CLAT 2020 – Consortium of NLU has postponed Common Law Admission Test. It was scheduled to be held on May 10, 2020. However, due to corona virus (COVID-19) has been pushed back. Now, CLAT 2020 will be held on May 24, 2020. With this, the last date to apply for the exam has also been extended to April 25, 2020. CLAT is a national level exam, held for admission of eligible candidates in LLB, LLM, LLB 5 year integrated, etc courses. It is held in offline mode and is a 2 hours exam, of 150 marks. The new exam pattern for CLAT UG and CLAT PG is given below. Also check CLAT 2020 revised dates, syllabus, and more details below.
Latest – CLAT 2020 has been postponed and last date to apply extended until April 25. Apply Online Here.
CLAT 2020
CLAT is the biggest national level law entrance exam. All the NLUs use CLAT score to grant admission, other than NLU Delhi which conducts All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) to fill seats. Every year, around 40 to 50k candidates apply for CLAT, in hopes to get admission in 2000+ seats. Check important date for CLAT 2020 from the table below.
| CLAT 2020 | Important Dates |
| Online application form releases on | 01 Jan 2020 |
| Last date to submit the application form | |
| Admit card releases on | To be announced |
| CLAT 2020 Exam Date | (3 PM to 5 PM) |
| Publication of Official Answer Key | |
| Objections can be submitted from | |
| Last date to submit objections | 29 May 2020 |
| Notification of final answer key | |
| Result declaration on |
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CLAT 2020 Application Form
The application form of CLAT is only available on the official website. To apply, candidates need to visit consortiumofnlus.ac.in or click on “Don’t have an account? Register”. Following this, a registration form for CLAT 2020 opens and in it, candidates have to enter following details:
- Name
- Mobile Number
- Password
- Confirm Password
Once all the details are submitted, candidates get an OTP in the mobile number and with the help of it, they can login and enter details and images in the application form.
CLAT 2020 Application Fee – The students need to pay the below-given application fee to submit the application form successfully:
| CLAT 2020 Application Form | Application fee |
| General / OBC / PWD/ | Rs. 4000 |
| NRI / PIO / OCI candidates | Rs. 4000 |
| SC / ST / BPL candidates | Rs. 3500 |
If you want to have the previous year question papers of CLAT 2020, then you have to pay an extra amount of Rs. 500 with the application fee.
Mode of Payment: The amount of application fee can only be paid online, via below given mediums.
- Net banking
- Credit Card
- Debit card.
CLAT 2020 Mock Test – Section Wise
Candidates can use the links below to access CLAT 2020 mock test. This mock test has been prepared by Aglasem for our users and the best part is that it is for free.
| Section | Mock Test |
| Clat (English) | Click Here |
| Clat (GK & Current Affairs) | Click Here |
| Clat (Math) | Click Here |
| Clat (Logical Reasoning) | Click Here |
| Clat (Legal Aptitude) | Click Here |
CLAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must check the eligbility criteria as given below before applying for the CLAT 2020 exam:
For the UG Law Courses:
Age limit – No upper age limit for candidates who wish to apply for CLAT 2020.
Qualification – Candidates must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board. The percantage of candidates in the qualifying examination should be as follows:
- 45% marks – for General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI candidates.
- 40% marks – for SC / ST candidates.
Candidates studying in 10+2 can also apply. However they need to submit mark sheet during the time of admission. These candidates should fulfill the eligibility criteria at the time of admission.
For the PG law Courses:
Age limit – Again, there is no age limit for CLAT PG 2020 as well.
Qualification – Candidate must have completed LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination from a recognized university, which minimum of below given marks:
- 55% marks – for General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI candidates.
- 50% marks – for SC / ST candidates.
Candidates appearing for final year examination can also apply.
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, various changes have been reported this year by NLUs in an official press release.
- Website – The website for CLAT has been changed and the address of the new website is consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
- Number of questions – The number of questions in CLAT has been reduced from 150 from 200.
- Questions in CLAT UG and PG entrance exam – Now, comprehension based questions will also be asked from Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning.
- Cutoff marks – There is a possibility that Consortium might introduce cut off marks for LLM admission.
CLAT 2020 Syllabus
There is no defined syllabus for CLAT 2020. However, Consortium has defined subjects from which the questions in the exams are asked and these are as follows:
Syllabus for undergraduate
- English Language
- Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
- Legal Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Techniques
Syllabus for postgraduate
- Constitutional Law
- Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
CLAT 2020 UG Syllabus Explanation
It is true that there is no syllabus for CLAT. However, one a very broad scale one can say that following things are asked in the exam.
- English including comprehension – In English section, comprehension based question will be asked. On the basis of these questions, the candidate’s skills on understanding the passages and its central theme will be accessed.
