CLAT Exam : Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Cut Off

One of the NLU conduct CLAT. The exam is held in the month of May every year. The Common Law Admission Test is an online examination through which candidates are granted admission in UG and PG law courses offered by participating NLUs. To apply for the UG exam, the candidates should have passed 10+2, whereas, to apply for PG examination the candidates should possess LL.B or equivalent degree. You can get CLAT exam dates, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern, and more details on this page.

CLAT Exam

The admission in the participating institutes is granted on the basis of merit-cum-preference basis of CLAT exam. However, fulfilling the eligibility criteria is equally important for the candidates. Check the table below to know all the exam dates for CLAT.

CLAT Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of for the UG and the PG examination is given below.

Eligibility Criteria for UG

• 45% marks in 10+2 for general categories
• 40% for SC and ST categories

Candidates appearing for 10+2 examination in current year are also eligible to apply. 

Eligibility Criteria for PG

• Applicant should possess LL.B / Five Integrated LL.B. (Hons.) / Equivalent Degree.
• In the degree course, the minimum marks secured by the candidates should be 55% for general
• 50% for SC and ST categories

Candidates in final year of Degree course can also apply. 

CLAT Exam Pattern

To qualify in the examination candidates need to understand the exam pattern. 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.

CLAT Cut Off

NUALS will announce the cutoff for the examination later on. However, until then the candidates may check the previous year cutoff from below:

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