Common Law Admission Test – CLAT

About

Schedule

Eligiblity

Syllabus

Fee

Procedure

Result

Dates

OVERVIEW

Common Law Admission Test or popularly known as CLAT is a national level entrance test conducted by Consortium of NLUs and Bar Council of India for admission to law courses such as LLB/ BBA LLB/ B.Sc LLB/ LLM. It is an offline examination for 2 hours with 120 – 150 questions. The minimum eligibility for CLAT exam is to pass 10+2 from a recognized Board.

Highlights

ParticularDetails
Conducting BodyConsortium of NLUs and Bar Council of India.
EligibilityMust have completed 10+2 with at least 45% marks from a recognized Board
Application ModeOnline
Application FeesINR 4,000 for (Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI) and
INR 3,500 for reserved categories
Duration2 hours
Number of Questions150 for UG and 120 for PG
Exam ModeOffline (pen-paper based)
Application Dates1st week of January, 2022
Exam Date1st week of May, 2022
Result Announcement Date3rd week of May, 2022

 

ABOUT

Tabulated below is the latest pattern for the CLAT examination:

CategoryUG programmePG programme
Duration2 hours2 hours
Exam ModeOffline (pen-paper based)Offline (pen-paper based)
Number of Questions150120
Type of QuestionsObjective-type, comprehension-based questionsObjective-type, comprehension-based questions
SubjectsEnglish Language
Current Affairs, including GK
Legal Reasoning
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Techniques		Constitutional Law
Other Law Subjects, including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
Total Marks150 marks120 marks
Marking scheme+1 mark for a correct answer.
-1 mark for 4 wrong answers.		+1 mark for a correct answer.
-1 mark for 4 wrong answers.

Schedule

Exam Date19th June 2022 & 18th December 2022 (CLAT 2023)
Answer key release date20th June 2022
Last date to submit objection21st June 2022
Final answer key release23rd June 2022
Result Date24th June 2022

Eligiblity

  • Aspirants seeking to take CLAT exam must have completed their 10+2 from a recognized Board.
  • One must have passed their 10+2 with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks. There will be a relaxation of 5% on the minimum marks for the candidates belonging to reserved categories.
  • There is no age limit for taking the exam.

Syllabus

The following table represents the latest subject wise syllabus of the CLAT examination:

SubjectsTopics CoveredNumber of Questions
Current Affairs, including General KnowledgeContemporary Events of National and International Significance, Art and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance35-39
English LanguagePassages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary etc.28-32
Logical ReasoningArgument – Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc.28-32
Quantitative TechniquesBasic Algebra, Mensuration, Statistical Estimation, Graphs, Numerical Information, Ratio and Proportion etc13-17
Legal ReasoningRules and Passages of Law, Application of the rules and passages, etc.35-39

 

Exam Pattern

Tabulated below is the latest pattern for the CLAT examination:

CategoryUG programmePG programme
Duration2 hours2 hours
Exam ModeOffline (pen-paper based)Offline (pen-paper based)
Number of Questions150120
Type of QuestionsObjective-type, comprehension-based questionsObjective-type, comprehension-based questions
SubjectsEnglish Language
Current Affairs, including GK
Legal Reasoning
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Techniques		Constitutional Law
Other Law Subjects, including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
Total Marks150 marks120 marks
Marking scheme+1 mark for a correct answer.
-1 mark for 4 wrong answers.		+1 mark for a correct answer.
-1 mark for 4 wrong answers.

fees

  • The application fees for CLAT is Rs. 4000 for GEN/OBC/PWD category candidates.
  • For SC/ST & BPL category candidates the application form fees is Rs. 3500.
  • The fee can be paid using online mode only (Debit/credit card or Net Banking).
  • The cost of previous years’ question papers is Rs.500/- (not included in the CLAT 2022 application fee of Rs.4,000/- or Rs.3,500/- as the case may be.)

Procedure

Application Form

  • The application form of CLAT 2022 is available from the 1st January, 2022.
  • Candidates can fill the CLAT 2022 application form only through the online mode.
  • At the time of registration, candidates must provide valid/ working email ID & phone number in the application form.
  • While filling the form candidates have to upload scanned images of passport size photograph, signature & category certificate (if required) in the prescribed format and size.
  • Any updation in Test centre preferences can be done till 11th May 2022.
  • Candidates will also be provide a correction facility to make the necessary changes in the application form.
  • After filling the form candidates  are advised to take the print out of the filled application form.

Admit Card

The admit card for CLAT exam has been released 15 days before the exam. Candidates can download their admit card through online mode only. To download the candidates have to login using their login credentials. It is mandatory for the candidates to bring the admit card on the examination day.

The admit card contain the details like candidate’s name, roll number, exam date and timing & venue for examination, along with exam related instructions.

 

Result

Answer Key

CLAT 2022 Answer Key has been released after a few weeks of examination. It has been released on 20th June 2022. Candidates have to visit the website to check the answer key. It has been published via online mode.

Using the CLAT answer key, candidates are able to assume their marks even before the result declaration. The answer key contain answers to all the questions asked in the question paper.

Result

The exam conducting authority has released the CLAT 2022 Result. Candidates are able to check their result by entering their roll number & name. It has been declared on 24th June 2022.

Result contain all the details like candidates name, roll number, marks secured in each subject, total marks, percentage, & result status (pass or fail).

 

 

Dates

The candidates can check the official exam dates for the CLAT 2022 examination:

EventsExam Dates
Application starts1st January 2022
Application ends9th May 2022
Availability of admit card6th June 2022
Exam Date19th June 2022 & 18th December 2022 (CLAT 2023)
Answer key release date20th June 2022
Last date to submit objection21st June 2022
Final answer key release23rd June 2022
Result Date24th June 2022
Counselling begins25th June 2022

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