CLAT 2018, Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018

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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018
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CLAT 2018 Exam Dates have been released now. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is one of the popular law entrance exams conducted by 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) rotationally. It is the all India level law common entrance exam for the students seeking admission in integrated LL.B. and LL.M. programme. Every year, the CLAT is conducted on second Sunday of the May month. CLAT Scores are considered by various private law colleges and government undertaking colleges across the country. Candidates can get here the detailed information about CLAT 2018 starting from application procedure to admission procedure.
Important Dates
Events		Dates
Availability of Online Application Form		1st January 2018
Closing date of Application Submission along with order of preferences for NLUs		31st March 2018
Issue Date of Admit Card		20th April 2018
Date of Examination		13th May 2018 (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
Publishing of Answer Key		15th May 2018
Representation, if any, relating to the exam, questions or key		16th – 18th May 2018
Date for uploading the amended answer key (if required)		26th May 2018
Announcement of Result (issue of merit list)		31st May 2018
Release of first indicative seat allocation list based on merit-cum-preference		7th June 2018
Closure of Admission		6th July 2018
Eligibility
CLAT 2018 eligibility criteria will define the minimum qualification requirement, percentage of marks and age criteria to appear in the CLAT exam. The eligibility for undergraduate and postgraduate law courses is given below: For UG Courses: • Age Criteria: There will be no upper age limit to apply for CLAT 2018. • Qualification Eligibility: The candidate will be considered eligible for CLAT if he/she has passed the 12th examination with minimum 45% marks (40% for SC/ST candidates). • Candidates appearing the 12th examination in March/April will also be eligible for CLAT 2018. Such candidates have to produce the proof of passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission. For PG Courses: • Qualifying Examination: The prescribed qualification for LL.M. is LL.B./Five-Year Integrated LL.B. (Hons.)/ any other equivalent exam. • Minimum Marks: Minimum percentage of marks in qualifying examination should be 55% for unreserved /OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP). In case of SC/ST, the minimum marks would be 50%. • Final semester/final year examination appearing candidates may also apply. • Age Limit: No prescribed maximum age limit for PG courses.
CLAT 2018 Exam Pattern
Get details about CLAT 2018 exam pattern such as number of questions asked, areas from where the questions will be asked, exam duration, etc. The paper-pattern for CLAT UG and PG courses is given below: For UG Courses: • Courses: The online examination of CLAT will be held for integrated UG law courses. • Mode of Examination: Exam will be held in online mode (computer Based Test). • Type of Questions: Only objective type questions of maximum 200 marks will be asked from each subject areas. • Exam Duration: The duration of CLAT exam will be 2 hours. • Question Paper Medium: The language of question paper will be English only. • Marking Scheme: Each right answer will be awarded with 1 mark. • Negative Marking: There is a system of negative marking. 0.25 mark will be subtracted for each wrong answer. For PG Courses: • Courses: The online examination of CLAT will be held for post-graduate law courses (i.e. LL.M.). • Mode of Examination: Exam will be held in online mode (computer Based Test). • Type of Questions: Only multiple-choice questions of maximum 150 marks will be asked from each subject areas. • Exam Duration: The duration of CLAT exam will be 2 hours. • Question Paper Medium: The language of question paper will be English only. • Marking Scheme: Each right answer will be awarded with 1 mark. • Negative Marking: There is a system of negative marking. 0.25 mark will be subtracted for each wrong answer.
CLAT 2018 Syllabus
CLAT Syllabus for UG course will cover subjects areas like English including Comprehension, General Knowledge, Mathematics (taught up to 10th class), Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning. Syllabus for PG courses include Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights.
CLAT Admit Card 2018
• Only successful registered candidates will be eligible for downloading the CLAT 2018 admit card. • Admit card will be available on CLAT website in the third week of April 2018. • Candidates don’t wait for the admit card via post or e-mail; it will be issued online only. • Along with the admit card, candidates must carry one identity proof to the examination centre.
CLAT 2018 Answer Key
• The authority will display the CLAT 2018 answer key in the third week of May 2018. • The official answer key bears all the actual answers of the online examination of CLAT. • Candidates will also be able to submit their request in case of any discrepancy in answer key.
CLAT 2018 Result
• The approximate date for the release of CLAT 2018 result will be the last week of May 2018. • Result will contain candidate’s rank and scores obtained in entrance exam. • Candidates can view their results by entering their login details.
CLAT 2018 Cut-off
CLAT 2018 cut-off will be determined after the declaration of results. Exam committee considers various factors for calculating the cut-off marks like difficulty level of question paper, number of candidates attempted the exam and previous years cut-off trends.
CLAT 2018 Merit List
• Separate merit list will be issued for UG and PG programmes. • Category-wise merit list will be announced along with the result. • Merit list will indicate state as well as All India Rank of examinees.
CLAT Counselling 2018
• Admission to UG and PG programmes in participating NLUs will be done through centralized counselling organized by CLAT office. • CLAT counselling 2018 will commence in the first week of June 2018 tentatively. • The online counselling shall be conducted in 4 rounds. • Allotment of seats will be on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’. • Candidates who are selected for admission have to pay the counselling fee of Rs. 50,000/- with CLAT-2018 Office. Counselling fee will further adjusted in admission fee.