CLAT 2022: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

CLAT 2022 – The Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2022 entrance exam on June 19, 2022 (2-4 pm) ( rescheduled from May 8). The consortium has also extended the last date for submission of the CLAT 2022 application form to May 9 (from March 31). Applications commenced on January 1, 2022.

Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria can fill out the CLAT application form 2022. UG applicants with minimum 45% marks in 10+2, and PG applicants with 50% marks in graduation are eligible to apply for admission; relaxation in qualifying marks applies to reserved category candidates. CLAT 2022 exam will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode, include MCQs, and will be of 2 hours duration. Questions will be asked from five topics – English, Current Affairs, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quants. Candidates appearing in the exam need to follow the subject-wise syllabus and important topics to secure a good rank and get admission into a top NLU.

CLAT scores will be used for admission to 5-year LLB and one-year LLM courses offered by participating NLUs.

What is CLAT?

The national-level Common Law Admission Test (or CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses offered by 22 participating NLUs. Currently, UG courses are offered by all 22 NLUs, while PG courses are offered at 19 NLUs.

Apart from the NLUs:

There are 61 other private affiliate colleges that accept CLAT exam scores.
Some public organizations such as ONGC and BHEL use CLAT-PG scores for recruitment

CLAT 2022 Highlights and Key Statistics

Features	Details
Name of the exam	Common-Law Admission Test
Popularly known as	CLAT
Conducting body	The consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs)
*What is new in CLAT*?	There will be two CLAT exams in 2022. – CLAT 2022 will be conducted on June 19, 2022 (rescheduled* from May 8)* – *CLAT 2023 exam* will be conducted on December 18, 2022
Courses offered	5-year integrated LLB program One-year LLM program
Exam fee	Rs 4,000 (General category)
Exam mode	Pen-and-paper exam
Exam duration	2 hours
CLAT 2022 exam date	*June 19, 2022*
Number of applications	70,277 (2021)
Number of test-takers	62,106 (2021)
Number of seats	UG courses – 2, 644 PG courses – 914 – Not including sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats. To read more about CLAT score accepting institutes – Click Here
Counseling	Candidates will be shortlisted for counseling based on their CLAT 2022 scores. – The number of candidates invited will be five times the number of available seats in each category.
Accepting colleges	The consortium has 22 participating NLUs that will only accept CLAT scores for admission to 5-year LLB and one-year LLB courses. In addition, there are 61 affiliate colleges that will offer admission on the basis of CLAT scores.
Top-ranked participating NLU	Here are top-ranking participating NLUs as per NIRF Ranking 2021 NLSIU Bengaluru – Rank 1 NALSAR – Rank 3 WBNUJS Kolkata – Rank 4 To check the full list – Click Here
Exam helpdesk number	08047162020
Official website	https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/

CLAT 2022 Application Form

The process to fill CLAT 2022 Application Form is mentioned below.

Go to the official website of the Consortium of NLU’s.
Start the application process through the official website.
Enter the email address and phone number for registration.
After validating the number, log in to the site using the phone number and password.
Enter the information carefully and check before going to the submit button.
Pay the required amount of application fees through the online mode by using the payment portal of Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI
Upload the important documents.
Click on the Submit button.
Take a printout of the same.

CLAT 2022 Application Fees

CLAT Application Fees must be paid through the online mode using their payment portal.
CLAT Application Fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
In the below table, category-wise CLAT Application Fee 2022 is given.

Category	Fees
Gen/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI	INR 4,000
SC/ST/BPL	INR 3,500
Previous Years Question Paper (not included with application fee)	INR 500

CLAT Eligibility 2022

The consortium has released the updated eligibility criteria of CLAT 2022 for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM courses on its official website. These criteria include parameters like academic qualification, minimum marks, age limit, etc.

Course-wise CLAT 2022 eligibility criteria:

	UG program	PG program
Qualifying exam	The candidate must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent exam	The candidate must have passed the 5-year integrated or 3-year LLB exam.
Minimum marks	General – 45% SC/ST – 40%	General – 50% SC/ST – 45%
Age limit	No upper age limit has been prescribed for UG courses.	There is no upper age limit for admission to PG courses.

Note that the affiliate colleges may have separate eligibility criteria to the ones mentioned here; so you need to visit the website of the concerned university to get the latest information.

CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern

CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern for UG and PG program is tabulated below

Mode of Examination– Offline Mode
Type of Questions– Objective Type and Comprehension Based Questions
Duration– 2 hours

Particulars	UG Program	PG Program
Number of Questions	150	120
Subjects	English Syllabus Current Affairs (including GK) Legal Reasoning Logical Reasoning Quantitative Techniques	mandatory UG subjects Constitutional Law Jurisprudence Administrative Law Law of Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, Family Law, Property Law, International Law, Taxation Law Environment Law, Labour and Industrial Law
Total Marks	150	120

CLAT 2022 Syllabus

CLAT 2022 Syllabus for UG and PG is different and includes different subjects. The details regarding the important topics from CLAT UG and PG syllabus are mentioned below.

