CLAT UG Exam Pattern & Syllabus Areas
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CLAT UG has 120 questions for 120 marks in two hours, with 0.25 negative marking.
At a glance
| Organisation | Consortium of National Law Universities |
|---|---|
| Status | Current |
| Questions | 120 |
| Marks | 120 |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Negative marking | 0.25 per wrong answer |
Details
The paper tests English, current affairs and general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning and quantitative techniques through passage-based questions. Check the current notification for any change.
How to use this
- Read a newspaper daily for passages and current affairs.
- Practise timed passage sets.
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