It is a national level leading law entrance examination for admission to 22 National Law Universities (NLU) in India. The examination was scheduled on 28 September 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak. Candidates who were suspected with COVID-19 were not allowed to appear for the CLAT 2020 examination as per the guidelines of the Government of India. This measure is taken for the safety of other candidates who appeared in the examination.
CLAT |
Common Law Admission Test |
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Type of Exam | Online Computer Based Test |
Administrator | CLAT Consortium, Bar council of India |
Purpose of CLAT | Entrance to NLU, Self-financed law college and PSUs |
Duration of exam | 2 Hours |
Validity of score card | One year |
Offered | Annually |
Language | English |
Qualification Rate | 3% |
Official website | https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
There are 22 NLIUs around the country for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes.
S No. |
University |
City |
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1 | National Law School of India University (NLSIU) | Bengaluru |
2 | NALSAR University of Law | Hyderabad |
3 | National Law Institute University (NLIU) | Bhopal |
4 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) | Kolkata |
5 | National Law University (NLU) | Jodhpur |
6 | Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) | Raipur |
7 | Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) | Gandhinagar |
8 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU) | Lucknow |
9 | Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) | Patiala, Punjab |
10 | Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) | Patna |
11 | National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) | Kochi |
12 | National Law University Odisha (NLUO) | Odisha, Cuttack |
13 | National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) | Ranchi |
14 | National Law School and Judicial Academy (NLUJA) | Guwahati, Assam |
15 | Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) | Visakhapatnam |
16 | Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU) | Tiruchirappalli |
17 | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) | Mumbai |
18 | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) | Nagpur |
19 | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) | Aurangabad |
20 | Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU) | Shimla |
21 | Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) | Jabalpur |
22 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU) | Sonipat, Haryana |
The notification page of PRAADIS keeps you informed with all the latest updates related to the CLAT-UG & PG exam. This page will help you with exam pattern, syllabus, marking scheme of the exam, important dates of the exam and latest news for the counselling, result and cut-off marks. This app allows aspirants to learn extensively and enhance their ability to learn and memorize.
Registration Process of CLAT 2020: Registration process is done in 4 steps:-
Mode of Payment |
Online |
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Application Fees For General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates | Rs.4,000/- |
Application fee for SC/ST/BPL category | Rs.3,500/- |
Previous years question papers | Rs.500/- |
Refund Process | Application Fees is Non-refundable |
Counselling Fess | 50000(Adjustable at the time of admission to the university) |
Application Date | 01-01-2020 |
Application Last Date | 01-07-2020 |
CLAT 2020 Examination | 28-09-2020 |
Provisional Answer Key Upload | 28-09-2020 |
Inviting Objections | 28-09-2020 |
Objections Last Date | 29-09-2020 |
Amended Answer key Date | 03-10-2020 |
Declaration of Result | 05-10-2020 |
Payment of counselling fees | 06-10-2020 to 07-10-2020 |
Counselling/Admission | 09-10-2020 to 15-10-2020 |
Eligibility |
Under Graduate |
Post Graduate |
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Age Limit | No upper age limit | No upper age limit |
Minimum Qualification | 10+2 or equivalent- General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories-45% of marks SC/ST categories-40% of marks | LLB degree or equivalent-General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories -50% of marks SC/ST categories-45% of marks |
Qualifying Examination to appear in CLAT 2020 | March/April, 2020 | April/May 2020 |
TIE Breaker Rules- In case of equal marks | i. Higher marks in the component / section on legal aptitude in the CLAT 2020 exam; ii. Higher age; iii. Computerised draw of lots. |
i. Higher age ii. Computerised draw of lots. |
Result of Qualifying Exam | 10+2 or Equivalent course mark sheet will be submitted at the time of admission | LLB or Equivalent result will be submitted before applying |
Nationality | Indian Nationals NRI Foreign Nationals- Direct contact the concerned universities for taking admission |
Indian Nationals NRI Foreign Nationals- Direct contact the concerned universities for taking admission |
Under Graduate (UG Exam Pattern): In Under Graduate exam, the total number of questions 150 of one mark each, Maximum marks is 150, Duration of Exam is 2 hours, and negative marking is 0.25 for each incorrect answer. Question paper is Objective type.
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Percentage weightage |
Maximum Marks |
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English Language | 28-32 | 20% | 28-32 marks |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 | 25% | 35-39 marks |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 | 25% | 35-39 marks |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 20% | 28-32 marks |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 | 10% | 13-17 marks |
Total | 150 | 100% | 150 marks |
Post Graduate Exam Pattern: In Post Graduate Exam, Duration of hours is 2 hours, Total number of questions 120 of one mark each and negative marking is 0.25 for each incorrect answer. Question paper is Objective type.
Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
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Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
Other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law | 60 | 60 |
Total | 120 | 120 |
In this section of the UG-CLAT 2020, you will be provided passages of about 450 words each. These passages will be derived from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing, and would be of a standard that a 12th standard student may be able to read in about 5-7 minutes.
Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including your abilities to:
In this section, you will be provided passages of up to 450 words each. The passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. The questions may include an examination of legal information or knowledge discussed in or related to the passage, but would not require any additional knowledge of the law beyond the passage.
Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your awareness of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge, including:
In this section, you will be expected to read passages of around 450 words each. The passages may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. You will not require any prior knowledge of law. You will benefit from a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to better apply general principles or propositions to the given fact scenarios.
