The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), is an all India common entrance examination, conducted on the rotational basis by 19 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their UG and PG degree programmes.
CLAT for Under Graduate Students 2020 [ Notification shall be published soon]
PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPERS FOR ADMISSION TO UG COURSE IN CLAT-2020
(a) Maximum Marks: 200
(b) Duration of CLAT-2017 Exam : 02:00 Hours
(c) Multiple-Choice Questions: 200 questions of one mark each
(d) Subject areas with weightage:
- English including Comprehension: 40 Marks
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs: 50 Marks
- Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) : 20 Marks
- Legal Aptitude: 50 Marks
- Logical Reasoning: 40 Marks
(e) Negative Marking: 0.25 mark for each wrong answer
SYLLABUS FOR ADMISSION TO UG COURSE IN CLAT-2020
Scope and coverage of questions under different subject areas:
1. English including comprehension:
The English section will test the candidates’ proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
| Sections | Topics |
| English Vocabulary | Synonyms |
| Antonyms | |
| Homonyms | |
| Word definitions | |
| Analogies | |
| English Proficiency | Idioms and Phrases |
| One-word substitution | |
| Sentence improvement & rearrangement | |
| Fill in the blanks | |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Noun/ Pronoun/ Articles & Conjunction | |
| English Usage Errors | Grammatical Errors- tense, voice, preposition, speech errors |
| Correct Spelling | |
| Spotting errors | |
| Inappropriate usage of words | |
| English Comprehension | Passage |
2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs:
The General knowledge will be tested on general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
| Sections | Topics |
| Politics | Ancient, Medieval, Modern and World History |
| Geography | Economics (Outline of Indian Economy, Five Year Plans, National Income of India, Indian Tax Structure) |
| Science and technology | Environment & Ecology |
| General Science | National & International Burning topics |
| Books and Authors | Environment |
| Industries | Major Industries in India |
| Agriculture | Awards and Achievements |
3. Mathematics:
This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e., maths taught up to 10th Class/standard.
| Sections | Topics |
| Mensuration | Areas, Volumes |
| Commercial Mathematics | Interest, Profit, loss and Discounts, Percentage, Partnership |
| Modern Mathematics | Permutation & Combination Probability, Clocks & Calendars |
| Data interpretation | Graphs, charts |
| Arithmetic | Number system, H.C.F and L.C.M, Logarithms and, Functions, Fractions, and decimals, Roots, and Indices, Simplification, Ratio and proportions, Time and Work, Average |
4. Legal Aptitude:
This section will test candidate’s interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
| Sections | Topics |
| Indian Constitution | Indian Penal Code |
| Indian Contract Act | Family Law |
| Law of Trots | Legal Fundamentals and terms |
| Legal Maxims | Important Landmarks, Supreme Court Judgements |
5. Logical Reasoning:
The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.
| Statement & Assumptions | Statement & Conclusions |
| Statement & Arguments | Statement & actions |
| Assertion – Reason | Syllogism |
| Number test | Direction and distance test |
| Coding and Decoding | Blood Relationships |
| Ranking | Analogy |
The pattern of Question Papers for admission to PG Programme in CLAT-2018
The pattern of the question paper for admission to Post-Graduate[LLM] Course for CLAT-2020 is as under:
a. Maximum Marks: 150
b. Duration of CLAT-2018 Exam : 02:00 Hours
c. Multiple-Choice Questions: 150 questions of one mark each
d. Syllabus: Questions will be asked from the following areas of law:-
(i) Constitutional Law: 50
(ii) Jurisprudence: 50
(iii) Other law subjects: 50
such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law
and Human Rights.
e. Negative Marking: 0.25 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer
The following table shows the Exam Pattern for Undergraduate Course (LLB):
| Subjects | Questions | Maximum Marks |
| English including Comprehension | 40 Questions | 40 Marks |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 50 Questions | 50 Marks |
| Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) | 20 Questions | 20 Marks |
| Legal Aptitude | 50 Questions | 50 Marks |
| Logical Reasoning | 40 Questions | 40 Marks |
| Total | 200 Questions | 200 Marks |
The following table shows the Exam Pattern for Postgraduate Course (LLM):
| Subjects | Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Constitutional Law | 50 Questions | 50 Marks |
| Jurisprudence | 50 Questions | 50 Marks |
| Other law subjects | 50 Questions | 50 Marks |
| Total | 150 Questions | 150 Marks |
CLAT 2017 Question Paper with Answer for LLB