CLAT SYLLABUS

English Language & Comprehension CLAT Syllabus

• Synonyms/Antonyms
• Analogy
• Idioms and Phrases
• One-Word Substitution
• Cloze Test
• Fill in the blanks
• Sentence Improvement
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Spelling Mistakes
• Spot the Error
• Reading Comprehension

Legal Aptitude CLAT Syllabus

• International Law
• Criminal Law
• Indian Constitution
• Legal Terms
• Legal Maxims
• Family Law
• Contracts
• Legal Propositions

Quantitative Aptitude CLAT Syllabus

• Profit & Loss
• Interest
• Percentage
• Partnership & Discounts
• Number Systems
• Surds and Indices
• Simplification
• Approximation
• HCF & LCM

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 • Square Roots
• Ratio & Proportion
• Average
• Logarithms
• Areas & Volumes

General Knowledge CLAT Syllabus

• General Science
• Economics
• Technology
• Sports
• Books & Authors
• Art & Culture
• Famous People & Places
• Static GK
• Current Affairs

Reasoning Ability CLAT Syllabus

• Analogy
• Coding-Decoding
• Classification
• Number Test
• Series
• Blood Relations
• Order & Ranking
• Time Sequence
• Direction & Distance
• Assumptions
• Arguments
• Conclusions

CLAT 2018 Exam Pattern

Section No. of Questions Marks
English Language & Comprehension 40 40
Legal Aptitude 50 50

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 Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
General Knowledge 50 50
Reasoning Ability 40 40
Total 200 200
You will get 2 hours in total to complete the paper. Furthermore, you will get negative marking of 0.25
marks for each wrong attempt. Practice with online CLAT mock test as per the latest pattern. You can
keep practising CLAT question papers in order to get a good grip on the questions and their pattern
according to their appearance in the question paper of CLAT 2018. Also, refer to important CLAT
preparation tips.

English Language & Comprehension

This section tests your English language and communication skills. You are also tested on your
understanding of passage themes, and vocabulary. You will also be asked to correct sentences, fill in the
blanks, and more.

Recommended Books for English Preparation

• Objective General English by N. KHURMI and George
• A comprehensive study for CLAT & LLB Entrance Examinations - SET, AILET, LSAT by
Padma Parupudi and Sirisha Naresh

General Knowledge
In this section, you are tested on your general knowledge. You must also be having knowledge of
current affairs - both national and international current affairs.

Recommended Books for General Knowledge Preparation

• Legal General Knowledge (CLAT) by R. K Gupta

Quantitative Aptitude
This section will basically test your knowledge of school-level mathematics, till class 10th Standard.

Recommended Books for Quantitative Aptitude Preparation

• M.K. Tyra for Maths Short Tricks
• Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal

Legal Aptitude
This section will test your knowledge in the study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving
ability. Questions may be asked on Legal propositions and a set of facts to which the given proposition
has to be applied. A few propositions may not be “true” in the real sense.You have to assume the

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 “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions, accordingly.

Recommended Books for Legal aptitude Preparation

• Legal Aptitude for the CLAT- Workbook: A Workbook by A. P. Bhardwaj
• Legal Aptitude (CLAT) by R. K Gupta and Samiksha Gupta

Reasoning Ability
This section tests your ability to identify patterns, logical links, and rectify illogical arguments. It may
include a variety of questions on reasoning such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, and more.

Recommended Books for Logical Reasoning Preparation

• Universal’s Logical Reasoning for CLAT, LSAT, and other Law Entrance Exams by Jain
Prateek
• Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning for the CLAT and L.L.B. Entrance Examinations 3rd
Edition (English, Paperback, Bhardwaj)

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