CLAT 2018 is a national level law entrance exam conducted on a rotational basis by one of the 19 NLUs. This year, NUALS Kochi will organise CLAT 2018 on May 13. Law aspirants who registered successfully can download their CLAT Admit Card from April 20 onwards, available at clat.ac.in.

1. CLAT 2018
CLAT 2018 Application Form, Dates,
Syllabus, Pattern
Updated On - April 5th 2018 by KRITIKA GUPTA
CLAT 2018 is a national level law entrance exam conducted on a rotational basis by
one of the 19 NLUs. This year, NUALS Kochi will organise CLAT 2018 on May 13. Law
aspirants who registered successfully can download their CLAT Admit Card from April
20 onwards, available at clat.ac.in.
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Important Links
CLAT 2018 Eligibility
CLAT Sample Papers
CLAT 2018 Exam Centers
CLAT Cut Off
CLAT 2018 Syllabus
Highlights of CLAT 2018
Exam Level National
Conducting Body National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
Official Website www.clat.ac.in

2. Exam Periodicity Yearly
Exam Date May 13, 2018
Application Mode Online
Exam Mode Online
NLUs seat intake 2984
Trending Questions for CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
Q. What is CLAT?
 CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test.
 It is the topmost law entrance examination conducted at national level.
 Each year, it is conducted by 19 law schools on the basis of their establishment.
 Intermediate graduates can apply for LLB program and Law graduates can apply for
LLM programs.
 Like CLAT, LSAT India is another top-notch exam which has joined the race of law
examination. KnowDifference between CLAT and LSAT India?
Q. What programs are offered by the National Law Universities (NLUs)?
Law aspirants qualifying CLAT exam are eligible to secure admissions to the following
programs:
BA LLB (Hons) BSc. LLB (Hons)
BBA LLB (Hons) BSW LLB (Hons)
B. Com LLB (Hons) LLM

3.  The undergraduate programs will be of five years.
 The postgraduate program will be of one year.
Q. How many students are appearing for CLAT 2018?
 CLAT 2016 witnessed a record-breaking participation for the law entrance exam.
There were 45,040 aspirants who appeared for the exam.
 For CLAT 2017, nearly 47,106 candidates appeared for the law entrance exam.
 The participation for this year is expected to be higher. The statistics for the same
will be available shortly.
Exam Calendar (Updated)
For academic session 2018-19, NLU Kochi has released the notification. Visit CLAT
Official Website i.e. www.clat.ac.in to check the same. Tabulated below are dates for
the law entrance exam:
Event Date
CLAT 2018 Exam Notification December 20, 2017
Availability of CLAT 2018 Application Form January 1 – March 31, 2018
Availability of CLAT 2018 Admit Card April 20, 2018
CLAT Exam Date 2018 May 13, 2018
Uploading of Answer Key May 15, 2018

4. Declaration of CLAT 2018 Result (Merit List) May 31, 2018
Publication of 1st
Indicative Seat Allotment List June 7, 2018
Payment of CLAT Counselling Fee (INR 50000) June 8 – June 12, 2019
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Who can Apply for CLAT 2018?
CLAT Core Committee defines the eligibility for UG and PG Programs.The eligibility is
measured on the following grounds:
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For UG Program
1. Age Limit: As per revised rules, there is no upper age limit for CLAT 2018.
2. Academic Qualification: Candidate must have passed 10+2 or any equivalent
examination.
3. Appearing Candidates: Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/
May 2018 are also eligible to appear in CLAT exam.
Note:The candidates must convert their grades (if any) into a percentage for appearing in
the examination.
For PG Program
1. Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for the post-graduate program.
2. Academic Qualification: Candidate must have an LLB or any other equivalent
degree.
3. Appearing Candidates: Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination
in March/April 2018 are also eligible to appear inexam. However, they have to show
a hard copy of the proof of their passing the qualifying examination in the respective
National Law Universities at the time of admission.
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5. How to fill CLAT Application Form 2018?
CLAT Registration Dates: January 1 – March 31, 2018
Candidates can access the application form at CLAT Official Website only. There is no
provision to register in offline mode. The steps involved in completingCLAT
Registrationare:
Step 1 – Filling Basic Information
Law aspirants will have to register first in order to get a provisional Registration ID and
Password. The following details will be required:
Note Enter Information carefully as it cannot be changed in later stages. Upon successful
registration, the credentials will be sent to the registered E-mail and Mobile No.
Step 2 - Scanning and Uploading of Documents
Login with the provisional ID and Password, and upload the documents as per the
defined guidelines. Tabulated below is a brief of size and format of the Photo and
Signature.CheckPhoto and Signature Size Format
Document Size and Format
Photograph 20 kb – 50 kb in JPEG only
Signature 10 kb – 20 kb in JPEG only
Step 3 - Fill CLAT Application Form
Proceed to fill in the other required details in the application form. The information can
be entered in any order. The sections are as follows:

