CLAT 2020 Application Form has been extended till 25th April 2020. The exam will be held on 24th May 2020. The common law admission test (CLAT 2020), is an all India common entrance examination. It is conducted on a rotation basis by 19 national law universities (NLUs) of India. It is organizes for offering admission into UG and PG degree programs of law. Through this examination, appearing candidate can get admission in various universities in all over India. CLAT 2020 Application Form is starting from 1st January 2020. Read this article, to get latest details about CLAT 2020 including, dates, application form, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern etc.
CLAT 2020 Exam Dates
Check dates from the table given below:
| Events | Dates 2020 |
| Start date of filling application form | 1st January 2020 |
| Last date of filling application form | 25th April 2020 |
| Release of admit card | Third week of April 2020 |
| CLAT 2020 exam date | 24th May 2020 |
| Answer key released date | 25th May 2020 |
| Objection window | May 2020 |
| Final answer key release | May 2020 |
| Declaration of result | May 2020 |
| Start date of counselling process | First week of June 2020 |
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CLAT 2020 Application Form
Check application details given below carefully and follow it to fill the online application form:
- The application form is available through online mode only.
- CLAT Application Form is available from 1st January 2020.
- Candidate needs to fill the valid details in the application form.
- Candidate will need their email id for the online registration.
- Once candidate will create the login id and password after that they have to upload the scanned copies of documents, signature and passport size photograph.
- Correction will be not be provided by the authority after the completion of application form.
- Submit the application form and take the printout of it. Keep the printout till the admission procedure.
Application Fee:
Application fee can be paid through online (by debit card/credit card) mode. The application fee is given below:
- Rs. 4000/- for General/OBC/PWD/SAP
- Rs. 3500/- for SC/ST
CLAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Information regarding the eligibility criteria candidates can see the details mentioned below:
UG Programme:
- Age Limit: There will be no upper age limit for UG programme in CLAT 2020.
- Qualifying Exam: Candidate should qualify the class 12th or equivalent exam from a recognized board or university.
- Percentage: 45% marks in case of the candidates belonging to unreserved/OBC/specially abled person (SAP) and other categories and 40% marks in case of the candidates belonging to SC or ST categories.
- Appearing candidates: Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying exam in March/April 2020 also eligible for the appearing in CLAT 2020 online examination. They shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing of their qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
PG Programme:
- Age limit: No upper age limit prescribed for appearing CLAT 2020.
- Qualifying Exam: The candidate must have minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination i.e. LL.B or any other equivalent exam.
- Minimum Marks: 55% marks in case of the candidate is belonging to unreserved categories/OBC and other categories. 50% marks in case of candidate belonging to schedule cast/ schedule tribe.
- Appearing Candidates: The candidate must passed/appeared in the final semester or final year of the qualifying examination on the date of his/her admission.
CLAT 2020 Exam Pattern (Revised)
The exam pattern for CLAT 2020 is as follows:
- Exam Mode: As per the CLAT 2020 exam pattern, the test will be held in offline mode.
- Duration: Candidate will be given 2 hours to attempt the law examinations.
- Sections: There are two sections in PG CLAT – Objective and Descriptive Section.
- Number & Type of Questions: There will be total 150 (for UG) & 150 (for PG) of multiple choice questions.
- Marking: Each correct answer will be awarded 1 mark each and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
- Language: The questions of CLAT 2020 will be in English language only.
| Course | Subjects | Total Questions & Total Marks |
| For UG courses (Integrated) | Quantitative Techniques | 150 questions & 150 marks |
| Legal Reasoning | ||
| Logical Reasoning | ||
| Current affairs including general knowledge | ||
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English language
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| For PG Courses | Jurisprudence | 102 questions (100 objective & 2 descriptive) & 150 marks |
| Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR etc | ||
| Constitutional Law |
CLAT 2020 Syllabus
The syllabus of CLAT 2020, candidates can see the details mentioned below:
English including comprehension
In the comprehension section candidate will be assessed on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meaning of words used therein, etc. the grammar section requires correction and incorrect in grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
General knowledge And Current Affairs
The general knowledge will be evaluated on the general awareness including static general knowledge. Question on current affaires will test the candidates on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
Mathematics
This section will test the candidate’s knowledge of elementary mathematics.
Legal Aptitude
The section will test the candidate’s interest toward the study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Some preposition may not be “true” in the real sense, candidate will have to assume the “truth” of these prepositions and answer the question accordingly.
Logical Reasoning
It may include the variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogism, logical sequences or analogies etc.
