CLAT- Common Law Admission Test
Subject wise Courses for CLAT
Exam Name Common Law Admission test | Mode Offline (Pen Paper) | Exam Frequency Once in a Year |
Exam Duration 2 hours | Test Takers 59000 | Accepting colleges 104 |
Exam Language English | No. of cities Test centers across the nation | Official website clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in |
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What is CLAT?
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admission to candidate in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered at NLUs and other colleges/universities accepting exam score.CLAT began in 2008 and today more than 40,000 students write the entrance exam every year to secure a seat in one of the top participating National Law University including NLSIU Bangalore-the Harvard of the East. CLAT is conducted every year to select students for 19 National Law Universities in India, other than National Law University-Delhi and HP National Law University-Shimla, which have their own process to select the students.
CLAT Score is also accepted by other law schools including NMIMS, Mumbai, UPES Dehradun and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, to name a few. After passing CLAT examination, you are eligible to be admitted to any of the following National Law Universities to continue your studies in Law stream. After completion of Law courses in NLUs you get good placements on campus. You can then even become successful LAWYER and JUDGE and you may even reach higher positions thereafter like High court lawyer, chief justice, Solicitor general, Legal advisor and more.
CLAT 2020 Exam Dates and other events
The CLAT syllabus 2020 for UG course admission as mentioned on the official website for the exam is as follow
Section 1: English including comprehension
In this section, the candidates are tested in their proficiency in the English subject.They are asked questions related to comprehension passages and grammar in the exam.
In the comprehension section, a passage is given and candidates are asked questions related to that passage, its central theme, meanings of words used in the passage etc. The grammar section requires correction in given incorrect grammatical sentences, filling up the blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
Section 2: General Knowledge and Currents Affairs
This section is all about evaluating the candidates general awareness including static general knowledge. Candidates are expected to have a good knowledge of current affairs and hence, all the questions are current affairs based. Candidates are supposed to be up to date with news and other topics discussed in mainstream media from March 2016 to April 2020.
Section 3: Mathematics
The Quantitative section of CLAT evaluates the Elementary Mathematics knowledge of the candidate which includes the various math concepts students have studied upto class 10.
Section 4: Legal Aptitude
The Legal Aptitude section is all about testing a candidate’s aptitude and interest in law, research aptitude and also, problem solving abilities.
According to the official website for CLAT: “Questions in this section will be framed with the help of legal propositions and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theater across India for one year). Candidates would have to assume these propositions as “true” and answer the questions accordingly”.
Section 5: Logical Reasoning
To evaluate a candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links as well as rectify illogical arguments, the Reasoning section is included in CLAT.
This section includes logical reasoning questions for various topics like syllogisms, analogies, logical sequences, etc. But, visual reasoning will not be tested.
CLAT Eligibility for five year integrated courses:
Candidate who have completed 10 2 or equivalent examinations for the national or state board of education:
They should have obtained minimum 45% marks if belonging to general/ others Backward class (OBC) / Specially abled categories and40% marks belonging to scheduled class(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST categories)
Candidates can apply for CLAT 2020 irrespective of their age as the limit criteria have been removed.
CLAT Eligibility for LLM Course:
Candidates should have completed their graduation with at least 55% marks if belonging to geral / other Backward Class(OBC)/ sSpecially abled person categories and at least 50% marks if belonging to scheduled class(SC) / scheduled Tribe(ST) categories.
Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation degree can also apply for CLAT 2020. However, they shou;d submit the proof of the qualifying the final examination and completing the graduation degree at the time of admission formalities.
There is no upper age limit to apply for the CLAT 2020 Exam.
CLAT Mock test 2020 is essential for everyone. They complete your preparation and ensure that you clear the examination with a good score. Candidates can also download the CLAT mock test which is now available and practise at home offline.These mock tests of CLAT 2020 have been designed to be solved in under 2 hours, thus Using the released CLAT mock test, the candidates will be able to prepare well for the upcoming examination. Since the mock test will have the same structure as the CLAT 2020 examination, the candidates will be familiar with the pattern and analyze their preparation. Time management can also be practiced using the CLAT 2020 mock test.
The consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced few changes in CLAT 2020 Exam pattern. The consortium has also shared a sectional weightage/ question paper format of CLAT 2020 on 1st Jan along with the application form.
