSIU Bangalore, Karnataka	50	0	0
NALSAR Hyderabad, Telangana	40+2	10+1	10
NLIU Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	25	15	0
WBNUJS Kolkata, West Bengal	40	0	2
NLU Jodhpur, Rajasthan	80	0	0
HNLU Raipur, Chhattisgarh	45	0	4
GNLU Gandhinagar, Gujarat	52	0	11
RMLNLU Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	10	10	7
RGNUL Punjab	38	0	6
CNLU Patna, Bihar	0	0	0
NUALS Kochi, Kerala	21	19	0
NLUO Cuttack, Odisha	44	0	6
SRL Ranchi, Jharkhand	10	10	0
NLUJAA Guwahati, Assam	10	0	0
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	10	12	2
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	0	0	0
MNLU Mumbai, Maharashtra	0	0	2
MNLU Nagpur, Maharashtra	9	11	0
Total seats	484+2	87+1	50

About CLAT

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) also known as CLAT is conducted by National Law Universities in India. It’s a centralized test conducted for admission in 21 National Law Universities in India. Other than that 43 other institutes and two public sectors are also eligible to use these scores. The exam is conducted by 21 participating law universities rotationally. The test is taken after the higher secondary education or 12th grade for admission to undergraduate courses and after post-graduation in law.

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