Hey!!! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examination conducted on rotation by 16 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate degree programmes (LL.B & LL.M)


The 16 participating NLUs in the order of their establishment are:

1) National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

2) National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

3) National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

4) The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

5) National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

6) Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

7) Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

8) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

9) Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL)

10) Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

11) National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

12) National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)

13) National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

14) National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwahati (NLUJAA)

15) Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)

16) The TamilNadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)





Eligibility Criteria

Candidate must have scored minimum

-For UG Courses: 45% marks (40% for SC / ST) in qualifying examination (i.e. 10+2).

-For PG Courses: 55% marks (50% for SC / ST) in qualifying examination (i.e., LL.B./Five-Year Integrated LL.B./any other equivalent examination).



Exam Pattern

The 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 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