CLAT Syllabus 2025 (5 Section): Subjects-wise Syllabus, Section-wise Important Topics & Weightage

The syllabus of CLAT is vast, which means it is not limited to certain topics from each section. Moreover, the exam authority, Consortium of National Law Universities has not defined the syllabus of CLAT question paper for undergraduate or postgraduate paper. Candidates can check below important topics from each section as asked in the previous years: English - The key topics from this section includes Reading comprehension, Sentence completion and correction. Spelling errors, Proverbs and adverbs, Synonyms and antonyms, Idioms and phrases, Vocabulary and word meanings. Current Affairs including GK - National and international Current Affairs (from April 2021 to October 2024) Contemporary events of significance from India and the world, General knowledge about world leaders, industrialists, lawyers, Arts and culture of India and world, Historical events of continuing significance. Legal Reasoning The section is based on Facts, situations or outlines of legal matters, public policy or moral philosophical enquiries, General awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues, Legal terms and meanings. Logical Reasoning - Relationships, Analogies, Arguments and conclusions, and Logical sequences are the key topics in this section. Quantitative Techniques - Ratios and proportions, Basic Algebra Mensuration Statistics Profit and loss Mensuration, and Time and work. Know in detail about CLAT syllabus - https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-syllabus.

The CLAT question paper for UG courses had objective-type questions from subjects such as Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning Quantitative Techniques, English and Current Affairs including General Knowledge. The CLAT paper for the LLM. course had both objective questions from law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, etc. Generally, the questions are designed as passage followed by series of questions of one mark each. Candidates had to attempt the questions by reading and interpreting the passages only. 

You can check the CLAT syllabus on the official website of the CLAT exam; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. To check the syllabus the steps has been given below for the candidates: a) Go to the official website b) Go to the syllabus section c) Search for the subject d) Click on the link e) PDF will appear for the specific subject However, the CLAT syllabus for all the subjects have been provided in the page above. The candidates can download the syllabus for the subjects from https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-syllabus

The CLAT question paper for UG course admissions carried 120 multiple-choice questions for a total of 120 marks like previous year. Candidates can check the section-wise questions weightage for each section as under:

 CLAT syllabus for English carries the following important topics: 

• Correcting Incorrect Grammar Sentences
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Tenses
• Fill in the Blanks
• Spotting Grammatical Errors
• Active & Passive Voice

Through CLAT English section, the consortium tested following skills:

• Comprehension and language skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend the arguments and viewpoints discussed in the passage.
• The capacity to draw inferences and conclusions
• The ability to summarise a passage.
• The ability to compare and contrast various arguments or viewpoints
• Comprehension of words and phrases.

Yes, you can definitely appear for the CLAT exam again if you did not clear it in the first attempt. The CLAT exam is conducted once a year by the Consortium for enrolling students in various law courses offered at 24 NLUs in the country.

There is no limit on the number of attempts that you can make for the CLAT exam. However, you have to fulfill the eligibility criteria to appear in the exam. All those candidates who are willing to appear for the CLAT 2025 should meet the eligibility criteria as announced by the Consortium of National Law Universities. All eligible candidates must fill the CLAT 2025 application form before the last date.The consortium released the updated eligibility criteria of CLAT 2025 for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM courses on its official website. These criteria include parameters like academic qualification, minimum marks, age limit, etc.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) prescribes the CLAT syllabus. Any change made in the syllabus is announced by the Consortium on its official website. The announcement is made through the notification that is released in the PDF format.  The notification will contain all the information that is added or renewed like which subject syllabus has been changed, what are the topics that has been added and more. Recently, the Consortium has revised the exam pattern and reduced the number of question to 120 from that of 150. 

