The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination, conducted on rotation by 17 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate degree programmes.

Important Dates
Commencement of Submission of Online Application Form:
01st January 2016

Last Date for Submission of Dully Filled in Online Application Form:
31st March 2016 (11.59 PM)

Date of CLAT-2016 Online Exam:
08th May 2016 (03.00 PM to 05.00 PM)

Exam Pattern CLAT 2016

The CLAT-2016 Question Paper for UG courses shall multiple choice type questions as per the following scheme:

Maximum Marks: 200

Duration of CLAT-2016: 02:00 Hours

Total Number of Questions: 200

Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark/wrong answer

Subject areas with weightage
1. English including Comprehension: 40 Marks
2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs: 50 Marks
3. Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability): 20 Marks
4. Legal Aptitude: 50 Marks
5. Logical Reasoning: 40 Marks

The CLAT-2016 Question Paper for PG courses have the following pattern:

Maximum Marks: 150

Duration of CLAT-2015: 02:00 Hours

Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions: 100 Mark

Multiple-Choice Questions: 50 Marks (50 questions of 1 mark each)

Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark/wrong answer to MCQ

The long essay type contains 4 questions and 25 marks each pertaining to subject areas such as constitutional Law and Jurisprudence

The Multiple-Choice Questions covers all subjects except Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence prescribed by BCI for Under-Graduate Courses