CLAT eligibility criteria 2021 - Qualification, Qualifying marks, Age
CLAT eligibility criteria 2021 - The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) prescribes CLAT 2021 eligibility criteria. Candidates who want to appear in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) must fulfill the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. CLAT eligibility criteria for UG is different from that of CLAT LLM. Most of the eligibility criteria of CLAT are subject to the Bar Council of India’s rules. As per the CLAT 2021 eligibility criteria, candidates appearing for UG law should have completed Class 12th and those who want to appear in CLAT LLM should have completed graduation in LLB (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB). There is no age limit for appearing in CLAT 2021. Read the complete article to learn more about CLAT eligibility criteria 2021, minimum qualifying marks, number of attempts and more.

CLAT 2021 eligibility criteria - Undergraduate law programmes
Candidates who are looking for admissions to 5-year integrated LLB programmes must ensure that they fulfil the following eligibility criteria.
Educational qualification - The candidate should have passed the Class 12th or and an equivalent examination from a recognized board or institution.
Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination are also eligible to appear in CLAT UG 2021.
Marks in qualifying exam - The general category candidates must secure at least 45% marks in the qualifying exam. Candidates belonging to the SC and ST candidates need to secure at least 40% marks in the qualifying exam.
Age limit - As per the Bar Council rules, there is no age limit for appearing in CLAT 2021.
CLAT eligibility criteria 2021 - Postgraduate law programmes (LLM)
Educational qualification - The candidate should have completed a graduate degree in law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) from a university recognised by the Bar Council of India.
Candidates appearing in the final year/semester of their LLB graduation are also eligible to appear in CLAT LLM.
Marks in qualifying exam - Candidates appearing for CLAT LLM must secure at least 55% marks in the qualifying examination. The SC/ST category candidates must secure at least 45% marks in the qualifying examination.
Age limit - There is no upper age limit for appearing in CLAT LLM 2021.
How many times may I appear in CLAT?
There is no restriction on the number of attempts. Candidates can appear as many times as they want.
CLAT eligibility criteria 2021: Key takeaways
As per Supreme Court’s order, candidates of any age can pursue legal education in India. Following this, the Bar Council of India removed the age limit from CLAT UG and PG.
Candidates appearing in qualifying exams mean those who would be appearing in Class 12th exam (for CLAT UG) and graduation final year exams (for CLAT PG) in the same year when the CLAT will be conducted.
If a candidate appears in CLAT 2021 while also appearing in the qualifying exam, he/she will be given admission only if he submits the passing certificates and documents at the time of counselling and seat allotment.
Candidates who are appearing in qualifying exam and CLAT in the same year must also ensure that they score the minimum required marks in the qualifying exam. If a candidate cracks CLAT, but fails to secure minimum marks in the qualifying exam, he/she will stand disqualified from the admission process.
CLAT application form 2021
The Consortium of NLUs will release the application form of CLAT 2021 in the first week of January. Eligible candidates will be able to fill and submit the application form in online mode. In the CLAT application form, candidates will be required to provide their personal information, educational qualification details, preference for national law universities, reservation details etc. Candidates who submit the application form before the last date will be issued a CLAT admit card for appearing in the examination. CLAT 2021 is expected to be conducted in the second week of May in offline mode.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CLAT eligibility criteria 2021 - Qualification, Qualifying marks, Age
Question: What educational qualification is required for appearing in CLAT for LLM?
Answer:
For CLAT LLM, candidates should have a complete graduation degree in Law.
Question: Can an engineering graduate pursue LLM through CLAT 2021?
Answer:
No, engineering graduates cannot appear in CLAT LLM. However, if the candidate has done engineering and law together as Btech LLB, he/she can appear in CLAT LLM.
Question: Is there any age limit for appearing in CLAT UG?
Answer:
No. there is no age limit for appearing CLAT UG. Candidates of any age may appear in CLAT provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria.