As per the exam analysis of CLAT exam held in previous years, the difficulty level of all the sections are as under:
English Language - Generally the questions asked in this section are considered easy. However, candidates can find them lengthy and time-taking as the questions are based on passages only. Current Affairs including General Knowledge - The questions in this section are of Easy to Moderate difficulty level depending on the events and technicality. Logical Reasoning - The questions asked in this section of CLAT paper are of easy to moderately difficult level due to facts and data interpretation. Legal Reasoning This section of CLAT paper is of easy to moderate difficult level as the questions are mostly asked from Legal domain, trending events, lex maxims, and current landmark judgements. Quantitative Techniques - Although the weightage of this section is lesser than the rest, the questions asked around Mathematics subject can be tricky/ twisted, which makes it moderate to difficult level. Know all about CLAT question paper analysis here - https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-analysis.

In order to be eligible for CLAT 2025, aspirants must have passed Class 12 exams or an equivalent examination from any recognised board or institution in the country. All those candidates who will be appearing in the Class 12 exam in April/ May 2025 are also eligible to appear for the CLAT 2025 Exam. However, such aspirants will have to produce the certificate of qualifying examination at the time of admission failing which their admission will be cancelled by the competent authority. Candidates are advised to carefully check the CLAT eligibility criteria 2025 before applying for the CLAT 2025 entrance exam. 

As per the CLAT exam pattern released by the NLU Consortium, Legal Reasoning remained a part of the question paper along with Quantitative Techniques, English Current Affairs including General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning. If the exam authority decides to remove any of the sections of CLAT UG question paper in 2025, then it will inform the candidates in admission notification itself, so that candidates can prepare for the exam accordingly.However, no such announcement has been made so far. The Legal Reasoning section has been removed from AILET question paper only.

For general knowledge, one can refer to the Lucent GK. The Current Affairs for CLAT 2025 can be prepared by reading daily newspapers and monthly magazines. The CLAT legal aptitude will have questions on topics such as Constitutional law, Law of Torts, Personal laws, Law of Contract, Jurisprudence, legal Current Affairs etc. There are various study materials available in online mode, including online coaching. The e-paper, articles, journals, and YouTube videos on CLAT preparation are important resources. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey Bare Acts of Indian Constitution LexisNexis Butterworths Legal Awareness and Legal Aptitude by Andhra Pradesh Bhardwaj Universals CLAT Guide

Candidates must note that they need not have to attain any prescribed CLAT 2025 age limit to take part in CLAT Exam 2025. As per the official eligibility criteria of the CLAT 2025, there is no age-limit criteria for candidates to appear in CLAT UG 2025 or CLAT PG 2025 exam. However, it is mandatory for candidates to fulfill other basic educational requirements, to take part in the CLAT Exam 2025.

CLAT 2025 is expected to be held in regional language. The Bar Council of India is planning to include vernacular languages as medium of paper in the coming years. Till CLAT exam 2024, it was held in the English language only like in previous years. CLAT 2025 PG Exam is also expected to be conducted in English only.

Among all the books of CLAT 2025 in the world, first, go for the NCERT books. You must complete all the NCERT books first before moving to other reference books available in the market. After completing the NCERT books, you can go for the following books to boost up your practice and concepts: Universal’s LLB Entrance Guide, Lexis Nexis, Objective Arithmetic, GK Today, India Year Book and Analytical, Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal,  Word Power Made Easy,  Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal,  Manorama Year Book and Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey.

Candidates could check important preparation strategies of CLAT 2025 below:

• Prepare a monthly and weekly timetable and have the syllabus handy
• Make sure to cover all the topics and concepts right on time and revise them at frequent intervals
• Write mock tests and practice tests frequently and analyze the tests taken to recognize the weak areas, and work towards improving them
• Do not make assumptions while attempting the questions in actual CLAT as for every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted

Joining a coaching institute for CLAT has become a trend. Apparently, coaching institutes are good at selling the idea that coaching is necessary to crack law entrance exams. However, that is far from the truth. Candidates without any professional coaching can also crack the CLAT exam with flying colours. However, for the same, it is important for candidates to adopt a well-planned and well-thought-out CLAT preparation strategy 2025. Apart from this, it is also extremely important for candidates to be completely dedicated and consistent with their CLAT preparation.

To prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, stick to the traditional path of concepts first and practice later. Study English grammar and Verbal Ability first to understand the concept. Then practice a number of sample questions of different kinds to gain confidence, speed and accuracy. For RC passages, develop the habit of reading from early stages. Read books from all walks of life.

Practicing sample Reading Comprehension passages and questions in a crucial part of VARC preparation. This will help you understand the types of questions and RC passages asked in various entrance exams.

As an aspirant, you will be appearing for more than one entrance exam, thus you need to have the practice of different types of RC passages.

To prepare for the English language section of CLAT 2025, the candidate must not only be able to read fast but also be able to clearly comprehend what is given in the passage. Here are some book suggestions you can use to prepare for the exam. 

• The Pearson Guide to the CLAT (English) 
• Word Power Made Easy New Revised & Expanded Edition (English) by Norman Lewis
• Objective General English (English) by RS Aggarwal
• High School English Grammar & Composition (English) by PC Wren, H Martin
• High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin

As per the CLAT exam pattern released by the NLU Consortium, Legal Reasoning remained a part of the question paper along with Quantitative Techniques, English Current Affairs including General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning. If the exam authority decides to remove any of the sections of CLAT UG question paper in 2025, then it will inform the candidates in admission notification itself, so that candidates can prepare for the exam accordingly.However, no such announcement has been made so far. The Legal Reasoning section has been removed from AILET question paper only.

Candidates must note that CLAT study materials plays a very important part in a student's preparation. Candidates must ensure that they refer to authethic study material rather than referring to any random material available on the internet. Candidates can check the list of useful books for CLAT 2025 legal aptitutde below:

• LexisNexis Butterworths
• Legal Awareness and legal aptitude by Andhra Pradesh Bhardwaj
• Universal’s CLAT Guide
• Newspapers such as - The Hindu and The Indian Express
• Legal journals
• Legal current affairs
• News and editorial analysis

No, the Legal Reasoning Questions for CLAT is not so difficult. If aspirants prepare for the exam well and cover all the CLAT Important Topics, then they can easily score good marks in this section.

CLAT Legal Aptitude Syllabus includes:

• Law
• Nature and Classification Legal TermsImportant Indian ActsLegal GK
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law
• Tort Legal Maxims
• Important Treaties and Conventions

As per the CLAT exam pattern released by the NLU Consortium, Legal Reasoning remains a part of the question paper along with Quantitative Techniques, English Current Affairs including General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning. If the exam authority decides to remove any of the sections of CLAT UG question paper, then it will inform the candidates in admission notification itself, so that candidates can prepare for the exam accordingly. The Legal Reasoning section has been removed from AILET question paper only.

The Logical Reasoning section of the CLAT exam includes several important types of questions like syllogisms, blood relations, directions, and seating arrangements. Aspirants are advised to prepare themselves with these question types and strategies to solve these question confidently in the exam. Candidates can refer to RS Aggarwal AR Book for puzzles. Try and solve puzzles and games like Sudoku, crosswords, and logic puzzles daily. Candidates must enhance their problem-solving skills, pattern recognition, and critical thinking.

Candidates always wonder how to improve their logical reasoning CLAT score. Check some of the tips and tricks to ace in CLAT Exam:

• Practice, Practice:  It is very important to practive your logical reasoning skills. Candidates must set aside some time from their daily routine to solve practice questions and puzzles. With time, candidates must move towards solving more complex problems to enhance their analytical abilities. 
• Check out your mistakes: While practicing, candidates must ensure that they regularaly analyse their mistake. Understand the reason behind each correct as well as wrong answers. Try repeating same mistakes. Learn from your mistake.
• Take Mock Tests: Mock tests is one of the most important part of the CLAT preparation. They will help you to not only understand the exam pattern but also to assess your strengths and weakness.

