Latest Update: The CLAT 2023 exam will be held on December 18, 2022, in more than 80 test cities across the country. The Consortium of NLUs has released the third CLAT 2023 sample paper. The sample papers of CLAT 2023 exam are released to help the candidates to familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and prepare for the same. The latest and the 3rd sample paper are out. Candidates can get good marks by preparing from these. 

In this post, you will get all the necessary details related to CLAT 2023. 

Table of Content -

1. What is CLAT 2023?

2. Eligibility Criteria for CLAT 2023

3. Syllabus, Exam Pattern, and Marking Scheme for CLAT 2023

4. Important Examination Guidelines for CLAT 2023

5. CLAT 2023 Exam Sample Paper

What is CLAT 2023?

A centralized national-level entrance test known as Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for 5-year Integrated LLB - Under Graduation (UG) and 1-year LLM - Post-Graduation (PG) is conducted for admissions to 22 National Law Universities (NLU). This nationalized examination is conducted once a year. This examination is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs.  The majority of private and self-financed law schools also use the scores for law admissions.

After Graduation in Law, Master of Laws (LL.M) programs are offered by these law schools. For recruitment of legal positions like ONGC, Coal India, BHEL, Steel Authority of India, Oil India, etc. they use CLAT Post Graduation (CLAT PG) scores.

CLAT is considered as one of the toughest entrance examinations, with the acceptance rate being as low as 3 percent. Approximately 77,000 candidates appear for the test every year.

Eligibility Criteria for CLAT 2023

Candidates appearing for their Class 12 board examinations in March/April are also eligible to apply for CLAT 2023 exam. However, such candidates need to produce proof of passing Class 12 or an equivalent exam at the time of admission. 

Syllabus, Exam Pattern, and Marking Scheme for CLAT 2023

CLAT – Common Law Admission Test (UG) is of two hours duration. The test is conducted offline, where the question paper consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. There are five sections in the question paper which are -

• English including Comprehension 
• Current Affairs including General Knowledge
• Legal Reasoning
• Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative Techniques

The breakup of marks is as follows:

Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, aspirants are given one mark and for each wrong answer 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score.

Important Examination Guidelines for CLAT 2023

CLAT-2023 offline examination of two hours duration will be held on 18^th December 2023 for admission to 2801 seats for 90 participating colleges. Candidates who have registered for CLAT 2023 can download their admit cards from December 06, 2022, 6 pm onwards. The CLAT admit card 2023 window will be open until 11:59 pm, December 17, 2022. The CLAT 2023 admit card can be downloaded from the official website, https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/ .

The downloaded admit card is a mandatory document for appearing in the examination.

The CLAT admit card mentions various details such as candidate roll number, application number, examination center details, address, exam reporting time, and set of instructions. One must download and take a printout of the admit card to the designated examination center on the day of the examination.

The candidate has to report to the CLAT 2023 examination center at least 45 minutes before the commencement of the examination. No candidate will be allowed fresh entry after 15 minutes after the commencement of the CLAT examination.

To take the CLAT online test, the candidate has to display a printout of the admit card and a valid and original photo ID proof.

Items permissible to carry to the CLAT examination hall -

• Admit Card
• Blue/Black Ball Pen
• Transparent water bottle.
• Any original photo ID proof issued by the Government of India.
• Own mask, gloves and personal hand sanitizer.
• Self-health declaration.
• Disability certificate for PWD candidates.

Items not permissible to carry to the CLAT examination hall -

• Electronic/communication devices such as mobile phones.
• Watch, Calculator, Headphones, etc.
• Sheets of paper, including blank sheets, are not allowed inside the examination hall.

Provisional Answer Key shall be available online on 18^th December 2023 while the final Answer Key shall be available online on 24.12.2023.

CLAT 2023 Exam Sample Paper

• The sample papers of CLAT 2023 exam are released to help the candidates to familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and prepare for the same. The latest and 3rd sample paper is out. Candidates can get good marks by preparing from these.
• There will be a total of 150 objective type questions divided into five sections. English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques
• The marking of CLAT 2023 exam will be something like this. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• There is negative marking in this exam, so attempt only those answers which come to you.

How to download sample paper?

• Visit the official website LINK to download the sample papers.
• In this website, go to the tab named CLAT 2023 and log in with the help of your mobile number and password.
• After doing this, on the page that opens, go to the notification section and click on the CLAT Sample Papers link.
• By doing this, the sample paper of CLAT 2023 exam will appear on your computer screen.
• Download the third sample paper from here and practice with it.