CLAT Exam

CLAT 2018 Exam Overview :

CLAT 2018 Notification has been released in December 2017 and CLAT Application Form 2018online submission will be started from 1st January to 31st March 2018. CLAT 2018 Exam Date has been scheduled for 13th May 2018 (Sunday). The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the prevalent examinations and it is a law entrance exam. Candidates who are interested to get admission in UG and PG Law courses will be able to apply for CLAT 2018 exam from the official website that is clat.ac.in/. However, only eligible candidates can fill CLAT 2018 Online Form because candidates must have the quality the required educational qualification to appear in Common Law Admission Test 2018.

Latest Updates: CLAT 2018 Notification has been released and Application form will be released on 1st January 2018 at clat.ac.in and it will be closed on 31st March 2018. CLAT2018 Examination will be held via online mode on 13th May 2018.

CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test which is prevalent all India level law common entrance examination which is conducted by 8 National Law Universities (NLUs) rotationally. It is a Common Law Admission Test for students who are seeking to get admission in integrated LL.M and LL.B programme. Yearly a huge number of students apply for CLAT examination and early year CLAT is conducted on 2nd Sunday of May month. Therefore, CLAT 2018 examination is also expected to be conducted on 2nd Sunday of May 2018. CLAT marks are considered by several government undertaking colleges and private law colleges across the country. Here we have mentioned all the required information about the upcoming CLAT examination. Therefore, students can get here the detailed information about CLAT Application Form 2018, Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Application Procedure, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Exam Date, etc.

CLAT 2018 Important Dates :

Events	Dates (Tentative)
CLAT 2018 Notification Release Date	4th week of December 2017
Starting Date to Submit CLAT 2018 Application Form	1st January 2018
Last Date of CLAT Application Form 2018 Submission	31st March 2018
CLAT 2018 Admit Card Release Date	3rd week of April 2018
CLAT Exam Date 2018	13th May 2018
CLAT Answer Key Release Date	3rd week May 2018
CLAT 2018 Result (Merit List)	Last Week of May 2018
CLAT Counselling Commence & Closure of Admission	1st Week of July 2018

CLAT 2018 Eligibility Criteria :

Students who are going to fill CLAT 2018 online form should know the CLAT 2018 eligibility criteria because it defines the maximum educational qualification, age limit, percentage to apply for the Common Law Admission Test. Let’s have a look at the educational qualification and age limit for UG and PG law programme.

CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2018 for UG

Educational Qualification: Students should be passed the 12th examination with at least 45% Marks and SC/ST students must have at least 40% marks.

Age Limit: The unreserved category candidates/NRIs/NRI sponsored student’s upper age should not be more than 20 years as on 1st July 2018 and SC/ST/OBC/SAP category student’s age should not be more than 22 years.

Note: Students who are appearing in 12th and give examination upcoming in March/April will also be eligible for CLAT 2018. However, candidates will have to give the proof of passing the 12th examination doing the admission.

CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2018 for PG

Educational Qualification: Students should have done LL.B OR Five-Year Integrated LL.B. (Hons.) OR any other equivalent exam with at least 55% Marks and SC/ST students should have at least 50%.

Age Limit: There is no age limit for students who are going to fill CLAT Application Form for PG Courses.

CLAT 2018 Application Form :

The Common Law Admission Test examination yearly conducts on 2nd Sunday of May, so this year it will also conduct on 2nd Sunday of May 2018. However, the CLAT 2018 exam date has been released in CLAT Notification 2018. As per the news, the notification has been released in December 2017 and online application form submission procedure will be started from 1st January to 31st March 2018. Candidates are advised to fill CLAT 2018 Application Form before the last date otherwise they will not be eligible to appear in the examination. Candidates are suggested to first check their eligibility criteria carefully because if they are not eligible then they cannot apply for CLAT Exam 2018. An application form will be filled via online mode only. Below we have mentioned some important details which will help you to fill application form CLAT examination.

How to fill CLAT Application Form 2018?

• First of all, visit the official website of CLAT i.e. clat.ac.in
• Candidates will have to first register by creating a login id by Email Address
• Click on the CLAT Application form 2018
• Enter all the required and need details in the application form
• While filling the application form do not forget to fill post preference order for NLU’s
• Must upload the scanned copies of signature and passport size photograph (30 mm x 45 mm) that size not more than 100 KB
• Submit application form and no need to send a hard copy of form to the CLAT office

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CLAT 2018 Application Fee :

The CLAT application fee is to be paid only via net banking/credit card/ debit card or another online process. The application fee is different for each category candidates. The General/SAP/OBC and other category candidates will have to pay Rs. 4000/- and SC/ST candidates will have to pay Rs. 3500/-.

CLAT 2018 Exam Pattern :

CLAT Exam Pattern 2018 for UG

CLAT UG exam is an online examination (Computer Based Test) will be held for UG Law courses. Total 200 questions will be asked in the examination and each question will have weightage of 1 mark. The paper language will be English only. Only objective type of questions will be asked in the examination and time duration of examination is 2 hours. For each wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a negative marking. This paper will have total 5 sections (English including Comprehension, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude, and Logical Reasoning).

