The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore will be conducting National Law Admission Test (NLAT) 2020 on September 12. The exam will be held in a home-based online mode so that candidates can take the exam from the COVID-safe environment of their respective location. The exam pattern of NLAT 2020 has been shared by NLSIU Bangalore on September 3 along with the admission notification. The subjects of NLSIU NLAT 2020 will be the same as the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for the convenience of the aspirants. However, paper pattern and marking scheme of NLAT 2020 different. Candidates can check here complete details about NLAT 2020 exam pattern and marking scheme.
NLSIU NLAT 2020 Exam Pattern Highlights
The exam pattern of NLAT 2020 is based on the following features:
| Features | NLAT UG Question Paper Details |
|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Home-based Online mode exam |
| Exam duration |
45 minutes |
| Test Language |
English |
| Type of questions |
Multiple choices based questions |
| Number of attempts per question |
One attempt per questions will be allowed and, revisiting questions will not be allowed. |
| Subjects |
English Language, Current Affairs Including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques |
| Total questions |
40 questions (4 General Comprehension passages carrying 10 questions each) |
| Total Marks |
80 marks |
NLSIU NLAT 2020 Exam Pattern Details
The question paper of NLAT 2020 has been designed in such a way that there will be four main general comprehension based passages and, they will be carrying 10 questions each. The question paper will be based on five subjects with weightage as under:
| Subjects | GC Ques 1 | GC Ques 2 | GC Ques 3 | GC Ques 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions |
| Current Affairs Including General Knowledge | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions |
| Legal Reasoning | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions |
| Logical Reasoning | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions |
| Quantitative Techniques | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions | 2 questions |
| Total | 10 questions | 10 questions | 10 questions | 10 questions |
Therefore, there will be 8 questions from each subject in NLAT 2020 question paper. Moreover, there will be a 'one-attempt per question' scheme in the exam i.e. candidates can not go back to attempt the previous questions once they have moved on to the next question.
NLSIU NLAT 2020 Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of NLAT 2020 has been described as under:
- Each question will be carrying two marks weightage i.e. one passage carrying 10 questions will be of 20 marks
- There will be negative marking in two cases i.e. 0.25 marks to be deducted if the question is not answered by the candidate and, 0.50 marks per question will be deducted if the selected answer is wrong.
- The total marks will be out of 80 after evaluation of marks per questions attempted and deduction of marks for the above-mentioned rule of negative marking.
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