CLAT
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a non-statutory body created under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the convenience of the students seeking admission to various National Law Universities in the country.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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Age Limit: Candidate must be less than 20 years old as on 1st July 2017 for General
22 years old in case of SC/ST.
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Academic Qualification: The minimum mark required in the 12th board examination for appearing in CLAT 2017 is 45% for General and OBC candidates, SC and ST candidates is 40%.
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PAPER STRUCTURE
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Mode of Exam: The exam will be held through online mode (computer based test). conducted only in English.
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Duration: The exam duration will be 2 hours (Two hours).
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No. of Questions: The question paper will be composed of 200 Multiple Choice and Reason-Assertion type questions.
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Marking Scheme: For each correct response 1 mark will be given and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect response.
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SYLLABUS
Click here to view the syllabus for this exam.
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CUTOFFS
2016
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COLLEGES
Click here to view the colleges that come under this exam.
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CONTACT
Chanakya National Law University
Nyaya Nagar, Mithapur,
Patna-800001,Bihar, India
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E-mail: admission2017@clat.ac.in
Helpline: +91-612-2361114, +91-612-2361115
Timings : 10:00 am to 04:00 pm on working days.