6.  Personal Details like name, DOB, mobile number, Parent’s name, Postal
Address,Gender, category etc.
 Qualification Details likemarks scored, percentage, passing year, Board name etc.
 Preference for NLU as per your preference.
Step 4 – Payment of CLAT Application Fee
 The final step is to pay the stipulated application fee.
 It can be paid via online (Debit/Credit or Net Banking) or offline (Bank Challan).
Tabulated below is the application fee for each category:
Category Application Fee (INR)
General 4000
SC/ST 3500
Note: The offline payment option is available till February 28, 2018. Those who have
generated challans from the payment gateway of HDFC Bank on or before February 28
have to remit the fees to the bank on or before March 7.
Download CLAT Admit Card 2018
Release of CLAT 2018 Admit Card: April 20
NLU Kochi will issue the hall ticket to all the successfully registered candidates. Visit the
official website to download their CLAT Admit Card. Enter your registration no. and
password to access the document. Details mentioned in the admit card –
 Candidate’s Name
 Father & Mother Name
 Date of Birth
 Application No.
 Roll No.
 Program Name
 Candidate’s Category
 Candidate’s Photo and Signature
 Invigilator Signature
 Exam Center and Address

7.  Exam Date and Time
 Exam Day Instructions
 Computer Model No.
CLAT 2018 Exam Center
 At the time of registration, candidates are required to choose three exam centers in
the order of preference.
 The Convener reserves the right to add or delete some test zones notified.
 The Convener reserves the right to allot any test zones other than that opted by the
candidates.
The following map indicates few test zones for CLAT 2018:
Note: Carry a valid photo ID proof (Aadhar Card/Voter ID/ Passport/Driving license) along with the
admit cardat the examination center.
CLAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus
CLAT 2018 Exam Date: May 13
Exam Pattern for LLB
 For undergraduate courses, the question paper will contain 5 sections namely
- English (Comprehension), General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary
Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.
 For every correct answer, a candidate will be awarded 1 mark and ¼ mark will be
deducted for every wrong answer.
The section-wise distribution in the question paper is mentioned below:
SUBJECTS
NO. OF
QUESTIONS
MAXIMUM
MARKS
English (including comprehension) 40 40

8. SUBJECTS
NO. OF
QUESTIONS
MAXIMUM
MARKS
General Knowledge & Current Affairs 50 50
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical
Ability)
20 20
Legal Aptitude 50 50
Logical Reasoning 40 40
Total 200 questions 200 marks
Exam Pattern for LLM
 As perCLAT Paper Pattern, the postgraduate courses will contain 3 sections
namely Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law,
International Law, IPR etc.
 The question paper for postgraduate courses will have a total of 150 multiple choice
questions.
Distribution of questions in each section is indicated in the table below:
SUBJECTS
NO. OF
QUESTIONS
MAXIMUM
MARKS
Constitutional Law 50 50

9. SUBJECTS
NO. OF
QUESTIONS
MAXIMUM
MARKS
Jurisprudence 50 50
Rest of the topics like Contract, Torts, Criminal
Law, International Law, IPR etc.
50 50
Total 150 150
Important Topics in CLAT 2018
The official syllabus for the law entrance exam is available online at clat.ac.in. Law
aspirants seeking admissions to 19 NLUs and other law schools must be fully aware
of CLAT Syllabus to prepare better for the examination. A brief about the important
topics in CLAT are as follows:
Section 1: English including Comprehension
The questions in this section are from comprehension and grammar. They are designed
in order to test candidate’s aptitude in English. In the comprehension section,
candidates are evaluated on the basis of their understanding of the passage, its central
theme, the meaning of words etc.

