With the exception of the national law college in Delhi and Meghalaya, the Common Law Admission Test is a centralized national level entrance exam for admission to 25 of the 26 national law universities. The All India Law Entrance test is the admissions exam used by National Law University (AILET). Lately founded NLU Meghalaya holds its own entrance exam.

In the upcoming years, it is expected that AILET will merge with CLAT. 2008 saw the launch of the CLAT exam, a consolidated entrance exam for admission to Indian national law schools and universities. These scores are also used by a small number of self-funded, private law schools in India for admissions. CLAT Post Graduation scores are used by public sector organizations in India, such as ONGC, Coal India, BHEL, Steel Authority of India, oil India, and the India Army (for the recruitment of JAG officers). It is considered to be one of India’s top five most difficult entrance exams. The exam is administered following the completion of the 12the grade or the higher secondary examination in order to be admitted to integrated undergraduate law programs (BA/BBA/B.COM/B.SC/BSWLLB) and Master of law (LLM) programs offered by these law schools after graduation from law school. With an acceptance rate of just 3%, it is regarded as one of the most difficult entrance exams in India. 

At the national level, 22 National Law Universities in India offer undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) legal programs. To apply, candidate must take the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The consortium of National Law University, which is made up of representative university, is responsible for organizing CLAT. The CLAT exam is also used for recruitment and admission at a number of affiliated universities and organizations. The CLAT 2024 will be used for all admission to the five-year combined LL.B. and LL.M. programs starting in the academic year 2024-2025.

ELIGIBILITY

NATIONALITY, AGE LIMIT, QUALIFICATION

UNDER GRADUATE

 NATIONALITY

The CLAT UG eligibility criteria, individuals who meet the requirement can apply for the CLAT exam 2024, including Indian Nationals, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), overseas citizens of India (OCIs), and Persons of Indians Origin (PIOs). International applicants for CLAT 2024 are welcome, but they need to have a current passport.

AGE LIMIT

The CLAT age limit of 2024 is the first requirement to be met when applying for the Common Law Admission Test. There is no maximum age to apply for the CLAT Entrance Exam 2024, as per the Consortium’s notification.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

You must have passed your 10+2 exam or an equivalent test from an accredited board or university in order to be eligible for CLAT 2024. Your educational background must also meet the requirement for eligibility for the CLAT exam. Assume that you fall under any of the following categories: General, OBC, PWD, NRI, PIO or OCI. Under such circumstances, in order to be eligible for the CLAT 2024 exam, you must receive at least 45% of the possible points in the Senior Secondary School Examination or the 12^th board examination. Individual who falls under the SC/ST categories are required to obtain 40% or a comparable percentage of marks in the 12^th grade.

GENERAL CRITERIA

Filling out the CLAT registration form is open to anyone taking the 12^th standard exam in March or April of 2024, as long as they meet the eligibility requirement for CLAT UG. Nonetheless, at the time of admission, they must present the result of the 12^th grade exam. You will forfeit your chances of being admitted to the preferred law school if you do not submit the result at the time of admission.

POST GRADUATION

Understanding the minimum qualifying marks, educational requirements, and age requirements, and age requirements for the CLAT is a crucial aspect if you wish to pursue a postgraduate law program.

NATIOANLITY

The CLAT exam 2024 is open to Indian nationals, non-resident Indian (NRIs), overseas citizens Of India (OCIs), persons of Indian origin (PIOs), and foreign nationals, according to the official notification. NRIs and foreign national must, however, apply for the exam using the NRI quote provided by the colleges that are taking part in the CLAT.

AGE LIMIT

An individual of any age can apply for LLM courses since there is no upper age limit for the CLAT PG exam. The significant of the CLAT eligibility age even for postgraduate law courses is highlighted by the fact that the minimum age limit to apply for the exam is over 20.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

An individual can apply for CLAT PG 2024 if you are in your final year of qualifying examination. Nevertheless, at the time of admission, you have to turn in your final year transcript. If you have an LLB or any other comparable degree from an accredited university, you must have at least 50% of the required points to be eligible for the CLAT PG 2024. But candidate who belong to the SC/ST category must have a minimum of 45%. There is a five percent age relaxation.

Applications for five-year integrated LLB or LLM programs are accepted if your qualifying exam is taken in April or May of 2024.

ELIGIBITY FOR NRI STUDENTS

In order to be eligible for admission under the NRI quote, NRI candidates must fulfill the requirements of the CLAT test and finish the required paperwork.

Candidates in the NRI/NRI sponsored category are admitted on the basis of their merit, and the relevant university allots the CLAT seats in accordance with the NRI quote. For information on the NRI quote, including details about the minimum eligibility for the CLAT exam, the documents needed, and other relevant questions, get in touch with the concerned university directly. The seats will be converted into NRI/NRI sponsored seats if there are no seats available for foreign nationals. In the aforementioned instance, admission will be determined by the CLAT ranking. Listing candidates eligible for CLAT admission under this category will be the responsibility of the CLAT office.

Documents required for NRI candidates in CLAT admission

1 Valid Indian Passport of sponsor.

2 visas must be obtained by the sponsor within the 12 months.

3 certificate from the local embassy which states the NRI/ OCI or PIO Card of sponsor.

4 An affirmation signed by the sponsor expressing the sponsor’s interest in the student’s educational matters and their commitment to providing funding funding for the student’s education for the next five years.

EXAM  PATTERN

SYLLABUS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Language and comprehension skills, the ability to make deductions and draw conclusions from the passages, the ability to summarize a text, Recognize arguments and points of view, and the meaning of words and phrases.

Correcting Incorrect Grammar Sentences.

Synonyms and Antonyms

Tenses

Fill in the blanks

Spotting Grammatical Errors

Active and Passive Voice

CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK

Current events in India and around the world

Arts and culture

International affairs and historical events of continuing importance.

Sports

Important Historical Events

LEGAL REASONING

Legal maxims, importance Supreme Court judgments, legal GK, Indian constitution, important acts and amendments of the law and current affairs related to it.

Indian Constitution- Fundamental Rights, Duties, Judiciary, Parliament, Directive Principles of State Policy, Local Government.

Current legal affairs and important judgments

Law of Torts, Constitutional law, Law of Contract, IPR Law, Family Law.

QUANTITATIV E TECHNIQUES

The purpose of this CLAT 2024 section is to assess candidate’s ability to apply various 10^th standard mathematical operations as well as to drive, infer and manipulate numerical information presented in such passages, graphs, or other representative, Number theory and basic arithmetic, Time, distance and speed, Fractions and equations, Mixtures and allegations, Time and work, Probability, Average and percentages, Ration and proportion, Permutation and combination, Monetary evaluation.

POST- GRADUATION SYLLABUS

The official CLAT syllabus for post-graduation must be followed in order for candidates who wish to appear in the CLAT 2024 for LLM. The comprehensive skills of the candidates in various law chapters are highlighted in the CLAT subjects 2024 for post-graduation. The under-graduation programs’ required subjects serve as the basis for the post-graduation CLAT exam syllabus.

EXAM PATTERN

SUBJECTS

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is primarily administered for admission to undergraduate law programs (LL.B) in several National Law Universities (NLUs) in India, as of my most recent knowledge update in January 2022. The CLAT was not created with graduate law programs in mind.

But some universities have their own entrance tests or admission procedures for postgraduate law admissions (LL.M.). If you would like to pursue postgraduate legal education, you should research the particular standards and guidelines that each law school that offers LL.M. programs has to offer.

1 Constitutional Law

2 law of torts

3 Administrative Law

4 Criminal Law

5 Family Law

6 Labor and Industrial Law

7 Property Law

8 Public International Law

9 Jurisprudence

10 Company Law

11 Intellectual Property Law

12 International Law

13 Tax Law

14 Law of Contracts

15 Environmental Law