CLAT SYLLABUS

Understanding the syllabus is very important as you can get an idea of important topics for the
examination. Therefore, knowing the syllabus is the first step towards effective preparation for the
Common law Admission Test.

The syllabus for CLAT comprises five sections: English, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude, Logical
Reasoning, GK & Current Affairs.

Subject Total no. of Questions (150)

English 30
Legal Aptitude 35-37
Logical Reasoning 30
Current Affairs 35-38
Quantitative Aptitude 15

CLAT English Syllabus 2022

The CLAT Entrance Exam Syllabus for English includes topics that test your grammatical and
vocabulary knowledge. This section includes passages with a minimum word count of 450 words.
The source of these passages is primarily fictional and non-fictional writings with contemporary and
historical significance.

There are a few objective-type questions that follow these passages.

 You will have to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including abilities to:
 Understand and comprehend the main objective of the passage, including the viewpoints
discussed in it;
 Derive conclusions and inferences based on comprehension;
 Create an excerpt of the passage in your mind;
 Bring out contrast and comparisons between various arguments derived from the passage.
 Comprehend the meaning of various words and phrases included in the passage.

The CLAT Syllabus for English is primarily segregated into 3 categorizations, namely
language/vocabulary, proficiency, and usage errors.

CLAT Current Affairs Syllabus 2022

This section again includes passages up to 450 words. These passages are extracted from news,
journalistic sources, and non-fictional writing. The questions are related to the passage but
emphasize the legal information or topics discussed in the paragraph.

The questions may not require any additional legal knowledge apart from the one conveyed through
the passage.

The series of questions asked in this section will require you to exhibit your awareness of GK and
Current Affairs aspects. The CLAT Syllabus for current affairs include:

 Contemporary events of significance from India and the world

 Arts and culture
 International affairs
 Historical events of continuing significance

CLAT Legal Reasoning Syllabus 2022

The word count for the passages included in this section is also 450 words. These passages will relate
to factual events or scenarios which involve legal solutions, public policy questions, or moral
philosophical inquiries. You needn't be well versed with legal terminology for this section. It will be
advantageous to have a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to apply them to
the given scenarios easily.

The questions that follow the passages given in this section require you to:

 Identify and infer the rules and principles mentioned in the passage
 Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations and
 Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact
situations.

CLAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus 2022

The CLAT UG Logical Reasoning section has passages of around 300 words. These short passages will
be followed by one or more objective type questions that require you to

 Identify an argument, its premises, and inferences;

 Read and recognize the arguments given in the paragraph;
  Critically analyze patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on
particular premises or evidence;
 Conclude the objective of the passage and apply the conclusions to new situations;
 Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence and assess the
effectiveness of arguments.

CLAT Quantitative Techniques Syllabus 2022

The Quantitative Techniques/Maths section in CLAT is non-comprehension-based. This section will

comprise short sets of facts of propositions, graphs, any other textual, pictorial, and diagrammatic
representation-based questions.

You will have to apply mathematical operations to such representations or graphs, or word
problems. The questions additionally will require you to:

Understand, conclude and manipulate information given in the graphical or diagrammatic

representations; and

Implement various 10th standard-based mathematical operations on the information from topics
such as ratio & proportions, algebra, mensuration, and statistics.

Sections Important Topics

English Grammar, Antonyms, Synonyms, Vocabulary,

Adverb, proverbs, One-word substitution,
English Comprehension
GK & Current Affairs Contemporary Events from India & world, Arts,
culture, International Affairs, Historical events

Elementary Mathematics Percentage, Algebra, Areas, Number system,

time, speed, distance, Profit, Loss, Probability,
Statistical Estimation, Ratios, and Proportion

Legal Aptitude Constitution, Contracts Law, Polity

Logical Reasoning Analogies, Series, Seating Arrangement,

Syllogisms, calendar, clocks, sequence and
matching, blood relation
AILET SYLLABUS

Subject Total no. of Questions (150)

English 35
Legal Aptitude 35
Logical Reasoning 35
Current Affairs 35
Quantitative Aptitude 10

Syllabus for English and Comprehension:

This examination section examines the candidate's ability to communicate effectively in the English
language throughout the time allotted. The following topics are included in the AILET English
Syllabus for BA LLB.

 Reading Comprehension
 Vocabulary in context
 Vocabulary - Odd one out
 Idioms and Phrases
 Para jumbles
 Vocabulary based Fill in the Blanks
 Spotting errors
 Synonyms
 Antonyms
 Sentence Rearrangement
 Sentence Improvement

AILET Syllabus for Elementary Mathematics:

A candidate's ability to do fundamental mathematical operations on a computer is tested in the

AILET Mathematics (Numerical Ability) section. The questions in this section are structured using
fundamental mathematical ideas, which are explained in detail in the next section. A lot of the
questions are also based on current events or issues of interest. That mathematical problem-solving
skill is important in the context of a legal profession is shown by this example.
This section is a list of the most important mathematical topics taught in the AILET 2022
mathematics curriculum.

 Percentage
 Time & Work
 Time, Speed & Distance
 Ratio & Proportion
 Average
 Simplification
 Interest
 Profit, loss and discount
 Number system (H.C.F & L.C.M), etc

AILET Syllabus for General Knowledge and Current Affairs:

With the static general knowledge component of the AILET exam, you may measure a candidate's
knowledge of broad topics and their awareness of current events. The following are the most
frequently asked questions on the AILET General Knowledge Syllabus for the year 2022.

 Sports
 Science & Technology
 Economics
 Government Policy
 History/ Art & Culture
 Polity
 National & International Events/ Organizations/ people
 Miscellaneous (Geography, Environment, Books, Awards, etc.)

AILET Syllabus for Logical Reasoning:

The AILET Reasoning component of the test evaluates a candidate's logical reasoning ability, critical
thinking abilities, and decision-making abilities, among other things. Law professionals are constantly
expected to think critically about a particular circumstance and arrive at an informed decision
supported by logic. The following are some of the most important subjects covered by the AILET
Reasoning Syllabus 2022 from the standpoint of the examination:

 Logical arguments
 Logical conclusions
 Pattern identification
 Fact inference judgments
 Blood relations
  Syllogisms
 Conditional syllogisms
 Directions
 Number series
 Data sufficiency
 Analogies
 Logical assumptions
 Assertion reasoning
 Binary logic
 Logical actions

AILET Syllabus for Legal Aptitude

The questions in this part are intended to assess the candidate's ability to do law-based research and
problem-solving activities, as well as their ability to communicate effectively. The following subjects
are included in the AILET Legal Aptitude Syllabus.

 Indian Constitution
 Indian Penal Code
 Law of Torts
 Indian Contract Act
 Family Law
 Legal Misc. (Intellectual Property Rights, Labour Laws, etc.)

Current Legal Events, Recent judgments of the Supreme Courts, Proposed amendments and laws.
Recommended Books

ENGLISH

Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Wren & Martin

Legal Aptitude

A.P. Bhardwaj

Logical Reasoning

R.S. Agarwal

Quantitative Aptitude

RS. Agarwal