CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) – All it needs is good preparation….

Common Law admission test (CLAT) is an All India entrance test conducted by fourteen national law schools or universities for admission to the five year integrated undergraduate and post graduate degree programmes. CLAT is the gateway to the best law schools and clearing this examination is part of the admission process.

CLAT Exam

There are two examinations, one for the undergraduate program and other for post graduation in LAW. Students can also opt for a 5 year integrated program which is in high demand. CLAT exam follows a well defined examination pattern.

CLAT undergraduate program:

CLAT exam consists of 200 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each. The total duration of the examination is two hours and following are the subject areas covered in the examination:

1)   English including comprehension – 40 marks: This section mainly checks English proficiency of the candidate. It includes comprehension and questions related to English grammar.

2)   General Knowledge /Current affairs- 50 marks: This section is mainly looking into candidate’s knowledge in current affairs and GK.

3)   Elementary Mathematics- 20 marks: This section has simple problems on mathematics.

4)   Logical Reasoning- 40 marks: This section consists of questions to test student’s ability to identify patterns, logical sequences and analogies.

5)   Legal Aptitude- 50 marks:  Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which they said proposition has to be applied.

CLAT post graduate program

This section comprises of 200 marks and duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Section 1(Objective type questions) – 100 questions carrying one mark each. This covers law of contracts, Criminal law, Legal theory, etc.

Section 2 (Short answer questions) – This section consists of 10 questions of 10 marks each.

CLAT Application Form

CLAT Application Forms are available in the official website http://www.clat.ac.in/. Candidates can register online and details are available in the website.

CLAT mainly includes general topics and thus the CLAT Exam Syllabus is not well defined. Candidates can refer old question papers to understand the type of questions and the level of difficulty. CLAT Exam Syllabus

Colleges under CLAT Exam

There are many 14 universities which participate in CLAT. The fourteen universities participating in CLAT are listed below:

1. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
2. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
3. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
4. National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)
5. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
6. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
7. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
8. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
9. National Law University, Orissa (NLUO)
10. National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
11. National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA)
12. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
13. Dr. Ram Manohar  Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
14. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL)
15. These universities come under top 20 law schools in India.

CLAT Preparation Books

There are many good books written on CLAT preparation. These books provide the detailed syllabus, test pattern, solved question papers and mock tests for self assessment. Find below some of the well known CLAT Preparation Books which has proved to be very helpful.

1)   The complete success package CLAT 2013: This book is published by expert compilation and is one very good book for CLAT aspirants.

2)   Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) Guide: This book is published by the Editorial Board and is a good book for study.