Give me details about CLAT?

Sharnya, Kodad

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Give me details about CLAT?

CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. It is an all India entrance examination conducted by fourteen National Law Schools/ Universities for admissions to their programmes like LLB and LLM. The 14 institutes are:

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
3. National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)
4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL)
10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
12. National Law University, Orissa (NLUO)
13. National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
14. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA)

The eligibility criterion for undergraduate programmes is +2 with at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate. For postgraduate programmes, it is LLB/ BL with 55 per cent marks in aggregate.

Pattern for undergraduate programme: The total number of marks is 200. The questions are objective type. Areas of assessment include English including Comprehension (40 marks), General Knowledge/ Current Affairs (50 marks), Elementary Mathematics (20 marks), Legal Aptitude (50 marks) and Logical Reasoning (40 marks).

Pattern for postgraduate programme: The total number of marks is 200. The test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions carrying one mark each and 10 short-answer questions carrying 10 marks each. Areas of assessment pertain to subjects, viz, Law of Contracts, Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory.
For more details, log on to www.clat.ac.in