Table of Contents

• CLAT 2022 Overview
• CLAT 2022 Highlights
• Important Dates for CLAT  2022  
• CLAT 2022 Eligibility criteria  
• CLAT Participating Institutes
• CLAT 2022 Registration
• CLAT 2022 Application form
• CLAT 2022 Application Fees
• CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern    
• CLAT 2022 Syllabus
• Preparation Tips (How to prepare for CLAT  2022)
• CLAT 2022 Admit card
• Steps to download the CLAT Admit Card 2022
• CLAT 2022 Exam
• CLAT 2022 Answer Key
• CLAT 2022 Result 
• CLAT Cut-off
• CLAT 2022 Counselling    
• Important Dates for CLAT Counselling 2022

CLAT Overview

CLAT 2022 or Common LAW Admission Test is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. CLAT exam is known as one of the largest entrance exams for LAW courses. It is a National-Level exam which is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities in order to select the students for the UG-5-year integrated program i.e. LLB and PG-1-year program i.e. LLM.

CLAT exam is conducted for UG and PG courses. If you aim to pursue a Law program from the top-ranked institutes you will have to crack this exam. This exam is conducted for the admission to UG and PG Law program that is offered by the over 100 law institutions in which 22 participating Law Universities, 61 private colleges, and another participating institute.        

The exam is conducted every year or once a year and the duration of the exam is 2 hours.

The question paper will consist of 150 objective types of questions from the subjects of English Language, and Current Affairs with General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques, while the postgraduate LLM Syllabus will consist of 120 questions from Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Law of Torts Family Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Environmental Law, Tax Law, Labour and Industrial Law.  

This year CLAT 2022 exam is expected to be held on June 19, 2022, earlier it was about to be held on May 8, 2022. It is an Offline exam which is appeared by 50000+ students every year.

What’s New in CLAT 2022 and the latest news about the CLAT 2022.   

This year CLAT 2022 is expected to be held on 19 June 2022 and the Consortium of National Law University has reopened the facility for the candidates who have applied for CLAT 2022 to update their OBC category and reservation category for TNNLU Tiruchirapalli.         

As per the notification released by the consortium of national law Universities candidates who have filled the application form for CLAT 2022 can check the application form and make the changes in their application form till 30th May 2022.              

Candidates who have selected the All India Category as Other Backward Caste and uploaded the certificate for Other Backward Caste in Non-creamy layer, in spite of not selecting OBC Non-Creamy Layer as the category of reservation. These types of candidates are able to review their application form by logging in to their CLAT Account and can edit the Application form.             

Apart from this, there has been a change in TNNLU (Tamil Nadu National Law University) Tiruchirapalli Seat Matrix with the introduction of the All India OBC Category for both UG and PG Programs. Candidates can also check the official website regarding the TNNLU Tiruchirappalli seat matrix. The official notification is available on the official website-consortiumofnlus.ac.in.          

Highlights of CLAT 2022

Name of the Exam	CLAT
Full name	Common Law Admission Test
Conducting Body	Consortium of National Law
Duration of the exam	2 hours
Mode of the Paper	Offline (Pen-Paper Test)
Exam frequency	Once a year
Medium of the exam	English, Hindi
Category	UG and PG courses
Program Offered	5 year integrated LLB programs, one year LLM program
Application process	Online
Exam Level	National
Total Marks	150 for the UG program and 120 for the PG program
Official Website	https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2022/
Total Questions	150 for the UG program and 120 for the PG program
Application fee (General)	INR 4,000 for General, OCI, PIO, PWD, NRI categories, and INR 3,500 for SC, ST, and BPL/EWS candidates
Participating Colleges	Around 100
Mode of Counselling	Online
Official Website	https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2022/

Take a Quick Review of CLAT 2022 

• CLAT or Common Law Admission Test 2022 is conducted every year by the Consortium of National Law University.    
• This is one of the most popular and highly competitive entrances in India.   
• CLAT exam is conducted for admission to UG and PG Law courses at top Law Colleges and universities of the country.    
• Every year about 50000 students appear for this CLAT exam.    
• It is a National Level exam which is conducted to select the students for the Law program.
• After qualifying for this exam, candidates will be eligible for admission to 22 CLAT participating Law Universities, 61 private colleges, and another participating institute.     
• CALT exam is an Offline exam which is conducted once a year for admission to Law Courses.   
• CLAT 2022 will be an objective- multiple-choice questions or a pen-paper test-based entrance examination with 2 hours duration.  
• This year in 2022, the CLAT exam will be conducted on 19 June 2022. 
• Consortium of NLUs has announced to conduct the CLAT 2023 exam in the month of December 2023. 
• CLAT is conducted for admission to LLB (integrated 5 years duration), and LLM (1 year).
• The exam appears for more than 50K students every year.

If you have a dream to be a Lawyer and want to be a law professional, you should start your preparation from today. This article on CLAT 2022 will help you in getting the complete information on the CLAT exam.    

Important Dates for CLAT 2022  

Event	Dates for CLAT 2022
Release of Notification for CLAT 2022	November 14, 2021
Starting of Registration Process	January 01, 2022
Last date to submit the application form	May 9, 2022
Last date to submit the Application fee	May 9, 2022
CLAT 2022 Correction dates	May 11, 2022 (Closed) May 12, 2022 to 30-May-2022 (Re-opened)
Admit Card release date for CLAT 2022	Last week of May 2022
CLAT 2022 Exam date	June 19, 2022
CLAT 2022 Answer Key	June 19, 2022 to June 21, 2022 (Tentative)
Correction Window open for CLAT Answer Key	June 19, 2022 to June 23, 2022 (Tentative)
Release of Final Answer Key	June 25, 2022 (Tentative)
CLAT Result 2022	June 25, 2022 to June 30, 2022
CLAT Counselling	First week of July 2022

CLAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria  

Consortium of National Law Universities also known as NLUs has released the official eligibility criterion for the CLAT exam for both the program.   

