CLAT 2020: Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an important exam for law aspirants which is conducted by 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) on rotational basis. It is a national level exam which held throughout the country at various centres. Candidates seeking admission in LL.B. and LL.M. programmes can apply for CLAT. There are various Government and Private Institutes in the country which considers CLAT score for admission law UG/PG programmes. CLAT score is valid for current academic session only. Aspirants who want to take admission in the academic session 2020-21, can check here detailed information about CLAT 2020 application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus etc.
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CLAT 2020 Important Dates
Interested candidates can find here important dates in the table below in respect of CLAT 2020. However these dates are tentative and given for reference purpose only. We will update actual dates after publication of official notification soon:
| Exam Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Announcement of official notification | 3rd week of December 2019 |
| Submission of online application form | 1st week of January, 2020 |
| Due date to submit application | 3rd week of March, 2020 |
| CLAT admit card issuance date | 2nd week of April, 2020 |
| Date of CLAT 2020 entrance exam | 3rd week of May, 2020 |
| Answer keys availability | 4th week of May, 2020 |
| Result/Merit list declaration | 4th week of May, 2020 |
| Counselling will commence from | 1st week of June, 2020 |
| Closing of admission process | 1st week of July, 2020 |
CLAT Application Form 2020: Instructions
Candidates should keep following things in mind while making application form:
- Candidates can submit CLAT application form 2020 through online mode only.
- Visit official website of the exam conducting authority i.e. www.clat.ac.in for CLAT registration.
- Candidates need to provide persona information, academic qualification and correspondence address in the application form after successful registration.
- Also upload your scanned images of recent photograph and signature in the given specifications.
- Pay the requisite application fee to complete the application process.
- Submit application form at the end and take printout of the confirmation page for future reference.
Application Fee
- Candidates need to pay Rs.4000/- in case of General/OBC/SAP and any other category.
- SC/ST candidates need to pay Rs.3500/- only.
- Candidates can pay application fee through Net Banking, Debit/Credit Card.
Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants should verify their eligibility before submitting CLAT 2020 online application form. Check CLAT eligibility criteria below and ensure your eligibility as per the conditions:
For Undergraduate Courses
- Academic Qualification: 10+2 (Intermediate) with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST candidates).
- Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam i.e. 10+2, can also apply subject to fulfilment of prescribed conditions.
- Age Criteria: Applicant’s age for UG course should not exceed 20 years (22 years for SC/ST candidates) as on 1st July 2020.
For Postgraduate Courses
- Academic Qualification: B. degree or any equivalent exam from a recognised university.
- Candidates must have secured 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) aggregate in the qualifying exam.
- Candidates pursuing qualifying examination can also apply subject to fulfilment of prescribed conditions.
- Age Criteria: No upper age limit for PG course.
CLAT Exam Pattern
The CLAT exam pattern for both UG and PG courses is different. Candidates must be aware about the exam pattern before appearing in the entrance test. Check following information in respect of CLAT exam pattern:
Exam Pattern for UG Course
| Subject Section | Section-wise Questions | Assigned Marks |
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 50 | 50 |
| English including Comprehension | 40 | 40 |
| Legal Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
| Logical Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Numerical Ability (Elementary Mathematics) | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
- The entrance test is an online test (computer based exam).
- Questions paper will contain total 200 objective type questions.
- Exam duration will be of 2.00 hours.
- Question paper will be in English language.
- There will be 1 mark for each correct answer and penalty of 0.25 marks for each wrong response.
Exam Pattern for PG Course
| Subject Section | Section-wise Questions | Assigned Marks |
| Jurisprudence | 50 | 50 |
| Constitutional Law | 50 | 50 |
| Other Law subjects (Criminal Law, International Law, Contract, Torts etc.) | 50 | 50 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
- It is also an online entrance test i.e. computer based exam.
- Question paper for PG course will contain total 150 marks.
- All the questions will be multiple choice in nature.
- Every correct response will give you 1 mark and for each wrong attempt 0.25 marks will be deducted.
- The duration of exam will be 2.00 hours.
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CLAT 2020 Syllabus
CLAT syllabus in case of UG programme includes the subjects like General Knowledge & Current Affairs, English including Comprehension, Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Numerical Ability. Candidate must command on these subjects.
In case of PG course, questions will be based on Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects like Criminal Law, International Law, Torts, Environment Law and Human Rights etc. Check previous year question paper for having rough idea about the exam.
CLAT Admit Card
CLAT admit card will be available on official website prior to the examination. Candidates can download the same from the official portal. There is no other way to get admit card. Admit card includes the crucial information like name, roll number, exam date and time, venue of exam etc. Must carry identity proof along with admit card on the day of exam.
Answer Key
The answer keys of the CLAT 2020 exam will be available online at official website in due course of time after entrance test. Candidates can avail the same easily from the website. It will be helpful to count expected number of marks.
CLAT 2020 Result
- The Result of CLAT 2020 exam is expected to declare in the month of May 2020.
- Candidates can obtain their result directly from the official portal.
- Result will contain candidate’s rank and score of test.
- On the basis of score, competent authority will prepare merit list.
CLAT 2020 Counselling
The counselling for CLAT 2020 exam will start most probably in the month of June 2020. Successful candidates on the basis of merit list will have to appear in the counselling. In this regard all the information will be available on official website. Counselling will consist of 4 rounds. It is important to go through counselling process for final admission. Candidates need to pay necessary counselling fee.
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