CLAT Syllabus lays the foundation for acing this exam with flying colors. Read through to learn about the syllabus in a detailed manner.
CLAT SYLLABUS – Overview
The CLAT syllabus for undergraduate and graduate programmes has been outlined by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). The English language, current events and general knowledge, legal thinking, logical reasoning, and quantitative techniques are the five subjects that make up the UG CLAT syllabus. Contrarily, the primary subjects of the LLB curriculum provide the foundation of the CLAT LLM syllabus. The syllabus helps CLAT candidates prepare.
| CLAT LLM Syllabus | CLAT UG Syllabus |
| Contract, Law of Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law | Current Affairs, Including General Knowledge |
| Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law | English Language |
| Public International Law, Tax Law | Logical Reasoning |
| Property Law, Company Law | Legal Reasoning |
| Environmental Law, And Labour & Industrial Law. | Quantitative Techniques |
CLAT SYLLABUS – LLM (PG)
The CLAT LLM syllabus covers the most important aspects of the LLB curriculum at the postgraduate level (3-year LLB and 5-year LLB). The following is an outline of the many subjects covered by the course curriculum.
| Constitutional Law | Torts |
| Administrative Law | Criminal Law |
| Family Law | Labour And Industrial Law |
| Property Law | Public International Law |
| Jurisprudence | Company Law |
| Intellectual Property Law | International Law |
| Tax Law | Contract |
| Environmental Law |
CLAT LLM PATTERN –
| SUBJECTS | NUMBER OF MCQ QUESTIONS | MARKS |
| Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
| Contract, Tort, Criminal Law, International Law, Intellectual property law And Jurisprudence. | 60 | 60 |
| PARTICULARS | CLAT PG |
| Exam Mode | Offline, Pen And Paper-Based |
| Exam Duration | Two Hours |
| Language | English |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Type Questions From Comprehension Passages |
| Number Of Questions | 120 Questions |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for correct response and -.25 for wrong response |
| Total Marks | 120 |
CLAT SYLLABUS – UG
A comprehension-based segment makes up the UG-CLAT exam. The comprehension passages are used as the basis for the multiple-choice questions that are asked in each session. In order for candidates to answer the questions, they will need to read the passage very carefully. In subjects like mathematics and logical reasoning, you could be given questions based on diagrams that are supposed to represent certain data or information. The section-by-section CLAT syllabus is given below –
CLAT SYLLABUS – English Language
| PARTICULARS | DETAILS |
| Total Weightage Of Section | 20% |
| Question type | Comprehension-Type Passage-Based Questions |
| Composition of Passages/Questions | Passages of 450 words or less will be chosen from recently published or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing. |
| Skillset Tested | Comprehension And Language Skills Ability To Draw Inferences And Conclusions Ability To Summarise Passage Identify Arguments And Viewpoints Word Meaning And Phrases |
| Level Of Questions | 12th Standard |
Important topics to study
- Newspaper – The Hindu or The Indian Express
- Norman Lewis’ Word power made easy
- Wren and Martin’s High School English Grammar and Composition
- Newspaper Editorials and latest magazines of every domain
CLAT SYLLABUS – General Knowledge and Current Affairs
| Particulars | Important details |
| Total Weightage Of Section | 25% |
| Question type | Questions of the Comprehension Kind Based on Reading Passages – General Knowledge and Current Events Static |
| Composition of Passages/Questions | News, Journalistic Sources, And Non-Fiction Writing. |
| Skillset Observed | Awareness and Full knowledge Of Following areas -Modern Events Of Significance From India And The World;Arts And Culture;International Affairs; And Historical Events Of Continuing Significance. |
| Level Of Questions | 12th Standard |
Important topics to study –
- General knowledge Lucent’s publication
- Pratiyogita Darpan
- Any good English newspaper such as The Tribune or The Indian Express or The Hindu
- Go through the Websites based and focused on current events for CLAT exam and UPSC exams.
- NCERT books for basic understanding of geography, history, polity and economics
CLAT SYLLABUS – Legal Reasoning
| Particulars | Important details |
| Total Weightage Of Section | 25% |
| Question type | Passages with comprehension questions of 450 words each, followed by questions of the objective type |
| Composition of Passages/Questions | Circumstances or scenarios based on the facts that involve issues of law, questions of public policy, or moral and philosophical investigations. |
| Important Areas To be Covered | General Awareness and knowledge Of latest Legal And Moral, Ethical affairsIdentify And comprehend the instructions and rules described in the passage.Application of Rules And Principles To a wide range of Factual SituationsCapability To Break Down How Changes To The Rules Or Principles May Affect Their Application To Various Fact Situations. |
| Level Of Questions | 12th Standard |
Important topics to study –
- Indian Constitution – Fundamental Rights, Duties, Judiciary, Parliament, Directive Principles of State Policy, Local governments
- Important amendments and provisions
- Important judgments
- Current legal affairs
CLAT SYLLABUS – Logical Reasoning
| Particulars | Important details |
| Total Weightage Of Section | 20% |
| Question type | Passage-Based (300-Word Long) Objective Questions |
| Composition of Passages/Questions | Based On Sets And Arguments, Puzzles, Diagrams, Relationships And Others |
| Skillset Tested | Ability To Identify Arguments And Their Premises And Draw Conclusions Ability To Critically Analyze Patterns Of Reasoning, And Assess How Conclusions May Depend On Particular Premises Or Evidence Infer What Follows From The Passage And Apply These Inferences To New Situations Draw Relationships And Analogies, Identify Contradictions And Equivalence, And Assess The Effectiveness Of Arguments. |
| Level Of Questions | 12th Standard |
Important topics to study –
- Analogies
- Series
- Seating arrangement
- Syllogisms
- Blood relations
- Logical sequences and matching
- Calendars and clocks
CLAT SYLLABUS – Quantitative Techniques
| Particulars | Important details |
| Total Weightage | 10% |
| Type Of Questions Asked | Sets Of Facts Or Propositions, Graphs, Or Other Textual, Pictorial, Or Diagrammatic Representations Of Numerical Information, Followed By A Series Of Questions. |
| Skillset Observed | Derive, Infer, And Manipulate Numerical Information Set Out In Such Passages, Graphs, Or Other Representations; And Apply Various 10th-Standard Mathematical Operations |
| Level Of Questions | Class 10th |
Important topics to study –
The candidates should aim to strengthen their numerical skills by practicing questions from the following topics in order to prepare for the exam.
- Ratios and proportions
- Basic algebra
- Mensuration
- Statistical estimation
- Algebra
CLAT UG PATTERN –
| Particular | CLAT UG |
| Mode | Offline, Pen And Paper-Based |
| Duration | Two HoursCC |
| Language | English |
| Type Of Questions | Multiple Choice Type Questions From Comprehension Passages |
| Number Of Questions | 150 |
| Marking Scheme | Each Question Will Carry One MarkEach Incorrect Answer Will Invite A Penalty Of 0.25 Marks. |
| Total Marks | 150 |
