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CLAT (LLB) Exam Pattern:
Exam Description
Total Marks
Number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each
Duration of Examination

200
200
02:00 hours

Subject areas with Weightage

English including Comprehension
40 Marks
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
50 Marks
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)
20 Marks
Legal Aptitude
50 Marks
Logical Reasoning
40 Marks
Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 marks will be removed for a wrong
answer.
CLAT (LLM) Exam Pattern:
Total Maximum Marks
Total Time Duration of Examination

150
Two hours (02:00
hours)
Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions (covering subject areas such as
100 Marks (4
Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence)
questions of 25 marks
each)
Multiple-Choice Questions (Covering all compulsory law subjects prescribed by
50 Marks (50
the BCI for the Under-Graduate Course except Constitutional Law and
questions of 1 mark
Jurisprudence)
each)
Note: There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 marks each will be removed for a wrong
answer (Only Multiple Choice).
CLAT Syllabus LLB, LLM Exam:
English including comprehension:

Comprehension Passages
Grammar
Omissions/Corrections
Fill In the Blanks
Incorrect Sentences
Spotting Error etc.

This section of the exam will test the applicants' skill in English based on comprehension passages and
grammar.
General Knowledge and Currents Affairs:

Culture

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History
Sports
News
Inventions Etc

In this segment candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge.
Questions on current affairs will check the contenders on their knowledge of current affairs.
Mathematics:

Profit and Loss

Decimal Fraction
S.I & C.I
Percentage
Problems on Ages
HCF & LCM etc

Mathematics will test candidate's knowledge on elementary mathematics.

Legal Aptitude:
This section will test contestant's attention towards learning of law, research aptitude and problem
solving ability. Questions will be mentioned with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper).
Logical Reasoning:

Patterns
Syllogisms
Analogies
Sequences
Visual Reasoning

The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical
links and rectify illogical arguments.