CLAT UG: Syllabus

CLAT UG: Syllabus 

Common-Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted to admit students to Under Graduate Law programs (LLB.) offered by 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) across India. It is a two hour test which consists of 150 multiple choice questions (MCQs) from the following 5 domains:

1. English Language
2. Legal Reasoning
3. Logical Reasoning
4. Quantitative Techniques
5. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

CLAT Syllabus

1. English Language: 
2. Each passage will be nearly 450 words.
3. Passages will be based on historical or contemporary topics, either fiction or non-fiction.
4. These passages can be read in about 5–7 minutes.
5. Each passage is followed by an array of questions which are aimed at evaluating the language and comprehension skills and the following abilities of the candidates:
6. Understand the meaning of several phrases and words from the passage
7. Draw interfaces based on the passage
8. Summarize the passage
9. Comprehend the prominent point discussed in the comprehension 
10. Analyze, compare, and contrast various viewpoints and arguments set out in the comprehension
11. Legal Reasoning
12. Consists of passages, of nearly 450 words, which pertain to scenarios and situations involving public policy issues, legal matters, or moral physical enquiries. 
13. Candidates are not required to have any prior knowledge for this section.
14. Aspirants must have a general awareness of contemporary moral and legal issues.
15. Each passage is followed by a sequence of questions that require candidates to:
16. Recognize and deduce the principles and rules discussed in the passage
17. Apply such principles and rules to different circumstances
18. Comprehend how alterations to the principles or rules may change their application to different situations
19. Logical Questions
20. Includes short passages, of around 300 words, which are followed by one or more questions that require candidates to:
21. Read and recognize the an argument set out in the passage
22. Identify the premises and conclusions of an argument 
23. Critical analysis of reasoning pattern 
24. Identify the inferences in the passage and apply them to new situations
25. Identify equivalences and contradictions, assess the effectiveness of arguments, and draw analogies and relationship
26. Quantitative Techniques
27. This section includes:
28. Sort sets of prepositions or facts
29. Graphs
30. Textual, diagrammatic, or pictorial representations of numerical information
31. Questions following the aforementioned sets require aspirants to:
32. Derive, deduce, and manipulate numerical information
33. Apply statistical estimation, basic algebra, ratios and proportions, and mensuration concepts, of 10th Class, to solve the questions. 
34. Current Affairs
35. This section consists of passages of around 450 words each
36. Passages are derived from non-fiction writing, such as journalistic and news sources.
37. Questions are aimed at examining the legal information mentioned in the passage; candidates will not analyze or test any additional legal knowledge beyond the passage.
38. Questions aim to evaluate the awareness and knowledge about:
39. Arts and culture
40. Historical events of continuing significance
41. International affairs
42. Contemporary events related to India and the world