10. Synonyms Antonyms
Homonyms Word definitions
Analogies Idioms & Phrases
One word substitution Sentence Improvement & rearrangement
Fill in the blanks Spotting Errors
Section 2: General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Candidates are tested on the basis of their awareness of national and international
issues including static General Knowledge. It is important to keep oneself up-to-date
with the news and other topics discussed in the print and digital media from March 2016
to April 2018.
Section 3: Mathematics
In this section, candidate’s aptitude for elementary Mathematics i.e. Math taught up to
Class 10 will be tested.
Mensuration Interest
Profit and Loss Percentage
Permutation and Combination Clocks and Calendar
Graphs Number System
Section 4: Legal Aptitude

11. The section tests candidate’s interest towards study of law, research aptitude and
problem-solving ability. The official website stats – ‘Questions will be framed with the
help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said
proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense.
Indian Constitution Indian Penal Code
Indian Contract Act Family Law
Law of Torts Legal Fundamentals and Terms
Section 5: Logical Reasoning
The questions are designed to test candidate's ability to identify patterns, rectify illogical
arguments and logical links. There will be no question from visual reasoning.
Statement and Assumptions Statement and Conclusion
Statement and Arguments Statement and actions
Assertion – Reason Syllogism
Number Test Direction and distance test
CLAT Books and Preparation Tips
The first step for preparation is to know about the paper pattern and syllabus of the
exam. For undergraduate courses, students have to prepare 5 subjects namely English
Comprehension, Elementary Mathematics, General Knowledge & Current affairs, Legal
Aptitude & Logical Reasoning. Out of all the sections, Legal Aptitude is the most
important section. For preparing this section you can refer “Universal Guide to CLAT
or A.P. Bhardwaj CLAT guide”. Do read newspapers on regular basis to prepare for
current awareness questions.For elementary mathematics prepare syllabus of

12. class 9th
& 10th
. In English comprehension, there will be 4-5 short passages on which
around 20-22 questions will be asked 7-8 questions is based on antonyms &
synonyms and rest questions will be on Grammar. For this, you can practice previous
year mock test papers. You can also prepare these topics on online tutorials available
for CLAT. CheckPreparation tips for CLAT
Here we have compiled a small list of books which can prove to be helpful during
your CLAT preparation:-
CLAT BOOK NAME AUTHOR/PUBLICATION
The Complete Success Package - CLAT (Common
Law Admission Test) 2016
Arihant Experts
Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning For the
CLAT and LL.B. Entrance Examinations
A. P. Bhardwaj
The Pearson Guide to the CLAT Harsh Gagrani
CLAT Solved & Previous Year Paper A. P. Bhardwaj
CLAT Coaching Centers
The following map indicates city wise top most coaching centers for CLAT 2018.

13. CLAT Coaching
Center in Chennai
CLAT Coaching
Center in Bangalore
CLAT Coaching Centers
in Ahmedabad
CLAT Coaching
Center in Delhi
CLAT Coaching
Center in Cochin
CLAT Coaching Centers
in Patna
CLAT Answer Keys
Release of CLAT Answer Key 2018: May 15
Answer keys are released as per the program i.e. LLB and LLM. Representation, if any,
relating to the exam, questions or answer keys can be reported from May 16 to May
18. Provide Email ID and Password to access the Answer Keys.
Steps to check the answer keys:
Step 1: Visit the official website of CLAT 2018.
Step 2: On the right side, a table of Important links will be there with the first link as
‘Click here to view Question and Answer Keys’. Click on it.
Step 3: A new page will appear, where a candidate has to provide his/her Registered
Email ID and Password. Then click on ‘Login’ tab.
Step 4: Post that a new window will appear in which 5 tabs will be displayed. Click on
‘Candidate Response’ tab. Here, the answer keys will be displayed.

