The official notification by the Consortium of National Law University has provided the candidates with the latest CLAT syllabus and CLAT exam pattern. All important details about CLAT 2023 are included in the notification. It is available on the official site of the Consortium of NLUs.
Important Details about CLAT 2023
All the essential details about CLAT 2023 have been released. The application process has begun too. Read the details properly and apply for CLAT 2023.
| Name of the Examination | Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) |
| Exam Date | 18 December 2022 |
| Conducting Body | The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) |
| Exam timings | 2 PM – 4 PM (Might be subjected to changes if needed) |
| Duration | 120 Minutes, i.e. 2 Hours |
| Mode | Pen and Paper |
| Total no. of questions | CLAT UG- 150 QuestionsCLAT PG- 120 Questions |
| Maximum Marks | CLAT UG- 150 Marks CLAT PG- 120 Marks |
| Question Type | MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) |
| Participating Institutions | 22 NLUs except for NLU, Delhi and other private institutions. |
| Total Sections | 5 Sections (English Language, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Current Affairs including General Knowledge and Quantitative Techniques.) |
| Negative Marking | Yes, Deduction of 0.25 for every wrong answer. |
CLAT Exam Pattern 2023
The CLAT exam pattern tells us about the exam structure. It included details like the number of sections, no. of questions in each section, weightage of each section and much more.
CLAT Exam Pattern 2023: Undergraduate
| 1. | Duration | 2 hours |
| 2. | Mode | Offline Mode |
| 3. | Type of Questions | MCQ type, Passage based Questions |
| 4. | Number of Questions | 150 |
| 5. | Sections | English LanguageCurrent AffairsLegal ReasoningLogical ReasoningQuantitative Techniques |
| 6. | Total Marks | 150 marks |
| 7. | Marking Scheme | For correct response: 1 markFor incorrect response: -0.25 mark |
CLAT Exam Pattern 2023: Post Graduate
| 1. | Duration | 2 hours |
| 2. | Mode | Offline Mode |
| 3. | Type of Questions | MCQ type, Passage based Questions |
| 4. | Number of Questions | 120 |
| 5. | Sections | Constitutional LawOther Law Subjects, including Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence. |
| 6. | Total Marks | 150 marks |
| 7. | Marking Scheme | For correct response: 1 markFor incorrect response: -0.25 mark |
CLAT 2023: Section-wise Weightage and Expected no. of Questions
| S. No. | Subject Area | Expected no. of Questions | Weightage in Percentage |
| 1. | English Language | 28-32 | 20% |
| 2. | Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 | 25% |
| 3. | Legal Reasoning | 35-39 | 25% |
| 4. | Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 20% |
| 5. | Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 | 10% |
CLAT Exam Pattern 2023: Passage Word Limit
The Consortium in the CLAT 2023 official notification has provided the word limit of passages in each section.
| S. No. | Sections | Word Limit of the passages |
| 1. | English Language | 450 words |
| 2. | Legal Reasoning | 450 words |
| 3. | Logical Reasoning | 300 words |
| 4. | Current Affairs | 450 words |
| 5. | Quantitative Technique | No prescribed word limit |
CLAT Syllabus 2023
CLAT 2023 exam is divided into 5 sections, i.e. English Language, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Current Affairs, including General Knowledge and Quantitative Techniques. Therefore CLAT syllabus is also provided according to the sections in the exam.
Section I- English Language
This section intends to check the comprehension abilities and the candidate’s command of the English language. The candidates must focus on:
- Comprehension and Language Skills
- Making inferences and conclusions.
- Summarisation
- Identification of varied arguments and perspectives.
- Meaning-making.
Section II- General Knowledge and Current Affairs
This section intends to check candidates’ general knowledge of the following themes:
- Important and recent events (Indian and Global)
- Arts and Culture
- International affairs
- Historical happenings which are still relevant and significant.
Section III- Legal Reasoning
The candidates will be checked for their legal aptitude through this section. The focus areas of the legal reasoning section are:
- General knowledge about current legal and moral issues.
- Identification and inferring of rules and principles given in the passages.
- Understanding the impact of changing rules and principles on various fact situations.
- Application of rules and principles to real-life situations.
Some important topics under this section include:
- Indian Constitution – Fundamental Rights, Duties, Judiciary, Parliament, Directive Principles of State Policy, Local governments
- Important amendments and provisions
- Important judgments
- Current legal affairs
Section IV- Logical Reasoning
Under the logical reasoning section, the following abilities are assessed:
- Identification of arguments and their premises.
- Drawing conclusions.
- Draw similarities and differences
- Critical analysis of patterns of reasoning.
- Assessing situation-specific conclusions.
- Determine arguments’ validity by identifying similar grounds and differences amongst arguments.
Some important topics under this section are:
- Analogies
- Series
- Seating arrangement
- Syllogisms
- Blood relations
- Logical sequences and matching
- Calendars and clocks
Section V- Quantitative Techniques
This section requires the candidate to:
- Work with numerical information provided or stated in the given passages. It includes deriving, making inferences and manipulating numbers.
- Application of elementary mathematical concepts and operations.
Some of the important topics of this section include:
- Ratios and proportions,
- Basic algebra,
- Mensuration
- Statistical estimation
- Algebra
Knowing the latest CLAT syllabus and CLAT exam pattern will help the candidates to plan their CLAT 2023 preparations accordingly.
