CLAT & LAW ENTRANCE

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:

Eligibility:

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

Eligibility for Under-Graduate Courses:

For U G Programme

1. Passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with the minimum of :-

(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

2. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination are also eligible for appearing in CLAT examination.
   However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall
   lose their right to be considered for admission.

Eligibility for Post-Graduate Courses:

For P G Programme

1. LL.B. or equivalent degree in law examination with a minimum of 55% marks in case of Unreserved/OBC/(Specially abled persons) categories and 50% marks in case
   of SC/ST category
2. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination  are also eligible for appearing in CLATexamination.
   However they shall be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination in the respective
   National Law Universities at the time of admission failing which they shall
   lose their right to be considered for admission.

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.

Pattern of the CLAT Paper for Admission to the Under-Graduate Programme

 CLAT LEGAL APTITUDE Sample Paper