CLAT 2016

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CLAT 2016 or Common Law Admission Test will be conducted by the Rajiv
Gandhi National University of Law , Patiala or RGNUL Patiala.
The exam, this time will be completely online also the application procedure
and counselling are kept online as well.
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It is a National level entrance examination conducted by the National Law
universities on rotation for admissions into their Under Graduate and the Post
Graduate courses. Example: B.A. LL.B., B.Sc. LL.B., B.B.A. LL.B., B.S.W.
LL.B., B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.), LLM etc. Also the examination serves as
selection criteria for recruitment in the legal
The CLAT 2016 or Common Law Admission Test 2016 will be held tentatively
in the second week of May in 2016.
This year there will be a total of 17 National Law
Universities participating in the CLAT 2016 with NLU Mumbai becoming
the latest to be included.
The Details about the examination are as follows:

Application Form Start Date: Tentatively First week of

January, 2016.
Application Form End Date: Tentatively second week of April,
2016.
Mode of Application: Online
Eligibility:
CLAT UG: Any candidate who is a citizen of India or NRI or Person of Indian
origin is eligible if he/she full-fill the below conditions.
Qualification Required: Higher Secondary or Intermediate (10+2) with
45% or more aggregate marks (40% in case of SC/ST)
Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for CLAT from 2015.
CLAT PG: Any candidate who is a citizen of India or NRI or Person of Indian
origin is eligible if he/she full-fill the below conditions.
Qualification Required: LLB/5 year Integrated LLB/ Any

equivalent

law degree from any recognized university approved by the Bar Council of
India with minimum 55% aggregate marks (50% in case of SC/ST)* .
Age Limit: No age limit.
* Subject to State reservation at the University concerned.
Please Note: Candidates passing in the year 2016 are also eligible if they
meet the eligibility criteria and are able to submit their results in the given time
frame at the time of admissions.

Exam Pattern:
CLAT UG:
Total Questions: 200
Time Allotted: 2 Hours.
Total Sections: 5
Negative Marking: 0.25 for every wrong answer.
Exam Type: Objective
Marks
allotted per

Marks Allotted

No. of Questions

question

per Section

40

40

Current Affairs

50

50

Legal Aptitude

50

50

Ability)

20

20

Logical Reasoning

40

40

Name of Section
English including
Comprehension
General Knowledge and

Elementary
Mathematics(Numerical

CLAT PG:
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 )

Admit Card Start Date: Tentatively Second week of April, 2016.

Mode of Admit Card: Online
Exam Date: Tentatively Second Week of May,2016.
Exam Mode: Online
Result Date: Tentative After 10 days of CLAT 2016.
Counselling and Admission Procedure: Tentatively June July 2016.
Counselling Mode: Online.