CLAT 2018 EXAMINATION

CLAT 2018

Recently the notification for CLAT exam came up .It is the  exam taken by students to get admission in prestigious National Law universities across the country , this year this exam is being held by The National university for Advanced legal studies ,Kochi .This exam is for both Undergraduates and Post graduates student .

 Overview

This exam is held for the 19 participating universities which are :

• NLSIU Banglore
• NALSAR Hyderabad
• NLIU Bhopal
• WBNUJS Kolkata
• NLU jodhpur
• HNLU Raipur
• GNLU gandhinagar
• RMLNLU Lucknow
• RGNUL Punjab
• CNLU patna
• NUALS kochi
• NLUO odisha
• NUSRL Ranchi
• NLUJA assam
• DSNLU Vishakhapatnam
• TNNLS tiruchirappalli
• MNLU Mumbai
• MNLU Nagpur
• MNLU Aurangabad

 Exam Dates

The exam date is same for both undergraduate and post graduate course which is : May 13 2018

 Eligibility Criteria

For undergraduates:

1. There will be no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2018.
2. As regards minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2), the candidates must have secured:
   1. Forty five percent (45%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories, and
   2. Forty Percent (40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) categories.
3. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April, 2018 are also eligible to appear in CLAT-2018 online examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
4. The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.
5. In case of equal marks, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
   1. Higher marks in the component /section on legal aptitude in the CLAT-2018 exam;
   2. Higher age;
   3. Computerised draw of lots.

For postgraduates:

1. The candidates must have minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination [i.e. LL.B./Five-Year Integrated LL.B. (Hons.)/any other equivalent exam] as under:
   1. Fifty five percent (55%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories, and
   2. Fifty percent (50%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) categories.
2. The candidate must have passed/appeared in the final semester/final year examination of the qualifying examination on the date of his/her admission.
3. In case of candidates who have appeared in the qualifying examination, he/she may submit his/her final result of qualifying examination within the time frame prescribed by the respective University/Institute. Till then such candidates may be given provisional admission.
4. In case of equal marks, the break of tie shall be by procedure and order as under:
   1. Higher age;
   2. Computerized draw of lots.
5. No upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT-2018.

 How to Apply

The application form for this is online and one has to apply online only from there site http://www.clat.ac.in/ where the form is available.

 Application Fee

Application for the exam is 4000/- Indian national rupees .

 Exam Pattern

For undergraduates:

Scope and coverage of questions under different subject areas:

1. English including comprehension:
   The English section will test the candidate’s proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be assessed on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs:
   The General knowledge will be evaluated on the general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test the candidate’s on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
3. Mathematics:
   This section will test the candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e., maths taught upto 10th Class/Standard.
4. Legal Aptitude:
   This section will test the candidate’s interest towards the study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
5. Logical Reasoning:
   The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

The pattern of Question Paper for the UG Courses in CLAT-2018

For post graduates:

The pattern of Question Paper and syllabus for the PG Programme in CLAT-2018

The pattern of the question paper for admission to the Post-Graduate Course for CLAT-2018 is as under:

 Admit Card

Date from which Admit Cards can be downloaded

 Result

The result date has not been announced.

 Official links etc.

The official website for CLAT -2018 is http://www.clat.ac.in/