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CLAT Syllabus 2027

Common Law Admission Test

Consortium of National Law UniversitiesOnline (CBT)Once a year
Total Questions120
Duration120 min
Total Marks120
Marking Scheme+1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect

Exam Pattern

#Subject / SectionQuestionsMarks
1English Language2424
2Current Affairs & GK2424
3Legal Reasoning2424
4Logical Reasoning2424
5Quantitative Techniques2424
Total120120

Syllabus by Subject

Eligibility & Attempts

EEligibility Criteria

12th pass with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST); appearing students eligible

ANumber of Attempts

No restriction

Exam Schedule

Frequency

Once a year

Next Exam Date

December 2026

Registration Opens

July 2026

Preparation Tips

  • 1Read quality newspapers and legal news portals daily — Current Affairs & GK is the highest-weighted section with 30 questions
  • 2Practise comprehension-based Legal Reasoning using bare Acts and landmark Supreme Court judgements
  • 3Solve LSAT and CLAT previous year papers to build Logical Reasoning speed and accuracy
  • 4Focus on Quantitative Techniques from Class 10 level — all questions are passage-based with data interpretation

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