The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2019 conducting body is National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO). According to the sources, the CLAT 2019 examination will be held on May 12, 2019. CLAT 2019 will be conducted for 20 NLUs including Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU). NLU Odisha will be announcing the admission notification of Common Law Admission Test in December 2018.
The CLAT is a national level law entrance exam that is conducted on a rotational basis by the National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes in the participating National Law Universities of the CLAT Core Committee. The CLAT 2019 will be conducted online.
CLAT 2019 Exam Calendar:
EVENTS | TENTATIVE DATES |
CLAT 2019 Exam Notification | December 20, 2018 |
Availability of CLAT 2019 Application Form | January 1 – March 31, 2019 |
Availability of CLAT 2019 Admit Card | April 26, 2019 |
CLAT Exam Date 2019 | May 13, 2019 |
Uploading of Answer Key | May 15, 2019 |
Declaration of CLAT 2019 Result (Merit List) | May 31 – June 30, 2019 |
Publication of 1st Indicative Seat Allotment List | June 10, 2019 |
Payment of CLAT Counselling Fee (INR 50000) | June 10 – 14, 2019 |
CLAT 2019 Eligibility Criteria:
For UG Programmes:
Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for CLAT 2019.
Academic Qualification: Candidate must have passed 10+2 or any equivalent examination. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/ May 2019 are also eligible to appear in CLAT exam.
For PG Programmes:
Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for the post-graduate program.
Academic Qualification: Candidate must have an LLB or any other equivalent degree. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April 2019 are also eligible to appear in exam. However, they have to show a hard copy of the proof of their passing the qualifying examination in the respective National Law Universities at the time of admission.
CLAT 2019 Exam Pattern:
The CLAT 2019 will be conducted online and the question pattern will be MCQs. The CLAT UG test paper will consist of 200 questions. Multiple choice questions subjects will be English including Comprehension, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.
CLAT PG paper consists of 150 multiple choice questions from topics such as Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and Other law subjects (Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Environment Law and Human Rights, etc).