It was decided in the meeting that CLAT-2022 will be held on May 8, 2022. The Consortium has resolved that CLAT-2023 will be held on 18th December, 2022. Hence, in 2022 two CLAT examinations will be held in one year.
The Consortium further resolved to reduce the Counselling fee from 50,000/- to Rs.30,000/- for the General category candidates and Rs.20,000/- for ST/SC/OBC/BC/EWS/PWD and other reservation candidates. In order to fully protect the privacy of candidates, the Consortium resolved to secure the consent of candidates prior to sharing any personal information with any University or any other third party.
The Consortium of National Law Universities conducts the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission into to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities around the country.
CLAT UG Exam Format:
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Maximum Marks: 150
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Duration of CLAT 2021 Exam: 02:00 Hours
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Multiple-Choice Questions: 150 questions of one mark each
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Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
| Subject Areas with weightage: | (approximate number of questions) |
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| English Language | 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
CLAT PG Exam Format
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Maximum Marks: 120
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Duration of exam: 02:00 Hours
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Multiple-Choice Questions: 120 questions of one mark each
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Syllabus:
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Constitutional Law
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Other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law
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Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer
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