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This law entrance exam is of two hours duration. The CLAT question paper consists of 200 multiple choice questions. There are five sections in CLAT exam paper wherein students need to answer questions from subjects such as:

  • English including Comprehension
  • General Knowledge and current Affairs
  • Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)
  • Legal Aptitude
  • Logical Reasoning

Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, aspirants are given one mark and for each wrong answer 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score.

The pattern of Question Paper for the UG Courses in CLAT-2018

(a)

Maximum Marks

  200

(b)

Duration of CLAT-2018 Exam

  02:00 Hours

(c)

Multiple-Choice Questions

  200 questions of one mark each

(d)

Subject areas with weight-age:

 

1. English including comprehension

40 Marks

2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs

50 Marks

3. Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)

20 Marks

4. Legal Aptitude

50 Marks

5. Logical Reasoning

40 Marks

(e)

Negative Marking

  0.25 Mark for each wrong answer

Participating Law Colleges

S.No

CLAT Participating Institutes

Number of seats*

1.

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

75
2.

National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad

86
3.

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

80

4.

West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata

94

5.

National Law University, Jodhpur

100

6.

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

80

7.

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

156

8.

Ram Manohar Lohiya National law University, Lucknow

80

9.

Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala

175

10.

Chanakya National Law University, Patna

60

11.

National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

33

12.

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack

159

13.

National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi

60

14.

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati

45

15.

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatna

48

16.

Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy

52

17.

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

25

18.

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

30

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