What is CLAT?

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level exam conducted by the consortium
for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered by the 22
participating NLUs. In addition, there are 61 other private affiliate colleges that accept CLAT
exam scores. Some public organisations such as ONGC and BHEL also use CLAT-PG scores
for recruitment. Every year, over 60,000 candidates appear for CLAT exam. In 2021, total
70,277 candidates registered out of wh 62,106 appeared for the exam.

The table below indicates some key highlights of CLAT exam important for candidates to know.  

Features Details

Exam name Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

Conducting
Consortium of NLUs (popularly known as CLAT Consortium)
body

Exam
Once a year
frequency

Admission to Law courses offered by NLUs and some private

Exam purpose
colleges

Courses BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB, BCom LLB (Hons), BSc LLB
offered (Hons), BSW LLB, LLM

UG courses - Class 12 pass with 45% aggregate

Eligibility 
PG courses - LLB degree with 50% aggregate

Rs 4,000 (General category) and Rs 3,500 (Reserved

Exam fee
category)

Exam mode Offline

Exam duration 2 hours

UG courses
 Current Affairs including General Knowledge
 Legal Reasoning
 English Language
CLAT syllabus  Logical Reasoning
 Quantitative Techniques
PG courses
 Law subjects such as Constitutional Law,
Administrative Law, Torts, Criminal Law, etc.

UG courses - Objective questions of 150 marks

CLAT pattern PG courses - Objective and subjective questions of 150
marks
 Number of
70,277 (2021)  
applications

Number of test-
62,106 (2021)
takers

Number of UG courses - 3,012 (2021)  

seats PG courses - 997 (2021)  

Number of test
82
cities

There are 22 member NLUs of the consortium that accept

CLAT scores for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM courses.
Accepting
colleges  In addition, there are 61 affiliates, which are
private universities, that have signed MOUs with
the consortium to use CLAT scores.  

CLAT Eligibility 2022

The eligibility criteria for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM courses offered by the participating
NLUs are released by the consortium on its official website. These criteria pertain to  parameters
like academic qualification, minimum marks, age limit, etc. Note that the affiliate colleges may
have additional requirements to the ones mentioned here; so you need to visit the website of the
concerned university to get the latest information.
The eligibility criteria of CLAT 2022 mentioned below apply for admission to the NLUs.  
Eligibility for UG courses:
 Candidates should complete Class 12 or equivalent examination from national or
state board of education
 Candidates should obtain minimum 45 per cent aggregate if belonging to
General/Other Backward Class (OBC)/Specially-abled category and 40 per cent
aggregate if belonging to Scheduled Class (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) category
 There is no upper age limit to apply for CLAT 2022 as the Bar Council of India
(BCI) has removed the upper or lower age limit criteria for admissions to law
courses
Eligibility for PG courses:
 Candidates should obtain an LLB degree from a recognised university
 Candidates should obtain minimum 50 per cent aggregate if belonging to
General/OBC/Specially-abled category and 45 per cent aggregate if belonging to
SC/ST category
 There is no upper age limit to apply for CLAT
 

CLAT 2022 Registration

The NLU Consortium will start the CLAT 2022 application process tentatively in
November/December 2021. Candidates can apply online for CLAT 2022 on the official website of
the exam in four steps - registration, application, document uploading and payment of application
fee. Check out quick steps to fill the CLAT application form 2022 below:
 Visit the official website of the exam - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in
 Click on the Register button
  Fill and submit the CLAT registration form 2022
 Once registered, enter mobile number and OTP on the displayed window to
activate the account
 Login to the registered account using mobile number and password
 Click on the Apply button and fill the CLAT application form
 Preview the filled-in online form and click on the Submit button to submit the form
 Upload scanned photo, signature and category certificate (if applicable) as per the
prescribed specifications
 Pay CLAT application fee in online (debit card/credit card/internet banking) or
offline (bank challan) mode
Category CLAT Application Fee (in Rs)

General/OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO/OCI  4,000

SC/ST/BPL 3,500

CLAT previous years' question papers fee 500

The candidate may also go through our CLAT application video given below to clear any doubts
they may have about the application process.

CLAT Syllabus 2022

The CLAT 2022 syllabus includes important topics and subjects from which questions are asked
in the exam. In CLAT (UG), questions are asked typically from five subjects -  English Language,
Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs including General Knowledge and
Quantitative Techniques.  
In CLAT LLM, questions are asked from Law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Contract,
Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence and more. Check complete CLAT
syllabus for LLM.

CLAT Exam Analysis

CLAT 2022 exam is yet to be held. The difficulty level of CLAT 2021 exam was moderate.
However, time management was a major issue for most of the candidates as the paper was
lengthy. Check major highlights of CLAT analysis 2021 below:
 The CLAT 2021 difficulty level was moderate
 There were not many tricky questions 
 The paper was lengthy and required candidates to read through passages and
questions fast
 This year, there were many passages on COVID-19
 The General Knowledge section also contained many static GK questions this year
 The Quantitative Aptitude section was easiest
Number of Number of
CLAT Sections Difficulty Level
MCQs Passages

Easy to
English  30  6 
Moderate 

GK including Current Moderate to

35 7 
Affairs Difficult

Logical Reasoning 30  6 Easy to

 Moderate 

Easy to
Legal Reasoning 40 8 
Moderate 

Quantitative
15  3  Easy
Techniques

Total  150  30 Moderate