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ENTRANCE EXAMS

CLAT explained

Who can sit CLAT, when it usually happens, the pattern, and how to prepare in school.

IN SHORT

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is run by the Consortium of National Law Universities for five-year integrated law degrees. It is usually held in December, for admission the following year, and students in Class 12 can apply. The paper tests reading, reasoning and current affairs rather than school subjects.

Updated · Mayo International School, Patparganj, East Delhi

Run by
Consortium of NLUs
Usually
December
Stream
Any

At a glance

Dates and rules change each year; the official notice is final.

SectionsEnglish, current affairs, legal reasoning, logical reasoning, quantitative techniques
FormatPassage-based multiple-choice
EligibilityClass 12 with the minimum marks in the notice

Preparing in school

Read widely every day, practise passage-based questions under time, and follow the news — CLAT is a reading test above all.

Questions parents ask

When is CLAT held?

Usually in December, for admission the following academic year.

Sources

Rules change each year: check the official notice for your year. Mayo's own figures come from the school's records.

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