The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs offered by 22 National Law Universities around the country. CLAT Exam for the year 2022 is over and CLAT exam for the year 2023 is being held on 18th December 2022. Registration and other details are not yet published. Meanwhile you can check the key answers and other details here.
CLAT 2023- Important Dates
| Event | Dates for CLAT 2023 |
|---|
| Release of admission notification | 8th August 2023 |
| Start of CLAT 2022 online application form | 8th August 2023 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 13th November 2023 |
| Release of admit card | To be notified |
| CLAT 2023 exam date | 18th December 2022 |
| Release of provisional answer key | To be notified |
| Release of final answer key | To be notified |
| Declaration of results | To be notified |
| Commencement of counselling | To be notified |
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CLAT 2023 Latest Update
CLAT exam for the year 2023 will be held on 18th December 2022. The Application link is open from 8th August 2022 - 13th November 2022. Apply for CLAT 2023 here
CLAT 2022 : CLAT 2022 exam provisional key answers are out. You can check the key answers here.
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- CLAT Online Test series with 40 mock tests
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- Sectional, topics & GK Tests
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CLAT 2023 Courses
The CLAT exam is conducted to grant admissions to the following Under-Graduate (UG) & Post-Graduate (PG) courses:
- BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)
- BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)
- B.Com LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)
- BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
- BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB)
- LLM (Master of Law)
These courses are offered by the 22 NLUs for UG & 18 NLUs for PG throughout the country.
CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern
The CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs is as follows :
CLAT 2023 Exam pattern for Under-graduate programs
The UG-CLAT 2023 shall be a 2-hour test, with 150 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects:
The CLAT online exam is of 150 marks. It is divided into 5 sections:
| Section | Total Questions / Marks | Total Marks |
|---|
| English language | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
| Current affairs including GK |
| Legal Reasoning |
| Logical Reasoning |
| Quantitative Techniques |
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CLAT 2023 Exam pattern for Post-Graduate Programs
The first section would include 120 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
| Subjects | Total number of MCQ questions | Marks |
|---|
| Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
| Other Law Subjects, including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence. | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
Eligibility Criteria for CLAT 2023
Eligibility criteria for CLAT 2023 is as follows :
Eligibility Criteria for CLAT UG Program
- There will be no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2023.
- As regards the minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates must have secured:
- Forty-five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories
- Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
- Candidates who are appeared in the qualifying examination in March/April 2022 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2023 examination. However, they shall be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
- The result of the qualifying examination (i.e.,10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.
- In case of equal marks, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
- Higher marks in the component/section on legal aptitude in the CLAT 2023 exam
- Higher age
- Computerized draw of lots.
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Eligibility Criteria for CLAT PG Program
- An LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of Fifty percent (50%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and Forty-Five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
- Candidates appeared in the qualifying examination in April/May 2022 are also eligible to apply.
- No upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT 2023.
- Tie Breaker Rule: In case of equal marks, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
- Higher age
- Computerized draw of lots
CLAT 2023 Exam Syllabus
The below-given syllabus details are as per the information provided on the official website.
English Language
It would include 450 words of Passages derived from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing. The difficulty level of the passages would be of the 12th standard level. The passages would be followed by questions based on passage comprehension, inference & conclusions, the meaning of words & phrases, Passage Summary, Comparison.
Current affairs including GK
This section would include passages derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. It would be followed by questions based on Contemporary events of significance from India and the world, Arts and culture, International affairs and Historical events of continuing significance.
Legal Reasoning
It would contain passages related to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical inquiries. Candidates would not require legal knowledge or training to answer the questions based on these passages. The passages would check the candidate's general, moral & philosophical awareness.
Logical Reasoning
This section would have short passages to test the candidate's ability to identify Logical arguments, conclusions, pattern analysis, inferences, relationships and analogies of different arguments & conclusions, etc.
Quantitative Techniques
It would contain short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. The level of questions would of 10th Standard.
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CLAT 2023 Online Application Process
CLAT 2023 online registration will continue till 13th November 2022. You can follow the same steps once the registration begins.
Prerequisites & Documents required
- Valid Email ID
- Valid Mobile number
- Passport size photograph
- Category certification for SC/ST/OBC candidates
- Relevant certificate for PWD candidates
- Relevant certificate for BPL candidates
Application Fees
- General / OBC / Specially abled & other category candidates - ₹4000/-
- SC/ST category candidates - ₹ 3500/-
Steps to Apply for CLAT 2023
- How to Apply Online for CLAT
- Register on CLAT 2023 Official Website
- Validate your Mobile Number through OTP
- Login with your email-id & password
- Carefully fill the online application form.
- Submit Online Application
- Make online payment of Application fees
- Take a copy (print or pdf) of the submitted online CLAT application form.
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Exam Date
18 December 2022
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