Marking scheme for CLAT exam

My son is doing preparation for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). He has no idea about the marking scheme of this exam. so can you please provide me information abut its Marking scheme like Duration of Examination, Total Marks and Negative marks scheme?

Can you provide me the marking scheme for CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) for admission in UG (Under Graduation) courses in Law in India?

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CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is an all India level entrance test which regulated by the 18 National Law Universities on rotation basis. It is held for admissions into UG courses in law and after graduation in law for Masters of Law programme.

CLAT Score Card will be accepted by various private law colleges and government undertaking colleges across India.

CLAT Exam Pattern UG Program 2018
The CLAT exam pattern:

- Duration: The duration of the examination will be two hours.
- 200 questions will be asked in the examination.
- The questions will be of objective type (multiple choice questions).
- The question paper will be asked in English language only.
- The question paper will be of 200 marks.
- Each question will carry one mark.
- There will be negative marking process. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Subjects Number of Questions Marks Allotted per Section
English including Comprehension 40 40
General Knowledge and Current Affairs 50 50
Elementary Mathematics ( Numerical Ability) 20 20
Legal Aptitude 50 50
Logical Reasoning 40 40
Total 200 200

CLAT UG Program Syllabus

English including Comprehension:
- English Vocabulary: Antonyms, Synonyms and Analogies.
- English Proficiency: Idioms and Phrases, One Word Substitution, Sentence Improvement, Rearrangement of Sentence in Paragraph, Rearrangement of Words in Sentence, Fill in the blanks and Cloze Tests.
- English Usage Errors: Common Errors, Spotting Errors, Inappropriate Usage of Words and Spelling Mistakes (English Usage), Use of Correct Word.
- English Comprehension: Paragraph will be given. Questions will be asked from that paragraph. Understand the para and answer the questions accordingly.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs:
- Events of National and International importance also covering current events in area of Economics, Science, Technology, Sports, Persons and Places, Static GK & Latest Happening, Books and Authors.
Mathematics
- Arithmetic (Number Theory): Number Systems, Surds and Indices, Square Roots, Fractions and Decimals, HCF and LCM, Simplification, Approximations, Ratio and Proportion, Average and Logarithms.
- Commercial Maths: Interest, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Partnership and Discounts.
- Mensuration: Areas and Volumes.
Legal Aptitude
- This section will judge your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability.
- These questions will be related to legal propositions and set of facts satisfying the propositions.
- Such propositions may or may not be true, you have to assume them and answer the questions accordingly.
- Some major topics are International Law, Criminal Law, Indian Constitution, Legal Terms, Legal Maxims, Family Law, Contracts and Torts.
Logical Reasoning
- Reasoning Tests: Direction and Distance Test, Analogy Test, Classification (Odd Man Out) Test, Coding Decoding Test, Number Test, Series Test, Relationships Test, Alphabet Test, Ranking Tests and Time Sequence Test.
- Logic Tests: Statements Assumptions, Statements Arguments, Statements Conclusions and Statements Action.