If you are appearing in clat 2021 for admission into llb & llm courses, then you must update yourself with latest clat exam pattern. In the year of 2020, the consortium of nlus announced major changes into the exam pattern of clat. These changes include reducing the number of questions asked from the 200 to around 150. Also, the comprehension based questions will be asked from quantitative techniques, english, gk, current affairs, logical reasoning and legal reasoning sections.
| Category | Details |
| Exam | Common Law Admission Test |
| Abbreviated Name | CLAT |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Mode | Offline (pen paper mode) |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Type Questions (MCQs) |
| Number of Questions | Undergraduate Exam (BA LLB) - 150 objective type questions Postgraduate Exam (LLM) - 100 objective and 2 subjective questions |
| Language | English |
| Total Marks | UG - 150 marks PG - 100 marks for objective section & 50 marks for subjective section |
| Marking scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer & -0.25 mark for each wrong answer In case of PG exam, the two (2) subjective questions will carry 25 marks each. |
| Features | Details |
| Exam mode | Pen-paper mode test |
| Exam duration | 120 minutes |
| Test Language | English |
| Type of questions | Multiple choices based questions |
| Subjects | Five subjects |
| Total questions | 150 questions |
| Are there any subjective questions? | No |
| Total Marks | 150 marks |
| Negative Marking | Yes, 0.25 marks for each incorrect attempt |
Each section of CLAT question paper for LLB program will carry weightage as under:
| Subject Areas | Questions per section | Weightage per section |
| English Language | 28-32 questions | 20% of the paper |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions | 25% of the paper |
| Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions | 25% of the paper |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions | 20% of the paper |
| Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions | 10% of the paper |
| Total Questions | 150 MCQs | 100% |
| Features | Details |
| Exam mode | Pen-paper mode test |
| Duration of Examination | 2 hours |
| Language Options | English |
| Subjective Type Questions | 2 essay type questions, 800 words per essay |
| Objective Type Questions | 150 |
| Negative Marking | Yes, 0.25 marks for an incorrect attempt |
| Maximum Marks | 100 marks for objective section & 50 marks for subjective section |
Each section of CLAT question paper for LLM program will carry weightage as under:
| Subject Areas | Questions per section | Marks per section |
| 1. Constitutional Law | 50 MCQ | 40 marks |
| 2. Jurisprudence | 50 MCQ | 50 marks |
| 3. Other law subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights. | 50 MCQ | 150 marks |
| Total Questions | 150 MCQs | 150 marks |
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