14. In this sheet, candidate will be able to see the responses which they got right and
wrong. The response sheet will have the following details:
 Participant ID
 Participant Name
 Test Center Name
 Test Date
 Test Time
 Subject (CLAT 2018 UG/ CLAT 2018 PG)
 Marks Obtained
 Questions with correct answers
 Marks obtained as per the Questions
CLATResult 2018
Publishing of CLAT Result 2018: May 31
Visit CLAT Official Website to check the results, carrying the quaifying status of
candidates in CLAT 2018. Enter registered Email ID and Password to acces CLAT
Results. The document is released in the form of scorecard containing –
 CLAT Scores
 All India Rank (AIR)
 Category Rank in CLAT
Important Points related to CLAT Results:
 The results are prepared by NLU Authorities.
 It is compiled on the basis of a candidate’s score in law entrance exam.
 A merit list is also issued by the authorities.
 It will include state merit list and India merit lists.

15.  These lists are prepared as per candidate’s category, like,
Unreserved/SC/ST/OBC/Women/SAP for CLAT 2018 exam.
Note: NLU Delhi and HP National Law University, Shimla does not accept CLAT Scores as
they have their own admission procedure.
CLAT 2018 Cut Off
With the increase in the number of test takersevery year, the cut off also increases. This
year it is expected to increase by 5 % to 10%. The statistics are declared by CLAT
Participating institutesindividually.
 Cut off is the minimum score that needs to be secured in order to participate in the
counselling procedure.
 CLAT Cut Off forms the basis of counselling and seat allotment.
The stats are calculated considering multiple factors listed below:
 Difficulty level of the paper,
 Availability of seats,
 Average marks scored in the test
 Total test population.
CLAT Cut Off 2017
CLAT 2017 was conducted by CNLU Patna on May 14, 2017. The cut off was very high
as the difficulty level of the examination was not easy to moderate. Tabulated below is
the first rank list:
National Law University Name NLU Cut off 2017
NLSIU Bangalore 139.5
NALSAR Hyderabad 132.75
WBNUJS Kolkata 124

16. NLIU Bhopal 119.75
NLU Jodhpur 119
GNLU Gandhinagar 116.75
HNLU Raipur 112.5
RMLNLU Lucknow 112.25
RGNUL Punjab 107.5
MNLU Mumbai 106.5
CNLU Patna 101.75
NLUO Odisha 101.25
NUALS Kochi 100.75
NUSRL Ranchi 100.5
NLUJA Assam 99.75
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli 99.25
DSNLU Visakhapatnam 99.25

17. MNLU Nagpur 99
CLAT 2017 Exam Analysis
Common Law Admission Test 2017 was conducted by Chanakya National Law
University, Patna on May 14. There were few surprises in the exam. The level was also
tougher as compared to last year, with GK and Elementary Mathematics being distinctly
more difficult. CheckDetailed CLAT 2017 Paper Analysis
A brief section wise analysis is as follows:
TS EAMCET 2018Section Difficulty Level Good Attempt
English Easy 31 – 32
General Knowledge Difficult 16 – 17
Mathematics Difficult 15 – 16
Legal Aptitude Easy 39 – 40
Logical Reasoning Easy 32 – 35
Which are the Law Schools Participating in CLAT 2018?
For the academic session of 2018-19, National University of Advanced Legal Studies,
Kochi will be conducting the examination. The law entrance exam is scheduled for May
13, 2018. The other 19 NLUs participating and accepting CLAT 2018 scores are as
follows:
1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
2. National Academy of Legal Study and Research University of Law, Hyderabad
(NALSAR)

18. 3. The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)
4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)
5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)
7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)
8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)
10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
11. The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
12. National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)
13. National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
14. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA)
15. Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)
16. Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)
17. Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)
18. Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur
19. National Law University, Aurangabad (NLU Aurangabad)
CLAT Counselling 2018
CLAT Admission Procedure: June 7 onwards
 The admission to UG and PG Programs offered by participating university is done
via centralised online counselling conducted by CLAT Office.
 Seat allocation is done on the basis of merit-cum-preference.
 Candidates have to deposit INR 50,000 for securing allotted seat during counselling
procedure.
Important Documents for CLAT Counselling
 CLAT Application Form 2018
 CLAT Hall Ticket 2018
 CLAT Score Card 2018
 Class 10th
marksheet (for DOB prood)
 Class 12th
Marksheet (for academic qualification/ Eligibility Criteria)
 Caste Certificate (If applicable)
 SAP Certificate (If applicable)
 NRI Certificate (If applicable)

19.  Sponsored NRI Certificate (If applicable)
 Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
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