Tuesday, February 05, 2013

CLAT Previous Years Question Papers

CLAT Previous Years Question Papers

Old Question Booklets for UG as well as PG courses will be available at the member National Law Universities/ Institutes including the organizing university (i.e. HNLU, Raipur) at a cost of Rs. 200/- per booklet. 

The Question Booklets will also be made available on the CLAT Website (www.clat.ac.in) and can be downloaded by making online payment of Rs. 200/- through net banking, debit card, credit card, etc. In addition to making online payment of Rs. 200/-, the applicant will have to bear the bank transaction cost for remitting the charges online.

In case, the question papers are sent on request through registered/ speed post, the candidates will have to bear an additional cost of Rs.100/- towards the postage charges.

For further details, CLICK HERE.

[Source: www.clat.ac.in]

Exam Pattern of CLAT LL.M. | Syllabus of CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) Post Graduate Programme


Pattern of CLAT (Post-Graduate Programme)
  • Total Marks: 150
  • Duration of Examination: Two Hours
  • Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions (Covering Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence): 100 Marks (4 questions of 25 marks each)
  • Multiple-Choice Questions (Covering all compulsory law subjects prescribed by the BCI for the Under-Graduate Course except Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence}: 50 Marks (50 questions of 1 mark each)
Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 mark will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to multiple choice questions.

[Source: www.clat.ac.in]

[Updated on 02nd January 2014]

Disclaimer: Author has tried his best to provide syllabus that is true and accurate as of the date of writing; however, all the syllabii on the the present blog should be double checked for their accuracy and current applicability. For details click here 

Exam Pattern of CLAT LL.B. | Syllabus of CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) Under Graduate Programme

Pattern of CLAT (Under-Graduate Programme)
  • Total Marks: 200
  • Total number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each: 200
  • Duration of examination: Two Hours
Subject areas with weightage:
  1. English including Comprehension: 40 Marks
  2. General Knowledge/ Current Affairs: 50 Marks
  3. Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability): 20 Marks
  4. Legal Aptitude: 50 Marks
  5. Logical Reasoning: 40 Marks
Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 mark will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to multiple choice questions.

The different subject areas of the exam

English Including Comprehension: The English section will test 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 Currents Affairs: As far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of current affairs.
Mathematics: This section will test candidate's knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.
Legal Aptitude: This section will test candidate's interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the "truth" of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
Logical Reasoning: The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

[Source: www.clat.ac.in]

[Updated on 02nd January 2014]


Disclaimer: Author has tried his best to provide syllabus that is true and accurate as of the date of writing; however, all the syllabii on the the present blog should be double checked for their accuracy and current applicability. For details click here  

CLAT Calender 2013 | Important Dates for CLAT 2013

Publication of Advertisement: i. 1st January, 2013 ii. At regular intervals

Issue of Application Forms: 15th January, 2013

Last date for submission of filled-in forms: 30th March 2013

Issue of Hall Tickets: Up to 13th April 2013

Date of CLAT-2012 Examination: 12th May 2013 (Sunday)

Publication of result: 31st May 2013

Closing of admissions: 29th June 2013

Note: The above dates are tentative and the Convener, CLAT-2013, reserves the right to change the dates as per contingencies and requirements.


For further details, visit the link below-

Notification | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2013


Eligibility for Under-Graduate Programmes: To be eligible to appear in CLAT-2013, a candidate should have obtained a Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognised Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates) and should be below 20 years of age as on 1st July 2013 (22 years in case of SC and ST candidates).* Candidates who are appearing or have appeared in the 10+2 examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear in the test. However, such candidates are required to have passed the qualifying examination at the time of their admission and must be able to submit proofs in support of their claims. * Subject to State reservation at the University concerned.

Eligibility for Post-Graduate Programmes: To be eligible for appearing in CLAT-2013, a candidate should have obtained a LL. B/B. L. Degree or an equivalent degree from a recognized University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50% in case of SC and ST candidates).* The candidates who have passed the qualifying degree examination through supplementary/ compartment and repeat attempts are also eligible for appearing in the test and taking admission provided that such candidates will have to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying examination with fifty-five/fifty percent marks, as the case may be, on the date of their admission or within the time allowed by the respective universities.

Test Centres for CLAT 2013: BANGALORE, BHOPAL, CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK, GANDHINAGAR, GUWAHATI, HYDERABAD, JAIPUR, JAMMU, JODHPUR, KOCHI, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, PATIALA, PATNA, RAIPUR, RANCHI.


How to Apply: Printed OMR Application Forms along with the CLAT-2013 Information Brochure will be made available at the designated branches (refer-www.clat.ac.in) of the State Bank of India (SBI) and in all the participating NLUs mentioned above against payment of Rs.3000/- only (Rs.2500/- in case of SC/ST candidates on submission of proof) excluding the bank charges. For purcahasing Application Form from the designated branches of SBI, fees can be paid through a ‘Challan’ by furnishing the required information about the candidate as specified in the 'Challan' form. For purchasing Application Form from the participating NLUs, the candidates can make payment either through ‘Cash’ or ‘Demand Draft’ drawn in favour of the Registrars of the concerned NLUs to be payable at the respective cities of their location.

Last Date for Submission of Application Forms: 30 March 2013

Date of Entrance Examination: 12th May 2013


For full details of CLAT 2013 and to download CLAT 2013 Brochure, click the link below-