CLAT Syllabus, Pattern and Eligibility: LLB Admission

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LLB Eligibility:

To be eligible for taking Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), a candidate should have passed Higher Secondary School / Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination. The minimum required percentage is:

General Candidates: 50% marks in aggregate

SC/ST/ OBC* and Persons with Disability*: 45%

* Subject to reservation at the University concerned.

Age Limit:

The MAXIMUM age of the candidate on July 01 of the year of CLAT Entrance Exam should be as follows:

General Candidates: 20 years

SC/ST/ OBC* and Persons with Disability*: 22 years

Provisional Entry:

Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination can also appear provisionally. However, they shall have to produce proof of having passed the qualifying exam before or at the time of counselling with detailed mark sheet.

Note: Candidates with compartment / supplementary in any subject in the qualifying examination are not eligible for admission.

CLAT  LLB Pattern:

Total Marks: 200

Total Questions: 200

Syllabus for CLAT LLB:

  1. English including Comprehension: 40 Marks
  2. General Knowledge/Current Affairs: 50 Marks
  3. Elementary Mathematics: 20 Marks (Numerical ability)
  4. Legal Awareness: 45 Marks
  5. Logical Reasoning: 45 Marks

The type of questions will be based on description mentioned on the CLAT Website here

1. English including Comprehension

The English section will test the candidate’s proficiency in English based 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 in of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.

2. General Knowledge/Current Affairs

This section will only test students on their knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as matters featuring in the mainstream media between May 2010 and May 2011)

3. Mathematics

This section will test candidates only on “elementary” mathematics i.e. maths that is taught till the class 10.

4. Logical Reasoning

The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the student’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, as this tends to disadvantage those that are visually impaired.

5. Legal Aptitude/Legal Awareness

Legal Aptitude/Legal Awareness This section will test students only on “legal aptitude”. 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 might 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 theater across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the question accordingly. Candidates will not be tested on any prior knowledge of law or legal concepts. If a technical/legal term is used in the question, that term will be explained in the question itself. For example, if the word patent is used, the meaning of patent (“a legal monopoly granted by the government for certain kinds of inventions”) will also be explained.

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49 Comments to “CLAT Syllabus, Pattern and Eligibility: LLB Admission”

  1. dinkar 31 January 2009 at 10:19 am #

    the eligibility for genral candidates is 55% and for reservation candidates 50% . (llm)

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  2. chandni 9 March 2009 at 4:44 pm #

    Thankyou so much for your information.....It's really very helpful.

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  3. Rishav 30 March 2009 at 4:48 pm #

    when is the clat exam 2009 should be clearly provided and there should be provision for online exams

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    • anu 9 May 2009 at 5:14 pm #

      its on d 17th may.hey i hv a doubt actually i js wantd 2 clear out dt which book r v suppose to refer?

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  4. ujjwal 3 April 2009 at 10:50 am #

    can i know d syllabus of under graduate

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  5. shantul 3 April 2009 at 10:49 pm #

    1st of tnks 4 d in4maton n can u pls throw sum more light if 4 a candidate who had compltd his Bcom n age is more than 22 nw want 2 pursue d course or pls suggst wat else he shold look in 4!!!!can he go 4 d PG level!!!!!!!wat scope is der 4 him????

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  6. sankalp ratnaparkhe 4 April 2009 at 2:29 pm #

    Thanks for providing information which will definately help students

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  7. veerakumar8@hotmail.com 5 April 2009 at 12:47 pm #

    What is the quota for differently abled persons? is there any concession in payment of fees? "What are the scholarship program available for different categories"?

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  8. nikita jain 7 April 2009 at 1:36 pm #

    please give me d information whether i m eligible for clat exam. i m graduate with B.com degree a interested in 3yrs degree course.i have also completed cs.

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  9. dhruvgrover 11 April 2009 at 3:00 am #

    what do u mean by 'no compartment' in any subject..??

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  10. sharada ambica 11 April 2009 at 8:56 pm #

    i want to know whether i am eligible for 3year program course. can i appear for clat2010. im doing b.com 3rd year. i wil write my b.com final in 2010. plz reply fast.

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    • SUJJAL SHARMA 8 May 2009 at 11:09 pm #

      minimum marks in enterace test

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  11. vamakshi 12 April 2009 at 11:12 pm #

    i think these essays r nt n syllabus as my teachers told me ,but if they r really then plz let me know

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    • admin 14 April 2009 at 8:22 pm #

      Hello Vamakshi

      Essays are part of LLM Syllabus only.. They are not meant for UG LLB courses

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  12. zoya 20 April 2009 at 9:53 pm #

    thankyou for the relevent information...wanted to know the exact syllabus and some good study material sources

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  13. geethu st 21 April 2009 at 3:03 pm #

    it is heard that legal reasoning is been substituted by legal gk any new information

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  14. saurav chaubey 25 April 2009 at 3:07 pm #

    is there any negative marking in clat and is there any cut-off marks.

