CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Syllabus

The Current Affair and General Knowledge section of the CLAT examination carry high marks weightage. Therefore, it becomes very important to prepare for all the topics covered.

The questions are basically related to all the current world events, politics, and law and are designed to test your knowledge and memorizing abilities.

All of the important topics covered in the syllabus are mentioned in detail in this post.

CLAT Syllabus & Weightage

If you are unaware of the syllabus, check it out in detail in CLAT 2023 Syllabus PDF.

Here we are going to have a look at the overall subjects with their respective marking scheme and weightage-

Subject	Marks	Weightage(%)
Current Affairs & GK	35-39	23.33 - 26
English Language	28-32	18.66 - 21.33
Logical Reasoning	28-32	18.66 - 21.33
Quantitative Techniques	13 - 17	8.66 - 11.33
Legal Reasoning	35-39	23.33 - 26
Total	150	100

Now being aware of the marking scheme and the weightage, you have a pretty good idea of how important the Current Affairs and GK section is.

CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Syllabus

The syllabus for CLAT 2023 Current Affairs will be based totally on the 12th standard. Mostly the questions asked will be testing your ability to remember and retain knowledge from all around.

The topics covered in the Current Affairs part will be-

1. Current events of significance in India and the world

2. Arts and culture

3. National and International affairs

4. Historical events

CLAT Current Affairs Important Topics

Although the CLAT 2023 Current Affairs and GK are under the same section, Current Affairs holds more weight. So it would be best if you were prepared well in advance to excel in the exams.

Some important and detailed topics from which the probable questions of Current Affairs can be asked are-

• National
• International
• Economy
• Banking
• Finance
• Sports
• Awards
• Business
• Schemes
• Summits
• State in News
• Appointment
• Obituaries
• Science and Technology

Make sure you begin your preparations at the earliest possible. Follow these tips to make sure you are well prepared for your Current Affairs Syllabus-

• Read Newspapers and Magazines regularly and also skip the editorial part. There are many websites offering monthly PDFs that you can download for free.
• Make sure to prepare notes for the important topics you come across and revise them when exams are close.
• Do not study each and everything you see; filter the important topics and remember them.
• Solve previous year's CLAT Question Paper and as many mocks as you can get your hands on.

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CLAT Current Affairs Books

There are many books that you can refer to, but the best books for CLAT are some that outstand the rest. Here are some of the books you can refer to for your best preparations-

1. Lucent's General Knowledge

2. Pratiyogita Darpan

3. Competition Review Yearbook

4. Manorama Yearbook

5. Newspapers - The Hindu or The Indian Express, or any other good newspaper

6. Websites on current affairs for CLAT and UPSC Civil Services

7. NCERT books for understanding basic geography, history, polity, and economics

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Types Of Questions Asked In CLAT Current Affairs Section

After the CLAT exam syllabus change, the questions for GK and Current affairs are based on passages. Here you will be provided with passages with up to 450 words each. These passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources, and non-fictional writing. The questions will follow the passage; however, there are no requirements for knowledge of the law beyond the passage.

• Do not worry there will be no questions that do not relate to the passage.
• All the questions following the passage somehow will relate to the passage.
• Try solving mock questions to better understand the passage style and also solve some previous year's papers.
• Try to solve as many questions as you can, but do not attempt the ones you are unsure about. There is a negative marking of 0.25 so make sure to answer them correctly.