Feature | Details |
|---|---|
Exam Name | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) |
Exam Level | National |
Conducting Body | Consortium of NLUs |
Mode of Exam | Offline (Pen & Paper) |
Type of Questions | MCQs (comprehension-based) |
Total Questions | 120 (UG) |
Total Marks | 120 |
Duration | 2 hours |
Negative Marking | +1 for correct, -0.25 for wrong answer |
Medium of Exam | English |
CLAT focuses on reading comprehension + reasoning skills across 5 major sections:
Reading Comprehension (400–450 words)
Vocabulary (context-based)
Inference, Summary, Tone
Grammar-related questions (within passages)
National & International News
Important Legal Developments
Government Policies & Schemes
Awards, Appointments, Sports
Static GK linked to current topics
Legal passages (350–450 words)
General legal knowledge (not prior law study)
Legal principles and their application
Analytical reasoning based on legal situations
Critical reasoning
Arguments and conclusions
Strengthen/Weaken assumptions
Inference-based passages
Short sets with charts, graphs, tables
Class 10th-level arithmetic
Percentages, Ratios, Averages, Time-Speed
Interpreting data and calculations
Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
Qualification | 10+2 or equivalent |
Minimum Marks | 45% (General/OBC); 40% (SC/ST) |
Age Limit | No upper age limit |
Event | Date (Expected) |
|---|---|
Notification Release | July–August 2025 |
Application Opens | August 2025 |
Application Deadline | October 2025 |
Admit Card Release | November 2025 |
CLAT Exam Date | December 2025 |
Result & Counselling | Jan–Feb 2026 |
Word Power Made Easy – Norman Lewis
High School English Grammar – Wren & Martin
Practice from CLAT Consortium sample papers
Lucent’s GK Book
The Hindu / Indian Express (Editorials)
Monthly current affairs PDFs (Vision IAS / AffairsCloud)
Legal Awareness & Legal Aptitude – AP Bhardwaj
Previous Year CLAT Papers (with solutions)
Analytical Reasoning – MK Pandey
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – RS Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude – RS Aggarwal (Class 10 focus)
Practice Data Interpretation sets
Section | Approx. No. of Questions | Weightage (%) |
|---|---|---|
English Language | 22–26 | ~20% |
Current Affairs/GK | 28–32 | ~25% |
Legal Reasoning | 28–32 | ~25% |
Logical Reasoning | 22–26 | ~20% |
Quantitative Techniques | 10–14 | ~10% |
Daily Reading Habit: Editorials, legal blogs, newspapers
Mock Tests Weekly: Time-bound mocks + review
Previous Year Papers: Focus on pattern, passage-solving
Note-making: Especially for GK and legal terms
Time Management: Practice under exam conditions
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