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  15. jayesh 28 April 2009 at 10:31 pm #

    is there any change in corse of clat for ug
    on clat web site ther is a change
    can you tell me after change what is the corse and what is subject

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    • admin 2 May 2009 at 12:53 pm #

      Yes, the pattern has been changed.
      As mentioned on the CLAT Website:
      "It is for information of the candidates taking CLAT-2009 for admission to Undergraduate courses that 45 questions on Legal Aptitude shall be questions on General Knowledge in Law and there shall be no question on Legal Reasoning.
      This may be taken note of by every candidate. "

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  16. priyank mangal 30 May 2009 at 11:24 am #

    will their be any type of negative markings in the clat exam

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  17. rohit kumar 30 May 2009 at 7:51 pm #

    Iwant to know the age limits for obc category an the courses offered.

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  18. bhavekar ashwini 21 June 2009 at 9:12 am #

    how many fees of first year? collage name in pune university

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  19. nikhil walia 21 June 2009 at 11:10 am #

    b.com3rd yr reults awaited. clat eligible or not. contact on my tel :9268736047

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  20. Aditi joshi 27 June 2009 at 4:17 pm #

    i want 2 knw age liits 4 gen category in clat 2010.

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  21. rituraj 12 July 2009 at 2:28 pm #

    will their be any time limit.

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  22. abhishek upadhyay 26 July 2009 at 3:54 pm #

    its really helpful and also very informative.

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  23. aditya 22 August 2009 at 10:31 am #

    Thanks for information it really help me and made easy to study

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  24. Vidushi Meha 22 August 2009 at 12:58 pm #

    i want to know whether the study of whole book of the subjects that come in entrance exam,is required?

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  25. Vidushi Meha 22 August 2009 at 1:01 pm #

    For l.l.m entra.,whether whole book of constitution,i.p.c and others are to be read?

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  26. mehvish 29 August 2009 at 11:32 am #

    is clat conducted annualy or in alternate years?

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  27. mehvish 29 August 2009 at 11:35 am #

    is dere any -ve marking in d xm?n does 12th % help in d addmission?

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  28. bhavya 10 September 2009 at 4:07 pm #

    ya i got the required information thanks for clatguru.com

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  29. abhi 1 October 2009 at 12:49 pm #

    what is the date of the test???

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  30. rahul singh 6 October 2009 at 7:11 pm #

    is clat eligible only for those who done graduatation what is the age limit of general candidate please tell me

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  31. JITENDRA 12 October 2009 at 4:09 pm #

    CAN ANYONE SUGGEST ME BOOKS FOR PREPARATION OF
    CLAT 2010

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  32. manish kumar bhu 13 October 2009 at 8:19 pm #

    can u tell me about d syllabus for clat to crack clat EXAM.

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  33. vishal 29 October 2009 at 7:56 pm #

    hi any one can tel me the clat 2010 entrance date

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  34. srikanth 31 October 2009 at 10:22 pm #

    hi sir can u tel me details about LLB three year and also give reply for is their any two years LLB...nw i am doing mba...

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  35. om 4 November 2009 at 9:43 am #

    can i know d syllabus of under graduate

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  36. sadiq ali 10 January 2010 at 7:29 pm #

    i'm from gorakhpur "UP". please tell me where and how i can get form for CLAT. please notify the place and date.
    thank you

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  37. shagun 9 May 2010 at 5:39 pm #

    its awesm !! helps a lot !! im shagun and hav just passed my icse and im awaitin results...!
    i am planning to go for arts and then law. what are the subjct requirements for it ?
    any links on the internet that could help me ?
    please reply soon !!

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  38. deva lbajpai 9 May 2010 at 10:18 pm #

    thanks for your information.....

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  39. namrata 10 April 2011 at 6:17 pm #

    can i appear / am i eligible for entrance for NLSIU ,if i have completed the international baccalaureate with a diploma and not the hsc. If so what is the requirement

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  40. rocco 1 May 2011 at 8:37 pm #

    I would like to sit for the CLAT in terms of the undergraduate program, but I will be 24yrs of age, is there any kind of chance looking at the provisional entry terms?

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  41. Naushad alam 3 May 2011 at 11:41 am #

    I am MBA pass out and iwant to do llb so what proccessor we have too follow

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  42. salil 26 May 2011 at 1:25 pm #

    I am doing my graduation in science,i want to know abt three year llb course.Are these eleven universities provide three year llb course??

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  43. pradipti 29 May 2011 at 9:00 pm #

    i have got compartment in my class 12th boards in maths so what can i do now to get into CLAT
    please help me......

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  44. Sawmya 3 August 2011 at 1:31 am #

    Hallo ! i have to know ,is any scope of govt. employe to sit in the exam

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  45. tanuj 21 September 2011 at 2:40 pm #

    i have done B.COM, and i want to do law,tell me obout the procedure for post graduate level,study mateial and right guidance. i will be waiting for ur response

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