Candidates who are going to apply for the same must check the complete eligibility criteria before applying and they must fulfil the eligibility prescribed by the exam authority. Eligibility criteria for CLAT comprise the education qualification, minimum or maximum age, minimum marks for applying etc.     

In this article, we will discuss the complete process to apply for the CLAT exam including the Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Counselling process, exam day guidance, etc. keep reading to know more about the CLAT 2022.    

The basic eligibility for CLAT 2022 is 12th for the UG program and Graduation for the PG program. 

  

Course-wise CLAT Eligibility Criteria

For UG Course (LLB)

Age limit: There is no age limit has been prescribed for the CLAT UG aspirants.

Minimum Marks

For applying to CLAT 2022, Candidates must have 45% marks in aggregate. Candidates who belong to the reserved category such as SC/ST must have 40% marks in aggregate in order to apply for CLAT 2022. Candidates who are appearing for the final exam in March/April month are also eligible to apply for the CLAT 2022.  

Educational qualification

All the candidates who want to apply for CLAT 2022 must be qualified for the 10+2 in any discipline from any recognized university/ institute. 

Final Year students

Candidates who are appearing for the final exam of their class 12th or its equivalent or are awaiting for their results are eligible to apply for the CLAT 2022. 

For PG Course (LLM)

Age Limit

There is no age limit has been prescribed for the CLAT PG aspirants.

Minimum Marks

For applying to CLAT 2022, Candidates must have 50% marks in aggregate. Candidates who belong to the reserved category such as SC/ST must have 45% marks in aggregate in order to apply for CLAT 2022. Candidates who are appearing for the final year exam in March/April month also eligible to apply for the CLAT 2022. 

Educational Qualification 

All the candidates who want to apply for CLAT 2022 must have a graduation degree in law (LLB) or its equivalent from any recognized university/ institute.    

Final Year students 

Candidates who are appearing for the final exam of their graduation or its equivalent or are awaiting for their results are eligible to apply for the CLAT 2022.  

CLAT Participating Institutes

Below given are some of the top-ranked participating law institutions for CLAT 2022.

National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi

National Law University, Cuttack

National Law University and Judicial Academy, kamrup

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

National Law University, Jodhpur

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

CLAT 2022 Registration 

The NLU National Law Universities Consortium has released the notification to fill in the CLAT 2022. Candidates can fill in the application for CLAT 2022 by visiting the official website. As per the extended dates to complete the registration for CLAT 2022 candidates can fill in the application form till the 9th of May 2022. Application form for CLAT 2022 will be filled through completely online mode and candidates can fill it out through the official website. To register for the CLAT 2022, you will need a valid email Id and a valid phone and it also includes the to fill in the application form, payment of the fee, Documents upload, choice filing for the exam centre and many more. 

Registration has been started on January 01, 2022, and you can apply for the CLAT 2022 9th of May 2022.

CLAT 2022 Application form   

As we discussed earlier, CLAT registration has been started from January 2022 and you can be registered for this exam till 9th May 2022. CLAT exam Authority- National Law Universities (NLU) has opened the CLAT correction window till 30th May. This is useful for those candidates who selected their category OBC as a non-creamy layer and can update their application form.

When candidates were filling out their application form they had to choose their category, candidates who filled the OBC category but not in the non-creamy layer are now eligible to change it. Candidates can now modify their category and can select themselves in the non-creamy layer to get the reservation benefits of the OBC category. Besides, the TNNLU Tiruchirappalli seat matrix has been modified as well, therefore, candidates are also allowed to update their categories for the NLUs.

CLAT registration process includes the candidate’s registration, application form, payment of the fee and uploading of the documents. The application fee for the CLAT 2022 for the general category and OBC aspirants is INR 4000 which can be paid online along with the application form.

The fee for the CLAT 2022 varies for the different categories of aspirants. SC/ST category candidates have to pay INR 3500 as an application fee. If the candidates want to download the previous paper for preparation they will have to pay INR 500 to download it. However, many institutes claim that they have previous papers for the CLAT exam and they can provide it to their students.

CLAT Application form Important Dates

How to fill in CLAT 2022 Application form?

All the eligible candidates for CLAT 2022 can apply for the exam by visiting the official website of CLAT.

In this article, we will discuss the complete application process for CLAT 2022 as well as we will discuss on CLAT 2023 also, keep reading to know more about the CLAT …

Steps to fill in the CLAT Application form 2022

CLAT 2022 application form will include the below-given steps….

• Step 1: CLAT 2022 Registration
• Step 2: CLAT 2022 application form filling
• Step 3: Submit the form
• Step 4: Payment of the application fee

Step 1: CLAT 2022 Registration

For registration for CLAT 2022, candidates should follow the below steps…..

• First, visit the official website of CLAT 2022 i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• Then click on the CLAT 2022 link and open the registration panel
• Click on the “Register” link for CLAT 2022.
• Now, fill out the registration form by entering your name, your valid mobile number and email ID and submit the details.
• When you will submit the details, you will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number and also on your email ID.
• After this, complete the registration by entering the OTP on the CLAT login page
• Your registration for the CLAT exam 2022 will be done.

