CLAT 2012 - Common Law Admission Test

• Notification
  
• List of Colleges
  
• Important Dates for CLAT 2012
  
• General Instructions for CLAT 2012
  
• Pattern for CLAT Paper for Under-Graduate Programme
  
• For More Information visit www.clat.ac.in

LIST OF COLLEGES

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)
3. 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, Patiala (RGNUL)
10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)
11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)
12. National Law University, Orissa (NLUO)
13. National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
14. National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR CLAT 2012

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CLAT 2012

1. Information regarding details of intake, reservation, courses offered along with the fee structure and further details is available on the CLAT Information Brochure 2012, CLAT-2012 website or website of the concerned University.
2. Definition of disability for the purpose of admission shall be in accordance with Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Disability in the act is defined to include: Blindness, low vision, leprosy cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor disability, mental disability or illness. A candidate will have to produce disability certificate from competent authority in accordance with the provisions of the Act at the time of admission.
3. For details relating to the definition of NRI/NRI sponsored candidates and number of seats available for them, kindly see the information provided by different participating Universities.
4. Some of the Universities (e.g. CNLU, Patna) will admit the NRI candidates directly whereas others will do so through CLAT. Please read the information provided by the participating Universities on the subject in the CLAT Information Brochure or on the CLAT Website.
5. In the event of insufficient number of candidates appearing from a particular centre, the Convener CLAT-2012 reserves the right to cancel the centre and shift the applicants to another nearest centre.
6. Foreign nationals are not permitted to appear in CLAT-2012. Those desirous of taking admission to any course in any of the participating Law Universities may directly contact the concerned University having seats for foreign nationals.
7. Any candidate who requires a scribe to write the test should intimate in writing to the Convener, CLAT-2012 at the time of submitting their application form and in any case, not less than two months prior to the CLAT-2012 entrance examination, citing reasonable cause and attaching relevant supporting documents.
8. There shall be a centralised admission process for CLAT-2012 on the basis of merit-cum-preference. All admissions shall be centrally done at National Law University, Jodhpur. The information relating to date of admission shall be placed on CLAT website from time to time.

UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMME OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
[Five year integrated B.A. / B.Sc.* / B.B.A.^ / BSW^^ / B.Com.^^ LL.B (Hons.) Degree Courses]

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*     Offered by NUJS, NLU Jodhpur and GNLU.
^    Offered by GNLU, NLU Jodhpur and NLUO.
^^  Offered by GNLU.

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
[Two Year LL.M Degree Course*]
[Important Note: CNLU, Patna and NUSRL, Ranchi do NOT offer this course]

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[*  NLUO offers Conjoint LL.M.- Ph. D. Programme]

PATTERN OF THE CLAT PAPER FOR UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMME

The different subject areas of the exam are explained as under:

1. English including Comprehension

The English section will test the candidate's proficiency in English based comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.

2. General Knowledge/Current Affairs

This section will only test students on their knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as matters featuring in the mainstream media between March 2011 and March 2012)

3. Mathematics

This section will test candidates only on “elementary” mathematics i.e. maths that is taught up to the class X.

4. Logical Reasoning

The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the student'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.

5. Legal Aptitude

This section will test students only on “legal aptitude”. 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 (e.g. the legal proposition might 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). Candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.

Candidates will not be tested on any prior knowledge of law or legal concepts. If a technical/legal term is used in the question, that term will be explained in the question itself. For example, if the word patent is used, the meaning of patent (“a legal monopoly granted by the government for certain kinds of inventions”) will also be explained.

Tie-breaking

In event of tie between two or more candidates in the CLAT, tie will be broken by the following procedure and order:

• Higher marks in the section of Legal aptitude in CLAT-2012,
• Higher age and
• Computerized draw of lots

Pattern of the CLAT Paper for Post-Graduate Programme

Tie-breaking

In event of tie between two or more candidates in the CLAT, tie will be broken by the following procedure and order:

• Higher marks in the section of short-answer questions in CLAT-2012,
• Higher age
• Computerized draw of lots