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2nd April 2016, 04:16 PM
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Re: Is CLAT Very Tough

CLAT entrance examination is conducted for admission to 17 of the coveted National Law Schools.

The following national law universities (NLUs) consider CLAT scores for admissions to their under graduate program:
-NLSIU - Bangalore
-NALSAR - Hyderabad
-NLIU - Bhopal
-WBNUJS - Kolkata
-NLU - Jodhpur
-HNLU - Raipur
-GNLU - Gandhinagar
-RMLNLU - Lucknow
-RGNUL - Patiala
-CNLU - Patna
-NUALS - Kochi
-NLUO - Cuttack
-NUSRL - Ranchi
-NLUJAA - Guwahati
-DSNLU - Visakhapatnam
-TNNLS -Tiruchirappalli
-MNLU - Mumbai

Eligibility Criteria:

-Candidates should have passed Higher Secondary School/Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in aggregate (45% in case of SC/ST/OBC and persons with Disability).

-There is no age bar for appearing in CLAT


If you go through the pattern of CLAT Exam, you will see that it is mostly general and does not involve any difficult subject. If you have basic understanding of English and have some interest in reading news and Current Affairs you are ready for two sections.
The most challenging part, for most students, is Mathematics. However, it is of elementary standard and does not require special knowledge.

Exam Pattern

The 2 hour-long duration’s paper will consist of 200 multiple answer type questions. Each question will carry only one mark.
There will be a provision for 25 % negative marking for every wrong answer. T

he questions will be asked from the following areas:
-Reasoning – 40 Q
-Legal Aptitude – 50 Q
-English & Comprehension – 40 Q
-Elementary Mathematics – 20 Q
-General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 50 Q

Syllabus

English Including Comprehension
This subject is set to test the candidate’s proficiency in English and understanding the comprehension and its theme. In comprehension section, the candidate requires to answer the questions based on passage theme and words. In grammar section will be questioned on correction of incorrect grammar sentences including active and passive voice, article, preposition, verbs formation & usage, concord, modals, Idioms and phrases, antonyms, synonyms, reading comprehension, sentence sequencing, spotting error and using appropriate word.

General Knowledge and Current Affairs
In this section, the candidates will be tested on their knowledge of current affairs, static general knowledge and general awareness. The question will be asked about the India and word geography & history, freedom struggles, Indian economy, Indian constitution, national insignia, international organizations, basis general knowledge & general science, chemistry, physics, biology and computers. The questions based on current affairs will be picked probably through the last 1 to 2 years.

Elementary Mathematics
The syllabus in the math section is up to 10th class. The candidates will be asked questions on their knowledge of elementary mathematics, covering the topics like LCM, HCF, numbers, simplification, decimal fraction, average, square & cube roots, problems on number and age, profit & loss, percentage, ratio & proportion, time & work, chain rule, time & distance, pipe & cistern, boats & streams, simple & compound interest, clock & calendars, volume & surface area, combinations and problem on trains..

Legal Aptitude
In this section of CLAT syllabus, the candidates will be tested on their interest towards law studies, problem solving ability and research aptitude. All questions will be framed as legal propositions with the set of facts. The candidates will have to assume the truth and answer the questions accordingly. There are a wide variety of questions from legal studies like international law, criminal law, Indian constitution, legal terms, legal maxims, family law, contracts and torts.

Logical & Critical Reasoning
In this section, the pattern will check the ability of candidates to identify patterns, rectify illogical arguments and logical links. There are a wide variety of reasoning questions like classification, analog, series completion, logical diagram, direction sense, puzzle test, blood relation, inserting the missing character, arithmetical reasoning, the alphabet test, mathem


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