CLAT PG 2027 (Latest Notification): Exam Date, Application Process, Syllabus, Preparation

CLAT PG 2027 Notification

CLAT PG 2027 application process begins

Last date to fill CLAT  Application form 

CLAT PG 2027 exam day 

To be announced

CLAT PG Answer Key

Release of CLAT PG final answer key

CLAT PG Results

Exam Conducting Body

Consortium of National Law Universities

Frequency of Conduct

Once a year 

CLAT PG exam date 2027

Types of questions

Exam Level

National-level exam

Exam purpose 

CLAT is conducted for:

1. Admission to UG and PG law courses offered at the participating NLUs
2. Admissions to Private and self-financed colleges
3. PSUs recruitment for legal positions

Application Fee

INR 4,000 for General/ OBC category, INR 3500 for all other reserved categories

Mode of Exam

Pen-and-paper mode

Question paper language

English

Duration of the exam

2 hours

Number of Seats

UG program - more than 3,000 seats

PG program - around 1,000 seats

LLB degree
General category candidates must have at least 50 per cent marks in the qualifying exam, while SC/ST candidates require 45 per cent marks.

General/OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO/OCI 

INR 4,000

SC/ST/BPL

INR 3,500

CLAT previous years' question papers fee

INR 500

Sec A – Constitutional Law

• Legislative power – procedure, privileges
• Judicial power – organisation of the judiciary, the jurisdiction of SC of India,
• Federal Idea – Nature of Indian Polity, Co-operative Federalism
• Freedoms of Inter-state Trade and Commerce
• Impact of Emergency on center-state Relations

120 marks 

Sec B - Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence

• Elements of crime, Actus Reas and Men's rea, group liability, abetment, criminal conspiracy, exceptions, attempt to commit offenses, offences against public tranquility, offenses against body – culpable homicide, murder, hurt, grievous hurt, wrongful confinement and wrongful restraint criminal force, assault, abduction, kidnapping, rape & un-natural offenses
• Classification of torts, trespass, nuisance, defamation, liability for misstatements, negligence
• Formation of contract, validity, discharge and performance of contract, remedies and quasi-contracts, Indian contract act-1872, Indian specific relief act-1963
• Definition, origin and development of international law, sources and subjects of International law, the relationship between International and municipal law, state recognition, state succession, international rive and canals, international law of the sea, air, space, aerial navigation, outer space exploration and use, nationality statelessness, state jurisdiction, the basis of jurisdiction, jurisdiction immunity, extradition and asylum, diplomatic and consular relations, law of treaties, war and use of force in International law, the law of contraband & blockade, the concept of war, legal effects of the outbreak of war and enemy character, settlement of international disputes, state responsibility, retorsion, reprisals, Armed interventions with the role of United Nations
• Nature, meaning, definition and scope of IPR, Trademarks Act 1999, Patents Act 1970, Copyright Act 1957, IPR in International Perspective
• Legal method, Indian Legal system, basic theory of law, Analytical positivism, Kelsen’s pure theory of law, Hart’s definition of law, Austin’s theory of law, definition of law by Holland and Salmond, different theoretical approaches to study law and jurisprudence – Historical and anthropological approach, Sociological approach, economic approach (Marx’s and Engel’s views about the law and state, realist approach – American and Scandinavian realism,

Sec C – Law topics and Contemporary issues

• Important constitutional and legislative provisions, recent judgments, historical case law and amendments, legal issues and facts.

Exam mode

Pen-and-paper mode

Exam duration

2 hours

Type of questions

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)

Total questions

120 questions 

Maximum marks

120 marks 

Marking scheme

1 for correct answer

-0.25 for incorrect answer

Test language

English