The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level law entrance exam for admission to 22 national law universities and more than 70 affiliated colleges. The exam is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) in offline, pen and paper format. Candidates who pass the examination will be eligible for admission to 5-year integrated LLB and LLM programmes offered by the participating national law universities.
CLAT 2023 Exam Dates
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Event
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Dates
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CLAT 2024 Exam Date
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December 03, 2023 (Offline)
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Start of CLAT 2023 Online Application Form
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July 1, 2023
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Last Date to submit CLAT 2023 Application Form
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November 03, 2023
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CLAT 2023 Admit Card Release date
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CLAT 2023 Answer Key Release
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Fourth week of December 2023 |
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CLAT 2023 Result Announcement
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Fourth week of December 2023 |
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CLAT 2023 Counselling Registration
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January 2024
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CLAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria
CLAT 2023 Eligibility criteria enable the candidates with 45% marks in the qualifying exam to appear for the national level exam. Also, 5% relaxation in qualifying marks i.e. 40% marks are required to apply for the exam if a candidate belongs to the reserved category.
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There is no age limit to apply or appear for CLAT.
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NRIs, OCIs, PIOs & Foreign Nationals can also apply or appear for CLAT.
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Exam
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Qualification
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Minimum Marks
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CLAT UG
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10+2 or equivalent
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Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI - 45% SC/ST - 40%
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CLAT PG
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LLB/ 5-Year Integrated LL.B. (Hons)/ equivalent exam
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Unreserved /OBC /Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories - 50% SC/ ST category - 45%
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Also Read: About Eligibility Criteria for CLAT
Application Fees for CLAT 2023
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CLAT Application Fees must be paid through the online mode using their payment portal.
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CLAT Application Fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
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In the below table, category-wise CLAT Application Fee 2022 is given.
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Category
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Fees
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Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI
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INR 4,000
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SC/ST/BPL
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INR 3,500
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Previous Years Question Paper (not included with application fee)
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INR 500
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CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern
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Based on CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern, for each question, there will be 1 mark for marking the correct answer.
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As a negative marking, 0.25 will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
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A total of 200 MCQ type questions will be there in the test.
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The duration of the CLAT Exam will be 2 hours.
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In the below table, CLAT Exam Pattern 2022 for UG and PG programs is given.
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Subjects
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Marks Allotted
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English (with Comprehension)
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40
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Current Affairs
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50
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Legal Reasoning
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50
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Logical Reasoning
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40
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Quantitative Techniques
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20
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CLAT 2023 Syllabus
CLAT 2023Syllabus for both UG and PG courses is mentioned below:
CLAT 2023 UG Syllabus
Given below are the topics covered for CLAT 2023 UG Exam:
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Subject
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Topics Covered
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English
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Passages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary etc.
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Current Affairs
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Contemporary Events of National and International Significance, Art and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance
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Legal Reasoning
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Rules and Passages of Law, Application of the rules and passages, etc.
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Logical Reasoning
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Argument - Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc.
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Quantitative Techniques
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Basic Algebra, Mensuration, Statistical Estimation, Graphs, Numerical Information, Ratio and Proportion etc.
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CLAT 2032 PG Syllabus
Given below are the topics covered for CLAT 2023 PG Exam:
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Subject
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Topics Covered
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Constitutional Law
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Subject-wise and Judicial Power; Constitution of India: Framing, Doctrine, Executive Power; Constitutional Rights; Freedom Rights
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Criminal Law
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Elements of Crime, Group Liability, Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy, Exceptions, Attempt to Commit Offences, Offences Against Public Tranquility, Offences against Body
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Torts
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Classification of Torts, Trespass, Nuisance, Defamation, Liability for Misstatements, Negligence
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International Law
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Origin and Development of International Law and Bodies, International Law of Sea, Air, Land, Overview of International Law
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Intellectual Property Rights
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Nature, Definition and Scope of IPR, Trademarks Act 1999, Patents Act 1970, Copyright Act 1957, IPR in International Perspective
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CLAT 2023 Preparation Books
In the below table, some of the best books are recommended.
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Name of Book
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Authors Name
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A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning
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R S Aggarwal
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Analytical Reasoning (English)
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MK Pandey
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Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
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Arihant Publications
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations
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Pearson’s
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CLAT 2023 Participating Colleges
In the below table, a list of participating colleges in CLAT 2023 is given.
List of CLAT Participating Colleges
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National Law School of India University
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National University of Study and Research in Law
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National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
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National Law University and Judicial Academy
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National Law Institute University
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Tamil Nadu National Law School
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West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences
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Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
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National Law University Jodhpur
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Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
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Hidayatullah National Law University
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Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
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Gujarat National Law University
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Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
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Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
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Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
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National University of Advanced Legal Studies
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Chanakya National Law University
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National Law University Odisha
