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 17 participating NLUs in the order of their year of establishment are:

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

-National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)

-The National Law Institute University, Bhopal(NLIU)

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

-National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

-Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

-Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

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

-Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)

-Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

-The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

-National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)

-National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

-National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)

-Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)

-Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)

-Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)



Exam Pattern CLAT

The CLAT 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