Candidates can refer to the books mentioned below to score well in CLAT logical reasoning section in CLAT 2025 Exam:

• A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
• Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
• A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal – B.S. Sijwali & Indu Sijwali
• 501 Challenging Logical Reasoning Practice Book
• How to Crack Test Of Reasoning by Arihant Experts
• Shortcuts in Reasoning (Verbal, Non-Verbal, Analytical & Critical) for Competitive Exams by Disha
• Analytical Reasoning (English) by M K Pandey

CLAT Consortium made few changes in CLAT 2024 exam pattern. Hence, the consortium has not brought any changes in exam pattern of CLAT 2025. As per the CLAT Exam pattern, there will be 120 questions for CLAT UG question paper. This means, 30 questions will be reduced from CLAT UG 2025 question paper. Earlier, there were 150 questions in CLAT UG question paper. Moreover, the question paper will be on similar lines as previous series i.e. passage-based objective-types questions of 1 mark each, and 0.25 marks to be deducted for incorrect attempts.

No change in the question paper of CLAT PG has been made, and it will be held as per the previous exam pattern i.e. 120 Objective Type Questions based on core law subjects.

In 2021, the Consortium had removed the descriptive section from the CLAT LL. M. exam pattern. All LL. M. candidates had to attempt 120 multiple-choice questions of 120 marks in a duration of two hours.

The consortium of NLUs has come up with changes in the exam pattern of CLAT 2024. So, the exam pattern for CLAT 2025 has not been changed. As per the exam pattern for CLAT 2025, the total number of questions have been reduced from 150 to 120. However, no changes were made to CLAT 2025 syllabus or the number of sections in the CLAT 2025 exam. The 120 questions will be continued to be divided into the existing five sections; English Language, Current Affairs Including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. 

CLAT Consortium has not brought any changes in the CLAT 2025 exam pattern. As per the CLAT Exam Pattern, there will be 120 questions for CLAT UG question paper. Earlier, there were 150 questions in CLAT UG question paper. Moreover, the question paper will be on similar lines as previous series i.e. passage-based objective-types questions of 1 mark each, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for incorrect attempts.

No change in the question paper of CLAT PG has been made, and it will be held as per the previous exam pattern i.e. 120 Objective Type Questions based on core law subjects.

In 2021, the Consortium had removed the descriptive section from the CLAT LL. M. exam pattern. All LL. M. candidates had to attempt 120 multiple-choice questions of 120 marks in a duration of two hours.

For the CLAT UG Entrance Exam, the question paper pattern is as mentioned below:
1- Total number of questions: 120
2- Total number of marks: 150
3- Type of questions: Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
4- Negative Marking: Yes (1/4th)

For the CLAT PG Entrance Exam Pattern:
1- Total number of questions: 120
2- Total number of marks: 120
3- Type of questions: Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
4- Negative Marking: Yes (1/4th)

If you have enrolled in a coaching centre and already preparing for entrance exams then it is enough to crack CLAT. For self-preparation after class 12th, you need to have at least 1-1.5 months time which will be available as the CLAT test comes at last only.
You need to keep an eye on the complete syllabus and practice as many problems as you can with the time limit as CLAT requires speed and accuracy.
You need to score at least 120 marks to get a chance of getting a seat at CLAT and its other campuses.

Joining a coaching institute for CLAT has become a trend. Apparently, coaching institutes are good at selling the idea that coaching is necessary to crack law entrance exams. However, that is far from the truth. Candidates without any professional coaching can also crack the CLAT Exam with flying colours. However, for the same, it is important for candidates to adopt a well-planned and well-thought-out CLAT preparation strategy 2025. Apart from this, it is also extremely important for candidates to be completely dedicated and consistent with their CLAT preparation.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) conducted the CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024. The exam authority published the admission notification for CLAT 2025 with details of syllabus, exam pattern and events on the official website.