COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT)

COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT)

Important Dates of CLAT 2016 : 0nline application process will start from 1st January 2016(Friday)

Last date of form submission : 31st March 2016

Date of Online Admission test: 8 May 2016(Sunday) between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

1. English including Comprehension The English section will test the candidates proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
2. General Knowledge And Current Affairs As far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be assessed on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.
3. Mathematics This section will test candidates only on “elementary” mathematics i.e. maths that is taught till the class 10.

4.Legal Aptitude This section will test candidate interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.

5. Logical Reasoning The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested. Some important topics in above sections can be

Topic wise syllabus

1. English

English Vocabulary Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies,

English Proficiency Idioms And Phrases,

One Word Subsitution

Sentence Improvement

Rearrangement of Words in Sentence

Rearrangement of Sentence in Paragrph

Fill in The Blanks

Cloze Tests English

Usage Errors

Common Errors, Spotting Errors Inappropriate

Usage of Words Spelling Mistakes (English Usage)

English Comprehension

2. Current Affairs Events of National and International importance. Also covering current events in area of Economics, Science, Technology, Sports, Persons and Places, Books and Authors
3. Mathematics (Based on Mathematics upto class X) Arithmetic (Number Theory)

Number System

Surds and Indices

Square Roots

Fractions And Decimals

H.C.F. And L.C.M.

Simplification Approximations

Ratio And Proportion

Average

Logarithms

Commercial Maths

Interest

Percentage

Profit And Loss

Partnership

Discounts

Mensuration- Areas And Volumes

4. Reasoning

Reasoning Tests Direction and Distance Test

Analogy Test

Classification (Odd Man Out) Test

Coding Decoding Test

Number Test

Series Test

Relationships Test

Alphabet Test

Ranking Tests

Time Sequence Test

Logic Tests-::  Statements Assumptions

Statements Arguments

Statements Conclusions

Statements Action

5. Legal Aptitude This section will test candidate interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly

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