CLAT Important Topics 2020

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Updated on Nov 13, 2019 - 4:47 p.m. IST by Shubham Bhakuni #CLAT

CLAT Important Topics 2020 - National Law University Ranchi is going to conduct CLAT 2020 on May 10, 2020. Preparing for CLAT 2020 important topics will be a shrewd method of preparation as the syllabus is very vast. To add-on, the highly competitive nature of the CLAT exam makes it necessary for aspirants to know the important topics for CLAT 2020 and prepare them well. Preparing CLAT important topics 2020 will also help the candidates to score high in CLAT as many questions will be asked only from the important topics of CLAT. Even if you left a few topics to cover, if you have prepared all CLAT 2020 important topics, you will have the much-needed confidence for the day of the CLAT 2020 entrance exam. Read the complete article to know CLAT important topics 2020.

CLAT 2020 - An overview to exam

Exam	CLAT UG & PG
Conducting body	CLAT
Law programmes offered	5-year LLB LLM
Available seats	LLB - 2500
Available seats	LLM - 750
Exam mode	Offline (pen-paper mode)

CLAT 2020 Important Topics

The syllabus of CLAT is very vast and inclusive in nature. As per CLAT syllabus 2020, subjects like constitutional law, legal awareness, general knowledge and other subjects include contain a lot of subtopics. So, it is important to highlight the important ones. The subject wise CLAT important topics are given below.

English including comprehension

In CLAT UG, English carries a weightage of 40 marks. There will be questions from unseen passage and basic grammar. The details of the English subject are given below-

CLAT 2020 important topics for English

Comprehension	Questions will be asked from an unseen passage with a weightage of around 10 marks
Grammar	Filling up the blanks with the most appropriate word.
	Completing the sentence with the correct option.
	Choosing the correct spelling
	Sentence correction,
	One word substitution
	Adverb & Proverbs
	Phrases, Antonyms - Synonyms
	Vocabulary

General knowledge and current affairs

General knowledge and current affairs include topics of national and international importance and current events with special focus on legal aspects. CLAT aspirants should ensure that they are aware of all major developments in the field of law and functioning of executive, judiciary and legislature of India.

CLAT 2020 - General knowledge and Current affairs

General knowledge	Political science
	History
	Environment
	Geography
	Important laws and amendments
	General science
Current affairs	Current events of national and international importance
	New appointments
	Legal knowledge (New laws and amendments, Judgments)
	Sports

Mathematics

There will be 20 questions from maths, carrying 1 mark each. The section is intended to test the candidate's knowledge of elementary mathematics and questions will be asked from maths of class 8, 9 and 10th.

CLAT 2020 important topics for maths

1	Algebra
2	Number Systems
3	Average
4	Profit Loss
5	Percentage
6	Areas Mensuration
7	Time Speed and Distance
8	Work and Time
9	Probability

Legal aptitude

The section will carry 50 marks in CLAT 2020. Legal aptitude for CLAT will cover topics related to the study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability etc.

CLAT important topics for Legal aptitude

Subjects	Topics
Constitution	History of Indian constitution
Constitution	Important acts and amendments
Law	Important laws like IPC, CrPC, law of torts etc
	Prepositions and facts
	Important events related to legal and constitutional developments
Poity	Rights and Duties
	Judiciary - Supreme Court and High Court
	Parliament - Executive, Legislature, President
	Current events related to Indian polity.

Logical reasoning

In this section, candidates will be expected to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments except visual reasoning.

CLAT important topics 2020 for logical reasoning

1	Series
2	Syllogisms
3	Logical sequences and matching
4	Analogies
5	Seating arrangement
6	Blood relations
7	Calendars and clocks

CLAT PG important topics 2020

Candidates appearing for CLAT PG will have to study the graduation level books for constitutional law and other law subjects. While 40 questions will be asked from constitutional law, 60 questions of each one mark will be asked from other law subjects. The important topics for CLAT PG 2020 are given below.