Step 2: CLAT 2022 Application Form filling

After completing the registration for the CLAT 2022, candidates are able to access their application form for the exam.  For this, they will need to use their login credentials. The application form for CLAT 2022 will consist of five-section, candidates will have to fill in all the sections that are personal information, communication details, academic qualification, preferences and reservation.

The step by step guidelines to filling the application form for CLAT 2022 are given here…

First Enter Personal details:

Candidates will have to enter their personal details in the CLAT application form such as…..

• You will have to upload a recent passport size photograph and your signature as per the instructions prescribed by the exam authority.
• Then you will need to enter the personal details like..
• You full name
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Father’s name
• Mother’s name
• Category
• Nationality
• Residential status
• NRI category status (if applicable)

• After filling in the above details, you will need to click on next to move to the communication page.

 

Communication details

In this section you will have to enter the communication details of yours like your address, email, mobile number etc.

• First enter your permanent address and correspondence address
• Then enter the email ID and a valid mobile number
• Now save the details and move to next page

Academic Qualifications

After filling the details in two sections, in this section, you will have to enter your factual academic qualification in order to proceed further. In this section of the CLAT 2022 application form, you will need to fill in the 10th and 12th details if you are applying for UG courses. For the PG course (LLM), candidates will have to enter the details of Graduation.

You will have to enter the below-given details…

• Qualifying exam (10^th and 12^th for UG course and Graduation+ 10^th and 12^th for PG course)
• Candidates’ Name of board or university
• Passing status – Appearing/Appeared or Passed
• Year of passing
• Month of passing
• Percentage in qualifying exams

Note: Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying exam like 12^th or graduation will not need to enter the percentage of marks in the qualifying exam.

After adding the details, you will need to move to the next section to complete the application form.

CLAT 2022- Exam Preference

In this section, candidates will have to select any three exam centres, in the order of exam centre preference. CLAT 2022 will be conducted in more than 80 cities across the country. Therefore, candidates are free to choose the nearest exam cities as their test centre preference.  The test centres’ cities will be provided to the candidates, through which they can choose a nearby exam centre city for Common Law Admission Test 2022.

Reservation details

In this section, you will have to choose your category. As National Law universities offer the domicile reservation so candidates will have to select their status order to ensure they are eligible for reservation as per prescribed by the NLU or not. Candidates who are applying for the domicile reservation at the CLAT exam or who are applying for any kind of case reservation must have a valid document issued by the competent authority of this.   

Reservation and Seat matrix of National Law Universities

NLUs	CLAT seats	State quota seat percentile (Domicile and Category)	All India Seats
Raiiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala	180	10%	162
National Law School of India University, Bangalore	180	25	135
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	120	50	60
60National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad	132	25	99
National Law University, Jodhpur	104 + 16NRI seats	NA	104
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata	132	36	91
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	172	25%	156
Chanakya National Law University, Patna	138	66%	54
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	106	25%	79
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	170	50%	85
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	165	52%	81
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	60	51%	31
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi	120	50%	60
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	106	25%	79
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati	60	48%	31
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy	114	50%	57
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	120	62%	46
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla	120	25%	90
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam	138	40%	54
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	150	63%	55
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	60	62%	23
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)	120	40%	90
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University	120	40%	90

Step 3 – Submit CLAT Application Form 2022

After filling the previous section of CLAT Application form 2022, candidates will have to sign the declaration box that will be given at the end of the application form and will need to submit the details.

Step 4 – CLAT 2022 Application Fee Payment

To complete the application process, you must submit the registration fees for CLAT 2022. The application fee for General/general is INR 4,000 (INR 3,500 for SC and ST candidates).

Candidates can submit the application fees through online mode by using net banking/credit card/ debit card options or UPI.

CLAT 2022 Application Fees

Category	Application Fee	Mode of Payment
General/ OBC/ PwD/ NRI	INR 4000	Net Banking/credit card/ debit card options or UPI
SC/ST/BPL category	INR 3500	Net Banking/credit card/ debit card options or UPI

CLAT Application Correction Window

The consortium of NLUs has announced to open correction window for CLAT aspirants. Candidates can make the changes in their CLAT Application form till May 11, 2022. Candidates are advised to fill in their application form CLAT exam carefully because the correction window will not be opened for all the details. Candidates are allowed to modify some changes prescribed by the authority. Therefore, candidates are advised to review their application form for the CLAT exam and ensure that all details are filled incorrectly or not.

CLAT helpdesk

In case of any trouble in filling the CLAT application form for the year 2022, candidates are advised to use the official helpdesk of the National Law Universities Consortium.

The details of the helpdesk are cited below.

Email: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Phone: 08047162020

How to update OBC (NON-creamy layer) in the CLAT Application form?

To update the application form for CLAT 2022, you will need to follow the below-mentioned steps.

Step 1:

First, visit the official website and login into your CLAT Account

Step 2: After this, click on the edit option

Step 3:

In the personal information tab, you will find a question that is ‘Do you belong to the Non-Creamy layer?’ then answer it as yes…….

Step 4: Then next go to the reservation tab and review the details and update your reservations as required.

Step 5: Now click on the submit button and save the changes.

Step 6: You can also analyse your applications under the section ‘University Reservation Categories’ for all the NLUs for which you have applied. 

CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern

The consortium of NLUs has released the exam pattern for CLAT 2022 on the official website. The exam pattern of any exam includes the details of the exam like exam mode, marking scheme, number of sections, number of questions, test duration etc. As per the exam pattern issued by the exam authority, there will be 150 questions under the graduate test and a total of 120 questions on the Post-graduation test.