CLAT 2020 sectional weightage
The question paper of CLAT 2020 will comprise of 150 questions and the sectional wise allotment of the following is given below:
CLAT 2020 Making Scherm
Unlike the exam pattern, the marking scheme of CLAT 2020 will remains the same as earlier, i.e.
For every correct answer, a candidate. will be awarded one mark.
However, for every wrong attempt, 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score.
No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.
The consortium of National Law University (NLUs) has published an official sample paper for the common Law Admission Test 2020 on 1st January. The sample paper is based on the new exam pattern of CLAT 2020 and will be helpful for candidates appearing in the upcoming. Also the past year CLAT question papers are quite very helpful for the students who wish to score good marks because they give you an idea of the type of the questions and help you evaluate yourself. Past years Clat question papers tell you about your weak points and thus you can improve it and gain a good score.
The Online Registration and Application process has started from 1st January onwards and the last date to submit the CLAT application form is 31st MARCh. Following steps to carry out application process is given below:
Step 1: Register for CLAT
Register on the official website(https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2020/). Candidates need to enter their details to register. Once registered, candidates need to activate their account by entering their mobile number, this will generate an OTP on your number. Fill that OTP and then login by setting a password. Then click on the register for the CLAT 2020 button.
Step 2: Fill the CLAT Application form
Candidates need to enter their personal details, academic details, communication details, category, exam centre preference details etc. After taking a preview of the form you can click on the submit button.
Step 3: Upload Documents
Candidates are supposed to upload their signature, photograph and a copy of the domicile and category certificate. Otherwise, their Clat application form is not completed.
Step 4: Candidates can pay the application fee for CLAT 2020 in online mode using (debit card/ credit card/ net banking) as well as offline (bank challan) modes. CLAT Application fee for different categories is an mentioned in the table below:
The conducting body of CLAT 2020, NLU odisha, Cuttack will be releasing the admit card of CLAT 2020 by the last week of April 2020. Candidates can get access for the same in online mode by entering their registration id and password. CLAT 2020 Admit card is a hall ticket to enter the examination hall thus it is an important document for the candidate. Without the admit card of CLAT 2020, no candidates will be allowed to enter the examination hall under any circumstances. Candidates are advised to check all the details like the name of the candidates, roll number, subject code, examination centre and date before downloading the same. Candidates should also take a print out of the same for future references.
Check CLAT 2020 Result, As per the CLAT exam dates, the results for CLAT 2020 will be published on the official website (https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2020/). CLAT results will be composed of an overall merit list with names of the candidates along with their CLAT score and categories. Apart from this, the state specific as well as all India Merit list shall be prepared for various categories like- Unreserved/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ women/ PWd etc. candidates can view their personal Login account.
A variation seen in CLAT Cutoff every year. The cutoff of CLAT depends on multiple criteria and they are as follows:
Difficulty level of the exam
Total number of seats available that year
The Cut Off for the common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is the score or rank at which aspirants are offered admission in different colleges accepting their CLAT score. Thus, CLAT Cut Off forms a basis on which the candidates are offered admission in different NLUs.
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Recommended Question & Answers for CLAT
- Suman saves 10% of her monthly salary. Now her expenditure increases by 30% and savings increases by 50%. The present increase in her salary is
- a)25%
- b)30%
- c)32%
- d)40%
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - You can buy (a) / the scissors (b) / that is (c) / sharp. (d) / No error. (e)
- a)You can buy
- b)the scissors
- c)that is
- d)sharp.
- e)No error.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - In each of the questions below given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.Q. Statements:Some lens are poles. All poles are skies. Some skies are boxes. No box is bottle.Conclusions:I. Some bottles are lensII. Some boxes are poles.III. No bottle is lane.
- a)None follows
- b)Only I follows
- c)Only II follows
- d)Only III follows
- e)Either I or III follows
Correct answer is option 'E'. Can you explain this answer? - His boss /a/ admires him /b/ a lot as he /c/ takes pain over his work /d/. No error/e/.
- a)His boss
- b)admires him
- c)a lot as he
- d)takes pain over his work.
- e)No error
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? - Can anyone help me reduce the price of infinity....I want to access all the content of edurev! Any coupon code or discount coupon...?
