The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities in India.
CLAT 2024 Exam: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities in India. CLAT is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities, comprising representative universities. At present, CLAT Application form 2024 is underway. All those students who want to pursue law can fill up the CLAT application form by visiting the official website – consortiumofnlus.ac.in till November 3, 2023. This year, the competitive examination will be conducted on December 3, 2023. In this article, we will discuss the eligibility criteria for Undergraduate(UG) and postgraduate(PG) programmes.
CLAT 2024 Registration: Check Eligibility For Undergraduate Courses
- Candidates must secure the following minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination): Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
CLAT 2024 Registration: Check Eligibility For Postgraduate Courses
- An Ll.B. Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of Fifty percent (50%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and Forty-Five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
- Candidates appearing for their qualifying examination in April/May 2024 are also eligible to apply.
- There is no upper age limit for appearing for the CLAT 2024.
CLAT 2024 Registration: Check UG Question Paper Format
The UG-CLAT 2024 will be a 2-hour test, with 120 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects:
- English Language
- Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
- Legal Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Techniques
CLAT 2024 Registration: Check PG Question Paper Format
- The PG-CLAT 2024 will feature an emphasis on the comprehension abilities of the students. It shall be of 120 minutes duration, with one sections.
- The first section would include 120 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
- The paper will be based on the mandatory subjects of the undergraduate program and include Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law.
- Visit the official website at – consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
- On the homepage, click on the CLAT 2024.
- Register yourself on the portal.
- Fill up the application form and upload the necessary documents.
- Pay the application fee.
- Submit the application form and take a printout of it for future reference.
Several affiliate universities and organisations also use the CLAT exam for admissions and recruitment respectively. For more details, candidates can check the official website.