The detailed exam pattern for CLAT 2022 is given below…..

Particular	Details
Duration	2 hours
Mode	Offline
Type of Questions	Objective-type questions Questions will be based on comprehension asked from given passages
Number of Questions	CLAT UG – 150 questions CLAT LLM – 120 questions
Total Marks	CLAT LLM – 120 marks CLAT LLM – 120 marks
Marking Scheme	+1 mark for a correct answer 0.25 will be deducted for wrong answer
Language	English

Passage questions – The question paper of CLAT 2022, not including the Quantitative Techniques section, it will have passages of 300-400 words each and the questions will be asked from these passages.

Quantitative section – Instead of passages, in this section, there will have questions based on “short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or pictorial, other textual, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information.”  

Descriptive section – This year in 2022, there is no subjective/descriptive/and essay writing section in CLAT UG and in CLAT LLM also. This section has been dropped from the CLAT pattern.

Standard of questions – In the CLAT UG exam, there will be questions based on the 10+2 standard and in the CLAT PG exam questions will be of graduation standard.

Skills tested – The paper CLAT is organized to test the candidates on a number of parameters such as their ability to read, analytical thinking and think critically.  

Total number of questions – CLAT UG will have 150 objective-type of questions, while CLAT LLM paper will have 120 questions.  

Marking Scheme – In the CLAT paper 2022, each question will carry one mark, while for an incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted from your score.   

CLAT 2022 Syllabus

The exam conducting body (the consortium of National Law Universities- NLUs) has suggested the CLAT syllabus for UG and PG exams. UG Syllabus comprise a total of five sections- Current Affairs, English Language, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques.  

And on the other hand, the CLAT PG syllabus is based on major subjects of the Law program. In this article, we will discuss the detailed syllabus of CLAT 2022 to know more keep reading the article.

CLAT 2022 aspirants can check the details of the CLAT syllabus 2022 mentioned below.

CLAT UG Sections: There will be 5 sections in the CLAT UG exam 2022. These sections are as follows…..

English Language

Legal Reasoning

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

Logical Reasoning

CLAT PG sections: CLAT PG question paper will comprise of the below given topics…

• Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law
• Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law
• Public International Law, Tax Law
• Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law
• Property Law, Company Law

Detailed syllabus for CLAT UG 2022

Candidates who are seeking the CLAT UG Detailed can get the syllabus here. It is advisable for the candidates before making any strategy, you must understand the detailed syllabus and exam pattern. As we have mentioned above that there will 5 sections in the CLAT UG 2022. The detailed section-wise question and marks are given here….

•             Quantitative Techniques

Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks
English Language	28-32 questions	28-32 marks
Logical Reasoning	28-32 questions	28-32 marks
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge	35-39 questions	35-39 marks
Quantitative Techniques	13-17 questions	13-17
Legal Reasoning	35-39 questions	35-39 marks
Total questions and marks	150 questions	150 marks

Section wise details- English Language

The Exam UG-CLAT is a comprehension based paper. In this paper, each section contains multiple-choice type questions. That will be asked from the comprehension passages. In order to correct the answer, CLAT aspirants will have to read the passage carefully.

In sections like mathematics and logical reasoning, questions can be asked from the diagrams that represent some data or information. The section-wise CLAT syllabus is given below.  

Total weightage – 20%

Standard of the test – there will be Class 12^th standard based questions.

Type of Questions asked in the exam – Comprehension-type or paragraph based- questions

Source Materials – there will be passages of around 400-450 words drawn from contemporary / historically significant fiction & non-fiction writing.

Ability tested in this test –

• Comprehension and language skills
• Ability to draw implications and conclusions
• Ability to summarise the passages
• Identify arguments and viewpoints
• Word meaning and phrases

Section-wise details- General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Total weightage – 25%

Standard of the test – there will be Class 12^th standard based questions.

Type of Questions asked in the exam – Comprehension-type or paragraph based- questions(Static GK and Current Affairs)

Source Materials – There will be questions and paragraphs based on News, Journalistic sources, and non-fiction writing.

Ability tested in this test –

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

Section wise details- Logical Reasoning

Total weightage – 20%

Standard of the test – there will be Class 12^th standard based questions.

Type of Questions asked in the exam – Paragraph or passage-based objective questions

Source Materials – there will be passages of 300 words based on sets and puzzles, arguments, diagrams, relationships and others.

Ability tested in this test –

• Ability to identify arguments and their evidence and draw conclusions
• Ability to critically analyse patterns and how conclusions may depend on particular evidence
• To Conclude what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations
• Draw analogies and relationships,
• Identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.

Section wise details- Legal Reasoning

Total weightage – 25%

Standard of the test – there will be Class 12th standard based questions.

Type of Questions asked in the exam – Comprehension-type or paragraph based- questions

Source Materials – There will be questions and paragraphs based on Fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, moral-philosophical inquiries, public policy questions and more.

Ability tested in this test –

General awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues

Identify and infer the rules and principles given in the passage.

Apply rules and principles to various fact situations.

Ability to understand how changes to the rules or principles may change their application to various fact situations.

Section wise details- Quantitative Techniques

Total weightage – 10%

Standard of the test – there will be Class 10^th standard based questions.

Type of Questions asked in the exam – Comprehension-type or paragraph based- questions

Source Materials – There will be questions and paragraphs based on Fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, moral-philosophical inquiries, public policy questions and more.

