CLAT Exam Pattern – Check Here – Question Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme
CLAT Exam has been recently revised. Aspiring candidates can check the same in online mode. CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. This exam is conducted and regulated by the Consortium of National Law University. The exam pattern of CLAT consists of important information like types of questions, number of questions, marking scheme, etc. Through this exam, candidates can get admission to various UG and PG courses in the field of Law. CLAT Scores are accepted by many top law colleges in government and private colleges in India. Go through this post to know the complete information about the CLAT exam pattern.
Revised CLAT Exam Pattern
Please note the exam patterns are different for UG and PG courses as explained below.
CLAT Under Graduate (UG) Exam Pattern
- Mode of examination – Online (Computer based test)
- Type of questions – Objective type multiple choice questions
- Number of questions – 150
- Language of questions – English language only
- Maximum Marks – 150
- Marking Scheme – Each question will carry 1 mark
- Negative Marking – Not applicable.
Subject wise pattern of the exam for UG Course
| Subjects | Number of questions | Maximum Marks |
| English Language | 28 – 32 | 28 – 32 |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 35 – 39 | 35 – 39 |
| Legal Reasoning | 35 – 39 | 35 – 39 |
| Quantitative Technique | 13 – 17 | 13 – 17 |
| Logical Reasoning | 28 – 32 | 28 – 32 |
| Total | 150 questions | 150 marks |
CLAT Post Graduate (PG) Exam Pattern
- Type of questions – Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions + 2 descriptive type questions
- Number of questions – 102
- Language of questions – English
- Maximum Marks – 150
- Marking Scheme – Each question will carry 1 mark. 25 marks each for descriptive type questions
- Negative Marking – 0.25 will be deducted in case of an incorrect answer
| Subjects | Number of questions | Mark allotted per section | |
| Objective Section | Constitutional Law | 40 | 40 |
| Other Subjects such as Contract Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights, Jurisprudence | 60 | 60 | |
| Descriptive Section | Essay | 2 | 50 (25 marks) |
| Total | 102 questions | 150 marks |
CLAT Syllabus
- Candidates should note that there is no prescribed CLAT syllabus.
- For UG courses, the questions will be asked from the subjects like English including Comprehension, General Knowledge, Mathematics (taught up to 10th class), Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning sections.
- At the same time, for PG courses, the question will be derived from topics like constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights topics.
- Candidates should prepare from the previous year’s question paper and model test paper.
- Going through the previous year’s question paper can help a student a lot in order to determine the difficulty level of the question paper and understanding the type of questions.
- For better preparation, aspirants are advised not to get panic and take enough sleep. Apart from this, a healthy diet is also important. Keep at least a week for revision after completing the syllabus.
Through this post, we tried to help candidates by providing the pattern of the CLAT exam. Here, students can check complete details like the number of questions, type of questions, marking scheme, language of paper, time duration, etc. We request you to bookmark this page so that you can check the exam pattern whenever you want.
