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PREPARATION GUIDE FOR

CLAT 2024

EXAM DATE- 03-DEC-2023

About CLAT?

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level entrance exam for
admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes
offered by 24 National Law Universities in India. CLAT is organized by the
Consortium of National Law Universities, comprising representative universities.
Several affiliate universities and organisations also use the CLAT exam for
admissions and recruitment respectively.

All admissions to the 5-year integrated Ll.B. and Ll.M. programmes that
commence in the Academic Year 2024-2025 shall be through the CLAT 2024

Undergraduate Courses:

• BA LLB (Bachelor of Arts LLB)

• B.Com LLB (Bachelor of Commerce LLB)
• BSc LLB (Bachelor of Science LLB)
• BBA LLB (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB)
• BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work)

Eligibility for the Undergraduate Programme

There will be no upper age limit for the UG Programme in CLAT 2024.

As regards the minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (i.e.,

10+2 or an equivalent examination), the candidates must have secured:

Forty-five per cent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates
belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories
Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in the case of candidates belonging
to SC/ST categories.
Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April 2024
are also eligible to appear in the CLAT 2024 examination. However, they shall
be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at
the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered
for admission.

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.
CLAT 2024 Exam Pattern and marking Scheme

Marking Scheme: The CLAT 2024 Exam Pattern has been changed. The
consortium has not released the marking scheme for the CLAT 2024 Exam yet.
However, aspirants can refer to the marking scheme for UG courses below as per
the previous year's exam pattern:

For every correct answer, candidates are awarded one mark

For every wrong attempt, 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score
No marks are awarded or deducted for questions not left un-attempted

Exam Pattern:

Section Number of Questions

English 40

General Knowledge 50

Legal Aptitude 50

Logical Reasoning 40

Mathematics 20

Total 200

Important Dates:

Event Date

CLAT 2024 application form July 1, 2023 (Released)

Last date to apply November 10, 2023

Release of CLAT 2024 admit card First week of December 2023

CLAT 2024 exam date December 3, 2023 (Announced)

Release of answer key December 2023

10 Day-Study Plan to Crack CLAT 2024

Time
Day Topic Sub-topic Task Difficulty
(hrs)
Grammar Review basic grammar concepts, practice with grammar exercises Easy 1
1 English Vocabulary Review basic vocabulary, practice with vocabulary exercises Easy 1
Reading comprehension Read and answer questions on CLAT-like reading comprehension passages Moderate 1
Read and understand the basic structure of the Indian legal system,
Indian legal system Easy 1
including the different courts and their jurisdictions
General
Important legal cases and Review important legal cases and concepts, such as constitutional law,
2 Knowledge & Moderate 2
concepts criminal law, and civil law
Current Affairs
Current affairs related to
Read and understand current affairs related to law and justice in India Difficult 1
law and justice
Practice with input-output problems, such as legal reasoning puzzles and
Input-output problems Moderate 2
Legal coding-decoding problems
3
Reasoning Practice with coding and decoding problems, such as symbol substitution
Coding and decoding Moderate 2
and number codes
Practice with syllogisms, which are a type of logical reasoning question
Syllogisms Moderate 1
that involves drawing conclusions from two or more premises
Practice with critical reasoning questions, which are a type of logical
Logical
4 Critical reasoning reasoning question that involves evaluating arguments and identifying Difficult 1
Reasoning
logical fallacies
Practice with analytical reasoning questions, which are a type of logical
Analytical reasoning Difficult 1
reasoning question that involves analyzing data and solving problems
Time and distance Practice with time and distance problems, such as trains passing each
Easy 1
problems other and boats crossing a river
lgebra Review basic algebra concepts, practice with algebra exercises Moderate 1
Quantitative
5 Review basic coordinate geometry concepts, practice with coordinate
Techniques Coordinate geometry Moderate 1
geometry problems

Mensuration Review basic mensuration concepts, practice with mensuration problems Moderate 1

Practice with sentence connection questions, which involve identifying the

Sentence connection Moderate 1
correct order of sentences in a passage
Practice with fill in the blanks questions, which involve filling in missing
Fill in the blanks Moderate 1
words in a passage
6 English Practice with synonyms and antonyms questions, which involve identifying
Synonyms and antonyms Easy 1
synonyms and antonyms of words