- Current Affairs, including General Knowledge – In this section, questions are based on the national and international current affairs, general knowledge. Through these questions static, general knowledge and awareness of the candidate will be tested.
- Legal aptitude – In this section, questions will be asked on the basis of the study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability. Through these questions, the interest of the candidate in legal propositions will be tested.
- Logical reasoning – In this sections, questions are based on syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies and the purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links, arguments.
CLAT 2020 Exam Pattern
To qualify in the examination candidates need to understand the exam pattern. Check the CLAT 2020 exam pattern from below:
CLAT 2020 exam pattern for UG admission:
Mode of Exam – Exam is held in offline mode only.
Duration – Duration of exam is 2 hours.
Language – The question paper is only provided in the English language.
Total no of questions – The total number of questions in the exam is 150.
Type of questions – All the questions are of multiple choice questions (MCQs)
Section – There are 5 section in exam, for:
- Quantitative Techniques
- English
- Current Affairs
- Deductive Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
Marking Scheme – Candidates will get 1 marks for a correct answer.
- For choosing incorrect answer option, negative marking of 0.25 marks will be done.
CLAT 2020 exam pattern for PG admission:
Mode of Exam – Exam is held on Offline (pen-paper based) mode
Duration – Duration of exam is 2 hours.
Language – The language of the question paper is always and only English.
Total no of questions – The total number of questions in the exam is 150.
Type of questions – The distribution of questions is as follows:
- Multiple choice questions (MCQs) -100 questions of one mark each
- Subjective Questions – 50 Marks
Section – There are 2 sections in the exam, for:
- Constitutional Law
- Other law subjects such as contract, torts, criminal law, international law, IPR, and jurisprudence
Marking Scheme – 1 marks is allocated for a correct answer and 0.25 is deducted as negative marking.
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.
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 given some tips for preparation. Check it out:
- English – For the preparation of English section, candidates must-read novels, it will help to increase vocabulary. It is also advised to practice from grammar book which have a lot of exercise to enhance command on the subject.
- Current Affairs – Best source to improve GK / current affairs is by reading a newspaper and watching news. It helps in staying update with what is happening around.
- Logical Reasoning – Daily practice questions related to logical reasoning. It will help you to increase speed to solve the questions.
- Legal Reasoning – Solve more and more question of legal propositions to clear the basic principles. Solve and practice questions in legal aptitude, arguments, legal amendments, criminal laws.
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 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.
The admit card 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 centres as per last year 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 of CLAT 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
On the basis of the final answer key, CLAT result is prepared. 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 Cut Off
Each NLUs releases their opening and closing ranks for admission. Candidates can check the last year cutoff ranks for all the NLUs from the table below :
| Law School | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 2733 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 50 | 9059 |
| NUJS Kolkata | 148 | 19817 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 82 | 16816 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 76 | 6849 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 124 | 14307 |
| HNLU Raipur | 329 | 40536 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 342 | 24763 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 442 | 18520 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 338 | 46734 |
| CNLU Patna | 623 | 22294 |
| NLU Odisha | 465 | 23920 |
| NUALS Kochi | 474 | 32014 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 688 | 55666 |
| NLUJA Gauhati | 968 | 41841 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 589 | 55342 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 622 | 28801 |
| DSNLU Vizag | 863 | 33221 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 710 | 56092 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1350 | 1800 |
| TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli | 436 | 50604 |
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:
- Check your name in the merit list.
- 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).
- 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
Candidates can check previous year seat data for now. As soon as the last seat matrix is released, we will update it here.
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 |
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 |
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.
For more details regarding CLAT 2020, download CLAT 2020 Notification.
Official Website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT 2020 Exam Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 is an Offline Test of 2 hours. The paper for UG programmes have 200 Multiple choice Based questions of 1 mark each. And the paper for PG Programmes have 100 MCQs of 1 mark each and 2 Essay type questions of 25 marks each. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for both UG and PG programmes.
Ans : CLAT is conducted by 21 NLUs on a rotational basis. The conducting university is yet to be announced on the official website.
Ans : All the candidates must have passed the qualifying examination or equivalent examination with an aggregate of 45 % marks (for UG aspirants) and 55 % marks (for PG aspirants).
Ans : The syllabus for UG programme is - English Including Comprehension, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. For PG Programme aspirants, the questions are asked from the Constitutional law and other subjects such a Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
Ans : The cut off for CLAT 2020 will be released after the declaration of the Result on the official website.
Ans : 21 NLUs will accept the score of CLAT 2020. Apart from the NLUs, there are many other Private universities/ colleges which accepts the score of CLAT.
Ans : The mode of CLAT 2020 is Offline mode.
Ans : The difficulty level of CLAT 2020 is easy to moderate as per last year’s exam session.
Ans : The Selection of the candidates is done on the basis of Merit list.
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