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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized test for admission to 17 prominent National Law Universities in India. It is a non-statutory body created under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the convenience of the students seeking admission to various National Law Universities in the country. A common entrance test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’ to each University for admission to their Under Graduate/Post Graduate programmes in Law, as per the eligibility, reservation and other criteria laid down under the respective statutes of the participating Universities. Under Graduate course is a five year course programme for which test is entrance test is conducted after the Higher Secondary Examination or the 12th grade.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination conducted on rotation by the participating National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate degree programmes (LL.B & LL.M). The 17 participating NLUs in the order of their establishment are:
Name of the Institution |
Location |
Year of joining CLAT |
National Law School of India University |
Bangalore |
2008 |
Nalsar University of Law |
Hyderabad |
2008 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences |
Kolkata |
2008 |
National Law Institute University |
Bhopal |
2008 |
National Law University, Jodhpur |
Jodhpur |
2008 |
Hidayatullah National Law University |
Raipur |
2008 |
Gujarat National Law University |
Gandhinagar |
2008 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University |
Lucknow |
2009 |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law |
Patiala |
2009 |
Chanakya National Law University |
Patna |
2009 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies |
Kochi |
2009 |
National Law University, Orissa |
Cuttack |
2012 |
National University of Study and Research in Law |
Ranchi |
2012 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam |
Guwahati |
2012 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University |
Visakhapatnam |
2014 |
Tamil Nadu National Law School |
Tiruchirappalli |
2014 |
Maharashtra National Law University |
Mumbai |
2016 |
Only Indian nationals and NRIs can appear in the test. The foreign nationals desirous of taking admission to any course in any of the participating Law Universities may directly contact the concerned University having seats for foreign nationals
For U G Programme
(a) Forty-five percent(45%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/(Specially Abled Persons) Categories and
(b) Forty percent(40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST Category
For P G Programme
The candidates who are appearing or have appeared in the qualifying degree examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear in the test. **
* Subject to State reservation at the University concerned.
** The candidate must have passed/appeared in the final semester/final year examination of the qualifying examination on the date of his/her admission. Such candidates will be provided provisional admission only and they will have to submit their final results of qualifying examination within the timeframe prescribed by the respective Universities/Institutes.
Total Marks | 200 |
Total number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each | 200 |
Duration of examination | Two Hours |
Subject areas with weightage: | |
English including Comprehension | 40 Marks |
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs | 50 Marks |
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) | 20 Marks |
Legal Aptitude | 50 Marks |
Logical Reasoning | 40 Marks |
CLAT LEGAL APTITUDE Sample Paper
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