Common Law Admission Test 2024 - Application Form, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility, Latest Updates

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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.

JEE Advanced 2023 Application Process

Step 1: JEE Advanced 2023 Registration

Visit the official website of JEE Advanced 2023.
Enter JEE Main 2023 Roll Number and Password.

Step 2: Upload Documents

Documents required must be kept handy before filling the application form. Once the JEE Advanced application form is filled correctly, upload the required set of documents with the specifications.

Upload high quality scanned images of your latest photograph and signature in JPEG format.
The signature size should range from 1kb- 30kb.

Pattern & Syllabus

Step 1: JEE Advanced 2023 Registration

Section	Unit	Topic
Physical chemistry	General topics	Concept of atoms and molecules Dalton's atomic theory Mole concept

Section

Unit

Topic

Physical chemistry

General topics

Concept of atoms and molecules

Dalton's atomic theory

Mole concept

JEE Advanced 2023 Eligbility Criteria

The candidates can check below the eligibility criteria to appear for JEE Advanced 2023:

Age limit: There is an age limit to appear for JEE Advanced 2023.

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995
Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1990.

Qualifying JEE Main 2023: Candidates should be among the top 2,45,000 (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE Main 2023. The number of candidates that are selected from each of the categories is as follows:

Category	Number of candidates
Open	108229
Open – PWD	1229
Open – EWS	12

Exam Center

JEE Advanced AAT will be held across the 7 zonal coordinating Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-

IIT Bombay Zone
IIT Delhi Zone
IIT Kanpur Zone

JEE Advanced 2023 Exam Centres for IIT Bombay Zone

S.No.	Exam City	Code	State/Country
1	Madgoan	101	Goa
2	Panaji	102	Goa

S.No.	Exam City	Code	State/Country
1	Madgoan	101	Goa
2	Panaji	102	Goa

Preparation Tips

Setting up a good preparation strategy for JEE Advanced 2023 is very important while preparing for the exam to increase the chances to clear the exam. Some of the JEE Advanced 2023 preparation tips that the candidates can follow are:

The candidates need to know their syllabus in details so that they can plan out their studies well.
Creating a schedule or time-table can benefit the candidates as it will evenly distribute the time to be spent on each subject or topic.
Good and well-recommended books have to be checked and studied from.

JEE Advanced 2023 Counselling

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will be responsible for the counselling session of JEE Advanced qualified candidates. Registration has to be done and the candidates will have to select their choice of colleges and courses. Candidates will be allotted seats into the participating IITs according to their secured ranks, preferences and availability of seats.

The counselling for the JEE Advanced AAT 2023 qualified candidates will be conducted by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). The candidates will have to register through JoSAA where allotment will be done according to the candidate’s secured rank, preferences made and availability of seat.

Documents Required at the Time of Counselling:
JEE Advanced Paper 1 & 2 Documents Required are as follows: