Common Law Admission Test 2015 will be on 10th May 2015; All you want to know about CLAT 2015

The first Online Common Law Admission Test will be held on 10th May 2015. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University is conducting the examination this year.Here is the complete information relating to CLAT .16 Universities are participating in CLAT 2015.They areNLSIU - BangaloreNALSAR - HyderabadNLIU - BhopalWBNUJS - KolkataNLU - JodhpurHNLU - RaipurGNLU - GandhinagarRMLNLU - LucknowRGNUL - PatialaCNLU - PatnaNUALS - KochiNLUO - CuttackNUSRL - RanchiNLUJAA - GuwahatiDSNLU - VisakhapatnamTNNLS – TiruchirappalliThe Under-Graduate Programme Offered By The National Law UniversitiesThe Sixteen NLUs offer a five-year integrated under-graduate law courses leading to the award of B.A. LL.B., B.Sc. LL.B., B.B.A. LL.B., B.S.W. LL.B., B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degrees. While B.A. LL.B. is offered by most of the universities, B.Sc. LL.B. Course is offered by WBNUJS (Kolkata), NLU (Jodhpur) and GNLU (Gandhinagar). B.B.A. LL.B. is offered by NLU (Jodhpur), GNLU (Gandhinagar), CNLU (Patna) and NLUO (Cuttack); whereas B.S.W. LL.B. and B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degree courses are offered by GNLU (Gandhinagar) alone. The Post-Graduate Programme Offered By National Law UniversitiesThe information of the LL.M. degree course offered at the various NLUs with the duration and the specializations have been provided in detail under the sections of each University. The candidates are also advised to check the websites of respective Universities from time to time to keep themselves updated about the changes in the course structure and other details. Eligibility criteria for admission to UG/PG programmeS.No.Name of the UniversityQualification for Admission to U.G./P.G. ProgrammeAgeReservation 1.Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National University, LucknowFor U.G. ProgrammeA candidate should have obtained Higher Secondary School/ Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates), as prescribed by the respective Statutes of the participating Universities.For P.G. ProgrammeA candidate should have obtained an LL.B./a five year integrated LL.B./any other equivalent degree from a recognized University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST candidates), as prescribed by the respective Statutes of the participating Universities.For U.G. ProgrammeA candidate should be below 20 years of age as on 1st July, 2015 (22 years in case of SC/ST and Persons with Disability candidates, as prescribed by the respective Statutes of the participating Universities. For P.G. ProgrammeThe participating Universities have not prescribed any upper age limit for PG ProgrammesFor U.G./P.G. ProgrammeAs per the Statutes of respective participating Universities. Details may be seen in the prospectus of the respective University appended herewith. 2.Chanakya National Law University, Patna 3.Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar 4.Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur 5.NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad 6.The National Law Institute University, Bhopal 7.National Law School of India University, Bangalore 8.National Law University, Jodhpur 9.National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwahati 10.National Law University Odisha, Cuttack 11.The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi 12.National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi 13.Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala 14.The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli 15.The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 16.Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, VisakhapatnamThe different subject areas of the examination are explained as under:1. English including comprehensionThe 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 Currents AffairsAs far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as matters featuring in the mainstream media between March 2014 and April 2015)3. Mathematics This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.4. Legal AptitudeThis section will test candidate’s 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 ...

Common Law Admission Test 2015 will be on 10th May 2015; All you want to know about CLAT 2015

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