Comon Law Admission Test (CLAT) Practice Exam

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

About CLAT

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the most popular of all the law entrances in India after Class XII. CLAT is conducted every year to select students for 22 National Law Universities in India, other than National Law University, Delhi, which conduct its own entrance test by the name AILET (All India Law Entrance Test), to select the students.

To name a few, CLAT score is also accepted by law schools like NMIMS- Mumbai, UPES-Dehradun and Institute of Law, Nirma University-Ahmedabad.

Eligibility Criterion for CLAT 

Following is the eligibility criterion for CLAT:

• (a) Candidate must score atleast forty five percent (45%) marks in Qualifying Exam (Class XII or equivalent) in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved /OBC /Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories.
• (b) Candidates must scoreForty Percent (40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
• Result of qualifying examination (i.e., Class XII ) should be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.

Syllabus for CLAT Exam

CLAT Exam is conducted in online mode where the paper will have 200 questions from five sections namely - General English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

• English: English section tests the candidates' proficiency in English, based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
• General Knowledge and Current Affairs: General knowledge will be tested on the general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
• Mathematics: The section tests the candidate's knowledge on elementary mathematics, up to Class 10
• Legal Aptitude: The section aims to test candidate's interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition must be applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the "truth" of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
• Logical Reasoning: The objective of this section is to test the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, series, coding-decoding, directions etc. However, visual reasoning is generally not tested.

CLAT Exam Pattern 

Subject/Section	Total Questions
English/Verbal Ability	40
Mathematics/Quantitative Ability	20
Logical Reasoning	40
General Awareness	50
Legal Aptitude	50

For every correct answer 1 mark will be awarded and for every wrong answer 0.25 will be deducted.

FAQ on CLAT Exam

1. What is examination mode of CLAT 2019?

Ans: The Common Law Admission Test mode is way back to an offline pattern after being administered online for the last four years. From CLAT 2019 will be a paper-pen based test administered by CLAT Consortium.

2. Has CLAT eligibility criteria changed?

Ans: Yes, the CLAT eligibility criteria had been changed two years back after the Supreme Court order on BCI's age cap. According to the revised eligibility criteria of CLAT 2019, candidates irrespective of their age limit can apply for the NLUs admission test. Earlier, the Bar Council of India (BCI) had put an age bar, following which candidates attaining an age of 20 years or less as on the date of admission year, could only apply for the national-level law entrance exam for undergraduate programmes and those belonging to SC, ST, Other Backward Classes, and Specially-Abled Persons (SAP) were given an upper age relaxation of 2 years, i.e., 22 years of age as on the same date for being considered eligible for CLAT.

3. What will be the medium of online CLAT?

Ans: CLAT 2019 will be held in English medium only.

4. Is there any arrangement for Specially-Abled Persons (SAPs)?

Ans: Yes, the specially-abled persons can opt either to arrange for his/ her own scribe or to make request to the CLAT office to provide one for them. In case of the first option, candidates will need to download the scribe declaration form at the time of filling CLAT 2019 application. Moreover, the SAPs will be entitled to a compensatory time of 40 minutes.

5. Do I need to send hard copies of any document or filled CLAT applications to the CLAT Office?

Ans: The candidates need not send any document or CLAT application form to the CLAT office. However, it is advised that candidates should keep a hard copy of filled-in CLAT 2019 application form for his/her own record and future correspondences with the CLAT office.

6. How many times can I change/modify/make changes in CLAT application?

Ans: A CLAT aspirant can make changes in the application form as many times as he/she wishes before paying the CLAT application fee. No changes can be made after the payment of fees and once the application form has been submitted.

7. Can I change my NLU choices subsequently?

Ans: No, once a candidate has indicated and submitted his/ her choices of NLUs, it’ll be treated as final. However, in case of multiple applications for CLAT, the last submitted form will be treated as final.

8. Is there any seat available for NRI/ NRI sponsored/ foreign national candidates?

Ans: Yes, some of the NLUs offer seats to BRI/ NRO sponsored/ foreign national candidates. Candidates need to go through the official website to know more about NRI seats.

9. What is the minimum cut-off score/ sectional cut off for CLAT 2019?

Ans: There is no such minimum cut off score/sectional cut off score to qualify CLAT. However, admissions to NLUs will be offered based on candidates’ performance in the law entrance examination, in the order of merit.

List of National Law Universities who  accept CLAT scores 

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Table of Contents

Subject/Section	Total Questions
English/Verbal Ability	40
Mathematics/Quantitative Ability	20
Logical Reasoning	40
General Awareness	50
Legal Aptitude	50