CLAT 2017 Admission form, Exam Dates Common Law Admission Test by Chanakya National Law University, Patna

CLAT 2017 Admission form, Exam Dates Common Law Admission Test by Chanakya National Law University, Patna

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CLAT 2017 Common Law Admission Test has been conducting & organized by Chanakya National Law University. It is the tenth Common Law Admission Test. Candidates who are eligible for apply can get all information in full from this page.

CLAT 2017 is a most popular LAW entrance exams in India. The admission to UG and PG programme in participating universities under CLAT-2017 shall be completed through online centralised counselling conducted by CLAT Office. The basis of allotment of seats shall be ‘merit-cum-preference.’ That is, CLAT Rank and order of preference given by the candidate in the CLAT application form. Online counselling shall start after the declaration of CLAT-2017 results. The entire procedure shall be completed as per the CLAT calendar which is available on CLAT website.

CLAT 2017 Counselling:

CLAT 2017 online Counselling process will be commenced as per Time-Table of the exam conducting Heads.

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2017), is an all India common entrance examination, conducted on rotational basis by 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their CLAT 2017 UG and CLAT 2017 PG degree programmes. This entrance exam is one of the most entrance exam in India. Candidates gets here complete details of CLAT 2017 such as Application form, Exam schedule, Admit Card, Exam Result, CLAT Syllabus, Cut off marks etc. This entrance exam has been conducting by the Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) Patna.

About CLAT-2017

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2017) is a non-statutory body created under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the convenience of the students seeking admission to various National Law Universities in the country. An entrance test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’ to each University for admission to their Under-Graduate (UG) / Post-Graduate (PG) programmes, as per the eligibility, reservation and other criteria laid down under the respective statutes of the participating Universities.

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2017), is an all India common entrance examination, conducted on rotational basis by 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their CLAT 2017 UG and CLAT 2017 PG degree programmes.

CLAT – 2017 Important Date:

SL	EVENTS – CLAT 2017	DATES
01	Notification for CLAT 2017	31 Dec, 2016
02	Online Application forms for fillings	01 Jan, 2017
03	Application Submission Last Date on	31 March, 2017
04	Admit Card Download Date	20 April, 2017
05	Date of Examination	14 May, 2017
06	Exam Result CLAT 2017(Tentative)	29 May, 2017

CLAT Counselling:
CLAT online counseling process shall start as per the schedule announced by the exam conducting body. All the candidates who have appeared in CLAT 2017 examination are advised to read carefully counseling and admissions instructions that will be available on the CLAT website after declaration of results, before proceeding for online counseling process.

Participating Universities of CLAT - 2017:

Candidates all the Universities has been participated in the Last year

• National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.
• National Academy of Legal Study and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad.
• National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal.
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata.
• National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur.
• Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur.
• Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar.
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow.
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab.
• Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna.
• National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi
• National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack
• National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi.
• National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam.
• Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam.
• Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS), Tiruchirappalli.
• Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai.
• Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur.
• The admission to UG and PG programme in participating universities under CLAT-2017 shall be completed through online centralised counselling conducted by CLAT Office. The basis of allotment of seats shall be ‘merit-cum-preference.’ That is, CLAT Rank and order of preference given by the candidate in the CLAT application form. Online counselling shall start after the declaration of CLAT-2017 results. The entire procedure shall be completed as per the CLAT calendar which is available on CLAT website.

