All you Want to Know About CLAT 2015

Author: Raj Kumar

Common Law Admission Test is the most common law entrance examination in India. Every year, more than thousands of law aspirants take this test in order to get admitted to the top law schools of the country. This year the examination is scheduled to be held on 11th May. CLAT 2015 preparation has already started as students who are planning to appear for the examination next year is taking admission to numerous institutes across the country.

A number of questions might arise in the mind of students who are about to appear for this examination. In this article we are going to discuss some of the helpful information for all the CLAT aspirants who are about to take the exam next year.

Registration Procedure: The application or the registration form will be available on the official website of CLAT. You can also get the brochure of the examination at the same time. All the websites of the National Law Universities which conduct CLAT also allows candidates to download the application form.

Amount of fees: For general candidates, the amount of fees is Rs 4000, whereas those falling under the ambit of schedule caste and schedule tribe the amount will be Rs 3500. There are a variety of payment modes for the fees such as like online banking, debit or credit card. You can choose any of the payment gateways according to your convenience.

If you do not want to pay online, you can download the bank challan; fill it up with all the necessary details and submit at the nearest branch of SBI.

Documents required: Some of the important documents which are required during the registration process are as follows:

  • One passport size photograph
  • 10th standard mark sheet
  • Scanned signature of both the parents and the candidate in JPEG format
  • Birth certificate of the candidate
  • In case of SC or ST candidates, caste certificate

Pattern of questions and subjects: There will be a total of five subjects in CLAT 2015; English Language, Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Legal Aptitude and General Knowledge. For undergraduate students the total marks of the examination will be 150, whereas for postgraduate students the total marks will be 200. General Knowledge and Legal aptitude will carry 50 marks, English and logical reasoning 40 marks and Mathematics will carry 30 marks.

Admission procedure: The admission procedure in the law institutes is different for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. In case of undergraduate students, the first 2500 selected candidates will be required to undergo an online counseling session on the basis of which they will be selected by the respective NLUs. Postgraduate students will be selected on a pan India basis as they will be allotted the seats on the basis of the merits of the subjects.

There is no dearth of law coaching institutes in this country. It is mandatory to get admission in all these institutes in order to get the best training for the law entrance examination. These institutes provide various legal training modules.

AB Tutorials is a law coaching institute in New Delhi, which prepares candidates for various law entrance examinations. Students who are looking for a good institute offering CLAT 2015 Preparation can get an admission in this institute.