Practice with clone tests, which are a type of English question that
Clone tests involves identifying the correct sentence out of a group of similar Difficult 1
sentences
Review the basic structure of the Indian government, including the
Indian polity Easy 1
different branches of government and their functions
General
7 Knowledge & Review the basic concepts of Indian economics, such as GDP, inflation, and
Indian economics Moderate 1
Current Affairs unemployment
Indian history Review the major events and periods in Indian history Moderate 1
Practice with para jumbles, which are a type of legal reasoning question
Legal Para jumbles Moderate 1
8 that involves arranging sentences in a paragraph in the correct order
Reasoning
Puzzles Practice with legal reasoning puzzles Moderate 1
Practice with advanced syllogisms, such as syllogisms with multiple
Advanced syllogisms Difficult 1
premises or conclusions
Logical Advanced critical Practice with advanced critical reasoning questions, such as questions that
9 Difficult 1
Reasoning reasoning involve identifying complex arguments or evaluating evidence
Advanced analytical Practice with advanced analytical reasoning questions, such as questions
Difficult 1
reasoning that involve analyzing large datasets or solving complex problems
Practice with data interpretation questions, such as bar graphs, line graphs,
Data interpretation Moderate 1
Quantitative and pie charts
10
Techniques Practice with analysis questions, such as questions that involve analyzing
Analysis Difficult 1
data and drawing conclusions
5 Must Do Things to Crack CLAT

1. Read the newspaper – Ensure that you have chosen one proper national
daily newspaper and read it every day from top to bottom spending at least
an hour daily. This creates more reading speed, brushes up your English and
gives you an advantage in the GK section which is heavily focused on current
affairs.
2. Solve the past year paper question papers – Ensure that you have access to
all the important past year papers and a reliable solution booklet. Since a lot
of the questions in the CLAT are taken from the past year's papers and are
indicative of the kind of questions that the CLAT keeps asking, it is a must-
do exercise.
3. Take all sections seriously – Practice the basic things like Maths and Logical
Reasoning.! Ensure that you have basic books and practice and practice until
you know that those marks are not going anywhere.
4. Give the mocks religiously – Make sure that you give mocks and revise the
same with proper analysis.
5. Do this as seriously as the actual CLAT. Health is important (remember it
clearly) – Above all else, ensure that you stay healthy through the
preparation process. Be calm in the examination and ensure that you don’t
have any nervousness problems in the middle of all of it!

Don’ts

1. Thinking that the CLAT is too easy – One of the most popular myths is that
the CLAT is an easy examination to crack compared to some of the other
more popular exams. Please remember that this is a highly competitive exam
which requires a lot of focus and consistent preparation like any other major
exam.
2. I can ignore maths because it is only 20 marks – Please understand that the
exam may not be focused on the maths section but it does account for 10%
of the question paper. Even more importantly, the maths section is quite
elementary and basic 10th level maths. Getting over the fear of the maths
section and unleashing one’s highest potential, therefore, is an essential
feature of the preparation process.
3. I can speak good English; so I don’t need to prep too much for English –
What it really means is that you have to be in the habit of consistent
reading. Being used to the English language is of course step one to cracking
the English section, but the last step ends with you being really used to the
language with rigorous preparation and sincerity.
4. It is not about quantity but the quality of preparation – The CLAT is, of
course, an exam which requires a lot of information since there are a lot of
information-based questions but very important to remember at At the same
time lot of reasoning-based questions are also asked.
 What to carry on CLAT exam day?

Since CLAT is an offline exam, candidates must carry a pencil and at least
two ballpoint pens (black/ blue) to the exam centre. Apart from this,
candidates must also not forget to carry the below-mentioned documents to
the CLAT exam centre:
Admit card: The CLAT admit card is the most important document to
be carried to the test centre. Candidates without the CLAT admit card
on the day of the exam are not allowed to take the paper.
ID proof: Candidates must carry a valid and original photo ID proof to
the allotted CLAT exam centre. Documents that can be carried as ID
proof include an Aadhaar Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/Driver License/
Voter ID.
Photo: Candidates are also recommended to carry at least one
passport-size photograph to the allotted exam centre. The photograph
should preferably be the one used at the time of filling out the CLAT
application form.

What NOT to carry on CLAT exam day?

Candidates should not carry any study material or electronic devices
such as mobile phones, calculators,
smart watches or tablets inside the CLAT examination hall.

Top 5 Mock Test Links To Practice

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https://lawpreptutorial.com/clat-mock-test/
https://www.toprankers.com/clat-mock-test-series
https://lawprep.in/ultimate-clat-mock-test/
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