If you are appearing in clat for admission into llb & llm courses, then you must update yourself with latest clat exam pattern. In the year of 2020, the consortium of nlus announced major changes into the exam pattern of clat ug entrance i.e. llb course. These changes include reducing the number of questions asked from the 200 to around 150. Also, the comprehension based questions will be asked from quantitative techniques, english, gk, current affairs, logical reasoning and legal reasoning sections. Again from clat 2024, not of questions decreased from 150 to 120. It means you have to answer now 120 comprehension & passage based mcqs in 2 hours. While there is no change announced in clat pg exam pattern.
Category | Details |
Exam | Common Law Admission Test |
Abbreviated Name | CLAT |
Duration | 2 hours |
Mode | Offline (pen paper mode) |
Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
Number of Questions | Undergraduate Exam (BA LLB) - 120 passage based questions Postgraduate Exam (LLM) - 120 objective type questions |
Language | English |
Total Marks | UG - 120 marks PG - 120 marks |
Marking scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer & -0.25 mark for each wrong answer. |
Features | Details |
Exam mode | Pen-paper mode test |
Exam duration | 120 minutes |
Test Language | English |
Type of questions | Passage based multiple choices questions |
Subjects | Five subjects |
Total questions | 120 questions |
Total Marks | 120 marks |
Negative Marking | Yes, 0.25 marks for each incorrect attempt |
Each section of CLAT question paper for LLB program will carry weightage as under:
Subject Areas | Questions per section | Weightage per section |
English Language | 22-26 questions | 20% of the paper |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28-32 questions | 25% of the paper |
Legal Reasoning | 28-32 questions | 25% of the paper |
Logical Reasoning | 22-26 questions | 20% of the paper |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 questions | 10% of the paper |
Total Questions | 120 MCQs | 100% |
Features | Details |
Exam mode | Pen-paper mode test |
Duration of Examination | 2 hours |
Language Options | English |
Type of questions | Multiple choices questions |
Subjects | Constitutional Law & Legal Reasoning |
Objective Type Questions | 120 |
Negative Marking | Yes, 0.25 marks for an incorrect attempt |
Maximum Marks | 120 marks |
Each section of CLAT question paper for LLM program will carry weightage as under:
Subject Areas | Questions | Marks |
1. Constitutional Law | 120 MCQs | 120 Marks |
2. Other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law | ||
Total Questions | 120 MCQs | 120 Marks |