CLAT Exam Pattern2022, Marking Scheme – Check Question Paper Pattern. CLAT Exam Pattern 2022 is comprised of types of questions, number of questions, marking scheme, etc. CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), an all India level entrance test, is regulated by the 18 National Law Universities on a rotation basis. This exam will be held for admissions into UG courses in law and after graduation in law for Masters of Law programme. CLAT Score Card will be accepted by various private law colleges and government undertaking colleges across the country. In this article, we are providing the detailed information about CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern.
CLAT Exam Pattern 2022
Last year the CLAT exam was held through online mode on 23rd July 2021. This year the exam might be held in June/ July 2021. The CLAT exam pattern for UG & PG programmes are given below:
CLAT Exam Pattern Under Graduate (UG)
Duration: The duration of the examination will be two hours.
Number of Questions: 200 questions will be asked in the examination.
Type of Questions: The questions will be of objective type (multiple choice questions).
Language: The question paper will be asked in English language only.
Total Marks: The question paper will be of 200 marks.
Marking Scheme: Each question will carry one mark.
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking process. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
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The questions will come from the following sections and the number of marks for each section is given below:
Subjects
Number of Questions
Marks Allotted per Section
English including Comprehension
40
40
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
50
50
Elementary Mathematics( Numerical Ability)
20
20
Legal Aptitude
50
50
Logical Reasoning
40
40
Total
200
200
CLAT Post Graduate( PG) Exam Pattern
Duration: The exam duration will be two hours.
Total Marks: The question paper will be of 150 marks.
Type of Questions: The questions will be of objective type (multiple choice questions).
Medium of Exam: The question paper will be asked in English language only.
Marking Scheme: For correct answer, one marks will be given to the candidates.
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking process. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
The questions will be asked in the question paper of the given sections:
Subjects
Number of Questions
Marks Allotted per Section
Constitutional Law
50
50
Jurisprudence
50
50
Other Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights.
50
50
Total
150
150
CLAT 2022 Exam Dates
The candidates can check the tentative exam dates for the CLAT 2022 examination:
Events
Exam Dates (Tentative)
Application starts
January 2022
Application ends
March 2022
Availability of admit card
April 2022
Exam Date
May 2022
Result Date
The first week of June 2022
Counselling begins
Last week of June 2022
CLAT Syllabus 2022
There is no prescribed CLAT syllabus. For UG courses, the questions will be asked from English including Comprehension, General Knowledge, Mathematics (taught up to 10th class), Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning sections. For PG courses, the questions will be asked from Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and other law subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights topics. Candidates can prepare from model papers & last year question papers.
CLAT 2022 Preparation Tips
Candidates can take help from the below mentioned CLAT preparation tips:
