The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a standardized test used for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs at 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India, as well as many other institutions. If you’re referring to a general Common Law Aptitude Test, it might be a mock or practice test modeled on CLAT or similar entrance exams.
Here’s a breakdown of what a Common Law Aptitude Test (like CLAT UG) typically includes:
📚 CLAT UG Exam Pattern (as of 2025):
- Duration: 2 hours
- Total Questions: 120
- Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Marking: +1 for correct answer, -0.25 for incorrect
📖 Sections and Aptitudes Tested:
- English Language
- Comprehension passages
- Vocabulary in context
- Grammar and sentence correction
- Inference and main idea detection
- Current Affairs (including General Knowledge)
- Contemporary events (last 6–12 months)
- Static GK related to current topics (e.g., UN, Indian Polity)
- Legal Reasoning
- Legal propositions and scenarios
- Applying legal principles to facts
- Understanding and interpreting laws
- Logical Reasoning
- Critical reasoning
- Assumptions, arguments, conclusions
- Pattern recognition
- Quantitative Techniques
- Basic mathematics (up to 10th grade)
- Graphs, pie charts, and tables interpretation
- Ratio, percentages, profit & loss, etc.
🧠 Skills and Aptitudes Needed:
- Reading comprehension and critical analysis
- Logical thinking and structured reasoning
- Basic legal aptitude (not prior legal knowledge, but reasoning within legal principles)
- General awareness and current affairs knowledge
- Numerical problem-solving ability
📘 Resources for Preparation:
- Books:
- Universal’s Guide to CLAT & LLB Entrance Examination
- Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by AP Bhardwaj
- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis (for vocab)
- Websites / Online Platforms:
- CLAT Consortium official website (consortiumofnlus.ac.in)
- LegalEdge, LawPrep, Gradeup for mock tests and video lessons