The Consortium of National Law Universities released the notification for CLAT 2025 application and examination dates. Students can visit the official website of CLAT 2025 and apply for the CLAT 2025 entrance test. CLAT 2025 will be held in offline mode on Sunday 01 December 2024 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The entrance examination will be conducted to offer admission to students in various UG & PG law courses including a 5-year integrated law degree and a 1-year LLM degree course.
Those who wish to appear in the CLAT 2025 must prepare according to the prescribed CLAT 2025 syllabus. The syllabus for CLAT UG and PG is released on the official website. Students applying for CLAT UG must prepare English language, general awareness, logical reasoning, Quantitative aptitude, and legal reasoning. Those applying for CLAT PG must also prepare law subjects and judgments. Students are advised to follow a proper strategy to prepare for CLAT 2025. Candidates must also practice CLAT previous years’ papers and appear in regular CLAT 2025 mock tests to score better in the examination.
CLAT 2025: Important Dates
Important dates related to CLAT 2025 are listed in the table below.
| CLAT 2025 Events | Dates |
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| CLAT 2025 Notification Release | 7 July 2024 |
| CLAT 2025 Registration Starts | 15 July 2024 |
| CLAT 2025 Registration Ends | 15 October 2024 |
| CLAT 2025 Examination | 01 December 2024 (02:00 PM to 04:00 PM) |
CLAT 2025: How to Prepare?
Before preparing for the CLAT 2025, students must know how to prepare for the examination. Aspirants must be aware of the syllabus, books, and other things related to the examination. Students can follow the tips discussed below to ace the CLAT 2025 examination.
CLAT 2025: Syllabus & Important Books
Students who wish to appear in CLAT 2025 must check the CLAT 2025 syllabus before preparing for the examination. After checking the CLAT Exam Syllabus, students must collect relevant books and study material for CLAT 2025 and start preparing accordingly. Students can check the table below for the syllabus and important books for CLAT 2025 from the table below.
| CLAT 2025 Section | Important Topics | CLAT 2025 Books |
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| English Language | Vocabulary words, correcting incorrect grammar sentences, synonyms & antonyms, tenses, fill in the blanks, spotting grammatical errors, active & passive voice, etc. |
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| General Awareness | Contemporary events of national and international significance, Arts and culture, International affairs, Historical events of continuing significance, etc. |
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| Logical Reasoning | Analogies, relationships, syllogism, cause & effect, premises & conclusion, inferences |
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| Quantitative Aptitude | Number theory and basic arithmetic, averages, and percentages, ratio and proportion, mixtures and allegations, time and work, time, distance, and speed, fractions, and equations, monetary evaluations, probability, permutation, and combinations, etc. |
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| Legal Reasoning | Legal maxims, important supreme court judgments, legal GK, Indian constitution, important acts and amendments of the legislature, current affairs, etc. |
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CLAT 2025: Study Plan
After checking the syllabus for CLAT 2025, students must prepare a study plan according to the syllabus and time available. Students must start preparing for CLAT 2025 as early as possible to make preparation easy. CLAT 2025 study timetable must be created in such a way that it covers all the subjects and sections evenly. Students can divide the syllabus into manageable sections and allocate enough time to each section.
The preferred subject time timetable for CLAT 2025 preparation is given below:
| Subjects | Time Allotment |
|---|---|
| English | 1 to 1.5 hours |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 30 to 35 minutes |
| Legal Reasoning | 2 hours |
| Logical Reasoning | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Techniques | 1 hour |
CLAT 2025: Exam Pattern & Weightage
While preparing for the CLAT 2025, students must have a clear idea of the CLAT 2025 paper pattern. Having a clear idea of the CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern will help students identify important topics and sections. Students must focus on CLAT 2025 important topics with high weightage to score high in the CLAT 2025. Students can check the table below to know the CLAT 2025 exam pattern.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Examination Mode | Online |
| Number of Sections | 5 |
| Duration of Examination | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| Number of Questions | 120 |
| Type of Questions | MCQs |
| Total Marks | 120 |
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The table below mentions the weightage of various sections asked in the CLAT 2025 examination.
| CLAT 2025 Section | Number of Questions | Marks | Weightage (%) |
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| English Language | 22-26 | 22-26 | 20% |
| General Awareness | 28-32 | 28-32 | 25% |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 | 10-14 | 25% |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 28-32 | 20% |
| Legal Reasoning | 22-26 | 22-26 | 10% |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 100% |
CLAT 2025: Practice Papers & Mock Tests
During CLAT 2025 preparation, students must solve practice papers and CLAT 2025 previous years’ papers to know their strengths and hold on to the CLAT 2025 syllabus. Solving CLAT 2025 practice papers and mock tests will help students evaluate their preparation and know their weak areas. Students must work on weak areas to gain a strong hold on each section of the CLAT 2025 syllabus. Students must also appear in CLAT 2025 mock tests to assess their progress and gain improvement in examination time management.
CLAT 2025: Previous Year Cutoff
Students must be aware of the CLAT 2025 previous year’s cutoffs to get an idea of the CLAT 2025 expected cutoff. Students must score more than the CLAT 2025 cutoff to secure admission to CLAT 2025 participating institutes. Some of the top institutes participating in the CLAT 2025 are listed below along with the CLAT 2024 round 1 cutoffs.
| CLAT 2025 Participating Universities | CALT Cutoff 2024 (Round 1) | ||||
| Gen | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |
| National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) | 97 | 488 | 907 | 2796 | 3876 |
| National Academy of Legal Study & Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR) | 158 | 564 | 1076 | 3375 | 6083 |
| National Law Institute University Bhopal (NLIU Bhopal) (BA LLB) | 404 | 1006 | 1315 | 5178 | 10023 |
| NLU Kolkata (BA LLB) | 262 | - | 15978 | 3951 | 7487 |
| National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU) | 341 | - | 1261 | 4503 | 8373 |
| HNLU Raipur | 707 | - | 1965 | 6602 | 10917 |
| Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar | 429 | 938 | 1822 | 5652 | 10438 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow (RMLNLU) | 694 | 2307 | 3370 | 9616 | - |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, (RGNUL) Patiala | 1129 | 8822 | 15548 | - | - |
