CLAT 2016 Notification released:

The CLAT 2016 Notification has been released on December 14, 2015. The
Common Law Admission Test for the year 2016 will be conducted on May
8, 2016 between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Rajiv Gandhi National University of
Law, Patiala, the organizing university of CLAT 2016, released the
notification.
Applications are invited for the Under-Graduate Five Year Integrated BA
LLB (Hons) and Post-Graduate One Year LLM courses. The submission of
online application forms will commence from January 1, 2016. Applicants
can fill the form latest by 11:59 PM on March 31, 2016.
The exam will be held for admissions to the countrys 17 national law
universities of which National Law School University of India, Bengaluru
and NALSAR, Hyderabad are notable. The newest law University of the
nation i.e. National Law University, Mumbai will also admit students through
CLAT from the upcoming session.
General, OBC and Specially Abled Persons (SAP) category candidates will
have to pay a sum of Rs. 4000 and SC, ST candidates will have to pay Rs.
3500 for the exam as the application fee. The application fee is nonrefundable.

For more details, candidates can visit the CLAT official

Website: www.clat.ac.in .
The CLAT 2016 will be conducted for admissions in the B.A LL.B, B.Com
LL.B, BSc. LL.B and One year and two year LL.M courses.
CLAT Exam Pattern 2016 for Under Graduate:
Total Questions: 200
Time Allotted: 2 Hours.
Total Sections: 5
Negative Marking: 0.25 for every wrong answer.
Exam Type: Objective

The detailed section-wise division is as follows:

Marks
allotted per

Marks Allotted

No. of Questions

question

per Section

40

40

Current Affairs

50

50

Legal Aptitude

50

50

Elementary

20

20

Name of Section
English including
Comprehension
General Knowledge and

Mathematics(Numerical

Ability)
Logical Reasoning

40

40

CLAT Post Graduate Exam Pattern:

Exam Description
Total Marks

150

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Long Essay type Descriptive

Questions(covering subject areas such
as Constitutional Law and

100 mark (4 Questions of 25 Marks

Jurisprudence )

each)

Objective Questions( Covering all

compulsory law subjects prescribed by
the BCI for the Under-Graduate
Course except Constitutional Law and 50 mark ( 50 Questions of one mark
Jurisprudence )

each )