Ability tested in this test –  

• Derive, infer, and manipulate the numerical information set out in such passages, graphs, or other representations; and
• Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations  

CLAT 2022 Syllabus for LLM

CLAT LLM syllabus includes the major subjects of LLB (3-year LLB and 5-year LLB). Some of the topics included in the syllabus are given below.

Particular	Details
Duration	2 hours
Mode	Offline
Type of Questions	Objective-type questions Questions will be comprehension-based that will be asked from given passages
Number of Questions	CLAT LLM – 120 questions
Total Marks	CLAT LLM – 120 marks
Marking Scheme	+1 mark for a correct answer 0.25 will be deducted for wrong answer
Language	English

Syllabus

• Constitutional Law
• Administrative law
• Property law
• Family law
• Criminal Law
• Jurisprudence
• Intellectual Property Law
• Tax law
• Environmental law
• Law of Torts
• Public international law
• Company law
• Law of Contracts
• International Law
• Labour and Industrial law

Preparation Tips (How to prepare for CLAT 2022)

CLAT- Common Law Admission test 2022 is known as one of the largest entrance tests for Law courses in India. This Exam is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. The students or the aspirants who are aiming to pursue Law UG and PG Courses from the top-notch Law Institutions of the country need to crack this exam. 

By qualifying for CLAT 2022, you open up the chances of getting admission to the top Universities/Colleges of the country. 

If you also have applied for the same or are a CLAT aspirant and have a dream to pursue your desired course from a top Law University in India, to assist these candidates in the CLAT preparation 2022, Admission Discover brings to you some of the tips and tricks on how you can prepare for Common Law Admission Test 2022 and on how to complete your syllabus. This article will also provide the candidates with classic last-hour preparation tips to crack the CLAT 2022.

The tips and tricks to prepare for CLAT 2022 are provided below:

Divide your syllabus and your schedule: It is important to divide the complete syllabus as per your schedule in other words you should assign your remaining days to certain topics.  

Analyse yourself

Before making any strategy to prepare for the exam, it is advisable for the candidates that you need to first check the exam pattern of CLAT 2022. The exam pattern for Common Law Admission Test 2022 we have mentioned above is CLAT 2022 Exam Pattern. You should analyse the number of sections, topics and sub-topics that have been asked in previous year’s exams. 

Make a new timetable: As we compare from the registration date, you have enough time to prepare for CLAT 2022, you should accordingly create a new study timetable that must be followed by you to cover all the units of the subjects. You should need to give enough time that should be allotted for your mock test, revision, and reviewing of chapters. Time management is essential to score well so you will need to give your equal time to cover all the subjects’ syllabus.    

Go Online: To prepare for the exam you can also check online reference materials to cover the syllabus that is released by educational institutes and many educational channels to help the candidates with their preparations. You can also go for online lectures this can be a good way of understanding the various difficult topics.

Attempt Mock Tests: Mock tests play a vital role in preparing for the CLAT Exam and scoring well. You should attempt online mock tests regularly to analyse your current preparation status and your speed to solve the paper.

Different Mock tests also allow you to work on your mistakes and to be prepared for this admission test.

Revise: You should ensure that you revise every important chapter and the topic thoroughly since this will allow you to remember the acts and under-sections. You can also create a separate plan for last-minute preparation in this plan, you can write the topics, in short, that will help to remember the important concepts. 

Solve Sample Papers and previous question papers: By solving the previous years’ question papers and sample papers you will be able to score well and this will definitely help you in figuring out the portions or the topics that require more time. By giving a couple of hours to solve the previous year’s questions papers you can score well in the CLAT 2022. This also can help you to know the topics that are most frequent in the previous year. So that you can give more time on that.

Be Assured and Confident: Your confidence will definitely help you in scoring well, you need to be confident in preparing every topic and chapter. You need to focus on understanding and solving the problems rather than worrying about performing well, so give a proper time to understand every topic this will help you in doing well in the CLAT 2022.  

CLAT Subjects wise Preparation Tips

The goal for the English Language section’s in the CLAT 2022 is to assess the reader’s ability to comprehend and to analyse content at the 12th-grade level.

English language Preparation Strategy

CLAT 2022 English Syllabus can be scientific, technical, or related to current issues, as well as significant historical events.

• A paragraph usually has only one point. There will be arguments and statements that support or refute the main premise. 
• Your or the reader’s responsibility is to figure out what is the major point and which arguments or statements are in the favour and which are against it.
• After that, you should concentrate on the 5Ws which are Who, What, When, Why, & Where. This will definitely assist you in answering the questions.  
• In this section, there will be two sorts of vocabulary questions: a) word or phrase’s general meaning; b) A word or phrase’s meaning in the “context of the passage”. You should read one or two lines before and after the supplied word or phrase to attempt such questions. 
• Try to improve your reading speed, interference skills, and assumption power to improve your score in this part.

Logical Reasoning Preparation Strategy

To get a good score in this section you should solve Mock Tests, Question Papers, and Sample Papers of the Previous Years

• You will need to make sure that you complete numerous practice papers. This will be beneficial for you.
• Prepare thoroughly for the relevant topics. To have a thorough understanding of tort law, contract law, legal maxims, and the Indian Penal Code, It is not necessary to memorise it just having a basic understanding of how the law operates is sufficient. This will be enough to score well and remember that the exam isn’t about your legal knowledge, it’s only about your ability to apply it.
• We all are aware that the spirit of the law is to deliver information. You should have nice and spirited talks with your classmates and friends who are also studying for CLAT regarding the rules you are reading about.
• If you are the only one in your friend’s circle who is preparing for the CLAT exam or don’t have any CLAT-preparation friends, join the telegram groups, or other online forums to be aware of it.
• For questions which involve reasoning, remember that you should give only 45-55 seconds to each question to complete, and legal knowledge questions should take not more than 10 seconds.

