LLM CLAT Syllabus

Can you please give here syllabus of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) examination for admission in LLM course ?

[Arun Vats]

As you want I am here giving you syllabus of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) examination for admission in LLM course.

Common Law Admission Test exam pattern:
Total Marks: 200
Number of Questions:

i) Objective Type: 50 questions of one mark each

ii) Short Answers: 10 questions of five marks each

iii) Essay: Two questions of 50 marks each

Syllabus :

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.

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.

Legal course topics:
Law of Contracts
Law of Torts
Family Law
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Legal Theory

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.