UG Syllabus & Guide: Preparing for CLAT UG 2024

The UG-CLAT 2024, a crucial examination for aspiring law students, is designed to evaluate candidates’ comprehension and reasoning skills, making it a test of aptitude and skills necessary for a legal education. It is essential to understand the examination pattern and syllabus comprehensively to ensure your success. In this guide, we will delve into the key aspects of the UG-CLAT 2024, providing you with the necessary information to excel in this competitive test.

Examination Structure

The UG-CLAT 2024 is a 2-hour test consisting of 120 multiple-choice questions, each carrying one mark. However, it’s important to note that for every wrong answer, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks. These questions are divided into five subjects:

1. English Language

In this section, you will encounter passages of approximately 450 words each. These passages are sourced from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing, ensuring a 12th standard student can comfortably read them within 5-7 minutes. Questions in this section aim to assess your comprehension and language skills, including your ability to:

• • Comprehend the main point discussed in the passage, as well as any arguments and viewpoints presented.

• • Draw inferences and conclusions based on the passage.

• • Summarise the passage effectively.

• • Compare and contrast different arguments or viewpoints in the passage.

• • Understand the meaning of words and phrases in the passage’s context.

2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

This section includes passages of up to 450 words each, derived from news, journalistic sources, and other non-fiction writing. The questions aim to test your awareness of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge, including:

• • Contemporary events of significance from India and the world.

• • Arts and culture.

• • International affairs.

• • Historical events of continuing significance.

3. Legal Reasoning

Legal reasoning involves reading passages of around 450 words each, which may relate to fact situations, legal matters, public policy questions, or moral philosophical inquiries. Importantly, you do not require any prior knowledge of law to tackle these questions. To excel in this section, it is beneficial to have a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues. Questions will require you to:

• • Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage.

• • Apply these rules and principles to various fact situations.

• • Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to different fact situations.

4. Logical Reasoning

The Logical Reasoning section consists of short passages, each about 450 words long, followed by questions that test your ability to:

• • Recognize arguments, their premises, and conclusions.

• • Analyze patterns of reasoning and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence.

• • Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations.

• • Draw relationships, analogies, identify contradictions, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.

5. Quantitative Techniques

This section involves sets of facts or propositions, along with other numerical information. Questions will require you to derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information, as well as apply mathematical operations. This includes areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration, and statistical estimation.

Preparation for UG-CLAT 2024

To prepare effectively for the UG-CLAT 2024, it is essential to access the right resources. The Consortium plans to provide various preparatory materials, including:

• • Guides to the question paper and sample questions: Familiarizing yourself with the exam format and typical questions is crucial.

• • Model question papers: Practicing with model papers can help you get a feel for the actual exam.

• • Instructional materials and exercises: These materials will be available for each subject covered in the UG-CLAT 2024.

• • The UG CLAT – Here’s the format of the question paper for CLAT 2024:

• • Maximum Marks: 120

• • Duration of Exam: 2 hours (120 minutes)

• • Question Type: Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

• • Number of Questions: 120 questions

• • Marking Scheme:
    • • Each question is worth 1 mark.
    • • There is negative marking: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

• • Subject Areas and Weightage:

• • English Language: This section will have approximately 22-26 questions, which is roughly 20% of the paper.

• • Current Affairs, including General Knowledge: You can expect around 28-32 questions in this section, making up approximately 25% of the paper.

• • Legal Reasoning: Legal reasoning will comprise about 28-32 questions, which is roughly 25% of the paper.

• • Logical Reasoning: This section will contain around 22-26 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper.

• • Quantitative Techniques: There will be approximately 10-14 questions in this section, making up about 10% of the paper.

• • the eligibility criteria for the Undergraduate (UG) Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024:

• • 1. Age Limit:

• • There is no upper age limit for candidates appearing for the UG Programme through CLAT 2024.

• • 2. Educational Qualifications:

• • Candidates must have a minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination, which is typically 10+2 or an equivalent examination.

• • For candidates belonging to the General, OBC, PWD, NRI, PIO, and OCI categories, the minimum requirement is forty-five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade.

• • For candidates belonging to the SC/ST categories, the minimum requirement is forty percent (40%) marks or its equivalent.

• • 3. Eligibility for Candidates Appearing for Qualifying Examination in 2024:

• • Candidates who are set to appear for their qualifying examination in March/April 2024 are also eligible to appear for the CLAT 2024 examination.

• • However, they must provide evidence of passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission. Failure to do so will result in the loss of their eligibility for admission.

• • 4. Submission of Qualifying Examination Result:

• • The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) must be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission. Failure to do so will render the candidate ineligible for admission to the chosen course.

• • 5. Tie-Breaking Procedure:

• • In case more than one candidate secures an equal number of marks in the CLAT 2024, the tie-breaking procedure will be as follows:
    • • Higher marks in the component/section on Legal Aptitude in the CLAT 2024 exam.
    • • Higher age.
    • • Computerized draw of lots.

In addition, candidates who have successfully completed their application for the UG-CLAT 2024 will have access to a learning platform. Here, you can find the preparatory materials mentioned above, as well as your scores on various exercises and model question papers. The Consortium will also organize online sessions, where subject experts will provide guidance on how best to prepare for each section of the UG-CLAT 2024, and how to approach the questions effectively.

To enhance your preparation further, consider the following:

• • Develop your reading skills: To tackle passages effectively, enhance your ability to read and understand complex texts.

• • Stay updated with current affairs: Regularly reading quality newspapers and periodicals will keep you informed about contemporary events.

• • Practice quantitative techniques: Improving your speed in answering questions on quantitative techniques is crucial. You can practice with materials such as 10th standard mathematics textbooks.