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CLAT 2024

Common Law Admission Test Offline

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted on rotational basis by 19 National Law Universities (NLU’s) of India. Through CLAT, candidates will get admission into UG & PG degree law programmes. The admission will be offered in various renowned law universities all over India.CLAT 2022 Application Form is available from first week of January 2022. Refer to the given information below to know the details regarding application form, exam dates, eligibility criteria, and much more

CLAT 2023 Important Dates

Events Dates 2023
Start date of filling application form
8 August, 2022
Last date of filling application form
November 18, 2022
Release of admit card December 06, 2022
CLAT 2023 exam date
December 18, 2022 
 
Answer key release date December 22, 2022
Objection window December 19, 2022
Final answer key release December 22, 2022
Declaration of result December 23, 2022
Start date of counselling process December 28, 2022

 

CLAT 2023 Highlights

Exam Name Common Law Admission Test
Exam Frequency Once a year
Exam Mode Offline
Exam Duration 2 hours
Test Takers Approx. 59,000
Accepting Colleges
120 colleges
Official Website clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in

CLAT 2023 Application Process 

Candidates seeking admissions to NLUs or law schools accepting CLAT scores have to follow the process as under: 

Step 1: Online application - The CLAT consortium opens the application window in online mode on the official website. Candidates seeking admissions through CLAT exam have to apply before the last date of application after completing each step including, registration, filling up the form, uploading documents and fee payment. Also Read: Steps to fill CLAT 2022 application form

Step 2: Issuing of admit card - The candidates who have successfully filled and submitted the application form of CLAT will be issued admit card to appear for the examination. The admit card of CLAT 2022 will mention details about the test-taking candidate, exam centre name and location, and test schedule.

Step 3: Appearing for the exam - Candidates have to appear for the entrance exam at the allotted test centres of CLAT 2022. The test timings for CLAT 2022 are 3 pm to 5 pm, however, candidates should report to their test centre by 2 pm. They should their admit card and a valid photo ID proof with them.

Step 4: Declaration of results - The consortium will announce results of CLAT 2022 on the official website along with a provisional merit list for each NLU. 

Step 5: Admission process - The counselling process of CLAT 2022 will begin in online mode with provisional seat allotment on the basis of the first merit list. The candidates have to confirm their seat after document verification and payment of counselling-cum-admission fee. 

CLAT 2023 Application Fee:

Application fee Application Fee can be paid online via net banking/credit card/debit card. 

  • Rs. 4000/- for General/OBC/PWD/SAP
  • Rs. 3500/- for SC/ST

CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2023

Candidates appearing for CLAT exam, need to fulfil the given eligibility criteria:

CLAT Eligibility for five-year Integrated courses:

  • The Candidate must have passed 10+2 or any equivalent examination from a national or state board of education.
  • The Candidate should have obtained atleast 45% marks if belonging to General/ Other Backward Class (OBC) / Specially-abled categories and 40% marks if belonging to Scheduled Class (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories. 
  • There is no age limit to apply CLAT 2021 as the Bar Council of India (BCI) as removed the upper or lower age limit criteria for admissions to law courses. 

CLAT 2023 Syllabus

Multiple Choice Questions
Subjects Number of Questions Marks
Constitutional Law 120 120
Jurisprudence.
Other Law Subjects

CLAT Syllabus includes 6 sections – English (including comprehension), General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

English Section: This section includes topics as understanding of the passage & its central theme, meaning of words using therein, fill in the blanks. 
General Knowledge & Current affairs:This section will  include topics as static general knowledge, question & current affairs, national & international current affairs and much more.
Mathematics: In this section, the candidate’s elementary mathematics knowledge will be tested.
Legal Aptitude: This section will include topics under study of law, research aptitude, and problem solving ability.
Logical Reasoning: It will include variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogism, logical sequences or analogies etc.

CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern

The CLAT Exam Pattern will be as given below:

  • CLAT 2023 will be conducted offline.
  • CLAT 2022 will be conducted in English.
  • CLAT 2022 questions will be based on the 10+2 syllabus.
Number of Questions 150
Type of Questions Objective Type or Multiple choice questions
Maximum Marks 150 marks
Marks for each correct answer +1 Mark
Negative Marks for each Incorrect answer -1.25 Marks
Duration of Exam 2 hours
Sections in Paper 2
Subjects Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning,Current affairs including general knowledge, English language

CLAT 2023 Exam Centers

CLAT 2023 is likely to be held in the given cities. Check the table below:

