CLAT 2023: Exam Pattern and Syllabus

The Common Law Admission Test or CLAT is a national entrance exam for admitting students into UG and PG law courses in India. The exam is conducted by CNLUs or the Consortium of National Law Universities on an annual basis. The 22 National Law Universities (NLUs), self-financed and private law colleges, and public sector undertakings admit students on the basis of their CLAT scorecard. In this article, Prime Tutor aims to provide all the useful information about CLAT exam patterns and syllabus to help students clear the exam with good scores:

CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern

The Consortium of the National Law Universities released official information about the exam pattern for the CLAT examination. It is one of the most popular and competitive exams for students who wish to make a career in law. Therefore, aspirants must make sure that they understand the exam pattern and marking scheme of the CLAT paper carefully.

CLAT Exam Pattern Highlights

 

The following table highlights all the basic details about the CLAT exam pattern 2023:

 

Particulars	Details
Name of the Examination	Common Law Admission Test or CLAT
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen-and-Paper Mode)
Exam Duration	2 Hours (120 Minutes)
Total Marks	150 for UG 120 for PG
Medium of Exam	English
Major Exam Sections	English Language Legal Reasoning Current Affairs (Including General Knowledge) Logical Reasoning Quantitative Techniques
Questions Type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marking scheme	For Every Correct Answer- +1 Mark For Every Incorrect Answer- -0.25 Mark

CLAT UG 2023 Exam Sectional Weightage

The following table highlights all the important aspects of the CLAT UG 2023 Sectional Weightage:

 

Section	MCQs	Maximum Marks	Approximate Sectional Weightage (in %)
English Language	28-32	28-32	18.66 - 21.33
Logical Reasoning	28-32	28-32	18.66 - 21.33
Current Affairs including General Knowledge	35-39	35-39	23.33 - 26
Legal Reasoning	35-39	35-39	23.33 - 26
Quantitative Techniques	13-17	13-17	8.66 - 11.33
Total	150	150	100

CLAT PG 2023 Exam Sectional Weightage

The following table highlights all the important aspects of the CLAT PG 2023 Sectional Weightage:

 

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks  Allotted
Constitutional Law	60	60
Other Law Subjects (Criminal Law, Contract, Torts, IPR, International Law, and Jurisprudence)	60	60
Total	120	120

CLAT UG 2023 Exam Syllabus

CLAT UG consists of 5 major subjects- English Language, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. The following are the relevant details for every the CLAT subject:

Currents Affairs including General Knowledge

The following table highlights all the important aspects of Currents Affairs including General Knowledge in the CLAT UG 2023 exam:

 

Features	Details
Weightage	23.33% - 26%
Total Number of Questions Asked	35-39
Type of Questions Asked	Questions Based on Individual Passages: ●     450 Words Passages ●     No Need for Prior Knowledge of Law ●     Passages Sourced from Journalistic Sources and News
Skills Required	Awareness of GK and Current Affairs for Matters Including International Affairs, Contemporary National and International Events, Historical Events, etc

Quantitative Techniques

The following table highlights all the important aspects of Quantitative Techniques in the CLAT UG 2023 exam:

 

Features	Details
Weightage	8.66 - 11.33%
Total Number of Questions Asked	13 - 17
Type of Questions Asked	Graphs, Facts, Propositions sets, and Numerical Information Representations
Skills Required	●     Manipulate and Derive Numerical Information ●     Knowledge of Class 10 Mathematics such as Mensuration, Ratios and Proportions, and Statistical Estimation.

Logical Reasoning

The following table highlights all the important aspects of Logical Reasoning in the CLAT UG 2023 exam:

 

Features	Details
Weightage	18.66 - 21.33 %
Total Number of Questions Asked	28-32
Type of Questions Asked	Questions Based on 300 Words Passages
Skills Required	Understand Argument and Conclusions, Critically Analyze Reasoning Patterns, Draw Analogies and Identify Contradictions

Legal Reasoning

The following table highlights all the important aspects of Legal Reasoning in the CLAT UG 2023 exam:

 

Features	Details
Weightage	35-39
Total Number of Questions Asked	23.33 - 26 %
Type of Questions Asked	Questions Based on Individual Passages: ●     450 Words Passages ●     Passages are based on legal situations and policies ●     No Need for Prior Knowledge of Law
Skills Required	Understand the facts in the passage and rules for solving questions

 

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