What is CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) India

CLAT… What is CLAT??? Syllabus for CLAT Exam Pattern Scope of Law Eligibility for CLAT Universities Associated with CLAT Other Exams associated with Law Suggested Reading and Study Material Previous Year Question Papers

What is CLAT?? Common Law Admission Test

All-India entrance examination to select candidates on the basis of merit –cum – preference for admission to UG (Undergraduate) and PG (Post graduate) Degree programs (LLB and LLM) to National Law Universities (NLUs) all over India

CLAT Syllabus…

Exam Pattern…

Scope of LAW… Practicing Advocate such as:

Criminal Lawyer Civil Litigation Lawyer

Legal Advisor Corporate Counselor Government Lawyer Legal Journalist Civil Services or Judicial Services

and many more…

Eligibility for CLAT… Candidates should have passed Higher Secondary

School/Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC/ST and persons with Disability).

No age bar for exam Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination

can also appear provisionally. However, they shall have to produce proof of having passed the qualifying examination before or at the time of admission with detailed mark sheet.

Candidate with compartment/supplementary in any subject in the qualifying examination will not be eligible for admission.

Universities Associated With CLAT

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore Maharashtra National law University, Mumbai Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakha

patnam Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi National Law University Odisha, Cuttack National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi Chanakya National Law University, Patna

• Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala• Ram Manohar Lohiya National law University, Lucknow• Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

National Law University, Jodhpur West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolka

ta National Law Institute University, Bhopal National Law School of India University, Bangalore National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderab

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Other Law Entrance Exams:

LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST INDIA (LSAT - INDIA)

SYMBIOSIS ENTRANCE TEST (SET) All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)

Suggested Reading and Study Material

1. General Knowledge(GK) Read some good newspaper like the Hindu Subscribe to a competitive magazine Search Google for latest news Join a law related website like

http://www.chandigarhacademy.com/ for latest updates on legal GK Listen to news daily

2. Legal aptitude:• Read all news about court cases and law• Search Google for law news• Join Law related website like

http://www.chandigarhacademy.com/ for latest updates on law

• Try to think logically while reading news how decisions are made by courts

3. Reasoning: Buy a good book for reasoning topics Practice sample questions, examples and

practice questions a lot Try to increase your speed of solving

questions

4. English: Buy a good book like High School

Grammar by Wren and Martin Lay stress o Grammar and Reading Go through your sample questions Increase reading speed

5. Maths Learn all Algebric Formulae Work on commercial Math topics like

Profit and Loss etc. Avoid using calculator, rather focus on

increasing your calculation speed Solve sample exercises For more material, go to

http://www.chandigarhacademy.com/