OUTLINED EXAMINATION PATTERN: CLAT UG 2024

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), is a national admission examination for law programs administered by the Consortium of NLUs with participating 22 National Law Universities for both undergraduate as well as postgraduate programs. As the CLAT 2024 online application is currently open, it is crucial to review the syllabus and exam pattern before taking the examination. It will support your strategy planning.

Revised Examination Pattern: CLAT UG 2024

According to the revised pattern discussed by every CLAT Coaching institute, the CLAT UG 2024 examination will consist of 120 multiple-choice questions for one mark, and it will last for a duration of two hours. For each incorrect response, a deduction of 0.25 marks will be applied.

The CLAT UG 2024 examination paper consists of these five sections:

• English Language,
• Current Affairs (including General Knowledge),
• Legal Reasoning,
• Logical Reasoning, as well as
• Quantitative Techniques.

Question Patterns and Attempting Strategies: CLAT 2024

The Section on “ENGLISH LANGUAGE”

You will be given passages in this particular section of the CLAT UG 2024 examination that are approximately 450 words long. These passages usually include questionson historical or contemporary fiction as well as non-fiction.

This section can pose between 22-26 questions in total.

After reading every passage, there will be questions that will assess every candidate’s knowledge of the English language, which include:

• Read and analyze the given passage in question
• Find conclusions and inferences to the given passage
• Try to summarize the passage in question for a better understanding
• Give your own arguments along with your viewpoints
• Try to figure out the definitions of various words and phrases.

The Section on “CURRENT AFFAIRS”

This section can pose between 28-32 questions in total.

There will be up to 450-word passages provided. The excerpts will be taken from non-fiction works, news articles, and journalistic sources. The questions wouldn’t ask for any further legal knowledge outside of what was covered in the passage, but they might examine legal facts or expertise that was mentioned in or connected to it.

After reading each passage, you will be given a set of questions designed to evaluate your knowledge of various current developments and general information, such as:

• Important current happenings from India as well as around the globe
• Arts and Culture
• Global issues and 
• Historical events that are still relevant presently.

The Section on “LEGAL REASONING”

You should expect to read passages in this section that are not more than 450 words. The passages could be about hypothetical or factual circumstances involving legal issues, issues of public policy, or philosophical questions about morality. To more effectively apply general principles or arguments to the supplied actual scenarios, it will be beneficial for you to have a thorough understanding of current legal and moral challenges.

This section can pose between 28-32 questions in total.

After reading each passage, there will be a set of questions that you must answer, including:

• identify and determine the principles and precepts provided in the passage
• Apply these principles and precepts to different factual circumstances and
• Recognize how modifications to the principles or precepts may affect different factual circumstances.

The Section on “LOGICAL REASONING”

The CLAT UG 2024 examination of the Logical Reasoning section will consist of many brief paragraphs, each weighing in at roughly 450 words.

This section can pose between 22-26 questions in total.

There will be a couple of questions after each paragraph that require you to:

• Acknowledge the argument’s grounds, logic, and conclusions
• Read the passage and underline the arguments it makes
• Analyze patterns of reasoning carefully, consider how conclusions might depend on specific assumptions or evidence, and consider how conclusions might be solidified or weakened by changing the assumptions or supporting information
• Make connections and comparisons, spot inconsistencies and equivalencies, and evaluate the efficacy of arguments.

The Section on “QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES”

Short collections of facts, propositions, or other written representations of numerical data will be included in the section on quantitative techniques of the CLAT UG 2024 exam.

This section can pose between 10-14 questions in total.

You must answer the following questions which are required to:

• Determine, deduce, and begin working with the numerical data presented in these sections and
• Apply a range of 10th-grade mathematical operations on this data, encompassing topics like statistical calculation, basic algebra, ratios and proportions, and mensuration.

There is no perfect time to begin CLAT 2024 preparation. On the other hand, experts from different CLAT Coaching institutes advise starting preparing for the CLAT at least five to six months prior to the examination. You will have enough time to finish the CLAT syllabus and attempt the previous year’s CLAT Question Paper uploaded on the websites of various institutes for CLAT Coaching if you start your CLAT preparation early. This will assist you in identifying your areas of strength and weakness. All the best for your Exams!