Each passage would be followed by a series of questions that will require you to:
The Logical Reasoning section of the UG-CLAT 2020 will include a series of short passages of about 300 words each. Each passage will be followed by one or more questions that will require you to:
The Quantitative Techniques section of the UG-CLAT 2020 will include short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. You will be required to derive information from such passages, graphs, or other representations, and apply mathematical operations on such information.
The questions will require you to:
CLAT 2020 cut off is done based on the difficulty of the exam, the total number of candidates appearing in the exam, the total number of seats and the previous year's cut off.
The Cut-off will be different of each NLU.
CLAT-UG expected opening & closing cut-off of top 5 universities:
Colleges |
Opening cut-off |
Closing cut-off |
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National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru |
119.5 |
120.5 |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad |
114 |
115 |
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal |
107 |
108 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata |
112 |
113 |
National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur |
109 |
111 |
S No. |
University |
City |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
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1 |
National Law School of India University (NLSIU) |
Bengaluru |
50 |
114 |
136 |
2 |
NALSAR University of Law |
Hyderabad |
88 |
200 |
219 |
3 |
National Law Institute University (NLIU) |
Bhopal |
141 |
297 |
321 |
4 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) |
Kolkata |
624 |
398 |
442 |
5 |
National Law University (NLU) |
Jodhpur |
213 |
446 |
513 |
6 |
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) |
Raipur |
290 |
505 |
680 |
7 |
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) |
Gandhinagar |
259 |
470 |
580 |
8 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU) |
Lucknow |
90 |
122 |
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9 |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) |
Patiala, Punjab |
311 |
538 |
683 |
11 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) |
Kochi |
350 |
583 |
723 |
12 |
National Law University Odisha (NLUO) |
Odisha, Cuttack |
385 |
621 |
764 |
13 |
National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) |
Ranchi |
387 |
586 |
753 |
14 |
National Law School and Judicial Academy (NLUJA) |
Guwahati, Assam |
417 |
650 |
788 |
15 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) |
Visakhapatnam |
419 |
649 |
773 |
16 |
Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU) |
Tiruchirappalli |
399 |
625 |
734 |
17 |
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) |
Mumbai |
228 |
476 |
649 |
18 |
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) |
Nagpur |
353 |
622 |
733 |
The previous year question paper gives you an overview of the questions and difficulty level of the test. This will help you to get confidence as well as help you manage your time during the exam to complete the paper on time. In an application form of CLAT, you will get an option to buy previous years question paper worth Rs. 500, which is entirely optional.
It provides a platform for knowing how questions are set. Previous year papers will help you understand the format and pattern of the questions, weightage of the question, and thus, your strategy for the exam will be developed.
Therefore, please do not consider the previous year's question papers as the least important, as they can become a treasure to get a better percentage when appropriately used.
The result of CLAT was declared on 05-10-2020 on the official website of CLAT. The scorecard has been released that contains details like sectional and overall marks, AIR, CR. The merit list of the candidate has also been released that includes details like Roll number of the candidate, marks and category. The counselling is done as per the merit lists.
Candidate can directly log in to their account to download the scorecard or download by below procedure:
CLAT is a Common Law Admission Test. It is a national level leading law entrance examination for admission to 22 National Law Universities (NLU) in India.
The CLAT exam was scheduled on 28 September 2020.
Aspirants can register for CLAT from its official website website
The purpose of CLAT is to get admission in NLU, Self-financed Law College and PSUs.
The validity of CLAT exam scorecard is one year.
The Minimum qualification for Under Graduate (UG) candidate is 10+2 or equivalent.
The Minimum qualification for Post Graduate (PG) candidate is LLB degree or equivalent.
As such, there is no age bar set to appear in the CLAT exam.
The procedure for filling the application form are as follows:
1. Visit CLAT 2020 official
website- /Click on New Registration.
2. Enter name, mobile number, create a new password and confirm password.
3. Click on Register
4. The candidate will receive OTP while entering the mobile number at the time of generation.
5. Enter OTP, then Submit
6. Application form opens:
7. Enter Personal Details, contact information, academic details, work experience, program preference, and exam centre preference.
7. Enter Personal Details, contact information, academic details, work experience, program preference, and exam centre preference.
8. Documents upload
9. Payment
No, CLAT exam has only objective type questions.
The application fees for General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates is Rs.4000.
the application fees for SC/ST/BPL candidates is Rs.3500.
Application fees are non-refundable.
Candidate can download admit card from the official website of CLAT, i.e. https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Admit card downloading procedure
1. To download e-Admit card, candidates will require Registration id followed by Date of Birth (DD-MM-YY)
2. Enter captcha word, then log in.
3. After Logging in, you will find an option to download the admit card.
Candidates are required to wear clothes with half sleeves.
CLAT selection process: Registrationà Online exam A Result A Counselling.
Rs 50000 is to be paid for a counselling session of CLAT exam.
Minimum percentage required for CLAT- UG exam is 45% for General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and 40% for SC/ST categories.
Minimum percentage required for CLAT- PG exam is 50% for General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and 45% for SC/ST categories.
Negative marking is 0.25 for each incorrect answer.
The Total number of question asked is 150 in CLAT-UG exam.
The Total number of question asked is 120 in CLAT-PG exam.
The duration of CLAT exam is 2 hours.