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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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 |
Candidates should keep following things in mind while making application form:
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:
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:
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 |
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 |
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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 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.
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.
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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