CLAT 2022 UG Syllabus

Given below are the topics covered for CLAT 2022 UG Exam:

Subject	Topics Covered
CLAT English Syllabus	Passages, Reading, Comprehension, Inference, and Conclusion, Summary, Vocabulary, etc.
CLAT General Knowledge Syllabus	Contemporary Events of National and International Significance, Art and Culture, International Affairs, Historical Events of significance
CLAT Legal Reasoning Syllabus	Rules and Passages of Law, Application of the rules and passages, etc.
CLAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus	Argument – Premise and Conclusion, Inference, Relationships and Analogies, Contradictions and Equivalence, etc.
CLAT Quantitative Techniques Syllabus	Basic Algebra, Mensuration, Statistical Estimation, Graphs, Numerical Information, Ratio and Proportion etc.

CLAT 2022 PG Syllabus

Given below are the topics covered for CLAT 2022 PG Exam:

Subject	Topics Covered
Constitutional Law	Subject-wise and Judicial Power; Constitution of India: Framing, Doctrine, Executive Power; Constitutional Rights; Freedom Rights
Criminal Law	Elements of Crime, Group Liability, Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy, Exceptions, Attempt to Commit Offences, Offences Against Public Tranquility, Offences against Body
Torts	Classification of Torts, Trespass, Nuisance, Defamation, Liability for Misstatements, Negligence
International Law	Origin and Development of International Law and Bodies, International Law of Sea, Air, Land, Overview of International Law
Intellectual Property Rights	Nature, Definition and Scope of IPR, Trademarks Act 1999, Patents Act 1970, Copyright Act 1957, IPR in International Perspective

CLAT 2022 Result

CLAT 2022 Result will be released online on the official website which can be accessed by following the below mentioned steps.

For viewing CLAT Results, candidates must click on the link “Result” on the official site, which will be available after CLAT Results Declaration.
Following this, click on the tab “View Result”
After that log in to the site using your phone number and password.
After releasing CLAT Result 2022, candidates will receive a provisional admission to an NLU. Based on preference and merit rank secured in CLAT 2022.
On the website, a merit list containing the name of the colleges will be released on the official website. And it will be placed under the “Result” tab.

CLAT 2022 Counselling

Given below are the step-by-step instructions to register for CLAT Counselling.

Step 1: Go to the official website and check the merit list of shortlisted candidates for CLAT 2022 Counselling.
Step 2: Through the online mode, enter the preferences for NLU and can choose 6 NLU.
Step 3: Pay the prescribed application fee online at the portal.

After the completion of the process given above, Seat Allotment Results will be released by the concerned authority and after that, all the shortlisted candidates need to confirm their seats. Shortlisted candidates will have 3 options:

Accept/Lock the seat.
After accepting the seat, candidates need to upload the required documents.
After that candidates must pay their admissions fee to the allotted college.
Candidates must submit all the important documents and pay the requisite amount to the NLU
Exit admission process

CLAT 2022 Cut-offs

In the section below, CLAT Cut-offs for the previous years are mentioned.

Colleges	CLAT Cut Off 2021	CLAT Cut Off 2020
National Law School of India University	59-66	119.5 – 120.5
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research	130-135	114 – 115
National Law Institute University	351-386	107 – 108
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences	213-260	112 – 113
National Law University Jodhpur	343-376	109 – 111
Hidayatullah National Law University	574-657	103 – 104
Gujarat National Law University	453-494	106 – 107
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University	627-668	100 – 102
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	801-924	99 – 100
Chanakya National Law University	909-1186	95 – 96
National University of Advanced Legal Studies	826-928	99 – 100
National Law University Odisha	1023-1167	97 – 98
National University of Study and Research in Law	1051-1255	94 – 95
National Law University and Judicial Academy	1124-1556	93 – 94
Tamil Nadu National Law School	1151-1571	92 – 93
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University	1180-1432	92 – 93
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	478-503	105 – 106
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	1126-1532	91 – 92
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	—	91 – 92
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur	—	87 – 88
MPDNLU, Jabalpur	—	90 – 91
HPNLU, Shimla	—	89 – 90

CLAT 2022 Participating Colleges

In the below table, a list of participating colleges in CLAT 2022 is given.

List of CLAT Participating Colleges
National Law School of India University	National University of Study and Research in Law
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research	National Law University and Judicial Academy
National Law Institute University	Tamil Nadu National Law School
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences	Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
National Law University Jodhpur	Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Hidayatullah National Law University	Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
Gujarat National Law University	Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University	Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	National University of Advanced Legal Studies
Chanakya National Law University	National Law University Odisha