CLAT shall be conducted in online mode. The paper will have 200 questions from five different subjects, including English (Comprehension), General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude, and Logical Reasoning.
Following are the subject-wise syllabus of the common law admission test:
English Syllabus (including Comprehension): You need to focus on English based comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, you will be questioned on understanding a passage, including its central theme and word-meanings. Some of the questions will also cover questions like correcting incorrect grammatical sentences, filling in the blanks with appropriate words, etc.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs Syllabus: This section will test general awareness knowledge, including static GK. Apart from GK, questions will also cover the recent topics and current affairs, featuring between March 2015 and April 2020.
Mathematics (Numerical Ability) Syllabus: The questions will generally of the numerical ability type of Class 10th standard.Legal Aptitude Syllabus: The section will majorly test your interest in the study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving ability. The questions will be framed on legal propositions and a set of facts satisfying the propositions. The propositions may not be true in the real sense, and you will have to assume the true proposition based on the set of facts and answer the questions accordingly.
CLAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus: This section's questions will test your ability to identify the patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. The section will also cover various logical aptitude questions, including syllogism, logical sequences, analogies, etc.
However, the logical reasoning section will not have visual reasoning questions. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is the national level law entrance exam conducted every year for shortlisting candidates for as many as 2252 seats distributed among the 17 participating.
NLUs. Last year as many as 39686 candidates had registered for CLAT, 37358 candidates appeared for the admission test.
Question Breakdown of Exam Pattern
Undergraduate Pattern of Question Paper and Syllabus
Maximum Marks: 200
Duration of CLAT-2018 Examination: 02:00 Hours
Total Number of Questions: 200 questions of one mark each
| Subjects | Marks |
| 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 |
Post Graduate pattern of question paper and syllabus for CLAT 2018
Maximum Marks: 150
Duration of CLAT-2018 Examination: 02:00 Hours
Total Number of Questions: 150 questions of one mark each
| Subjects | Marks |
| Constitutional Law | 50 marks |
| Jurisprudence | 50 marks |
| Other Subject such as contract, torts, Criminal law, International Law IPR, etc | 50 marks |
Note: 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong Answer
