CLAT 2023 exam on December 18: Know section-wise weightage, important topics

CLAT 2023 question paper will have 150 objective type questions divided into five sections.

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Damini Aggarwal | November 30, 2022 | 11:00 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023 will be held on December 18, 2022, in offline mode. The national level law entrance exam will be the gateway for admission to various law programmes offered by 22 national law universities. Candidates preparing for CLAT 2023 should refer to the official syllabus and prepare accordingly.

CLAT 2023 question paper will be divided into five sections - English including comprehension, legal aptitude, general knowledge including current affairs, logical reasoning and quantitative techniques. To secure a good rank in CLAT 2023 examination, candidates should prepare all these subjects well keeping the subject wise weightage into consideration.

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CLAT syllabus 2023 - Section wise weightage

Subject

Number of questions

Weightage

English language

28-32

20%

Current affairs

35-39

25%

Logical reasoning

28-32

20%

Legal reasoning

35-39

25%

Quantitative techniques

13-17

10%

Total

150

100%


With around 20 days left for CLAT 2023 examination, candidates are advised to focus on the CLAT important topics and prepare them well using short notes and official sample papers. Candidates can check the subject wise CLAT important topics below.

Important topics for CLAT 2023 exam

Section

Important topics

English language

Correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, fill in the blanks, vocabulary, etc.

Current affairs

Arts & Culture and History from static GK, knowledge of national and international events

Logical reasoning

Relationships, analogies, logical sequences, and arguments

Legal reasoning

General awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues

Quantitative techniques

Basic algebra, statistics, mensuration, ratios and proportions

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CLAT 2023 admit card will be issued in the first week of December 2022. Registered candidates can download the admit card from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in by logging in using the registered ID and password. Meanwhile, National Law University Delhi will also conduct AILET 2023 on December 11, 2022. The university has also already issued the admit cards for AILET 2023 on November 25, 2022.

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