CLAT Exam Pattern & Syllabus for UG & PG

Date March 31, 2025

In this article we are going to know about the CLAT Examination syllabus and exam pattern for UG and PG. The examination aims to judge candidates’ capability of legal aptitude and knowledge of legal principles, reasoning ability, and current general awareness.

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an entrance test carried out at a national level by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) for seeking admission to the Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) programmed of law courses offered by various participating NLUs in India.

CLAT Exam pattern 2025

In this section we will know about the CLAT exam pattern in detail,

CLAT UG Exam Pattern

Section	Questions	Marks
English Language	28-32	28-32
Current Affairs, general knowledge	35-39	35-39
Legal Reasoning	35-39	35-39
Logical Reasoning	28-32	28-32
Quantitative Techniques	13-17	13-17

There will be negative marking of -0.25 marks for exam incorrect answer.

CLAT PG Exam Pattern

Section	Questions	Marks
Constitutional Law	60	60
Other Law Subjects	60	60

There will be negative marking of -0.25 marks for exam incorrect answer.

CLAT Exam Syllabus 2025

In this section we are going to know about the exam syllabus for both CLAT UG and PG in detail.

CLAT UG Syllabus

Subject	Topics
English Language	Reading Comprehension (Passages of 450 Words) Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Contextual Usage) Grammar (Sentence Correction, Error Spotting) Inference-based Questions
Current Affairs & General Knowledge	National and International Events Government Policies & Schemes Historical Events of Legal Importance Supreme Court Judgments Awards, Books, and Authors
Legal Reasoning	Legal Principles & Application-based Questions Contracts, Torts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law Legal Maxims & Terms Static and Contemporary Legal Issues
Logical Reasoning	Arguments and Assumptions Statement & Conclusion Syllogisms Blood Relations, Seating Arrangements, Puzzles
Quantitative Techniques	Basic Mathematics (Class 10 level) Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Profit & Loss Time & Work, Time-Speed-Distance Data Interpretation (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables)

CLAT PG Syllabus

Subject	Topics
Constitutional Law	Fundamental Rights & Duties Directive Principles of State Policy Separation of Powers Constitutional Amendments & Important Supreme Court Judgments
Jurisprudence	Schools of Jurisprudence Legal Concepts and Theories Legal Rights, Duties, and Liabilities
Law of Contracts	General Principles of Contract Law Special Contracts (Indemnity, Guarantee, Bailment, Agency)
Law of Torts	General Principles of Tortious Liability Negligence, Defamation, Nuisance Vicarious Liability
Criminal Law	Indian Penal Code (IPC) General Exceptions and Offenses against Persons & Property
International Law	Treaties and Conventions Human Rights & International Organizations
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)	Patent Law, Copyrights, Trademarks
Other Important Laws	Family Law, Company Law, Environmental Law, Arbitration