CLAT Exam Paper Pattern 2016
CLAT Exam Paper Pattern 2016 for Under-Graduates
Total Marks - 200
Total number of multiple-choice questions of one marks each - 200
Duration of examination - Two Hours
Subject areas with weightage:
English including Comprehension - 40 Marks
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs - 50 Marks
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) - 20 Marks
Legal Aptitude - 50 Marks
Logical Reasoning - 40 Marks
Note: There shall be a system of Negative
Marking wherein 0.25 mark will be deducted for each of the wrong
answers to multiple choice questions.
The different subject areas of the exam are explained as under:
English Including Comprehension
The English section will test the
candidates’ proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and
grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be assessed on
their understanding of the passage given, its central theme and
meanings of the words used therein, etc. The grammar section will focus
on correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in
the given sentences with appropriate words, etc.
General Knowledge and Currents Affairs
As far as general knowledge is concerned,
the candidates will be assessed on their general awareness including
static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test
candidate’s knowledge on current affairs.
Mathematics
This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. mathematics taught up to Class X.
Legal Aptitude
This section will test candidate’s
interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving
ability. Questions asked may comprise of legal propositions/ principles
and a set of facts to which the said proposition/ principle has to be
applied to arrive at a most reasonable conclusion. Such propositions
may or may not be ‘true’ in the real sense; yet the candidates will
have to assume that the given propositions are true and answer the
questions accordingly. An example of such legal proposition may be that
any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others who are
watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre
across India for one year.
Logical Reasoning
The purpose of the logical reasoning
section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns,
logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide
variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical
sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be
tested.
CLAT Exam Paper Pattern 2016 for Post-Graduates
Total Marks: 150
Duration of examination: Two Hours
Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions: 100 Marks (4 questions of 25 marks each)
(Covering Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence)
Multiple-Choice Questions: 50 Marks (50 questions of 1 mark each)
(Covering all compulsory law subjects
prescribed by the BCI for the Under-Graduate Course except
Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence)
Note: There shall be a system of Negative
Marking wherein 0.25 marks will be deducted for each of the
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