CLAT 2020 Syllabus (LLB and LLM), Exam Pattern, Sections Wise Topics

CLAT Consortium and the 21 National Law Universities (NLUs) has stated the syllabus for CLAT 2020. NUSRL, Ranchi will conduct the CLAT 2020 exam on June 21, 2020 in offline mode (pen-paper based). The Consortium has changed the CLAT examination pattern by reducing the overall number of questions to 150 and increasing the comprehension based questions. CLAT Syllabus 2020 will cover English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs and Elementary Mathematics. The syllabus for LLB & LLM program will be different, but the basic exam pattern will remain the same for all. The Consortium has also discussed the type of question that would be asked in each section of the CLAT syllabus. Candidates can read out each section of the CLAT 2020 Syllabus as mentioned below.

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CLAT Syllabus 2020

LLB	LLM
English including Comprehension	Constitutional Law
GK & Current Affairs	Jurisprudence
Elementary Mathematics	The Tort Law
Legal Aptitude	Contract
Logical Reasoning	Criminal law & International Law

Sections Wise CLAT LLB Syllabus

Exam Duration: 120 Minutes
Total no. of questions: 150
Type of questions: Objective type (multiple – choice questions)
Marking scheme: For the correct answers, +1 marks are awarded. For the wrong answers, -0.25 marks are deducted.

CLAT 2020 English Syllabus

Chapter	Important Topics
English Vocabulary	Synonyms
	Antonyms
	Homonyms
	Word definitions
	Analogies
English Proficiency	Idioms and Phrases
	One-word substitution
	Sentence improvement & rearrangement
	Fill in the blanks
	Subject-Verb Agreement
	Noun/ Pronoun/ Articles & Conjunction
English Usage Errors	Grammatical errors- tense, voice, preposition usage, speech errors
	Correct Spelling
	Spotting errors
	Inappropriate usage of words
English Comprehension	Questions related to the passage provided. Read questions first and then read the passage to make it easier to point out the answers.

CLAT 2020 Current Affairs Syllabus

Chapter	Important Topics
Social Science	Ancient, Medieval, Modern and World History
Geography	Economics (Outline of Indian Economy, Five Year Plans, National Income of India, Indian Tax Structure)
Science and technology	Environment & Ecology
General Science	National & International Burning topics
Industries	Major Industries in India

CLAT 2020 Elementary Mathematics Syllabus

Chapter	Important Topics
Mensuration	Areas, Volumes
Commercial Mathematics	Interest, Profit, loss and Discounts, Percentage, Partnership
Modern Mathematics	Permutation & Combination Probability, Clocks & Calendars
Data Interpretation	Graphs, Charts
Arithmetic	Number system, H.C.F and L.C.M, Logarithms & Functions, Ratio & Proportions, Time and work

CLAT 2020 Legal Aptitude Syllabus

Legal Aptitude Syllabus
Indian Constitution
Indian Penal Code
Indian Contract Act
Family Law
Law of Torts
Legal Maxims
Legal fundamentals and terms
Supreme Court Judgements

CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning Syllabus

Logical Reasoning Syllabus
Statement & Assumptions
Direction and distance test
Blood Relationships
Assertion - Reason
Coding and Decoding
Ranking
Analogy
Statement & actions
Statement & Arguments
Number test

CLAT Syllabus 2020 LLM

Exam Duration: 120 Minutes
Total no. of questions: 100 MCQ & 50 subjective type questions
Type of questions: MCQs and subjective type questions
Marking scheme: 100 MCQs carrying 1 mark each and 2 essay type questions carrying 25 marks each. -0.25 will be deducted for wrong answer.

Constitutional Law

This section comprises various rules, practices, and principles regulating the functioning of a modern state and other political parties. Questions are asked to candidates based on topics they have studied in their graduation.

Jurisprudence

It is also called the "law philosophy." It is divided into three separate parts- (i) analytical, (ii) sociological, and (iii) theoretical. The questions in this section will be considered as per the syllabus prescribed in the graduation degree.

The Tort Law

It is the recent common legislation in India focused on the codification of statutes and their damages. Some of the important tortuous obligations, such as Negligence, Nuisance, and Defamation, should be thoroughly revised.

Contract

This can be called a legal document which is a mutual agreement between two or more parties and which can be implemented by law. Important decisions taken by the Supreme Court and the High Court in relation to modern commercial activities form a very important part of this subject.

Criminal law

Also known as penal law which is planned to regulate the Social Code of Conduct and prohibit antisocial behavior which threatens citizens protection, property, health and moral well-being. Special attention should be paid to important topics related to the principles of criminal liability and men's rea ("guilty mind" in criminal law).

International Law

As a subject, international law focuses on the set of legal guidelines and contracts regulating the relations between two states and nations. It is broadly classified as Public International law, Private International Law and Supranational Law.