CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), a common entrance exam, is being conducted for admission to the National Law Universities of India. This entrance exam is an objective exam conducted all over India. This national level exam includes 200 questions with a total of 200 marks. For attempting this question paper, a student has two hours. CLAT Exam contains five subjects i.e. English, Maths up to class 10 level, General awareness, Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning.
Subject areas For CLAT with its weightage
| English including comprehension | 40 Marks |
| General Knowledge | 50 Marks |
| Elementary Mathematics | 20 Marks |
| Legal Aptitude | 45 Marks |
| Logical Reasoning | 45 Marks |
Eligibility Criteria
For appearing in CLAT exam, an individual should have passed 12th standard or its equivalent exam with at least 50% marks in aggregate (45% marks for SC/ST/OBC). The age of the applicant should not be more than 20 years. Age relaxation is also available in case of General/OBC candidates and 22 years in the case of SC/ST and persons with disability. A candidate, who has compartment/supplementary in any subject in the qualifying exam, is not eligible for taking the admission.
National Law Universities Associated With CLAT
National Law Universities Associated With CLAT are as under:-
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
- NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- National Law Institute University, Bhopal.
- West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.
- National Law University, Jodhpur.
- Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.
- Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow.
- Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
- Chanakya National Law University, Patna.
- National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.