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The Consortium of National Law Universities has updated the LLM exam format for the CLAT 2021 exam. The consortium has re-introduced the descriptive section as well as minimum cutoff marks for the year 2021. In the year 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the consortium decided to remove the subjective section along with the minimum CLAT Cutoff criteria. CLAT LLB 2021 exam pattern is still the same.
For the preparation of CLAT 2021, students must first know the detailed exam pattern and syllabus. It is very essential to be familiar with the CLAT exam pattern because it will help in examining the structure of the examination. The exam pattern of CLAT 2021 comprises the total number of questions, total marks, time duration, marking scheme, the number of questions section-wise, exam timing, etc. Understanding the exam pattern will help in better preparation of CLAT 2021. Read further to know about the CLAT 2021 exam pattern.
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Check the table given below to know the basic details of the CLAT 2021 exam pattern. The highlights of the CLAT 2021 exam pattern have been provided here.
| Parameter | Detail |
| Mode | Offline |
Duration | 2 Hours |
Language | English |
Type of Questions | UG: Multiple Type Questions (MCQs) PG: Multiple Type Questions (MCQs) & Subjective (Updated) |
Number of Questions | CLAT UG - 150 CLAT PG - 102 |
Marking Scheme | For every correct answer: +1 For every incorrect answer: -0.25 For every unattempted question: 0 |
Total Marks | CLAT UG - 150 marks CLAT PG - 150 marks |
CLAT 2021 exam pattern for UG and PG will be the same as that of 2020. The exam pattern of CLAT 2020 was revised in November 2019 due to several reasons. Let us have a look at the revised pattern of CLAT UG exam which will be followed for CLAT 2021. The following are the changes that have been made in the UG exam of CLAT 2021-
The following sections are included as per the CLAT New Exam Pattern for UG -
These are the changes that have been made in the exam pattern of CLAT UG 2021.
The following changes have been made in the PG exam pattern of CLAT 2021:
The following sections are included as per the New Exam Pattern of CLAT PG -
The revised section-wise division of CLAT 2021 question paper has been released the Consortium of NLUs. The section-wise CLAT 2021 weightage has been updated.
Section | Weightage |
English Language | 28-32 questions, or around 20% of the paper |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions, or around 25% of the paper |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions, or around 25% of the paper |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions, or around 20% of the paper |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions, or around 10% of the paper |
Section | Weightage |
Constitutional Law | 60 questions, or 50% of the paper |
Other subjects of law such as Torts, Contract, International Law, Criminal Law, IPR and Jurisprudence | 60 questions, or 50% of the paper |
Candidates appearing for CLAT 2021 must note that the mode of the examination is offline, pen-paper/ centre-based.
According to the official website of CLAT, the exam pattern has not been changed from its previous version. Candidates must start preparing for it keeping in mind the latest exam pattern and marking scheme along with the CLAT 2021 Syllabus.
Response | Marks (per Question) |
Correct Answer for MCQs | + 1 Marks |
Correct Answer for Descriptive Type | + 25 Marks |
Incorrect Answer | - 0.25 Mark |
Unanswered/ Unaemptted Question | 0 Mark |
In order to get well-versed with the CLAT exam pattern, interested applicants must also practice CLAT Mock Test and CLAT Previous Years Questions here.
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Around 203 exam centres are available across 67 locations for the CLAT exam.
For the CLAT UG exam, candidates must go through five subjects including the English Language, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & General Knowledgeand Quantitative Techniques.
Each answer carries one mark in CLAT.
For unanswered questions, no marks are deducted in CLAT.
Yes, CLAT follows a negative marking scheme where 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
CLAT exam is generally conducted in an offline mode. However, for the year 2020, due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic, the exam will be held in a computer-based, online, centre-based mode.
Yes, the exam pattern for CLAT 2020 is different than in 2019. 150 questions are being asked in the CLAT UG exam instead of 200 and maximum marks have also decreased. For CLAT PG, the descriptive portion of the exam was scraped off. It has 120 questions with each carrying one mark.
The UG exam has 150 as the maximum marks while the PG exam has 150 as the maximum marks.
No, the exam pattern for CLAT UG and CLAT PG is different. UG exam comprises 150 questions while the PG exam consists of 120 questions. Also, the syllabus for both the exams is different.
The total duration of the CLAT exam is 2 hours or 120 minutes.
