What is CLAT exam?

CLAT 2024 is a national-level entrance exam for admissions to candidates in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered at 24 NLUs and several other colleges/ universities.

CLAT is held by the Consortium of National Law Universities headed by NLSIU.

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The test is held once a year in December, and approx. 60,000 students attempt the paper, making it the most taken law entrance exam in India.

The only NLU that does not accept CLAT scores is NLU Delhi, as it is not a part of the Consortium of NLUs.

AILET is held in December every year as well, around the same time as CLAT. Find more links about the same at the end of the page.

CLAT 2024 Notifications

This page contains all necessary information regarding CLAT 2024 and will be updated regularly to include upcoming announcements regarding important deadlines, admission procedures, and any updates for the academic years 2023-2025 from the Consortium.

The existing notifications comprise announcements regarding CLAT 2023 final admissions, and the basic tentative structure for CLAT 2024. While counseling for the academic year 2023 is complete, CLAT 2024 is on the way, and the best practice is to know about the test months in advance. Find below the test highlights from CLAT 2023, which are expected to be the same for CLAT 2024.

CLAT2024: Important Dates

Based on previous year’s revised deadlines for CLAT announced by the consortium, here are the important dates the candidate should keep a note of.

CLAT 2024: Test Pattern

Once the basic structure of the test is clear, take a look at the five sections that comprise CLAT. These sections test one's aptitude and reasoning abilities, and hence, require months of preparation and practice.

Each question carries 1 mark and for every incorrect attempt, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

CLAT 2024: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for CLAT 2024 are primarily based on two factors:

• Educational Qualification
• Age Limit

CLAT 2024 Educational Qualification

Any candidate who has completed 10+2 or equivalent examination is eligible to apply for CLAT 2024 test.

Minimum marks required for different categories are listed below:

• 45% marks for General/ Other Backward Class (OBC)/ Specially abled person categories
• 40% marks for Scheduled Class (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories

Note: Candidates appearing for their Class 12th examination in March/ April 2024 are also eligible for CLAT 2024 test. Such candidates need to give evidence of passing their Class 12th exam at the time of admission. Candidates who fail to fulfill this will lose their right to admission through the CLAT exam.

CLAT 2024 Age Limit

There is no upper age limit to apply for CLAT 2024 test.

CLAT 2024: Application Process

Candidates seeking admission to undergraduate law courses offered by the participating NLUs can now fill out the application form for CLAT 2024 on the official Consortium website.

The steps to apply are as follows:

• Online registration
• Filling out the application form
• Uploading of documents
• Application fee payment
• Submission of the documents required

Documents Required

Given below is a list of documents that a student will need while applying for CLAT 2024.

CLAT 2024: Application Fees

CLAT 2024: Syllabus

The test is conducted in offline mode where the paper has 150 questions from five different sections. Below is an elaboration of the scope and coverage of questions under every section.

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

This section would again consist of passages instead of direct questions that were asked earlier. The passages would again be 450 words each and the same would be derived from news, journals, etc. Questions based on such passages would be asked. Such a question can cover the static portion as well, candidates are therefore advised not to forgo the static portion entirely. Reading Newspapers daily, specifically, articles containing any bills Judgments or legal information should help in preparing for this section.

Legal Reasoning

This section will test the candidate's interest in the study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving ability. Questions would again be based on passages relating to facts or scenarios involving legal matters. The passage would contain certain rules and principles which should be identified and accordingly applied to the questions. The passages would be approximately 450 words each.

Quantitative Aptitude

The Quantitative Technique or Maths section will include short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. The questions will be in the form of Data Interpretation i.e. candidates would be required to infer information from the given passage and answer 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. The questions would be based on the passage of 300 words.

English

English section will test the candidates' proficiency in English based on comprehension passages. Students will be given passages of about 450 words each and such passages could be fiction/ non-fiction, contemporary/historical, etc. Candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The inference would be key here, candidates will have to comprehend the main idea discussed in the passage including any counter-arguments used in the passage.

CLAT 2024: Admit Card

All the candidates who successfully register and apply for CLAT 2024 will be able to download the CLAT admit card from the consortium website. Candidates are advised to carry valid ID proof with their admit card.

The admit card will carry the following details:

• Candidate's name

• Date of birth.

• Roll number

• Father's name

• Test date

• Test time

• Test City

• Examination reporting time

• Application number

• Category applied for

• Course applied for

• Photograph

• Specimen signature

• Invigilator signature

• Candidate's signature

What to do in case of an error in CLAT 2024 admit card?

In case of any discrepancy in the CLAT 2024 admit card, the candidates must immediately contact the test conducting authority and try to rectify the issue in time. Hence, it is advised for the candidate to download the document as soon as available. Note: While filling out the application form for CLAT 2024 candidates should multiple-check the information they have provided to dodge any kind of discrepancy later.

How to check the CLAT 2024 result?

• Candidates may check their CLAT 2024 results at the official website of the CLAT consortium.

• Candidates need their CLAT 2024 application form number to check their CLAT 2024 results.

• Candidates will also need to mention their registered email address and date of birth to check the result.

• It is advisable to download the result and keep a print of it for future reference.