Common Law Admission Test-UG (CLAT-UG) is an All India level admission test for admission to BA LLB programs of national law universities throughout the country. CLAT is the most important exam for the candidates who want to pursue law as a career. Every year a very large number of students appear for CLAT and the competition to get in the National Law Universities is quite tough. CLAT is conducted by one of the national law universities every year based on a rotational policy. There are 11 national law universities in which admission is through CLAT.

At present following 11 National Law Universities are members of CLAT-2010 which are as follows:

1. NALSAR University of Law , Hyderabad
2. National Law School of India University , Bangalore
3. National Law Institute University , Bhopal
4. West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
5. National Law University , Jodhpur
6. Hidayatullah National Law University , Raipur
7. Gujarat National Law University , Gandhinagar
8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
10. Chanakya National Law University , Patna
11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

Eligibility: To be eligible for taking CLAT-2010, a candidate should have passed Higher Secondary School/Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in aggregate (45% in case of SC/ST/OBC* and persons with Disability*). Age of candidate should not be more than 20 years in case of General/OBC candidates and 22 years in case of SC/ST* and persons with Disability* on 1st July, 2010.

*Subject to state reservation at the University concerned .

CALENDAR CLAT- 2010

11 th January, 2010	Issue of application forms (CLAT-2010) at specified branches of State Bank of India
2nd April, 2010	Last date for submission of filled-in-Application Form
9th May, 2010 from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon	Common Law Admission Test, CLAT-2010
29th May, 2010	Publication of result
28th June, 2010	Completion of admission process
Intake & Reservation *
NLSIU, Bangalore
TOTAL SEATS- 80:
(a) General Category	55
(b) Scheduled Caste	12 i.e. 15%)
(c) Scheduled Tribes	6 (i.e. 7.5%)
(d) Persons With Disability (PWD)	2 (i.e. 3%)
(e) Foreign Nationals	5
NALSAR, Hyderabad
TOTAL SEATS - 80
The number of students to be admitted on the basis of CLAT-2010 is Seventy (70) with the following reservations:
Category Percentage Seat Schedule Caste 15% 11 Schdeule Tribes 7.5% 5 Person With Disability 3% 2 Women 30% 21 Horizontal 10 Seats are available for Foreign Nationals .
NUJS, Kolkata
TOTAL SEATS- 125:
(a) General Category	78
(b) Scheduled Caste	15
(c) Scheduled Tribes	08
(d) Physically Challenged	02
(e) Foreign Nationals	04
(f) Sponsored by Non-Resident Indians	18
NLIU, Bhopal
TOTAL SEATS- 82:
Category M.P. State's Seats All India Seats   Open Female Total Open Female Total SC 4 2 6 4 2 6 ST 5 2 7 5 2 7 OBC 4 2 6       Persons with Disability 1   1 1   1 Unreserved 14 7 21 19 8 27 Total 28 13 41 29 12 41 Reservation for Women: 30% (Horizontal Reservation)
NLU, Jodhpur TOTAL SEATS (B.B.A (Hons.), LL.B (Hons.), B.Sc Technology (Hons.), LL.B (Hons.), and B.P.Sc (Hons.), LL.B (Hons.)- 100 Schedule Caste                 -                        15% Schedule Tribe                  -                        7.5% Physically challenged         -                        3% (in each category)
HNLU, Raipur TOTAL SEATS: 140
All India Seats   Open Female Total Schedule Caste 8 3 11 Schdeule Tribes 3 2 5 Person With Disability 1 1 2 Unreserved 42 10 52 Total 54 16 70           Chhattisgarh State Seats   Open Female Total Schedule Caste 8 3 11 Schdeule Tribes 9 4 13 OBC 7 3 10 Person With Disability 1 1 2 Unreserved 24 10 34 Total 51 19 70         Category Seats     NRI / NRI Sponsored 11     Foreign 4
GNLU, Gandhinagar TOTAL SEATS-160
Category Percentage Seat Schedule Caste 15% 24 Schdeule Tribes 7.5% 12 Domiciled in Gujarat 25% 40 Physically Challenged 3% 5 General 49.5% 79
RMLNLU, Lucknow
TOTAL SEATS- 160:
Category	No. of Seats
General Category	80
O.B.C. of Uttar Pradesh	43
Scheduled Caste of Uttar Pradesh	34
Scheduled Tribe of Uttar Pradesh	03
Horizontal Reservation to the following category shall also be available as mentioned below
Persons with Disabilities	3%
Dependents of Freedom Fighter of U.P	2%
RGNUL, Patiala
TOTAL SEATS- 80:
Category	No. of Seats
General Category	46
Scheduled Caste (15%)	12
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	06
Persons with Disabilities	02
Foreign Nationals	05
Punjab Residents	08
Ancestral Residents of Village Sidhuwal, District, Patiala	01
CNLU, Patna
TOTAL SEATS- 80:
Category	No. of Seats
Scheduled Caste	16 %
Scheduled Tribe	1 %
Extremely Backward Classes	18 %
Backward Classes	12 %
Women of Backward Classes	3 %
Persons with Disabilities	3 %
Women of Backward Classes	3 %
Persons with Disabilities	3 %
30% of the total seats shall be filled by eligible candidates
NUALS, Kochi
TOTAL SEATS- 65:
Category	No. of Seats
All India Merit - 51%	33
State Merit (Kerala) - 10%	7
Scheduled Castes - 8%	5
Scheduled Tribes - 2%	1
Backward and Other Backward Classes - 26%	17
Persons with Disability - 3%	2
Total	65
Pattern of the test paper for Undergraduate Programme
Total Marks	200
Total number of questions	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	45 marks
Logical Reasoning	45 marks