CLAT: law entrance examination guide
Understand CLAT UG and PG, preparation areas, admission pathways and law career options.
What is CLAT?
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a major national law entrance examination conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for participating institutions. It has undergraduate and postgraduate pathways.
CLAT UG
Students completing Class 12 can use CLAT UG for participating five-year integrated undergraduate law programmes, subject to the current eligibility rules of the participating university.
Typical CLAT preparation areas
- English language
- Current affairs and general knowledge
- Legal reasoning
- Logical reasoning
- Quantitative techniques
What happens after CLAT?
A CLAT rank can be used in the admission process of participating institutions, subject to their seat matrix, reservation, eligibility and counselling rules. Some law schools use separate admission processes.
CLAT and a career in law
CLAT is an entrance examination, not a professional qualification by itself. Students who enter an integrated law programme can later pursue legal practice, corporate law, compliance, judiciary, legal research and other legal careers after satisfying the applicable professional requirements.
Current changes
The Consortium has constituted an expert committee to review the CLAT examination for future implementation. Students should therefore check the current CLAT notification rather than relying on an older exam pattern.
Official source: Visit the official website