CLAT exam details

Will you please share with me the exam details of Common Law Admission Test as I want to give this exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

As you want to get the details of exam of Common Law Admission Test so here is the information of the same for you:

CLAT 2015 UG Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates must have passed Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates)

Pattern of CLAT 2015 UG paper:
Duration of the examination – 2 hours
Total number of MCQs – 200
Total marks for CLAT 2015 UG – 200
There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 marks will be deducted for each of the wrong answers.
In the event of equal marks scored by two or more candidates in the CLAT 2015, the tie will be broken by the following procedure and order:
Higher marks in the section of Legal aptitude.
Higher age
Computerized draw of lots.



Application Fees:
Rs. 4000/- Only for the General Candidates and Rs. 3500/- Only for the Reserved categories

Important Dates:
Sl. No. Description of Specific Activities Date and Day
1 Date of Issue of First Admission Notification 25th December, 2014 (Thursday)
2 Starting date for submission of online application form 1st January, 2015
(Thursday)
3 Last date for submission of filled-in online application form 15th April 2015(Wednesday)
4 Download of Admit Cards/Hall Tickets From 19th April, 2015 (Sunday )
5 Date of CLAT – 2015 Online examination 10th May, 2015 (Sunday) 3:00 PM to 5:00 Pm
6 Declaration of results i.e. issue of Merit List (Category-wise) along with the notice to the candidates for indicating their choices of University preferences using online candidate portal 20th May, 2015
(Wednesday)
7 Dates for indicating University-wise preference
Note: The merit-cum-preference will be the basic principle of admission for CLAT 2015 and the allotment of candidates to various NLU(s) will be based on the same, wherein the candidates will be able to mark the preferences of the NLU(s) for admission within the stipulated period mentioned in the schedule, failing which their right to be considered for admission shall be forfeited. 21st-25th May, 2015
(Thursday – Monday)
8 Publication of 1st Indicative seat allocation list 9th June, 2015 (Tuesday)
9 Dates for payment of counselling fee
Note: The candidates failing to deposit the required fees by the specified date will forfeit their right to be considered for admission in CLAT – 2015 and their names will be dropped from the CLAT – 2015 Merit List. Dates for locking of allotted seats or exercising option for up-gradation against Indicative seat allocation list. 10th-13th June, 2015
(Wednesday- Saturday)
10 Publication of 2nd allotment list after payment of counselling fee 15th June, 2015
(Monday)
11 Dates for payment of counseling fee: The candidates whose names have been added in 2nd provisional allotment list against dropped out candidates. 16th-19th June, 2015 (Tuesday-Friday)
12 Last Date of withdrawal from the Admission Process 19th June, 2015 (Friday)
13 Dates for locking of allotted seats or exercising option for up-gradation or for withdrawing from the Admission Process against second allotment list 16th-19th June, 2015 (Tuesday-Friday)
14 Publication of 3rd allotment listDate for Payment of counseling fee: The candidates, whose names appear in 3rd allotment list. 21th June, 2015 (Sunday)21st-23rd June, 2015 (Sunday – Tuesday)
15 Dates for admission against allotment list to be completed by the participating NLU(s) 24th-27th June, 2015 (Wednesday-Saturday)
16 Dates for receiving details of vacancies from the participating NLU(s) up to 28th June, 2015 (Sunday)
17 Publication of 4th and final allotment list with up-graded and wait listed candidates 1st July, 2015 (Wednesday)
18 Dates for admission against 4th allotment list to be completed by the participating NLU(s) upto 2nd-4th July 2015 (Thursday-Saturday)
19 Date of closure of admission process by CLAT-2015 office 6th July, 2015 (Monday)