How To Register For Clat 2020?

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CLAT or Common law Admission Test is an all India National level entrance exam opening doors for the aspirants in 22 National Law Universities (NLU).

Last year, there were more than 60,000 aspirants appeared for the exam and more are expected this year. So without having the guidance of CLAT Coaching in CP, the exam would just remain a dream. 

This is the exam that has been rescheduled amidst COVID-19 and the new exam date is yet to be declared by the conducting body.

This year many institutes imparting CLAT Coaching in Connaught place and CLAT Coaching in Noida so this makes it difficult for the aspirants to choose the best one. Before we move on to how to register for the exam, here are some important details that you should know regarding the exam. 

Revised Important dates related to CLAT 2020

Important Events

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... Dates

Official Notification Releases

21st November 2019

CLAT 2020 Detailed Notification

14 December 2019

Online Registration commences

1st January 2020

Deadline to submit the application form

1st July 2020

Admit card releases

Last Week of May 2020

CLAT 2020 Examination Date

22nd August 2020

Result and merit list declaration

Yet to be notified

Eligibility Criteria to appear for CLAT 2020
The terms and conditions that define that students are eligible for CLAT 2020 are discussed in the following points below:

For UG Program

Minimum Qualification- The aspirant must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam from recognized university or board with at least 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ST).

Age Limit- There is no age limit to appear for the undergraduate program.

Appearing students- Students who are going to appear for the qualifying exam in the month of April/May 2020 are also eligible to apply for the exam.

For PG Program

Minimum Qualification- The candidate must have passed LLB or equivalent exam from a recognized university with at least 55% marks (SC/ST students are eligible for 5% relaxation).

Age Limit- Age is not a bar to appear for the exam

Other students- Candidates appearing for the qualifying exam in April/May 2020 are also eligible to apply for the exam. 

CLAT 2020 Application form

The candidates seeking admission to law courses offered NLU and participating Institutes need to fill the application form using the correct and verifiable data. Please note the details entered by the students can be verified at the time of the documentation process. Any candidate found entering misleading information will be disqualified by the authority. 

 Steps to fill CLAT 2020 Application form

The initial step involves registration by entering a name, email id, and mobile number.
Next comes up the relevant sections wherein candidates have to enter application form including personal, academic, and contact details.
Upload the scanned copies of passport size photograph, signature, and other related documents within the specification mentioned over there.
At last, candidates have to the application fee in online mode i.e. using debit/credit cards. 

CLAT 2020 Application Fee

Category

Fee

General/OBC

Rs 4000

SC/ST category

Rs 3500

CLAT 2020 Examination Centres
NUSRL, Ranchi the conducting body for CLAT 2020 has released the list of examination centers. The exam would be conducted across 67 cities in the country. The following table shows you some of the examination centers.

Agra

Bhubaneswar

Ahmadabad

Bilaspur

Amritsar

Calicut

Aurangabad

Chandigarh

Barasat

Chennai

Barrackpore

Coimbatore

Bangalore

Dehradun

Bhopal

Faridabad

CLAT 2020 Syllabus

For Undergraduate programs

English Language Comprehension- This section will test the student's command over the English Language. Topics asked in this section include unseen passages, grammatical problems, and other related problems.

Current Affairs and General Knowledge-  In this section, questions are based on current affairs, general knowledge, awards, and recognition. Through these sets of questions, General Knowledge and awareness of the students will be tested.

Legal Aptitude-  In this section questions will be asked based on the study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving ability. 

Logical Reasoning-  The purpose of the logical reasoning section to test aspirants' ability to identify patterns, logical links , and rectify illogical arguments.

 Syllabus for Postgraduate program

Constitutional law
other major law subjects as a contract, Criminal Law International law, and Jurisprudence