State City State City
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
Andhra Pradesh Chirala Madhya Pradesh Indore
Andhra Pradesh Eluru Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Andhra Pradesh Guntur Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
Andhra Pradesh Kadapa Madhya Pradesh Sagar
Andhra Pradesh Kakinada Madhya Pradesh Satna
Andhra Pradesh Kurnool Madhya Pradesh Ujjain
Andhra Pradesh Nellore MAHARASHTRA AHMEDNAGAR
Andhra Pradesh Ongole MAHARASHTRA AKOLA
Andhra Pradesh Rajahmundary MAHARASHTRA AMRAVATI
Andhra Pradesh Srikakulam MAHARASHTRA AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)
Andhra Pradesh Tekkali MAHARASHTRA CHANDRAPUR
Andhra Pradesh Tirupathi MAHARASHTRA DHULE
Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada MAHARASHTRA JALGAON
Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam MAHARASHTRA KOLHAPUR
Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram MAHARASHTRA LATUR
ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR/NAHARLAGUN MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI
ASSAM DIBRUGARH MAHARASHTRA NAGPUR
ASSAM GUWAHATI MAHARASHTRA NANDED
ASSAM JORHAT MAHARASHTRA NASHIK
ASSAM SILCHAR (ASSAM) MAHARASHTRA PUNE
ASSAM TEZPUR MAHARASHTRA RAIGAD
BIHAR ARRAH MAHARASHTRA RATNAGIRI
BIHAR BHAGALPUR MAHARASHTRA SANGLI
BIHAR DARBHANGA MAHARASHTRA SATARA
BIHAR GAYA MAHARASHTRA SOLAPUR
BIHAR MUZAFFARPUR MAHARASHTRA THANE
BIHAR PATNA MAHARASHTRA WARDHA
BIHAR PURNEA MANIPUR IMPHAL
Chandigarh Chandigarh MEGHALAYA SHILLONG
Chhattisgarh Bilaspur MIZORAM AIZAWL
Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar NAGALAND KOHIMA
Chhattisgarh Durg ODISHA BALASORE
Chhattisgarh Raipur ODISHA BERHAMPUR-GANJAM
Delhi New Delhi ODISHA BHUBANESWAR
GOA PANAJI/MADGAON ODISHA CUTTACK
GUJARAT AHMEDABAD ODISHA DHENKANAL
GUJARAT ANAND ODISHA ROURKELA
GUJARAT BHAVNAGAR ODISHA SAMBALPUR
GUJARAT GANDHINAGAR Pondichery Pondichery
GUJARAT HIMMTNAGAR Punjab Amritsar
GUJARAT Jamnagar Punjab Bhatinda
GUJARAT MEHSANA Punjab Jalandhar
GUJARAT Rajkot Punjab Ludhiana
GUJARAT Surat Punjab Mohali
GUJARAT VADODARA Punjab Patiala
Haryana Faridabad Punjab Sangrur
Haryana Gurugram Rajasthan Ajmer
Haryana Ambala Rajasthan Alwar
Haryana Hisar Rajasthan Bikaner
Haryana Karnal Rajasthan Jaipur
Haryana Kurukshetra Rajasthan Jodhpur
Haryana Panipat Rajasthan Kota
Haryana Rohtak Rajasthan Sikar
Haryana Sonipat Rajasthan Sriganganagar
Haryana Yamuna Nagar Rajasthan Udaipur
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur SIKKIM GANGTOK
Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur Tamil Nadu Chennai
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
Himachal Pradesh Kullu Tamil Nadu Madurai
Himachal Pradesh Mandi Tamil Nadu Salem
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Tamil Nadu Erode
Himachal Pradesh Una Tamil Nadu Thanjavur
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu Tamil Nadu Nagercoil
Jammu and Kashmir Samba Tamil Nadu Tirunelveli
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar Tamil Nadu Tiruchiraplli
JHARKHAND BOKARO STEEL CITY Tamil Nadu Vellore
JHARKHAND DHANBAD Tamil Nadu Namakal
JHARKHAND HAZARIBAGH Telangana Hyderabad
JHARKHAND JAMSHEDPUR Telangana Khammam
JHARKHAND RANCHI Telangana Karimnagar
Karnataka Ballari(Bellary) Telangana Warangal
Karnataka Belagavi(Belgaum) Telangana Nizamabad
Karnataka Bengaluru Telangana Mahabubnagar
Karnataka Bidar TRIPURA AGARTALA
Karnataka Davanagere Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
Karnataka Dharwad / Hubli Uttar Pradesh Greater Noida
Karnataka Kalaburagi (Gulbarga Uttar Pradesh Meerut
Karnataka Hassan Uttar Pradesh Noida
Karnataka Mangaluru(Mangalore) Uttar Pradesh Agra
Karnataka Mysuru(Mysore) Uttar Pradesh Aligarh
Karnataka Shivamogga(Shimoga) Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
Karnataka Tumakuru(Tumkur) Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur
Karnataka Udupi Uttar Pradesh Jhansi
Karnataka Vijayapura(Bijapur) Uttar Pradesh Kanpur
Kerala Alapuzzha Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Kerala Ernakulam Uttar Pradesh Mathura
Kerala Idukki Uttar Pradesh Moradabad
Kerala Kannur Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnagar
Kerala Kasaragod Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj
Kerala Kollam Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Kerala Kottayam Uttar Pradesh Allahabad
Kerala Kozhikode Uttarakhand Dehradun
Kerala Malappuram Uttarakhand Haldwani
Kerala Palakkad Uttarakhand Haridwar
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Uttarakhand Roorkee
Kerala Thrissur WEST BENGAL ASANSOL
Lakshadweep Kavaratti WEST BENGAL BURDWAN(BARDHAMAN)
WEST BENGAL SILIGURI WEST BENGAL HOOGHLY
WEST BENGAL Barasat WEST BENGAL HOWRAH
WEST BENGAL Barrackpore WEST BENGAL KALYANI
WEST BENGAL KOLKATA - -
Documents Required at CLAT Exam Center