- Order has been issued (a) / for his transfer to another district (b) / but he has not received them so far (c) / No error (d)
- a)Order has been issued
- b)for his transfer to another district
- c)but he has not received them so far
- d)no error
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer? - A sum amount to ruppes 9680 in 2 years and to rupees 10648 in 3 years respectively at compound interest what will be the amount if the same rate of compound interest?
- The Centre on Friday announced that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will come into force from January 10. In a gazette notification, the Union home ministry said the act under which non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be given Indian citizenship, will come into force from January 10.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of the section 1 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (47 of 2019), the Central government hereby appoints the 10th day of January, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," the government notification said. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities, who had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014.The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Parliament on Wednesday December 11, 2019, with the Rajya Sabha voting 125-99 in favour of the Bill.
CAA won't apply to areas under the sixth schedule of the Constitution – which deals with autonomous tribal-dominated regions in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The bill will also not apply to states that have the inner-line permit regime (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram). The passage came amidst largescale protests in Assam, where the military had to be called in to control protesting crowds, despite assurances from the Centre that special measures will be taken under clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord to address Assamese concerns.
The Lok Sabha had approved the Bill by a significant majority on December 2, 2019. The legislation applies to those who were “forced or compelled to seek shelter in India due to persecution on the ground of religion”. It aims to protect such people from proceedings of illegal migration. The cut-off date for citizenship was December 31, 2014 which means the applicant should have entered India on or before that date. Indian citizenship, under previous law, was given either to those born in India or if they have resided in the country for a minimum of 11 years.Q. What was the time to be resided in India for eligibility of citizenship in citizenship Act of 1955?- a)9 years
- b)13 years
- c)11 years
- d)10 years
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - Which type of equality is negative enumerated in Art. 14 of the constitution of India?
- a)Equal protection of laws
- b)Unequal protection of laws
- c)Equality before law
- d)None of the above
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - Principle: `Volenti non fit injuria', a well-established legal principle, means that a person has no legal remedy for the injury caused by an act which he has consented.Situation: An old man was walking in a narrow one-way lane in the opposite direction. It was night-time and there was no street lighting. A car moving in right direction but without headlights knocked him down since the driver could not see him. He filed a suit against the driver.
- a)He would lose, because he violated the traffic rules in the first instance.
- b)He would lose, because he voluntarily exposed herself to risks.
- c)The driver would lose, because he drove without proper headlights.
- d)The driver would not lose, because he drove without proper headlights.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - Statements :No cream is a lemon.All lemons are onions.All cream is a grapes.Conclusion :(i) Some grapes are not onions.(ii) All lemons are grapes is a possibility
- a)if only conclusion I follows;
- b)if only conclusion II follows;
- c)if either I or II follows;
- d)if neither I nor II follows; and
- e)if both I and II follow
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? - The Railway authorities allowed a train to be over-crowded. In consequence, a legitimate passenger, Mr. X got his pocket picked. Choose appropriate answer-
- a)Mr. X can sue the railway authorities for the loss suffered.
- b)Mr. X cannot sue because he had given his consent to travel in over-crowded train.
- c)Mr. X cannot sue the railway authorities because there was no infringement of legal right and mere fact that the loss was caused does not give to a cause of action.
- d)None of the above.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? - I am afraid we’ll have to take an auto rickshaw the last bus ______
- a)has just left an hour ago
- b)left an hour ago
- c)had left an hour ago
- d)has an hour ago left
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? - Directions : Read the following statement and answer the question that follows.‘The first ever low-cost tablet with a three-hour battery which works only with Wi-Fi for accessing the Internet will be a game changer for India’s rural population who have been on the wrong side of the digital divide in the country.’ – Stated Company X, the manufacturers of the tablet on their role in providing access to Internet throughout India.Which of the following can be assumed/inferred from the given statement? (An assumption is something that is not directly stated but is supposed or taken for granted and an inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.)
- a)Wi-Fi connections are already available in rural parts of India.
- b)Other tablets did not have the features such as Wi-Fi connectivity.
- c)Improvement in accessibility to Internet would help education sector the most.
- d)A mere three- hour battery would be grossly insufficient to maximize its benefits.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