GK and Current Affairs Preparation Strategy

To get a good score in this section, you will need to prepare as per the below-given points.

• You should practise every day at least 25-30 MCQs. This will help you in remembering the answers.
• Read well-known newspapers daily such as The Hindu, Indian Express, The Times of India, Business Line, and Business Standard and give a couple of time to reading the articles.
• Always keep up yourself with the latest news and happening and new Indian tie-ups to the other country.
• If you think it’s noteworthy and can be in use for the CLAT 2022, take notes or keep newspaper cuttings.
• While studying for the General Knowledge section, you do not need to read the opinion editorials this will only help for English language preparation. Just try to concentrate on reporting the facts.

CLAT 2022 Admit Card

Admit Card is a main and important document for any exam. This is also called the key document by which you can be able to enter the examination hall. If a candidate does not have an Admit card he/she won’t be able to enter. You must carry your admit card to the examination centre.  

The Consortium of National Law Universities will release the admit card for CLAT 2022 on it official website. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website. CLAT Admit card 2022 will be released 1-2 weeks prior to the exam. Admit Card for CLAT 2022 will consist of the personal details of the candidates and the exam details. The basic details will be on it like the Candidate’s name, father’s name, exam date, exam centre, reporting time etc.

This document i.e. CLAT Admit Card 2022 is an essential document that candidates must bring with them at the time of the CLAT Exam and at the time of CLAT Counselling 2022. Therefore candidates must take 2 or 3 printouts of the CLAT Admit Card 2022 and keep it safe for further requirements.

Important Dates for CLAT Admit Card 2022

Event	DATE
JEECUP 2022 Correction dates	May 7- May 12, 2022
Admit Card release date for JEECUP 2022	May 30, 2022
JEECUP 2022 Exam date	June 6- June 9, 2022- Group A, E1, and E2 June 10- Group B,C,D,F,G,H,I and K June 11 and 12- Group L

 

Steps to download the CLAT Admit Card

Candidates will be eligible to download the CLAT Admit Card 2022 in two ways. The steps to download the CLAT 2022 Admit Card are given below…

Method 1

Step 1: First, visit the official website of the CLAT – https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Step 2: You will reach the home page of the website and then enter the registered mobile number and the password in the space provided.

Step 3: Now click on the Login button.

Step 4: After this, click on the Download Admit Card link which will be given at the top right of the screen.

Step 5: Now download the admit card and save the admit card PDF on your device.

Step 6: Take at least 2-3 printouts of the admit card on an A4 sheet of paper and keep it safe for future references.

Method 2

Step 1: First log on to the admit card portal of the CLAT Consortium authority.

Step 2: Now enter the registration or the application number along with your correct date of birth.

Step 3: Then click on the Download Admit Card button that will be displayed when you enter the details.

Step 4: Download the CLAT 2022 Admit Card and take 2-3 printout and keep it safe for the future.

Details mentioned in the CLAT Admit Card

Once you download the Admit Card, in order to shelter yourself from any discrepancy in the exam you must check whether the details provided in the admit card are correct or not. Below given are the details that will be mentioned in your admit card.

• Personal Information – Your Name, category, date of birth, parent/guardian’s name, communication address
• Passport size photograph of the candidate
• Examination Details – CLAT 2022 Exam Date, Exam Duration, examination time, Reporting time
• Address of examination centre, city and code
• Roll number/Admit Card Number – this will be used for reference throughout the CLAT admission process, so it is important to save 2-3 extra copies of the CLAT Admit Card.
• Pre-exam instructions or exam day instructions

How to contact the CLAT authority if there is any discrepancy in the CLAT Admit Card 2022??

As we have mentioned above, your CLAT Admit Card 2022 must have the correct information. However, in some cases, it may carry some incorrect or unfitting information such as incorrect name, date of birth etc.

In this situation, candidates must get it corrected in their Admit Card by contacting the exam authorities. Candidates may contact the CLAT exam authorities by using the below-given helpdesk.

CLAT helpdesk:

• Phone: 08047162020
• Mail : clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in

CLAT 2022 Exam

Once you download the admit card for the CLAT 2022 Exam, your next step is to prepare for the exam. After downloading the Admit Card it is time to prepare for the final in other words now you should revise the complete syllabus that you have prepared. Always try not to attempt a new concept or the topic at the last moment because you can forget the previous one also. So it is advised to the CLAT exam seekers that revise all the topics thoroughly that they are preparing from the start.  

Before reaching the examination centre, you must read the CLAT Exam instructions thoroughly and must follow that in order to ensure a hassle-free process on the day of the exam.

Things to carry at the CLAT Examination Centre

In order to be hassle-free on the day of the exam, you must carry the below-given documents to the CLAT exam centre. 

CLAT Admit Card: The Admit Card is a mandatory and important document to be carried to the allotted test centre. The candidates not having the admit card on the day of the exam will not be permitted to enter the CLAT examination hall for the paper.      

Photo ID proof: Along with the Admit Card, you must carry an original photo ID proof that should be issued by the Government of India. Documents that can be presented as ID proof at the CLAT examination centre include PAN Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID, Aadhaar Card and Ration Card.            

Photo: Candidates should not forget to carry an attested passport size photograph (the same as uploaded at the time of filling the CLAT application form).       

