What is CLAT?
The common law admission test [CLAT] is a national level entrance exam for admission to under graduate[UG] and postgraduate[PG] law programmes offered by 22 national law universities around the country. CLAT is organized by consortium of national law universities consisting of the representative universities. Most private and self-financed law admission.
CLAT UG ELIGIBLITY:
Candidate who are general/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories, must have secured 45% aggregate marks or its equivalent in their qualifying examination.
Candidates belonging from SC/ST categories, must have secured 40% aggregate or its equivalent.
Candidates can attempt CLAT exam with no limit on their attempts.
Candidate who are Indian national/NRIs/PIO/OCI are eligible to appear foe CLAT 2021 exam.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AFTER CLAT:
Students interested in pursuing a career in law after completing the secondary education. By scoring good marks in CLAT, you can get admission in good law college. LAW a wide variety of exciting profession options, CLAT is the first barrier to breach. The possible for a carrier in law are many, some are given below;
· ICLS{Indian corporate law sevices}
· Law firms
· Law profession/lecturer
· Corporate sector jobs
· Judiciary
There are five sections in CLAT exam paper which are:
· English including comprehension.
· Current affairs including general knowledge.
· Legal reasoning.
· Logical reasoning.
· Quantitative techniques{maths}
CLAT SYLLABUS:
CLAT syllabus is released by the consortium of national law universities on its official website. The CLAT syllabus 2022 for the UG exam is designed to evaluate the comprehension and reasoning skills and abilities of the candidates
The syllabus is divided as per the CLAT paper pattern where a total of 150 multiple choice questions will be asked from the syllabus, and each question will carries 1 marks.
Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
English Language | 28-32 questions | 28 - 32 |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions | 35 - 39 |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions | 35 - 39 |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions | 28 - 32 |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions | 13 - 17 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
The CLAT syllabus describes the subject and sub-topics that the candidate should prepare to face the examination. Once the candidate got aware about the syllabus, then they can prepare in order to face the examination. With the help of the syllabus the candidate get the overview about the exam and can score good marks in exam. CLAT 2022 Syllabus
LAW AS A CAREER OPTION:
LAW is one of the best career options after XII. In the government sector there are, various options options such as the civil services, or the legal departments are attractive. After clearing the public service commission more academically oriented national law school graduates have joined the world’s best universities such as Harvard, Cambridge, oxford and Yale too higher education.
EXCITING CAREER OPTIONS FPOR A LAW GRADATE:
· Civil litigation lawyer
· Criminal lawyer
· Legal advisor
· Legal analyst
WHAT DOES LAW AS A CAREER OPTION AFTER 10+2 MEAN?
Law is a 5-year integrated programme offering degrees such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.COM LLB with specialization in civil law, tax laws, patent laws, criminal law, international law, labour laws, cyber law, etc.
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CLAT 2020: IMPORTANT DATES
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Events | Tentative Dates |
Start of online application form | 1st January, 2022 |
Application form closes | 9th May, 2022 |
Issue of Admit Card | June 1st week, 2022 |
Exam Date (offline) | 19th June to 8th May, 2022 |
Time of Examination | 2 hours |
Publication of Official Answer Key | June 3rd week, 2022 |
Results | TBA |
Start of Counselling | TBA |
CLAT 2020: EAXM HIGHLITIES
Before we get into the details of the CLAT 2022 Exam, we can have a look at the highlights of the exam which will give you a bird’s eye view about the CLAT Exam. The exam highlights for CLAT 2022 is given below:
Exam Highlights | Details |
Exam Name | CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) |
CLAT Exam Conducting Body | Consortium of National Law Universities |
CLAT Exam Level | UG and PG |
CLAT Exam Frequency | Once a year |
CLAT Exam Mode | Offline |
CLAT Exam Duration | 120 Minutes |
CLAT Exam Language | English |
GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGES IN INDIA ACCEPTING CLAT:
· NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIAN UNIVERSITY
· MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
· GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
· NATIONAL LAW INSTIUTE UNIVERSITY
· NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
· RAGIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW
· HIMACHAL PRADESH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
· TAMIL NADU NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
· NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCE LEGAL STUDIES
· NATIONAL UNIVERITY OF STADY AND RESEARCH OF LAW
· DR BR AMBADKER NATIONAL LAW OF UNIVERSITY
WAYS TO PREPARE FOR CLATGK:
CLAT examination there are 150 questions. CLAT exam includes 35-39 questions in General Knowledge section which includes Static GK and Current Affairs. It is a crucial section as it helps in saving time during the examination. You can utilize this and allocate the time to other section during the examination. Current affairs essentially include major happening out in the mainstream media over a year. In case of Static GK it can comes from any sphere of life. The target should at least be 30 out of 39 questions.
Looking at last 5 years the coverage of Current Affairs in the GK Section has been increasing every year. The major topics covered were international news, government & politics, sports, science & technology. Legal GK is covered a lot in the Legal Aptitude sections.
At least devote 1 hour of your day for GK. Earlier you may take more time to read but when gradually it won’t need more than an hour. Most of the student feel they are familiar with the topic but don’t recollect the answer. For this they need to revise regularly at least spend 20 to 30 minutes to go through previous notes.
HOW TO IMPROVE REASONING IN CLAT EXAM:
Logical section of CLAT compromises of 35-39 questions. It is comparatively most scoring section in CLAT. If properly practiced one can complete the logical section within 25 minutes. Topics of logical reasoning are quite diverse. The purpose of this section is to test the logical capabilities and understanding of the aspirant. This section includes Critical reasoning and logical reasoning The topics included are Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Blood relation, Syllogism, Para Jumbles, Direction, etc. Practice is the key to increase the accuracy in the logical section. Students can improve their thinking capabilities only through regular practice.
