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Common Law Admission Test
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Common Law Admission Test

Common Law Admission Test

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1. Overview

Common Law Admission Test abbreviated as CLAT is the most sought-after test compared to other law entrance exams. The CLAT exam tests an aspirant on their aptitude and not on the knowledge. It checks your ability to think out of box, quickness in Reading and Comprehension, Reasoning Capability, Awareness of Current Affairs.

CLAT exam takes place every year to secure admission in 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) except NLU-Delhi.

2. CLAT Syllabus

1 English Language: 

In this section of the UG-CLAT 2020, you will be provided passages of about 450 words each. These passages will be derived from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing, and would be of a standard that a 12th standard student may be able to read in about 5-7 minutes.

Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including your abilities to:

  • Read and comprehend the main point discussed in the passage, as well as any arguments and viewpoints discussed or set out in the passage;
  • Draw inferences and conclusions based on the passage;
  • Summarise the passage;
  • Compare and contrast the different arguments or viewpoints set out in the passage; and
  • Understand the meaning of various words and phrases used in the passage.

English Language Sample Questions for UG-CLAT 2020 (New Pattern)

2 Current Affairs, including General Knowledge: 

In this section, you will be provided passages of up to 450 words each. The passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. The questions may include an examination of legal information or knowledge discussed in or related to the passage, but would not require any additional knowledge of the law beyond the passage.

Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your awareness of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge, including:

  • Contemporary events of significance from India and the world;
  • Arts and culture;
  • International affairs; and
  • Historical events of continuing significance.

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge Sample Questions for UG-CLAT 2020 (New Pattern)

3 Legal Reasoning: 

In this section, you will be expected to read passages of around 450 words each. The passages may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. You will not require any prior knowledge of law. You will benefit from a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to better apply general principles or propositions to the given fact scenarios.

Each passage would be followed by a series of questions that will require you to:

  • Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage;
  • Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations; and
  • Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations.

Legal Reasoning Sample Questions for UG-CLAT 2020 (New Pattern)

4 Logical Reasoning: 

The Logical Reasoning section of the UG-CLAT 2020 will include a series of short passages of about 300 words each. Each passage will be followed by one or more questions that will require you to:

  • Recognize an argument, its premises and conclusions;
  • Read and identify the arguments set out in the passage;
  • Critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence;
  • Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations;
  • Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.

Logical Reasoning Sample Questions for UG-CLAT 2020 (New Pattern)

5 Quantitative Techniques: 

The Quantitative Techniques section of the UG-CLAT 2020 will include short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. You will be required to derive information from such passages, graphs, or other representations, and apply mathematical operations on such information.

The questions will require you to:

  • Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information set out in such passages, graphs, or other representations; and
  • Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations on such information, including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation.

Quantitative Techniques Sample Questions for UG-CLAT 2020 (New Pattern)

3. CLAT Exam pattern

  1. Maximum Marks – 150
  2. Duration of CLAT 2020 Exam – 02:00 Hours
  3. Multiple-Choice Questions – 150 questions of one mark each
  4. Negative Marking – 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
Subject Areas with weightage: (approximate number of questions)
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

4. CLAT Eligibility

  1. There will be no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2020.
  2. As regards minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates must have secured:
    1. Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories
    2. Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
  3. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April, 2020 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2020 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.
  4. The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.

5. How to Apply?

The application and the entire admission process is available on the CLAT website –https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/

In addition to the 22 NLUs, the CLAT score is also accepted for admission in new NLUs that are yet to be accredited into CLAT as well as private institutions like NIRMA. GITAM and ICFAI too offer admission based on the CLAT score.

6. Previous Year CLAT Exam Analysis

7. CLAT 2020 in News

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