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what is the date of clat entrance exam of 2021
Hello,
CLAT 2021 Exam Dates has been revised. It will be held on 13th June 2021.
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam. CLAT will be held for admissions into various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the field of law.
CLAT 2021 exam will be organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities. The CLAT score card will be accepted by the various private & public law colleges in India.
CLAT 2021 application form will be released from 1st January 2021.
Candidates will be able to fill the application form till 31st March 2021. CLAT 2021 admit card will be released from third week of April 2021.
Eligibility criteria for this exam is
- Candidates must be passed 10th and 12th from any recognized board.
- Candidates must score minimum 45% marks (40% marks for reserved category).
- Students who will be appearing in the qualifying exam in March/April 2021 will be also eligible to apply.
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How can we prepare for clat 2021 from February and scoring good marks in class 12 boards - isc?
From last year clat exam pattern has gone through change, number of questions have been reduced to 150 from 200.
Syllabus now consists of comprehension-based questions from Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning sections.
First of all make a timetable,be acquainted with paper pattern and devote time to each section accordingly.
For General Knowledge and Current Affairs, you can go through magazines such as Pratiyogita Darpan, also there are many websites which provides monthly compilations which you can go through,the best way to deal with this section is reading newspaper on a daily basis,the best choice is The Hindu, you can also go through The Indian Express.For static GK part,you can use Lucent's GK. Also,you can search in Internet there are many sites which have compiled this in an organized manner pertaining to different subjects.
For Aptitude, you can use Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by A P Bhardwaj or
Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson.
For Logical Reasoning, you can use any reasoning book such as Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey or even Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal. First thing is to get your concepts clear and practice in a continuous manner.
For Elementary Mathematics with Numerical Ability, you can use Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal, you can also use NCERTs book to build the basic concepts.
For Language Comprehension, you can use Wren and Martin for grammar, and Norman Lewis's Word Power Made Easy to build vocabulary, also reading editorials section of The Hindu and The Indian Express will help you immediately to grasp the comprehension part along with enriching your vocabulary.
You can also visit the official website of CLAT at https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/ to know more details regarding question paper format,sample paper and other such relevant details pertaining to preparation of the exam.
exam mode is an the clat examination
Hi
CLAT examination is conducted in offline mode.
Here's a brief of your clat UG 2021 examination pattern :-
* total number of questions :- 150 questions
* type of questions asked :- mcqs/objective. Basically, your clat question paper will contain several passages of around 300 to 450 words and those passages will be followed by series of mcqs.
* medium of the question paper :- English
* mode of the examination :- it will be conducted in offline mode / pen paper based examination
* total marks :- the examination will be conducted for a total of 150 marks
*Duration of the examination :- 2 hours
*marking scheme :-
. -) you get one mark for each correct answer .
. -) here is penalty of 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
Subject wise number of questions in your clat 2021 examination is provided below:-
*english language :- 28 - 32 questions
*quantitative techniques :- 13-17questions
*Legal Reasoning :- 35-39 questions
*current affairs including gk :- 35-39 questions
*Logical Reasoning :- 28-32 questions
For more details regarding class examination pattern you can visit our page at
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is 10th marks is matter for competitive exams like neet clat etc.
Hello student ,
Your 10th marks is not taken into account for considering your eligibility for neet examination, it is your marks in class 12th which is taken into account for considering your eligibility for neet examination. For exams like neet and clat only your 12th marks matters a lot . Further your 10th marks only required to get your favourite Stream and for competitive exam it is required only to confirm your dob and address and all .
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for clat preparation suggest me ?
Hi Aspirant,
CLAT is one of the difficult competitive exams.However if you can prepare properly then you can crack the exams.First get a clear idea of the syllabus of the CLAT examination and also check the last year's paper.Familiarity with exam patterns and syllabus will aso make it easier to pay additional attention to topics which carry more weightage.Do regular revision of the syllabus properly and also sit for the mock tests for CLAT.
You can look for more such tips in the following link:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-clat-without-coaching
Hope it helps!!