CLAT 2021 exam pattern changed for LLM admissions

NLU Consortium has added a subjective section for LLM course admissions through CLAT 2021. Go through CLAT 2021 exam pattern for LLM course here.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has made changes in CLAT 2021 exam pattern for LLM course admissions. Last year, there were no subjective questions in CLAT 2021 exam for LLM course. However, this year, CLAT exam will have two essay questions in the PG level entrance exam.

CLAT 2021 Exam Pattern Highlights

Here are the main features of the new exam pattern with details about the type of questions, test medium and other details.

Features	Details
Exam mode	Social Distanced Computer-Based Testing mode (at test centres only)
Exam duration	120 minutes
Test Language	English
Type of questions	MCQs+ Subjective Questions
Sections	2
Total questions	102 questions
Total Marks	120 marks

CLAT 2021 Sectional Weightage for PG Exam

The question paper of CLAT 2021 for PG course admissions will comprise a total of 102 questions and the section-wise questions and marking scheme is as under:

Sections	No. of Questions	Marks
Objective section	100	100
Subjective section	2	20
Total	102	120 marks

CLAT 2021 Marking Scheme 

Unlike the exam pattern, the marking scheme of CLAT will remain the same as earlier, i.e.

• For every correct answer, candidates are awarded one mark.
• However, for every wrong attempt, 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score. 
• No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.

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