CLAT 2020 Notification:-
Apply online at website - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in from 1st January 2020 to 1st July 2020.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs offered by 21 National Law Universities around the country.
CLAT 2020 Participating NLU’s:-
1) NLSIU Bengaluru
2) NALSAR Hyderabad
3) NLIU Bhopal
4) WBNUJS Kolkata
5) NLU Jodhpur
6) HNLU Raipur
7) GNLU Gandhinagar
8) RMLNLU Lucknow
9) RGNUL Punjab
10) CNLU Patna
11) NUALS Kochi
12) NLUO Odisha
13) NUSRL Ranchi
14) NLUJA Assam
15) DSNLU Visakhapatanam
16) MNLU Mumbai
17) MNLU Nagpur
18) MNLU Aurangabad
19) HPNLU Shimla
20) DNLU Jabalpur
21) DBRANLU Haryana
CLAT 2020 Eligibility:-
CLAT 2020 UG Eligibility -
1. There will be no upper age limit for UG Programme in CLAT 2020.
2. As regards minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates must have secured:
i) Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories
ii) Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
3. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April, 2020 are also eligible to appear in CLAT 2020 examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
4. The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.
5. In case of equal marks, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:
Higher marks in the component / section on legal aptitude in the CLAT 2020 exam;
Higher age;
Computerised draw of lots.
CLAT 2020 PG Eligibility -
1. An LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of Fifty five percent (55%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and Fifty percent (50%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
2. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May 2020 are also eligible to apply.
3. No upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT 2020.
CLAT Registration / Application Form
CLAT 2020 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in from 1st January 2020 to 1st July 2020.
Application Fee -
For General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates - Rs.4,000/-
For SC/ST/BPL category candidates - Rs.3,500/-
Application fees can be paid only online.
Documents to be uploaded with the Online Application -
Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background
Signature of the candidate
Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are applying if candidate is P.W.D
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are coming under BPL category
All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
Below you will find CLAT 2020 Application Form, Registration Procedure and Fee. Common law admission test is the national level law entrance examination. This exam is basically organized to impart admission to the various national law universities of the country. In order to appear in the exam, the students need to fill the CLAT Application Form 2020. The official authority will publish the application form probably in the month of January 2020. The students are required to ascertain their eligibility first before filling the application form.
Apply online at website - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in from 1st January 2020 to 18th May 2020.
Application Fee -
For General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates - Rs.4,000/-
For SC/ST/BPL category candidates - Rs.3,500/-
Application fees can be paid only online.
Documents to be uploaded with the Online Application -
Front facing passport size recent photograph with plain background
Signature of the candidate
Category certificate if you are applying under SC/ST/OBC
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are applying if candidate is P.W.D
Relevant certificate issued by competent authority if you are coming under BPL category
All documents/certificates should be uploaded in pdf format only.
The admission to the qualified students shall be given through the centralized counselling conducted by the CLAT office. This counselling basically aims at imparting the final admission to the shortlisted candidates. The official authority will organize the CLAT Counselling 2020 as per the official schedule and the students need to attend as accordingly.
Detailed Description:-
• The admission to the students shall be given through the merit cum preference basis. It means that while allotting the seat, the student’s scores in the entrance exam and their preference for NLU will be considered.
• This is the online counseling which will be conducted soon after the declaration of the result.
• The steps involve in the CLAT Selection Procedure 2020 are described here for the students.
Step 1: Publication of first indicative list:
• The first step of the counseling procedure is the release of the university – wise first indicative list on the basis of the merit cum preference.
Step 2: Payment of the counseling fee and exercising of the options:
• A specified number of candidates are permitted to attend the counseling process against the actual number of seats available in the participating NLUs.
• The provisionally selected aspirants will have to pay the counseling fee of Rs 50,000. This counseling fee is adjustable and automatically transferred to the NLU where the students will get admission.
• It is important for the students to know that if he fails to deposit this amount of counselling fee then he will not be considered for the admission purpose.
• After the payment of the counselling fee, the students will have to reserve their seats by following the official instructions.
Step 3: Publication of the second list having the names of the finalized students:
• The third step of the CLAT Counselling 2020 is the publication of the second list which has the names of the finally selected students after the payment of the counseling fee.
• Along with this list, another list for waitlisted students will also be released who are provisionally selected against the dropped out candidates, if any.
• The additional candidates will have to deposit the requisite counselling fee and reserve their seats within the prescribed limit of time.
• The provisionally selected candidates can withdraw from the counselling and admission procedure within the stipulated time. A nominal fee of Rs 10,000 will be deducted from the counselling fee. Any withdrawal after the stipulated date will result in forfeiture of the entire amount of the counselling fee.
Step 4: Publication of third list allotting seats to the candidates:
• The official authority will release the third comprehensive list for the candidates who have paid their counselling fee. This is the fourth step of the CLAT 2020 Counselling.
• This list includes the names of the students who have deposited the requisite counseling fee against the 1st and 2nd indicative list.
• Another list of waitlisted students will also be released along with the third list.
Step 5: Completion of the admission formalities at the allotted NLUs:
• After getting the seats in the NLU, the students will have to approach the allotted NLU with the balance amount for admission and other fees.
• Along with the fees, the students will have to carry the relevant certificates in support of the various claims made by the students during the scheduled period and complete the admission formalities.
• The candidates not possessing the relevant certificates or failing to meet the eligibility requirements will not allowed to seek admission in the participating NLU.
• It is important for the students to know that the students who fail to report to the allotted NLU within the specific limit of time will lose their claim for admission and the entire amount of the CLAT 2020 Counselling fee.
Paper Pattern
CLAT 2020 Pattern:-
Mode - OFFLINE
CLAT 2020 UG Pattern -
Maximum Marks - 150
Duration - 02:00 Hours
Multiple-Choice Questions - 150 questions of one mark each
Subject areas with weight-age -
English Language
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
Legal Reasoning
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Techniques
Negative Marking - 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer
CLAT 2020 PG Pattern -
Maximum Marks - 150
Duration - 02:00 Hours
Multiple-Choice Questions - 100 questions of one mark each
Subjective Questions - 50 Marks (Two Essay type questions each of 25 Marks, 800 words per essay) on the topics of law and contemporary issues
Syllabus -
Constitutional Law
Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.
Negative Marking - 0.25 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Note - Only candidates who secure 40% (35% in case of SC, ST, and PWD) marks in the objective section will qualify for the evaluation of their answers in the descriptive section.
CLAT Preparation
CLAT 2020 Preparation:
After getting the paper pattern and syllabus, the exam seems a lot easy right, but caution. Cracking CLAT has never been so easy. Try to solve previous years’ papers as there is no better way to prepare for the exam. Read English passages and practise grammar questions. This exercise will surely help you to improve your proficiency in the language. Try to keep constant touch with current affairs by reading newspapers daily.