The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

What Is CLAT?

It is only possible to enroll in undergraduate and graduate legal programs after passing the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), which is administered on a nationwide level. The Consortium of the National Law Universities annually administers the CLAT. The various National Law Universities provide this test in a rotating fashion.

Through CLAT, candidates can enroll in these courses.

Candidates can enroll in LLB and LLM program as well as the following courses after clearing the CLAT entrance exam.

BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)
SCL BSC (Bachelor of Science LLB)
BSc LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)
LLB BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
LLB BSW (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)
LLM (Master of Law) (Master of Law)

Candidates may enroll in any of the following universities after passing CLAT:

Kolkata's West Bengal NU of Legal Sciences
Jodhpur's National Law University
Gandhinagar's Gujarat National Law University
Patiala's Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
National Advanced Legal Studies University, Kochi
National Study & Research in Law University, Ranchi
Visakhapatnam's DSNLU, or Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
Mumbai's Maharashtra National Law University
Aurangabad's Maharashtra National Law University
Jabalpur's Dharmashastra National Law University
Hyderabad's NALSAR University of Law
Bhopal's National Law Institute University
Raipur's Hidayatullah National Law University
Lucknow's Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
University of Chanakya National Law Patna
Cuttack's National Law University in Odisha
The Assam-based National Law University & Judicial Academy
The Tiruchirapalli-based Tamil Nadu National Law School
Nagpur's Maharashtra National Law University
Shimla-based Himachal Pradesh National Law University
Haryana's Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NLU

CLAT Exam Pattern

The Common Law Admission Test is composed of questions of an objective nature. Questions in this exam are drawn from the class 10 and 12 curricula. The CLAT primarily evaluates a candidate's aptitude and skill with CLAT study material. It is essential for studying law, and on the basis of which exam questions are created. The CLAT is a two-hour exam. In the UG test, 150 multiple-choice questions are presented. One mark will be awarded for each accurate response, while 0.25 marks will be withheld for each incorrect response.

Exam Schedule for the CLAT

In most cases, CLAT notification is released in December, application procedures begin in January, admission cards are released in April, and the exam is held in the middle of May. The exam is administered, the answer key is made available two days later, and by the end of May, the results are announced. In June, the merit list and cutoff are revealed, and the counselling process then begins.

For admission to the several National Law Universities in India, the Common Law Admission Test is held. A few private institutions also provide admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) legal programs based on CLAT results in addition to this.

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