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Common Law Admission Test
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CLAT 2018 Exam Dates have been released now. Common Law Admission Test
(CLAT) is one of the popular law entrance exams conducted by 18 National Law
Universities (NLUs) rotationally. It is the all India level law common
entrance exam for the students seeking admission in integrated LL.B. and
LL.M. programme. Every year, the CLAT is conducted on second Sunday of the
May month. CLAT Scores are considered by various private law colleges and
government undertaking colleges across the country. Candidates can get here
the detailed information about CLAT 2018 starting from application procedure
to admission procedure. |
Important Dates |
Events |
Dates |
Availability of Online Application Form |
1st
January 2018 |
Closing date of Application Submission along with order of
preferences for NLUs |
31st
March 2018 |
Issue Date of Admit Card |
20th
April 2018 |
Date of Examination |
13th
May 2018 (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM) |
Publishing of Answer Key |
15th
May 2018 |
Representation, if any, relating to the exam,
questions or key |
16th – 18th May 2018 |
Date for uploading the amended answer key (if
required) |
26th May 2018 |
Announcement of Result (issue of merit list) |
31st May 2018 |
Release of first indicative seat allocation list based on
merit-cum-preference |
7th June 2018 |
Closure of Admission |
6th July 2018 |
Eligibility |
CLAT 2018 eligibility criteria will define the minimum qualification
requirement, percentage of marks and age criteria to appear in the CLAT exam.
The eligibility for undergraduate and postgraduate law courses is given
below:
For UG Courses:
• Age Criteria: There will be no upper age limit to apply for CLAT
2018.
• Qualification Eligibility: The candidate will be considered eligible for CLAT if
he/she has passed the 12th examination with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST
candidates).
• Candidates appearing the 12th examination in March/April will also be
eligible for CLAT 2018. Such candidates have to produce the proof of passing
the qualifying examination at the time of admission.
For PG Courses:
• Qualifying Examination: The prescribed qualification for LL.M. is LL.B./Five-Year
Integrated LL.B. (Hons.)/ any other equivalent exam.
• Minimum Marks: Minimum percentage of marks in qualifying examination
should be 55% for unreserved /OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP). In case of
SC/ST, the minimum marks would be 50%.
• Final semester/final year examination appearing candidates may also
apply.
• Age Limit: No
prescribed maximum age limit for PG courses. |
CLAT 2018 Exam
Pattern |
Get details about CLAT 2018 exam pattern such as number of questions
asked, areas from where the questions will be asked, exam duration, etc. The
paper-pattern for CLAT UG and PG courses is given below:
For UG Courses:
• Courses: The
online examination of CLAT will be held for integrated UG law courses.
• Mode of Examination: Exam will be held in online mode (computer Based
Test).
• Type of Questions: Only objective type questions of maximum 200 marks will
be asked from each subject areas.
• Exam Duration: The duration of CLAT exam will be 2 hours.
• Question Paper Medium: The language of question paper will be English
only.
• Marking Scheme: Each right answer will be awarded with 1 mark.
• Negative Marking: There is a system of negative marking. 0.25 mark will be
subtracted for each wrong answer.
For PG Courses:
• Courses:
The online examination of CLAT will be held for post-graduate law courses
(i.e. LL.M.).
• Mode of Examination: Exam will be held in online mode (computer Based
Test).
• Type of Questions: Only multiple-choice questions of maximum 150 marks will
be asked from each subject areas.
• Exam Duration: The duration of CLAT exam will be 2 hours.
• Question Paper Medium: The language of question paper will be English only.
• Marking Scheme: Each right answer will be awarded with 1 mark.
• Negative Marking: There is a system of negative marking. 0.25 mark will be
subtracted for each wrong answer.
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CLAT 2018 Syllabus |
CLAT Syllabus for UG course will cover subjects areas like English
including Comprehension, General Knowledge, Mathematics (taught up to 10th
class), Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning. Syllabus for PG courses include
Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects such as Contract,
Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights. |
CLAT Admit Card
2018 |
• Only successful registered candidates will be eligible for
downloading the CLAT 2018 admit card.
• Admit card will be available on CLAT website in the third week of April
2018.
• Candidates don’t wait for the admit card via post or e-mail; it will be
issued online only.
• Along with the admit card, candidates must carry one identity proof to
the examination centre. |
CLAT 2018
Answer Key |
• The authority will display the CLAT 2018 answer key in the
third week of May 2018.
• The official answer key bears all the actual answers of the online
examination of CLAT.
• Candidates will also be able to submit their request in case of any
discrepancy in answer key. |
CLAT 2018
Result |
• The approximate date for the release of CLAT 2018 result will
be the last week of May 2018.
• Result will contain candidate’s rank and scores obtained in entrance
exam.
• Candidates can view their results by entering their login details. |
CLAT 2018 Cut-off |
CLAT
2018 cut-off will be determined after the declaration of results. Exam
committee considers various factors for calculating the cut-off marks like
difficulty level of question paper, number of candidates attempted the exam
and previous years cut-off trends. |
CLAT 2018 Merit
List |
• Separate merit list will be issued for UG and PG
programmes.
• Category-wise merit list will be announced along with the result.
• Merit list will indicate state as well as All India Rank of examinees. |
CLAT
Counselling 2018 |
• Admission to UG and PG programmes in participating NLUs will
be done through centralized counselling organized by CLAT office.
• CLAT counselling 2018 will commence in the first week of June 2018
tentatively.
• The online counselling shall be conducted in 4 rounds.
• Allotment of seats will be on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’.
• Candidates who are selected for admission have to pay the counselling fee
of Rs. 50,000/- with CLAT-2018 Office.
Counselling fee will further adjusted in admission fee. |
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