CLAT 2021: Registration (Open), Exam Date, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern & Preparation Tips

 CLAT 2021: Registration (Open), Exam Date, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern & Preparation Tips

CLAT 2021 Highlights

Name of Exam        CLAT UG / CLAT PG

Name of Organization CLAT Consortium, Bar Council of India

Mode of Application         Online

Application Fee       Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI - INR 4,000 SC/ST/BPL - INR 3,500

Mode of Exam                Offline

Counselling                Available 

Courses Offered BA LLB/BBA LLB/B.Sc LLB/LLM

Acceptance Rate 3%

Official Website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in

CLAT 2021 Important Dates

Event                                                         2021 Dates

CLAT 2021 Application Form opens       January 1, 2021

CLAT 2021 Application Form Last Date March 31, 2021

CLAT 2021 Admit Card Release date      3rd week of April 2021

CLAT 2021 Exam Date                          June 13, 2021 (2 PM – 4 PM)

CLAT 2021 Answer Key Release             To be announced

CLAT 2021 Result Announcement     To be announced

CLAT 2021 Counselling                     To be announced

CLAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Exam Age Limit Educational Qualification Minimum Marks

CLAT UG No Upper Age Limit 10+2 or Equivalent Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI - 45% SC/ST - 40%

CLAT PG No Upper Age Limit LLB or Equivalent Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI - 50% SC/ST - 45%

As per the previous eligibility criteria, candidates appearing in the qualifying exam in the month of March or April 2021 are also eligible to apply. 

How to apply for CLAT 2021?

Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLU’s by clicking here. 

The application can only be done online through the official website. 

Register using a working email address and phone number, as the OTP for validation will be sent here. 

Once the phone number has been validated you can login using the phone number and password that you have created.

Fill all the details carefully and cross check once before pressing on submit. 

The name should be the same as it appears in all the documents, as any mismatch would result in disqualification. 

Select your preferences among the 22 national law universities. 

None of the details or preferences can be changed after successful submission. 

Pay the application fees online through the payment portal using Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI

Upload all the necessary documents. 

Click on Submit. 

Save a screenshot or print out of the payment receipt to be sure. 

Application Fees for CLAT 2021

Category/Item Fees

Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI INR 4,000

SC/ST/BPL INR 3,500

CLAT Previous Years Question Papers INR 5,00

CLAT Application Fees can only be paid online through their payment portal. 

The cost of the CLAT Previous Years Question Papers is not included in the CLAT Application Fee

There may be additional fees varying as per the bank that the candidate may have to bear. 

The Application Fees is not refundable under any circumstances.

CLAT 2021 Admit Card

CLAT 2021 admit card will be made available in the third week of April 2021. The exact date will be displayed on the official website. Here is the procedure to download CLAT 2021 Admit Card - 

Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLU’s. 

Press on the “Click Here” tab

Login using the registered Mobile Number and Password. 

There will be an option to download the Admit Card. 

Save the Admit Card/Hall Ticket to your device and on the drive as well. 

Take a print out of the Admit Card for use at the center.

CLAT 2021 Preparation

Strategy for CLAT Preparation

English Language

The questions in this section are from 12th standard level. 

The topic of the passage can vary; it can be technical, scientific topics, or current issues, or historical events of significance, but prior knowledge in these subjects is not required. All information you require will be in the passage itself. 

Understand the main focus of the passage first, followed by 5W’s- Who, What, Why, When, and Where. 

Vocabulary questions are of 2 types: 

General meaning of a word or phrase

Meaning of a word or phrase in context of passage

Regularly read the editorial sections of reputed newspapers and magazines, especially if written by imminent lawyers on issues pertaining to law. 

Start your preparation by going through the grammar books of 12th, especially books such as Wren and Martin and clear all your basics. 

Logical Reasoning 

While attempting the passages identify the premises and conclusions, and use it to identify the theme of the passage.

Identify the sets of arguments that support each other and contradict each other. 

Develop a habit of carefully reading each question as some questions can be intentionally misleading. 

Occasionally, the same passages are used for English and Legal Reasoning. Consider this while preparing.

Always practise using the previous years questions and the sample papers provided by reputed sources such as Consortium of NLUs. 

Quantitative Techniques

Revise all basics from 10th and 12th standard mathematics books and make sure you do not have any doubts in it. 

Questions may consist of graphs, pictorial representations of data, tables, etc. 

Make a formula cheat sheet and stick it somewhere you can see it a lot, like in front of your study table. This will help you remember all the formulas passively without putting in much effort. 

Legal Reasoning

All factual information needed to answer the questions will be provided in the passages. However, it is always beneficial to have some basic legal awareness. 

Break down the principle into smaller parts keeping in mind the words like ‘AND’ and ‘OR’. Similar case needs to be repeated with facts.

Do not let your biases or previous knowledge of law affect your answers. Always answer based on the information presented to you. 

The passages of the logical reasoning section, legal reasoning and the english are all very similar so keep that in mind while preparing. 

Practise a legal reasoning passage daily for at least 30 minutes. 

It is extremely important to read essays and columns by prominent lawyers, judges and other law experts. You can also watch lectures by famous lawyers on YouTube.

Current Affairs & General Knowledge

Questions can come from any prominent topic. Therefore it is very important to be aware of Current Affairs. 

Read prominent, reliable and reputed newspapers and magazines daily. 

It is also beneficial to watch the unbiased news on various topics. 

Practise a Current Affairs passage daily. 

CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern

What is CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern?

CLAT 2021 is held for both Undergraduate as well as Postgraduate courses, and is called UG CLAT and PG CLAT Respectively. 

UG CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern

Subjects                                            Marks Allotted

English (with Comprehension)         40

Current Affairs                                 50

Legal Reasoning                                 50

Logical Reasoning                         40

Quantitative Techniques                 20

Each Question will carry 1 mark for the right answer. 

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. 

There will be a total of 200 Objective (MCQ) type questions in the test. 

CLAT Exam Duration will be 2 hours. 

UG - CLAT focuses on the ability to study law as opposed to prior knowledge.

CLAT Exam Pattern was changed for the year 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

PG CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern

Section                          Question Type Number of Questions Marks Allotted

Section 1                    Objective                            100               100

Section 2                          Descriptive                        2                     50

The first section will consist of 100 questions of 1 mark for every correct answer.

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. 

The second section will consist of 2 descriptive type questions worth 25 marks each. 

Each Essay should be of at least 800 words. 

Only the candidates who score 40% in section 1 will be eligible for the correction of section 2. 

There is 5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates. 

CLAT 2021 Syllabus

What is the Syllabus for CLAT 2021?

UG CLAT 2021 Syllabus

Subject Passage Word Count Topics Covered

English 450 words each Passages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary etc. 

Current Affairs 450 words each Contemporary Events of National and International Significance, Art and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance

Legal Reasoning 450 words each Rules and Passages of Law, Application of the rules and passages, etc. 

Logical Reasoning 300 Words each Argument - Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc. 

Quantitative Techniques - Basic Algebra, Mensuration, Statistical Estimation, Graphs, Numerical Information, Ratio and Proportion etc. 

Each section of the UG CLAT Paper will have you evaluating a passage of varying word counts and answering objective type questions based on the passage. The Quantitative techniques section will consist of a short set of facts/proportions/graphs/Textual/Pictorial/Diagrammatic information and questions will be asked on the basis of these. For CLAT 2021 PG Syllabus and Exam Pattern.

Online through official website: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2021