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CLAT 2024-25 to be held in December 2024; Here is all you need to know
The Consortium of NLUs conducted the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for the academic year 2024-25 on December 03. The admission process for CLAT December 2023 will be completed by the end of July 2024. The next CLAT, for the academic year 2025-26 will be conducted in December 2024. The scores of the Common Law Admission Test will be accepted by 24 NLUs for admission to integrated LLB and LLM courses.
This Story also Contains
- How was the Previous CLAT?
- CLAT Previous Year Question Paper Analysis:
- Upcoming CLAT 2024-25
- Top 10 NLUs accepting CLAT 2024
How was the Previous CLAT?
The recent CLAT which was held on December 03, was conducted with a revised pattern. The number of questions was reduced from 150 to 120, making it more student-friendly. As a result, CLAT was much easier than its previous few administrations. The CLAT result was announced on December 10, and Jai Bohara, a student from Rajasthan topped the exam. The CLAT 2024 topper secured 108 marks out of 119.
Pradyot Shah and Rahul Palakurthy, a student-teacher duo were able to secure AIR 2 and AIR 3, respectively.
CLAT Previous Year Question Paper Analysis:
Section | Difficulty level | Topics |
|---|---|---|
English | Easy | Literature based questions |
General knowledge | Easy | Current events including world affairs; G 20, Gaza strip, ISRO, and Jallianwala Bagh |
Quantitative aptitude | Easy to moderate | Case lets based questions, population survey-based questions, ratio and proportion |
Legal reasoning | Easy | Juvenile Justice Act, Void and voidable marriage, Personal data protection, legal case, current legal affairs |
Logical reasoning | Easy to moderate | Questions on inference, strength, and weakness |
Overall | Easy-moderate |
Upcoming CLAT 2024-25
The next CLAT will be held in December 2024. CLAT 2024 exam date is likely to be December 1, 2024, it will be an offline-based exam with syllabus and pattern likely to remain unchanged. The application form of CLAT 2024-25 will be released in the first week of January.
The scores of CLAT 2024 will be used by 25 NLUs including the newly established RPNLU Prayagraj. The NLUs offer 5-year integrated LLB courses through CLAT UG and LLM through CLAT PG.
CLAT syllabus for December 2024 exam
| Subjects | Number of questions |
|---|---|
English Language | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
Current affairs, including general knowledge | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
Legal reasoning | 28-32 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper |
Logical reasoning | 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper |
Quantitative techniques | 10-14 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper |
The CLAT exam is a test of critical thinking and analytical skills which are considered necessary for a successful legal profession. CLAT tests these skills through five subjects as mentioned in CLAT syllabus given above.
The CLAT exam will have 120 questions, each carrying one mark. The duration of CLAT December 2024 will be 2 hours. There will be a negative marking of -0.25 for each incorrect answer.
Top 10 NLUs accepting CLAT 2024
Name of NLU | City | State | NIRF Ranking | Median Salary offered last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
National Law School of India University | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1 | 16 LPA |
NALSAR University of Law | Hyderabad | Telangana | 3 | 16 LPA |
The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences | Kolkata | West Bengal | 4 | 16 LPA |
NLU Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | - | *14.50 LPA |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 18 | 18 LPA |
Gujarat National Law University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 7 | 15.40 LPA |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 21 | 8.4 LPA |
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala | Patiala | Punjab | 20 | 8.40 LPA |
National Law University | Cuttack | Odisha | 30 | 9 LPA |
HNLU Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | - | Range (12L pa - 16 pa) |
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