Stationary: Meanwhile the CLAT 2022 is an offline exam, you must carry at least two good-quality ball-point pens of blue or black colour and must carry an HB pencil to the exam centre.       

Disability certificate: This certificate is mandatory for the candidates who have applied under the Persons with Disability (PwD) category.

Other items such as a transparent water bottle, face masks, hand sanitiser, and gloves should be carried.

CLAT Exam Day Guidelines 2022

Below given are the important instructions and exam day guidelines that you must follow.   

• CLAT documents: You must carry all the documents that we have mentioned above to the test centre.
• Reporting time: You should report at the test centre or the exam centre at least one hour before the exam.
• Baggage: The consortium of LAW universities and the exam authority will not be responsible for maintaining the baggage centre outside the exam. So, it is advised to the CLAT aspirants not to carry any valuable items at the CLAT test centre.
• COVID guidelines: Candidates must adhere to all the guidelines for COVID-19 to ensure proper social distancing is followed.

CLAT 2022 last Minute Preparation Tips

• Before the last week of the CLAT 2022 exam you should be devoted to the revision along with solving the previous year’s CLAT question papers and the sample papers. This will help you in recalling the concepts.   
• You should try to solve at least one CLAT paper every day.   
• After solving the paper, you should also analyse your strong and weak areas for the exam.
• Then focus on revising your weak CLAT topics more while also strengthening your strong areas.

CLAT Exam Centres

This national-level entrance exam CLAT 2022 will be conducted across the country and the exam centres for highly competitive law exams will be provided in more than 70 cities across the country.

Some of the exam centres cities for CLAT 2022 are given here…

Allahabad	Gurugram	Gandhinagar
Amritsar	Mohali	Aurangabad
Barrackpore	Meerut	Barasat
Bhubaneswar	Mumbai	Bilaspur
Calicut	Haldwani	Chandigarh
Chennai	Vadodara	Coimbatore
Bangalore	Hisar	Dehradun
Amrawati (Maharashtra)	Mysore	Salem
Kanyakumari	Trichy	Kottayam
Siliguri	Nagpur	Srinagar
Thiruvananthapuram	Imphal	Sonepat
Thane	Indore	Varanashi
Ernakulam	Shimla	Mangalore
Shillong	Jabalpur	Faridabad
Visakhapatnam	Durg	Vijayawada
Chittor/Tirupathi	Noida	Hubli / Dharwad
Jamshedpur	Patiala	Rajahmundry
Jammu	Pune	Raipur
New Delhi	Hooghly	Navi Mumbai
Hyderabad	Puducherry	Muzaffarpur
Jalandhar	Surat	Patna
Guwahati	Cuttack	Greater Noida
Kurukshetra	Kurnool	Gandhinagar
Gangtok	Vellore	Ghaziabad
Kota	Jodhpur	Kolkata
Lucknow	Ranchi	Gorakhpur
Madurai	Gwalior

CLAT 2022 Answer Key

The Answer key for CLAT 2022 will be released by the consortium of National Law universities on its official website. It can be released by the exam authority in the first week of July 2022. Candidates who have appeared for the CLAT 2022 will be able to download the answer key. Answer keys of any exam contain the correct answers to the question and question sets, with the help of it candidates can analyse a score themselves in the particular exam and can be insured before the announcement of the result.

Candidates are also allowed to raise objections to the answer key for the wrong answer. They will also allowable to raise objections against the CLAT 2022 answer key in case of any discrepancies.

Steps to download the CLAT 2022 Answer key

• Go to the official website of CLAT consortium – consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Click on CLAT 2022 link and click on the admission portal
• Now click on the answer key link for your program and set a code
• CLAT answer key 2022 will be shown on the screen
• Download the answer key and refer to it for calculating your marks in CLAT 2022.

As we discussed earlier that candidates are allowed to raise objections against the CLAT Answer Key. However, the answers will be examined by the subject experts and if the authority finds any inaccuracy they announced a final answer key along with the CLAT result.

Want to raise an Objection against CLAT 2022 Answer key?? Check the steps to do…..

Step 1: First, visit the official website of the Consortium of National Law Universities i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Step 2: then log in by using your registered mobile number and password.

Step 3: Now click on the Submit Objection tab.

Step 4: Select the type of objection you want to claim.

a) About the question or b) About the answer key.

Step 5: Enter objection details or you can attach the proof.

Step 6: Click on submit button.

Step 7: Make Payment to submit the objection, you will need to pay INR 1000 per question.

CLAT 2022 Result 

The consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will announce the CLAT 2022 after completion of the CLAT exam 2022. The will be declared through online mode by the exam authority just after 2-3 weeks after the conclusion of the paper. The result will be declared in the form of a scorecard and will carry the obtained marks by the candidates. It will contain All India Ranks and category ranks of the candidates. Your CLAT score will be used in order to admission to the Law universities of the country. The consortium of National Law Universities will also release the merit lists for CLAT UG and CLAT PG along with the CLAT Result 2022.

Read the full article to know more about CLAT results and the Counselling process.

Steps to download the CLAT Result 2022

• First visit the official website of Common Law Admission Test 2022 – consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
• Now click on CLAT 2022 result link in order to download the CLAT result.
• Login by using your registered mobile number and the password
• Your CLAT scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the admit card and take a printout for further procedure.

