I want to build career in law field and for this planning to apply for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Will you provide details about what is Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and what the pattern of this exam also provide all important dates related to exam so I can apply?

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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralised test for admission to 19 National Law Universities in India. 43 other education institutes and two public sector institutes are also eligible to use these scores.

Exam pattern:

Exam Date: The examination will be held on 12th May 2019.

Mode: The examination will be conducted in online mode (computer-based test).
Duration: The exam duration will be two hours.

Type of Questions: Multiple choice/Objective type questions will be asked in the exam.
Number of Questions: Total 200 questions (for UG) & 150 questions (for PG) will be asked in the examination.

Total Marks: The question paper will be of 200 marks (for UG) & 150 marks (for PG).
Marking Scheme: In correct response, one mark will be allotted to the candidates.

Negative Marking: For the incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

Courses Subjects Marks Duration

For UG courses (Integrated) English including comprehension 40 2 hours
General Knowledge and Current Affairs 50
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) 20
Legal Aptitude 50
Logical Reasoning 40
For PG Courses Constitutional Law 50 2 hours
Jurisprudence 50
Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR etc. 50

Important dates:

Admission Notification Release 3rd week of December 2018
Application Form Availability 1st January 2019
Last date for form submission 31st March 2019 (11:59 PM)
Downloading of Admit Card Starts 3rd week of April 2019
Date of CLAT Entrance Exam 12th May 2019 (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
Answer Key Release 3rd week of May 2019
Representation of questions or key Till 3rd week of May 2019
Uploading of amended answer key (if required) 4th week of May 2019
Result/Merit List Declaration Last week of May 2019
First Indicative Seat Allocation Publication 1st week of June 2019
Date for payment of counselling fee Till 2nd week of June 2019