S.No.	Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
1	English including Comprehension	40	40
2	General Knowledge and Current Affairs	50	50
3	Elementary Mathematics( Numerical Ability)	20	20
4	Legal Aptitude	50	50
5	Logical Reasoning	40	40
Total		200 Questions	200 Marks

CLAT Exam Pattern 2018 for PG

CLAT PG exam is an online examination (Computer Based Test) will be held for postgraduate law courses. Total 150 questions will be asked in the examination and each question will have weightage of 1 mark. The paper language will be English only. Only objective type of questions will be asked in the examination and time duration of examination is 2 hours. For each wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a negative marking. This paper will have total 5 sections (Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, and Other law subjects).

S.No.	Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
1	Constitutional Law	20	20
2	Jurisprudence	50	50
3	Other law subjects	40	40
Total		200 Questions	200 Marks

CLAT 2018 Syllabus :

CLAT Syllabus for UG Law course will cover subject’s areas like English including Comprehension, Mathematics (taught up to 10th class), General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning and Legal Aptitude. CLAT Syllabus for PG courses include Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects such as Contract, Criminal Law,  Torts, Environmental Law, International Law, and Human Rights.

CLAT 2018 Selection Procedure :

Candidates will have to clear CLAT examination. If candidates will score marks as per the cut off and merit list. If candidates will fail after the CLAT 2018 result declaration then they will not be selected for the future round.

CLAT 2018 Cut off :

The CLAT cut-off marks are the minimum marks that candidates will have to secure to clear the Common Law Admission Test. CLAT examination cut-off will be based on several factors such as the number of students appeared in the CLAT examination, seat availability as well as the difficulty level of entrance test. With the help of CLAT cut-off marks, candidates can get a rough idea that they are eligible for the counselling process or not. The CLAT cut off marks declares category wise, NLU Wise, and course wise. Here we have provided the expected CLAT 2018 Cut off.

NLUs	Category
	GEN	OBC	SC	ST
NLSIU, Bangalore	145.2	132.6	102.4	99.1
NALSAR-Hyderabad	142.9	133.6	104.67	98.12
WBNUJS-Kolkata	136.56	104.6	86	71.23
NLIU-Bhopal	134.23	104.6	89	76
NLU-Jodhpur	131.88	104.6	81.23	83.77
GNLU-Gandhinagar	125	11.23	73	64
HNLU-Raipur	122.05	109.11	80	62
RMLNLU-Lucknow	120.11	103	81	61
RHNLU-Patiala	115.29	101.77	68	57
NUALS-Kochi	119	103	62	55
CNLU-Patna	115.29	101.77	68	57
NLU-Odisha	121	104	66	59
NUSRL-Ranchi	117	102	70	61
NLUJA- Assam	114	99	69	50
TNNLS-Tamilnadu	116	102	67	53
DSNLU-Visakhapatnam	119	104	62	51.11
NLU – Mumbai	127	111.23	78.23	59.76

CLAT Admit Card 2018 :

Only those candidates will be eligible to download CLAT 2018 Admit Card who will successfully submit the application form. CLAT Admit Card 2018 will be released on the official website in the 3rd week of April 2018 because yearly the CLAT call letter will be released before 15 to 20 days of examination. Candidates will have to download their call letter only via online mode by using their registration id. Admit card will not be posted on the candidate’s address. At the examination centre, candidates will have to carry a photo id proof with the admit card.

CLAT Result 2018 :

According to the expected dates, CLAT Result 2018 will be declared in the last week of May 2018 on the official website. Candidates will be able to check their result by using their roll number and name. Only those candidates will be selected to for next round who will be shortlisted according to the cut off list. If candidates will not get marks as per the cut off then they will not be eligible to sit in the next round. The CLAT 2018 Result will contain the applicant’s rank and scores which will be contained by the candidates.

CLAT Previous Year Papers :

Candidates are suggested to solve all previous year questions papers of CLAT examination. For the reason that CLAT previous year papers also play a vital role at the time of preparation. The Common Law Admission Test conducts once in a year. Therefore, candidates are advised to solve last 4-5 year question papers which will help you to understand the actual level of examination and proper exam pattern. After solving the CLAT previous year question papers, candidates will be able to understand to the overall difficulty level of examination.

CLAT 2018 Online Test Series :

To clear the CLAT examination, the students have to put in all efforts and study hard for it. To help you in this preparation, we recommended students to buy a package of CLAT 2018 Online Test Series that offers free mock tests along with separate analytical tests to improve the knowledge of the candidate. This series is based on the new and updated syllabus, and if any new change is conferred, then it is updated with new questions in a short while. We also have a doubt solving panel and helping videos on various topics streaming on YouTube which will surely be a great aid for the students.

CLAT Preparation Tips :

Here, we have mentioned some important Tips and Tricks for CLAT 2018 Preparation. Candidates are advised to follow the below given tips to get good marks.

• Study full Syllabus of CLAT Examination
• Practice via solve previous year question papers
• Make a Schedule for CLAT Preparation on daily basis
• Join Test series Offered by different coaching centres
• Revise regularly
• Regularly study for current affairs and Static GK (General Knowledge)
• Buy the elective books for study which are prescribed by the seniors/tutors/teachers from the market as well as collect the related study material of GK, current affairs, reasoning, and general science.