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CLAT UG Common Law Admission Test

Admission to 5-year integrated law programmes at National Law Universities

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CLAT UG - Complete Preparation Guide

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT UG) is the national-level entrance examination conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for admission to the 5-year integrated undergraduate law programmes (BA LLB, BBA LLB, etc.) at 24+ National Law Universities (NLUs) across India. CLAT UG tests your English, current affairs, general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning... The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT UG) is the national-level entrance examination conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for admission to the 5-year integrated undergraduate law programmes (BA LLB, BBA LLB, etc.) at 24+ National Law Universities (NLUs) across India. CLAT UG tests your English, current affairs, general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning and quantitative techniques. This page gives you the complete CLAT pattern, marking scheme, preparation strategy and FAQs, and we are adding chapter-wise practice sets, section-wise mock tests and previous year questions to help you crack CLAT.

About CLAT UG

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT UG) is the national-level entrance examination conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for admission to the 5-year integrated undergraduate law programmes (BA LLB, BBA LLB, etc.) at 24+ National Law Universities (NLUs) across India.

CLAT UG tests your English, current affairs, general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning and quantitative techniques. This page gives you the complete CLAT pattern, marking scheme, preparation strategy and FAQs, and we are adding chapter-wise practice sets, section-wise mock tests and previous year questions to help you crack CLAT.

Conducting Body Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs)
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Questions 120 objective questions
Total Marks 120 marks
Marking +1 for correct, -0.25 for wrong

CLAT UG Exam Pattern

SectionQuestionsMarksDuration
English Language2828120 min
Current Affairs & General Knowledge3535120 min
Legal Reasoning3535120 min
Logical Reasoning2828120 min
Quantitative Techniques1414120 min
120 questions • 120 marks • 2 hours

Marking Scheme

  • Each correct answer carries +1 mark.
  • Each incorrect answer carries -0.25 marks (negative marking).
  • Unanswered questions carry no marks.
  • The paper is a computer-based test (CBT).

📚 Preparation Tips for CLAT UG

  • Read newspapers and legal news daily for current affairs and GK sections.
  • Practise legal reasoning with past CLAT passages to build speed.
  • Strengthen logical reasoning with daily puzzle and arrangement practice.
  • Revise basic mathematics (class 10 level) for quantitative techniques.
  • Attempt full-length CLAT mocks under the 2-hour limit regularly.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

CLAT UG is the Common Law Admission Test conducted by the Consortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year integrated law programmes at National Law Universities.

CLAT UG has 120 objective questions for 120 marks to be answered in 2 hours.

Yes, CLAT has negative marking of -0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.

CLAT covers English, Current Affairs & GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques.

Section-wise practice sets and full mock tests for CLAT are being added to this page.

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