I have completed my graduation but I want to appear for CLAT UG, am I eligible? Do graduation marks matter for the eligibility?
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Hello Aspirant,
As you mentioned that you have completed your graduation, you can absolutely appear for Common Law Admission Test(CLAT) UG provided you should have at least Fourty five percentage of marks in your graduation.Graduation marks matters a lot for the eligibility.
Hope this information helpful to you.
Thank you..!
But as you've done your graduation already, though are eligible for CLAT you should prefer 3 year LLB. 3 year LLB is a a law course specially for people who have already done graduation. It will help you save 2 years. 5 years law is more suitable for candidates after 12th.
Yes you can appear for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG even after completing your graduation. You should have scored minimum 45% marks in your qualifying degree to appear for CLAT UG 2019. And the candidates belonging to SC/ST should have atleast 40% marks.
CLAT is a centralised test for getting admission in the 21 National Law University (NLU) in India. It is an integrated programme for 5 years. CLAT UG is for getting admission in LLB and CLAT PG is for getting admission in LLM, which is done only after CLAT UG.
Eligibility criteria for CLAT is:
1. Minimum 45% marks in intermediate from a recognised board for general/OBC/specially abled persons and atleast 40% for SC/ST.
2. There is no upper age limit for CLAT UG as per new rules.
3. Candidates can appear for the exam as many times as they want.
CLAT UG 2019 is conducted through offline mode by National Law University Odisha, Cuttack. The question paper has 200 multiple choice questions in english medium. Students have to tick one option out of the four given options. Each question carries one mark.1 mark is awarded for each right answer and 0.25 marks in deducted for each wrong answer. The exam is conducted for duration of 2 hours.
The question paper for CLAT UG programme will have following section of questions:
1. English ( Comprehension and Grammar based ) - 40 questions and 40 marks
2. Legal Aptitude - 50 question and 50 marks
3. Logical reasoning - 40 questions and 40 marks.
4. Elementary mathematics and numerical ability- 20 questions and 20 marks
5. General knowledge and current affairs - 50 questions and 50 marks
Here is the list of few top NLUs in India according to latest rankings, these rankings may keep changing every year:
1. National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
2. NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad
3. National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal
4. The WB National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata
5. National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur
6. Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur
7. Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar
8. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow
9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala
10. Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai
Note: National Law University, New Delhi takes admission on the basis of All India Law Entrance Exam Test (AILET) , which is conducted by the University itself. This NLU does not accepts CLAT score.
I hope this helps you. If you have any other query then please ask without hesitation in the comment section. All the best.
Thank you.
You are eligible to appear for undergraduate programme of CLAT.There is no upper age limit to appear for CLAT.The basic eligibility criteria is to pass 12th from any recognised board with minimum 45 per cent in aggregate of total marks and for SC/ST it is 40 per cent.
Graduation marks do not matter for eligibility for CLAT UG. It itself is an undergraduate programme.
But if you are already done with your graduation then better go for three year LLB programme as CLAT is a five year integrated programme.For three year LLB,all colleges have their own admission process for instance Delhi University,Banaras Hindu University etcetra. It is equally good and will save your time.
However,its your calling.
Good luck.
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