Subjects in CLAT Exam

I have applied for the Common Law Admission test (Under-Graduate Programme) . Will you please provide the exam pattern / subjects for an idea ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Here I am providing the Common Law Admission test (Under-Graduate Programme) pattern / subjects which you are looking for .

Total Marks - 200

Duration of Examination- Two hours (02:00 hours)

Number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each - 200

Subject areas with Weightage

English including Comprehension - 40 Marks

General Knowledge and Current Affairs - 50 Marks

Legal Aptitude - 50 Marks

Logical Reasoning - 40 Marks

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) - 20 Marks

Negative Marking --0.25 marks

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
Mathematics:-

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.

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.

Can you provide me the syllabus for Common Law Admission Test Under Graduate (CLAT UG) as I want to know about the Subjects included in the Examination?

[sumit]

The syllabus for Common Law Admission Test Under Graduate (CLAT UG) is as follows:


CLAT Syllabus for LLB

English Language

●Read and comprehend the main point discussed in the passage. Also, questions will be asked according to the arguments and viewpoints or set out in the passage
●Draw inferences and conclusions based on the passage
●Summarise the passage
●Understand the meaning of various words and phrases used in the passage
●Compare and contrast the different arguments or viewpoints set out in the passage


Current Affairs including General Knowledge

In this section, a 450 words essay will be provided. The passage could be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non - fiction writing. The questions will be asked from legal information or knowledge discussed in related to the passage


Various questions on current affairs questions will be asked such as:
1.Contemporary events of significance from India and the world
2.Arts and Culture
3.International Affairs
4.Historical events of continuing significance


Legal Reasoning

Here in this section, a passage of 450 words will be asked. The passage will be related to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries.

From each passage a series of questions will be asked that will require you to:
●Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage
●Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations
●Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations


Logical Reasoning

This section will include short passages of 300 words. Each passage will have questions that will require you to:


●Recognize an argument, its premises and conclusions
●Read and identify the arguments set out in the passage
●Infer what follows from the passage and apply the inferences to new situations
●Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments
●Critically analyse patterns of reasoning and analyse how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidences

Quantitative Techniques

This section have short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. One will be required to derive information from such passages, graphs or other representatives.

The questions will require to:

●Derive, infer, manipulate numerical information set out in such passages, graphs or other representations
●Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations on such information including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation