5.Law Entrance Syllabus

5.Law  Entrance Syllabus

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an entrance exam for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in India. Here's an overview of the syllabus, including the number of questions, marks, and subject areas for both the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) exams:

Undergraduate (UG) CLAT Exam after Class XII.

1. English Language

• Number of Questions: 28-32

• Marks: 28-32

• Syllabus:

• Comprehension passages

• Grammar and vocabulary

• Sentence correction

• Fill in the blanks

• Synonyms and antonyms

2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

• Number of Questions: 35-39

• Marks: 35-39

• Syllabus:

• National and international current events

• General knowledge (historical events, etc.)

• Arts and culture

• Legal and constitutional knowledge

3. Legal Reasoning

• Number of Questions: 35-39

• Marks: 35-39

• Syllabus:

• Legal propositions

• Facts and legal principles

• Application of legal principles to factual scenarios

• General awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues

4. Logical Reasoning

• Number of Questions: 28-32

• Marks: 28-32

• Syllabus:

• Logical sequences and analogies

• Critical reasoning

• Syllogisms

• Logical puzzles and patterns

• Strengthening and weakening arguments

5. Quantitative Techniques

• Number of Questions: 13-17

• Marks: 13-17

• Syllabus:

• Elementary mathematics (up to Class X level)

• Arithmetic (ratios, proportions, time, work, averages)

• Basic algebra, geometry, mensuration

• Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables)

Total for UG CLAT Exam:

• Number of Questions: 150

• Total Marks: 150

• Duration: 2 hours

Postgraduate (PG) CLAT Exam after graduation 

1. Constitutional Law

• Number of Questions: 60

• Marks: 60

• Syllabus:

• Provisions of the Constitution

• Important case laws

• Fundamental rights and duties

• Union and State relations

• Judiciary and legislative process

2. Other Law Subjects (Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR, Jurisprudence)

• Number of Questions: 60

• Marks: 60

• Syllabus:

• Key concepts from contract law, torts, criminal law, international law, intellectual property rights, and jurisprudence

• Important judgments and cases

• Legal principles and their application

Total for PG CLAT Exam:

• Number of Questions: 120

• Total Marks: 120

• Duration: 2 hours

Key Points:

• Marking Scheme: Each question carries 1 mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer in both UG and PG exams.

• Nature of Questions: All questions are multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

The UG CLAT focuses more on testing comprehension, logical reasoning, and elementary legal knowledge, while the PG CLAT tests more in-depth legal knowledge and understanding of the law.

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