Hi buddy I will participate in CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) exam for admission in UG law courses , so can you here tell me about this exam

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a centralised test for admission to 17 prominent National Law Universities in India for admission in UG law courses


Key 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)

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) pattern
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 shall 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

Tie-Breaking

In case of equal marks secured by candidates, the procedure to break the tie will be as per the following order:

(i) Higher marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT-2016

(ii) Higher age

(iii) Computerized draw of lots