CLAT Syllabus 2022 PDF Download Here Subject-Wise

The Consortium of NLUs has released the official syllabus of CLAT 2022 for both UG and PG programs on its official website. There is no change in the syllabus.

The UG syllabus comprises English, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, GK & Current Affairs, and the PG syllabus includes the mandatory subjects of the UG program, Constitutional Law, and other law subjects.

Knowing the syllabus is the first step to succeed better in the Common Law Admission Test.

This post shall guide you through the detailed CLAT Syllabus for both UG and PG programs, section-wise important topics, and preparation books.

CLAT 2022 Syllabus For LLB (Important Topics) 

As per the CLAT UG Exam Pattern, each section of the question paper will have reading comprehension passages of 400-450 words each, except the quantitative aptitude section.

In the quant section, the questions are based on graphs, pictorial representation, a set of facts, etc. You have to derive the answers from the given data.

The difficulty level of the Common Law Admission Test for UG programs will be of class 12.

CLAT English Syllabus 2022

The CLAT Entrance Exam Syllabus for English includes topics that test your grammatical and vocabulary knowledge. This section includes passages with a minimum word count of 450 words.

The source of these passages is primarily fictional and non-fictional writings with contemporary and historical significance.

There are a few objective-type questions that follow these passages.

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You will have to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including abilities to:

• Understand and comprehend the main objective of the passage, including the viewpoints discussed in it;
• Derive conclusions and inferences based on comprehension;
• Create an excerpt of the passage in your mind;
• Bring out contrast and comparisons between various arguments derived from the passage.
• Comprehend the meaning of various words and phrases included in the passage.

The CLAT Syllabus for English is primarily segregated into 3 categorizations, namely language/vocabulary, proficiency, and usage errors.

CLAT Current Affairs Syllabus 2022

This section again includes passages up to 450 words. These passages are extracted from news, journalistic sources, and non-fictional writing.

The questions are related to the passage but emphasize the legal information or topics discussed in the paragraph.

The questions may not require any additional legal knowledge apart from the one conveyed through the passage.

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The series of questions asked in this section will require you to exhibit your awareness of GK and Current Affairs aspects. The CLAT Syllabus for current affairs include:

• Contemporary events of significance from India and the world
• Arts and culture
• International affairs
• Historical events of continuing significance

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CLAT Legal Reasoning Syllabus 2022

The word count for the passages included in this section is also 450 words. These passages will relate to factual events or scenarios which involve legal solutions, public policy questions, or moral philosophical inquiries.

You needn't be well versed with legal terminology for this section. It will be advantageous to have a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to apply them to the given scenarios easily.

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The questions that follow the passages given in this section require you to:

• Identify and infer the rules and principles mentioned in the passage
• Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations and
• Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations.

CLAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus 2022

The CLAT UG Logical Reasoning section has passages of around 300 words. These short passages will be followed by one or more objective type questions that require you to

• Identify an argument, its premises, and inferences;
• Read and recognize the arguments given in the paragraph;
• Critically analyze patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence;
• Conclude the objective of the passage and apply the conclusions to new situations;
• Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.

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CLAT Quantitative Techniques Syllabus 2022

The Quantitative Techniques/Maths section in CLAT is non-comprehension-based. This section will comprise short sets of facts of propositions, graphs, any other textual, pictorial, and diagrammatic representation-based questions.

You will have to apply mathematical operations to such representations or graphs, or word problems. The questions additionally will require you to:

• Understand, conclude and manipulate information given in the graphical or diagrammatic representations; and
• Implement various 10th standard-based mathematical operations on the information from topics such as ratio & proportions, algebra, mensuration, and statistics.

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CLAT Syllabus for LLM

As per the notification, the CLAT PG question paper will have 120 objective-type questions and each question carries one mark.

Like the UG pattern, this exam also has questions based on reading comprehension. Also, there shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrongly answered question.

Check out the detailed CLAT PG Syllabus from the pst below and enhance your preparation levels for the upcoming exam.

As per the notification, the PG syllabus includes mandatory subjects of the undergraduate program and include the following subjects:

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You will be provided extracts from primary legal materials such as important court decisions in various fields of law, statutes, or regulations followed by a series of objective-type questions, which will require you to demonstrate:

• Ability to read and comprehend the issues discussed in the passage.
• Any arguments and viewpoints discussed or set out in the passage.
• Awareness of the issues discussed in the passage. 
• Legal issues and facts related to and arising out of the passage and the judgment or statute from which it is extracted.
• Summarise the passage and your ability to apply your knowledge of the fields of law discussed in the passage.

Best Books for CLAT 2022

It might be confusing for most of you to opt for the right books, as there are many online and offline books are available. As per the expert's opinion, you should opt for the books that cover all the topics as per teh latest syllabus.

the following are some of the best books for CLAT 2022 that you include during your preparation.