All the appearing candidates must carry the following documents:

  • PAN Card
  • Passport 
  • Driving License 
  • Voter’s ID Card
  • Bank Passbook with a photograph
  • Photo ID proof issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead along with a photograph
  • Photo ID proof issued by a People’s Representative on official letterhead along with a photograph
  • Valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognised College/ University
  • Aadhar card with a photograph/ Employee ID/  Bar Council Identity Card

CLAT 2023 Cut Off

CLAT 2023 The students aspiring to crack the examination can take a look at the previous year's CLAT 2022 cutoff trends to get an idea about the range of the cut-off marks that might be released this year.

The cut-off scores are the minimum marks required from the candidates to get shortlisted by the participating institutions of CLAT 2023. It is necessary for candidates to successfully get placed in the cut-off list in order to be eligible for further rounds of the selection process. Candidates must know that the average scores in CLAT 2023 will be considered for preparing the cutoff, along with the prescribed minimum ranks as per the admission policies of colleges.

CLAT 2023 is an examination conducted for admission into undergraduate and postgraduate  law courses.Conducted during January 2023.The candidates can go through the 'How to Prepare for CLAT ' section to prepare effectively for the upcoming examination. Aspirants are also advised to go through the 'best books' section of the examination for suggestions about reliable study materials.

CLAT 2023 Cut off marks depend on a number of factors like:

  • Number of candidates
  • Number of colleges participating in the exam
  • Number of seats in the respective colleges
  • Reservation norms in the exam
  • Previous year admission trends
  • The difficulty level of the exam
  • Marking scheme of the exam

The expected rank analysis on the basis of CLAT 2023 records are given below:

Law School Opening Rank Closing Rank
NLSIU Bangalore 1 2733
NALSAR Hyderabad 50 9059
NUJS Kolkata 148 19817
NLIU Bhopal 82 16816
NLU Jodhpur 76 6849
GNLU Gandhinagar 124 14307
HNLU Raipur 329 40536
RMLNLU Lucknow 342 24763
RGNUL Patiala 442 18520
MNLU Mumbai 338 46734
CNLU Patna 623 22294
NLU Odisha 465 23920
NUALS Kochi 474 32014
NUSRL Ranchi 688 55666
NLUJA Gauhati 968 41841
MNLU Nagpur 589 55342
HPNLU Shimla 622 28801
DSNLU Vizag 863 33221
MNLU Aurangabad 710 56092
DNLU Jabalpur 1350 1800
TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli 436 50604

CLAT 2022 Preparation Tips

Refer to CLAT sample papers/Previous year papers to prepare for the exam and enhance your skills.

Basic Guidelines

1.

Time Management

4.

Analyze and Understand

2.

Reverse Action

5.

Focus on Strengths & Goal Accomplishment

3.

Attempt Mock Tests

6.

Practice Everything

Best Books to prepare for CLAT 2021
Books for Quantitative Ability
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CLAT
Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation for CLAT
Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission into CLAT
  • Candidate should get into the habit of reading a newspaper or a magazine which covers the contemporary events on an everyday basis. Reading Materials help build a good vocabulary and with the General Knowledge section.
  • Brush up the basics of English grammar to tackle the error detection questions and sentence correction in MCQ asked.
  • Learn and identify new words with their meaning and usage.
  • Listen to speeches or watch movies and/or documentaries with subtitles. This will increase the knowledge of spoken English and might come in use while attempting sentence completion and para jumble questions.
  • Candidates should talk to people in English. They may feel sluggish and shy at first and will make lots of mistakes but soon they will discover that with more talking, their confidence, as well as their accuracy, is increasing.

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