CLAT Exam Pattern 2020 - The CLAT Consortium of NLUs in a press conference, held on November 21, has announced major overhaul to the exam pattern of CLAT 2020. These include reducing the number of questions asked from the current 200 to around 120-150. Also, the question paper will now include comprehension-based questions from Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs, Deductive Reasoning and Logical Reasoning sections. The full details of CLAT 2020 exam pattern will be known when exam notification is released in the last week of December 2019.LATEST - CLAT 2020 to be conducted on May 10 with modified exam pattern. CLAT application form to commence on January 1.
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CLAT 2020 entrance exam will be conducted via offline mode like earlier. To prepare for CLAT, candidates must first know of the CLAT exam pattern 2020 to form the base of their preparations. The exam pattern of CLAT 2020 includes the sections that UG/PG Law programme aspirants need to prepare, types and total number of questions, marking scheme etc. In this article, candidates will find all the required details of CLAT 2020. With the help of CLAT 2020 exam pattern, candidates can structure their exam preparation; they will know where to begin and how to go about topics that they have not studied before or find difficult. Knowing the exam pattern for CLAT saves time and makes candidates time efficient. To guide the students, To get an overview of the exam, refer to the table given below. For future CLAT related updates stay tuned with us.
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Exam pattern of CLAT 2020
The exam pattern of CLAT 2020 as mentioned above is set to undergo some major changes. The table below lists the exam pattern of CLAT from last session. It will be updated once the full details of the exam pattern is released.
Category
Details
Exam
Common Law Admission Test
Abbreviated Name
CLAT
Exam Date
May 10, 2020
Duration
2 hours
Mode
Offline (pen paper mode)
Type of Questions
Multiple Type Questions (MCQs)
Number of Questions
Undergraduate Exam (BA LLB) - 120 -150 objective type questions
Postgraduate Exam (LLM) - 100 objective and 2 subjective questions
Language
English
Total Marks
UG - 200PG - 150 marks
Marking scheme
With number of questions to go down, NLU Consortium may make changes to the marking scheme for UG. Changes will be reflected here once notified.
In case of PG exam, the two (2) subjective questions will each carry 25 marks.
A table of topics that need to be covered by the law aspirants while preparing for CLAT 2020 are given below. The topics have been bifurcated on the bases of the degree - CLAT for BA LLB for undergraduates and CLAT for LL.M for postgraduates.
CLAT sections for UG/PG Law
Undergraduate Law Programme (LL.B)
Postgraduate Law Programme (LL.M)
English (Comprehension & grammar-based)
Law of Torts
Legal Aptitude
Family Law
Logical Reasoning
Criminal Law
Elementary Mathematics (Including Numerical Ability)
International Law
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Property Law
Jurisprudence
Law of Contracts
Intellectual Property Law
In the exam pattern for CLAT 2020, candidates will find the section wise marks distribution for both undergraduate and postgraduate common law entrance tests. With the latest changes introduced in the exam pattern, CLAT - UG, 2020 subject - wise marks distribution will also be changed accordingly. Candidates may refer to the subject - wise marks distribution of last year from the given table.
Marks Distribution for CLAT - UG (2019)
Subjects
Marks
English including Comprehension
40
50
Elementary Mathematics and Numerical Ability
20
Total
200
Marks Distribution for CLAT (PG) (MCQs only)
Number of MCQ questions
Constitutional Law
Other Law Subjects including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
60
100
In order to achieve a goal, one needs to have a systematic plan that will help a student to move forward with their preparation. Following are the points that will explain the importance of knowing an exam pattern.
It saves time - Candidates can be time efficient while preparing for CLAT only if they are aware of the exam pattern. As exam pattern contains detailed information about the exam, students can structure their preparation which then leaves them with time for revision.
Makes you systematic - Knowing exam pattern helps candidates to structure their preparation. The candidates are able to evaluate their weak and strong points when they know the exam pattern. It also helps them to manage time while attempting the exam.
Answer:
As per the latest update in the exam pattern, there will be 120 to 150 questions in CLAT 2020 (UG) exam.
CLAT 2020 will be conducted on May 10, 2020.
As of now, there are 21 NLUs that will participate in CLAT - 2020.
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Hope this information helps you.
Hi there,
Yes, definitely you can sit for CLAT 2020 even if your board exam results are not declared, you will have to showcase the prof of you passing your senior secondary exam at the time of verification of documents which will be done during the counselling session of various NLU's
Now there has been changes in the pattern of CLAT 2020, it will now be held in offline mode which means there will be a written exam, which will comprise of 120-150 questions in MCQ format, unlike earlier 200 questions, to know all about the changed pattern of the exam please refer to the link herein, https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-exam-pattern
National Law School of India University (NLSIU) - Bangalore All India seats: 75 State wise: 0 Special seats: 5 NALSAR University of Law - Hyderabad All India seats: 84 State wise: 21 Special seats: 15 National Law Institute University (NLIU) - Bhopal All India seats: 80 State wise: 28 Special seats: 20 WB National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) - Kolkata All India seats: 94 State wise: 10 Special seats: 23
National Law University (NLU) - Jodhpur All India seats: 100 State wise: 0 Special seats: 15 Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) - Raipur All India seats: 80 State wise: 80 Special seats: 25 Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) - Gandhinagar All India seats: 156 State wise: 0 Special seats: 31 Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU) - Lucknow All India seats: 80 State wise: 80 Special seats: 16 Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) - Patiala All India seats: 175 State wise: 0 Special seats: 21 Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) Patna, Bihar All India seats: 60 State wise: 60 Special seats: 20
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) - Kochi, Kerala All India seats: 65 State wise: 55 Special seats: 16 National Law University (NLUO) - Cuttack, Odisha All India seats: 159 State wise: 0 Special seats: 21 National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) – Ranchi, Jharkhand All India seats: 60 State wise: 60 Special seats: 0 National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJAA) - Guhawati, Assam All India seats: 60 State wise: 0 Special seats: 0 Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) - Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh All India seats: 12 State wise: 120 Special seats: 0 Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) Triuchirapali, Tamil Nadu All India seats: 90 State wise: 90 Special seats:20
Maharashtra National Law University ( MNLU) - Mumbai, Maharashtra All India seats: 50 State wise: 0 Special seats: 10
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