The stepwise procedure for admission which shall be adopted by CLAT Office after declaration of result for admission is as follows:

STEP 1: Publication of first indicative list based on merit cum preference
The University-wise First Indicative List based on merit-cum-preference will be published on CLAT website.
STEP 2: Payment of counselling fee and exercising of option by provisionally selected candidates:

• A specified number of candidates from various categories will be allowed to participate in the counselling process against actual number of seats available with participating NLUs.
• The provisionally selected candidates must deposit the requisite counselling fee of Rs. 50,000/- with CLAT-2017 Office.
• The adjustable counselling fee of Rs. 50,000/- deposited with the CLAT office will be transferred to the respective participating NLUs where the candidate has finally taken admission after the completion of the entire admission process.
• The candidates failing to deposit the requisite counselling fee through the CLAT website by the specified date will lose their right to be considered for admission under CLAT-2017 and their names will be dropped from the CLAT-2017 merit list.
• The candidates have to reserve their seats after paying the counselling fee by the above said procedure prescribed in counselling guidelines given on the CLAT-2017 website.

STEP 3: Publication of second list having the names of finalized candidates after payment of counselling fee and additional waitlisted candidates:

• The CLAT office shall publish a second list of candidates who have paid their counselling fee and reserved their seats in the participating NLUs.
• A list of waitlisted candidates will also be released in the second list who are provisionally selected against dropped out candidates, if any
• The additional candidates are also required to pay the requisite counselling fee of Rs.  50,000/- and reserve their seats within the prescribed time period as per the CLAT-2017 calendar.

STEP 4: Publication of third list allotting seats to candidates:

• The CLAT office shall publish a comprehensive third allotment list of candidates who have paid their counselling fee and reserved their seats in the participating NLUs.
• The comprehensive list shall include the names of the candidates who have paid the counselling fee against the first and second indicative lists.
• A list of waitlisted candidates will also be released along with the third allotment list who are provisionally selected against the dropped out candidates.
• These waitlisted candidates are also required to pay the requisite counselling fee and reserve their seats within the prescribed time period as per the CLAT-2017 calendar.

STEP 5 : Publication of fourth list allotting seats to candidates:

• The provisionally selected candidates can withdraw from the admission process within stipulated time as per the CLAT-2017 calendar. Nominal fee of Rs. 10,000/- will be deducted from the deposited counselling fee.
• Any withdrawal after the stipulated period will result in forfeiture of entire amount of counselling fee.
• The CLAT office shall publish a comprehensive fourth allotment list of candidates who have paid their counselling fee and reserved their seats in the participating NLUs.
• The comprehensive list shall include the names of the candidates who have paid the counselling fee against the first, second and third indicative lists.
• The candidates whose names appear in the fourth list and who have not deposited the counselling fee of Rs.  50,000/- are required to pay full fee to the allotted NLUs at the time of admission.

Procedure for filling up the Application Form for CLAT-2017:

• Application form for CLAT-2017 shall be filled On-line only.
• The online application form has to be accessed from the CLAT-2017 website (www.clat.ac.in). The candidates are first required to register themselves at the CLAT-2017 website (www.clat.ac.in) by creating a LOGIN account using an e-mail ID. The details of the login ID and password shall be then sent to the registered e-mail ID and through SMS to the registered mobile number of the candidate.
• The application form shall be available from 01st January 2017. The candidate can fill up the required details in the application form and save the same before finally submitting it. No hard copy of the filled in online application form is to be sent to the CLAT Office.
• The candidate is advised to submit his/her application form only after he/she is required to absolutely sure of the information he/she provides in the form.
• The candidate shall fill his/ her preference order for all eighteen NLUs at the time of online application only. No change shall be allowed in the preference once the form is submitted by the candidate.
• For any information related to the eighteen NLUs, the candidate may refer to the e-brochure of the respective institutions which is be available at the CLAT-2017 website.
• The candidates must upload the self-attested scanned copies of the relevant certificates at the suitable places in the online application form.
• Admit Card/Hall ticket shall be downloaded by the candidate by logging into his/her LOGIN account from 20th April 2017. The candidates shall take a print out of Admit Card/Hall Ticket and carry the same to the Examination Hall. The candidates shall read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and carry all the requisite documents to the Examination Hall.
• Candidates are advised to visit CLAT-2017 website regularly for updates.
• The application form, complete in all respects must be submitted on or before 31st March 2017 (11:59 PM). Incomplete application forms shall not be considered. The candidates shall fill and submit the application form well in time to avoid last minute hassles. CLAT Office or the organizing University shall in no case be responsible for any loss of information or inconvenience faced by the candidate.
• FOR NRI/NRI Sponsored seats, the applicants are advised to refer to the brochures of the concerned NLUs for more details. All NRI/NRI Sponsored Category candidates have to appear for the CLAT-2017 examination. However, the Foreign Nationals need not appear for the CLAT-2017 examination and they shall directly apply to the concerned universities.

