Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

CLAT 2019 also known as Common Law Admission Test 2019 will be conducted by National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) for the admission year 2019-2020. The CLAT 2019 will be conducted on May 26, 2019. Earlier it was scheduled to be held on May 12, 2019, but due to General Elections (Lok Sabha Elections) date coinciding with the examination date, it has been rescheduled. The common law admission test will be administered offline. The national-level law entrance examination will be held to offer admissions into the undergraduate law programmes including B.A LL.B, B.B.A LL.B, B.Com LL.B, and B.Sc LL.B. The NLU Odisha will administer the Common Law Admission Test to offer admissions into 21 NLUs including Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU) and Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla (HPNLU). Admissions to as many as 2600 undergraduate seats will be offered through CLAT 2019.

The law aspirants need to check CLAT 2019 eligibility criteria which mentions that candidates should have passed 10+2 board examination from any recognised educational institution. According to the CLAT eligibility criteria 2019, candidates belonging to the General category need to score at least 45 per cent marks in their qualifying degree. Those belonging to SC and ST categories, need to score at least 40 per cent marks in the aggregate of the subjects. Further, there is no age bar to appear in the Common Law Admission Test.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

Application Fees

CLAT Application Form 2019 had been announced by National Law University Odisha, Cuttack on January 13, 2019 at 9:30 am. NLUO Cuttack has opened an online window for the application form of CLAT 2019. To seek admission into the undergraduate law programmes, candidates need to fill CLAT 2019 Application Form which was available till April 15, 2019. However, candidates who have registered for the test but could not complete the application process have time till April 20, 2019 to submit the application form. Candidates will be required to register themselves with all the required details. After successful registration, candidates will receive user id and password which will help them further to check their application status, admit card, eligibility criteria, exam dates, result and counseling schedule and procedure. After filling up all the details required, candidates need to remit the prescribed application fee. Aspirants should be very careful while filling the details in the application form of CLAT 2019, as their would be no scope of rectifications once submitted. Candidates need to keep a printout as well as a copy of the CLAT Application Form 2019 for future references.

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With the help of CLAT Preparation Tips 2019, candidates will get a fair idea of how to prepare for the Common Law Admission Test. Candidates can check here the important points of CLAT 2019 Preparation Tips - 

• Candidates need to be well-versed with the exam pattern and syllabus.
• Practice more and more mock tests and sample papers for better score in exam.
• CLAT aspirants are also advised to make a proper time-table for preparation.
• Candidates should choose best books before starting to prepare for the exam.
• Regular revision is the key to score good marks in exam.

As per the CLAT 2019 Exam Pattern, the test will be held in offline mode on May 26, 2019, where the candidates will be given two hours to attempt the law examination. There will be as many as 200 questions having multiple-choice answer options. The candidates will be required to choose one correct option among the given answer options. Each correct answer will be awarded one mark each and 0.25 marks each will be deducted for every incorrect answer. The questions of CLAT 2019 will be provided in English language only.

Let us now look into the subject-wise distribution of questions.

CLAT Exam Pattern 2019

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack will announce the mock test of CLAT 2019 tentatively by the third week of April 2019. Candidates will get access of the CLAT 2019 Mock Test which will help them to get an idea of the number of questions, type of questions and marks allocation to be followed in the law entrance examination. Moreover, candidates will get the mock test free of cost and can practice it as many as times they want. Moreover, it should also be noted that candidates who fill the application form, will only get the access of the CLAT Mock Test 2019.

Law aspirants can download admit card of CLAT 2019 in online mode tentatively in the last week of April, 2019. Candidates will be required to login to their registered accounts to download CLAT 2019 Admit card. It is very important for the law aspirants to carry their admit card of CLAT 2019 at the exam centre of CLAT 2019 as no candidate will be allowed to attempt CLAT 2019 without the same. Moreover, candidates are also advised to check all the details mentioned on the CLAT Admit Card 2019. Also, it is advisable to keep save a copy of CLAT 2019 Admit card for future references.

NLUO Cuttack will release the answer key of CLAT 2019 tentatively on May 15, 2019. Candidates will get access of the CLAT 2019 Answer Key in online mode. With the help of CLAT Answer Key 2019, candidates will be able to cross-check their marked answers in the law examination. Moreover, they will also get an idea of qualifying the law entrance examination, CLAT 2019. To download the answer key of CLAT 2019, candidates will be required to provide their user Id/ registration number and date of birth/ password. Also, candidates are advised to check all the details mentioned on the CLAT 2019 Answer Key and then download the same.

NLUO Cuttack will announce the result of CLAT 2019 tentatively in the first week of June, 2019. Candidates will get access of the CLAT 2019 Result in online mode. Candidates will get information on their qualifying status in the CLAT 2019 Result. To check the result of CLAT 2019, candidates will have to provide registration number or roll number along with the date of birth to download their CLAT Result 2019. After the declaration of the result, candidates will be called for the counselling and admission procedure further.

NLUO Cuttack will release the cutoff of CLAT 2019 after the declaration of the result. It should be noted that CLAT Cutoff 2019 is considered as minimum marks to be scored by candidates for securing admissions into the NLUs. Candidates need to know that the CLAT cutoff is also assumed to be the last rank at which a candidate is shortlisted for counselling and admissions to the undergraduate law programmes.

Mode of Counselling: Online

NLUO Cuttack will conduct counselling of CLAT 2019 tentatively on June 7, 2019. To attend CLAT Counselling 2019, candidates will be required to register themselves online by clicking on the link and providing User Id/ registration Id and Password. Also, candidates need to carry certain documents as asked while attending CLAT 2019 Counselling. As  a part of the counselling procedure, candidates will get an opportunity to shift or withdraw their seat.