Details mentioned in the CLAT Result 2022

• Candidate’s name,
• Candidate’s date of birth and parents name
• Application number
• CLAT Admit Card Number or roll number
• CLAT Marks
• All India Rank
• Category Rank
• NRI Rank (only if applied under NRI category)
• NRI sponsored rank (if applicable)

CLAT Cut-off

The consortium of NLUs will provide the Cut-off for the CLAT 2022 only after the seat allotment process. The cut-off is known as the minimum score of the CLAT exam in order to admission to a law university. This sets the minimum benchmark for admission of NLUs. Candidates should check their results and match their scores to the previous cut-off to get an idea to secure a position in the National Law Universities in their desired courses.

CLAT 2021 Cut-off

COLLEGE	COLLEGE RANK (PG)	COLLEGE RANK (UG)
NLSIU (National Law School of India University), Bangalore	153	83
NLU, Bhopal	322	378
NALSAR (NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW), Hyderabad	170	172
NUALS (National University of Advanced Legal Studies)Kochi	944	1144
WBNUJS (West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences), Kolkata	118	241
NLU (National Law University), Jodhpur	434	356
HNLU (Hidayatullah National Law University), Raipur	742	765
RMLNLU (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University), Lucknow	81	676
GNLU (Gujarat National Law University), Gandhinagar	173	375
RGNLU (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law), Patiala	528	1075
NUSRL (National University of Study and Research in Law), Ranchi	928	1507
NLU (National Law University), Odisha	796	1072
TNNLS (Tamil Nadu National Law University) Tiruchirappalli	1143	1834
MNLU (Maharashtra National Law University), Mumbai	544	453
DSNLU (Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University) Visakapatnam	1137	1473
MNLU (Maharashtra National Law University), Nagpur	990	1448
HPNLU (Himachal Pradesh National Law University), Shimla	829	2009
MNLU (Maharashtra National Law University), Aurangabad	1148	2022
NLU (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University) Sonipat	2040	1033
DNLU (Dharmashastra National Law University) Jabalpur	1949	1290

CLAT 2022 Counselling  

The CLAT Counselling 2022 will be conducted in the month of July or August month after the announcement of the CLAT result 2022. The Consortium will start the counselling process for selecting the candidates for admission after publishing the merit lists for both UG and PG courses. The counselling process after CLAT 2022 starts with seat allotment and as per the preferences selected by candidates in their application form.

Candidates can upgrade and choose to accept their allotted seats. Once their choice of seat is allotted to them, then they can complete their admission process by paying the counselling and admission fee as required.

The counselling process will be conducted for at least three rounds until all the vacant seats at the participating NLUs (National Law Universities) are filled.

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Important Dates for CLAT Counselling 2022

EVENTS	DATES
CLAT results and merit list	25-Jun-2022 (Tentative)
Release of counselling invite list	1st week of July 2022
Counselling registration process	1st week of July 2022
Release of first seat allotment list	1st week of July 2022
Payment of admission fee	2nd week of July 2022
Release of second seat allotment list	2nd week of July 2022
Payment of admission fee	2nd week of July 2022
Release of third seat allotment list	2nd week of July 2022
Payment of admission fee	2nd week of July 2022
Release of fourth seat allotment list	3rd week of July 2022
Payment of the admission fee	3rd week of July 2022
Withdrawal of seats without deduction of fee	3rd week of July 2022
Release of fifth and final seat allotment list	3rd week of July 2022
Payment of admission fee to the respective NLUs	4th week of July, 2022

Steps to CLAT Counselling

Below given are the steps required to take at the time of CLAT Counselling 2022.

• Step 1: First, go to the official website and check the merit list of the shortlisted candidates for CLAT 2022 Counselling. 
• Step 2: Over the online mode, now enter the preferences for NLUs, you can choose 6 NLUs in which you want to take admission. 
• Step 3: Now pay the prescribed application fee for counselling.  

After the completion of this above-given process, the results for the seat allotment will be released by the concerned authority and afterwards, shortlisted candidates will need to confirm their seats.

Shortlisted candidates will have to do after that:

• First one is accept/lock the seat
• After accepting the seat, you need to upload the required documents
• Then you must pay your admissions fee to the allotted law college.
• You must submit all the important documents and must pay the requisite amount to the NLU (National Law University)
• And finally exit admission process.

Documents required at the time of CLAT 2022 Counselling

At the time of the counselling process of CLAT 2022, you must have the below-given documents.

For UG Courses

• Mark sheet  of Class 10 (as a Date of Birth proof document)
• Mark sheet  of Class 12 (qualifying examination proof)
• CLAT 2022 Admit Card
• Transfer/Migration Certificate
• Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
• Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
• Caste Certificate (If applicable)
• Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable or any)
• Any other supporting document to claim your seat in NLUs if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/ EWS, Retired Defence Personnel, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

For PG Courses

• Mark sheet of Class 10
• Mark sheet of Class 12  
• CLAT PG 2022 Admit Card
• LLB Mark sheet
• Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
• Caste Certificate (If applicable)
• Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
• Transfer/Migration Certificate
• Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
• Any supporting document to claim your seat in NLUs if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/ EWS, Retired Defence Personnel, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/ Defence service personnel etc.

With not more than a month left to this Law Admission Test, it is the time to prepare and to tackle your preparation. CLAT exam is known as one of the highly competitive and the largest admission test for law courses in India. Over 22 participating NLUs in the CLAT Exam are the dream colleges or universities for the students. If you are also an admission seeker in these top NLUs you have to qualify for the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) to get enrolled on your dream institutions. In this article, we have discussed the details of this Top Law Admission test and tried to provide accurate information regarding CLAT 2022.

Hopefully, all the above-detailed information regarding CLAT 2022 will help you in achieving your goals for CLAT 2022.

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