Application Fee / Previous Years Question Papers’ Fee: Application fee to be paid On-line only.
For General / OBC / SAP and other category candidates: Rs. 4000/-
For SC/ST category candidates: Rs. 3500/-
The candidates will have to bear the bank transaction charges for remitting the fee online.
The cost of previous years question papers is Rs. 400/ (not included in the CLAT-2017 fee of Rs. 4,000/-

Eligibility Criteria for UG Programme in CLAT-2017.

01. Candidates shall be below Twenty (20) Years of age as on 1st July 2017 in case of all Unreserved/NRIs/NRI Sponsored categories candidates.

• Candidates shall be below Twenty Two (22) years of age as on 1st July 2017 in case of SC/ST/ OBC/Specially Abled Persons (SAP) category candidates.

02.As regards minimum percentage of marks in qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2), the candidates must have secured:

• Forty five percent (45%) marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved /OBC /Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories, and
• Forty Percent (40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

03. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April 2017 are also eligible for appearing in CLAT-2017

• online examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.

04. The result of qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.
05. In case of equal marks, the breaking of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under:

• Higher marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT-2017 exam.
• Higher age.
• Computerized draw of lots.

Declaration of Result:

• CLAT-2017 result will be published on 29th May 2017 on the CLAT website (www.clat.ac.in) with an overall merit list of candidates prepared according to their CLAT Rank along with their categories.
• The Candidates will be able to access the results through LOGIN Account.
• The hall tickets will be issued to such candidates who have submitted the online application form along with fees, before the last date. CLAT 2017 Admit card will be available for download at www.clat.ac.in as per the schedule given above.
• You will need the following details to download admit card of CLAT 2017.
• User ID,
• Password.
• CNLU will release CLAT Admit Cards for the tenth Common Law Admission Test in the month of April 2017. It is necessary to download the hall ticket before exam, check that details are correct in it, know the examination center.
• After the application form submission process is completed, the next pre-examination activity is downloading CLAT Admit Card.

CLAT Examination Pattern:
CLAT 2017 Exam Pattern indicates the number of questions to be asked in the CLAT question paper. CLAT 2017 exam will be held in the online mode (computer based test). NLUs shall also provide a mock test for CLAT 2017 preparation. Given here are complete details of the CLAT 2017 exam pattern such as the number of questions asked, marking scheme, duration.

There shall be a system of Negative Marking wherein 0.25 mark each will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to Multiple Choice Questions.

Pattern of Questions for Admission to UG Courses in CLAT Exam 2017:

Total Marks	200
Duration of examination	Two Hours
Subject areas with weightage
English including Comprehension	40 Marks
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs	50 Marks
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)	20 Marks
Legal Aptitude	50 Marks
Logical Reasoning	40 Marks

The different subject areas of the examination are explained as under:

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 Currents Affairs
   As 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.
3. Mathematics
   This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.
4. Legal Aptitude
   This 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 person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theater 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’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

Pattern of questions for admission to PG Courses in CLAT exam 2017

The CLAT Question Paper for PG courses shall have the following pattern:

• Maximum Marks 150
• Duration of CLAT: 02:00 Hours
• Negative marking: 0.25 Mark/wrong answer to MCQ

Constitutional Law	50
Jurisprudence	50
Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, Family Law, property Law, IPR etc.	50
Total	150