CLAT PG 2020 Important topics

Constitutional Law	Indian constitution
	Judicial bodies - Supreme court, High Court, District courts
	Quasi-Judicial bodies - Tribunals
	Rights, Writs and Duties
	Elections to President, Vice-President, legislative assembly etc.
	Official language
	Important acts like Panchayati Raj, Emergency powers etc
Law of Contracts	Nature of contracts and formation
	Void and illegal, unenforceable contracts
	Quasi-contracts
	Discharge of contracts
	Guarantee and insurance
	Consequences of breach of contracts
	Agency contract etc
Law of Torts	Definitions
	Liability, strict and absolute liability, different types of liability
	Joint tortfeasors
	Remedies, Negligence, Defamation
	Conspiracy
	False imprisonment and malicious prosecution
Criminal law	General principles of criminal law
	Punishments and exceptions
	Liability
	Criminal conspiracy
	Offences and defamation
International law	Major international bodies like the UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank etc.
	Dispute settlements
	International treaties
	Humanitarian laws, UN charter
	Law of the sea,
	State recognition
	Territorial disputes
	Terrorism in different forms
	Environmental laws
Intellectual property rights	Patents
	WTO IPR rules
	The patents Act, 1970 and other important rules

Best books for CLAT 2020

To cover all the important topics of CLAT, candidates should refer to some standard books for preparation. For eg., important topics in CLAT English can be tackled with the help of some books like ‘Word Power Made Easy’ or ‘High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin’, Similarly, there are some standard books for general knowledge like Manorama Year Book, G.K. Today, Pratiyogita Darpan etc.

Preparation

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CLAT Important Topics 2020

Question: What is the ideal time to start CLAT preparation?

Answer:

Ideally, Candidates should start their preparation after passing class 11th examination.

Question: Can I clear for CLAT 2020 without coaching?

Answer:

Yes, many successful CLAT candidates have cleared the exam without any coaching. For some guidance, you should read how to prepare for CLAT 2020 without coaching.

Question: What is the age limit in CLAT 2020?

Answer:

There is no age limit in CLAT, Candidates may appear in CLAT 2020 provided they are eligible on other parameters of CLAT eligibility.

Question: How can I apply for CLAT 2020?

Answer:

You will have to apply through CLAT application form, which will be available on the official website of CLAT.

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CLAT 2020 is on 22nd August. do I have to fill the application form of private University now or after the declaration of result of CLAT 2020 marks and ranks ?

Rishika Mahajan 1st Aug, 2020

Dear Aspirants,

The best decision will be fill up your application forms of private universities before Clat.

If you wait for clat result then there will be less colleges left out. So, fill your Application form before Clat results.

If u get results of either clat or other private colleges, you will so many choices in your hand and you can walk forward in your life.

Thank you,

All The Best

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How much marks are required in clat for OBC non-creamy layer for nlu?

Siddhant Patil 1st Aug, 2020

So currently there is no reservation for OBC category in NLU for selection process. The 23 NLU's have already got notice by NCBC regarding the reservation for OBC category. Currently due to lockdown no certain decision has been taken. But last hearing was done on January 20. So their is no such specific marks requirement for OBC.

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i am an 3rd year student of BA who want to enter this university to pursue PG diploma in public health care and medical law......should i write CLAT for this???

Aditi amrendra Student Expert 30th Jul, 2020

Hello,

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralised national level governmental entrance test for admissions to twenty two National Law Universities (NLU) in India. Most private and self-financed law schools in India also use these scores for law admissions.
The eligibility for doing PG Diploma in public health is that a candidate should have M.B.B.S. or BDS or B.Sc. degree in the field of health sciences, nursing or natural sciences or holding a BA degree in social science or any other equivalent examination with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.
For pursuing medical law you don't have to appear in CLAT, you can get direct admission in some law colleges.

I hope this helps.

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what is the marks distribution for clat 2020

Aishwary Jaiswal 29th Jul, 2020

hello aspirant,

here's the marking scheme for you

hope this helps you to prepare for the exam

Sections	Questions per section	Marks per section
English including Comprehension	28 - 32 MCQs	28 - 32 marks
Current Affairs including General Knowledge	35 - 39 MCQs	35 - 39 marks
Logical Reasoning	35 - 39 MCQs	35 - 39 marks
Legal Reasoning	28 - 32 MCQs	28 - 32 marks
Quantitative Techniques (Elementry mathematics up to class 10th)	13 - 17 MCQs	13 - 17 marks
Total Questions*	150 MCQs	150 marks

All the best for your exam

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Is there any chance for clat 2020 to postpone again ?

Yuvraj singh 29th Jul, 2020

Dear candidate , you already aware of pandemic is going on and due to pandemic clat is already too late keeping in view all these clat consortium is taking clat in online mode. Clat is held on 22 August according to clat consortium.