CLAT
CLAT stands for the Common Law Admission Test. It's a centralized national-level entrance exam conducted annually for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in 25 National Law Universities (NLUs) across India. These universities are known for their top-notch legal education and are highly sought after by aspiring lawyers.
- Mode of Exam: Conducted offline (pen and paper).
- Language: English only.
- Sections: The exam is divided into five sections:
- Duration: 2 hours.
- Number of questions:- 120
- Total marks:- 120
CLAT Exam Date & Schedule 2025
CLAT Exam Date Events | CLAT 2025 Exam Date |
Starting Date to Apply | To be announced |
Last Date to Apply | To be announced |
Campus Visit Day Registration | To be announced |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment | To be announced |
Admit Card Release Date | To be announced |
CLAT Exam Date | To be announced |
Release Date of Provisional Answer Key | To be announced |
Final Answer Key Release Date | To be announced |
Result Date | To be announced |
Registration for Counselling Starts | To be announced |
Registration for Counselling Ends | To be announced |
CLAT NLUs 2025
NLUs | CLAT Seats | State Quota (Domicile and Category) |
|---|---|---|
240 | 25% | |
147 | 25% | |
125 | 50% | |
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata | 132 | 36% |
120 | 27.5% | |
180 | 50% | |
172 | 25% | |
176 | 52% | |
180 | 10% | |
138 | 66% | |
60 | 51% | |
180 | 25% | |
120 | 50% | |
60 | 48% | |
120 | 40% | |
120 | 50% | |
100 | 63% | |
120 | 62% | |
120 | 62% | |
180 | 25% | |
120 | 40% | |
120 | 25% | |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 49 | 35% |
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CLAT-based seat Intake:
- 5-year integrated LLB program – 3400
- LLM program Intake: 1200+
- Eligibility Under-Graduate Course: Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates). There is no upper age restriction for the test.
- CLAT age limit :- The consortium has not set any age limit for appearing in the CLAT exam. Candidates can attempt the CLAT exam at any age, or any number of times.
- Marking Scheme: One mark awarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer.
CLAT 2025 Syllabus
Section CLAT at syllabus | Numbers of Questions | Marks | Weightage |
|---|---|---|---|
English Language | 22-26 | 22-26 | 20% |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 28-30 | 28-30 | 25% |
Legal Reasoning | 28-32 | 28-32 | 25% |
Logical Reasoning | 22-26 | 22-26 | 20% |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 | 22-26 | 10% |
Total | 120 | 120 | 100% |
CLAT English Language and Comprehension
The CLAT English section is primarily a test of a candidate’s language skills — reading, comprehension, and grammar. The questions are asked from six to seven passages. Each passage is followed by a series of multiple-choice type questions.
Particulars | Important details |
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Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions |
Source material or content of passages | Newspapers, journals, contemporary or historically important fiction and non-fiction writing. |
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CLAT General Knowledge and Current Affairs
CLAT general knowledge largely remains static and tests the basic knowledge of candidates in subjects such as history, economics, political science, and technology.
Particulars | Important details |
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Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions - Static general knowledge and current affairs |
Source material or content of passages | News, journalistic sources, and non-fiction writing. |
Ability tested | Awareness of the following topics
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Key Topics |
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CLAT Legal Reasoning Syllabus
Particulars | Important details |
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Type of questions asked | Multiple choice type questions from comprehension passages |
Source material or content of passages | Legal knowledge, policy reports, legal journals, cases, news and editorials |
Ability tested |
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Important topics asked in previous years | Law of Torts, Contract Law, Indian Penal Code (IPC) and related concepts, Monism and Dualism, Personal laws — Special Marriage Act, Contract Act, Bigamy and Constitution Void and voidable Marriage, Law of writs, Penal law, Public international law, Juvenile Justice Act, Personal data protection bill |
CLAT Logical Syllabus 2025
Particulars | Important details |
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Type of questions asked | 22-26 MCQs from comprehension passages |
Content of passages | Arguments, patterns, statements and fact situations |
Ability tested |
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CLAT Maths Syllabus 2025
Particulars | Important details |
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Total weightage | 10% |
Type of questions asked | Sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. |
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