CLAT PG 2022 – Official Syllabus, Pattern & Mock Test Series

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On the 14th of November 2021, the CLAT Consortium released a notification that the next CLAT 2021 examination – which includes the CLAT PG 2021 for LLM entrance, will be held on the 8th of May 2022.

In this article, we have covered some of the important FAQs, on the basis of the currently available information.

Excerpt from Official Notification on 14th Nov 2021 :

 

CLAT-2022 will be held on May 8, 2022. The Consortium has resolved that CLAT-2023 will be held on 18th December, 2022. Hence, in 2022 two CLAT examinations will be held in one year.

 

The Consortium further resolved to reduce the Counselling fee from 50,000/- to Rs.30,000/- for the General category candidates and Rs.20,000/- for ST/SC/OBC/BC/EWS/PWD and other reservation candidates.

When will the CLAT PG 2022 be conducted ?

As per the official notification released by the CLAT Consortium, the CLAT PG 2022 will be conducted on the 8th of May 2022.

In accordance with the usual trend followed by the CLAT consortium,  08-05-2022 will be a Sunday.

What is the eligibility criteria for the CLAT PG 2022 ?

To sit for the CLAT PG 2022 and secure a LLM seat in the participating NLUs, the minimum eligibility criteria will be as below :

1. An LL.B Degree or an equivalent examination with a minimum of Fifty percent (50%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI categories and Forty-Five percent (45%) of marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
2. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May 2022 are also eligible to apply. [LawMint note : Candidates who clear the CLAT PG 2022 may be provided with a provisional admission in the LLM programs, subject to obtaining the minimum eligibility marks in their LLB exams and producing the required documentation as per the deadline / cut-off dates specified by the individual NLUs where they have secured the seat.]
3. There is no upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT 2022.
4. In case of two or more candidates securing identical marks in the CLAT PG 2022, the following ‘Tie Breaker Rules’ will be used to allocate the All India Ranking :
   i. Higher age; (The candidate with the higher age will get a higher rank. Here, ‘higher rank’ will be a correspondingly lower AIR – with AIR – 1 being the highest rank.)
   ii. Computerized draw of lots. (If two or more candidates secure identical marks & are of the same age, computerized draw of lots will be used to allocate a higher rank.)

Which NLUs will participate in the CLAT PG 2022 and how many LLM seats will be available?

Twenty two (22) NLUs will participate in the CLAT PG 2022 and there will be around 700 LLM seats on offer across all these colleges.

The exact break-up and reservations will be published in the official notification for the exam; based on the reservation policies of the respective institutions.

Note that NLU Delhi will not be a part of this entrance examination, as they will conduct their own exam – the AILET PG LLM 2022.

The complete list of NLUs participating in the CLAT PG 2022 is as follows : NLSIU, Bengaluru; NALSAR, Hyderabad; NLIU, Bhopal; WBNUJS, Kolkata; NLU, Jodhpur; HNLU, Raipur; GNLU, Gandhinagar; RMLNLU, Lucknow; RGNUL, Punjab; CNLU, Patna; NUALS, Kochi; NLUO, Odisha; NUSRL, Ranchi; NLUJA, Assam; DSNLU, Visakhapatanam; TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli; MNLU, Mumbai; MNLU, Nagpur; MNLU, Aurangabad; HPNLU, Shimla; DNLU, Jabalpur; DBRANLU, Haryana.

What will be the syllabus for the CLAT PG 2022 LLM entrance ?

The PG-CLAT 2022 will emphasize on the comprehension abilities of the students. It will be of 120 minutes in duration, with one section *.

The CLAT PG 2022 will have 120 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

The paper will be based on the mandatory subjects of the undergraduate program and include Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law.

In short, the CLAT PG 2022 objective part will have a set of passages; with multiple choice questions based on the passage or on the topic of the passage. The passages may be case extracts, extracts from legal articles, journals or books. The context of the passages and the questions will be based on the mandatory standard LLB subjects. (As per the BCI prescribed common minimum LLB syllabus.)

* See next question for clarification on the possibility of the subjective section.

Will there be a Subjective / Essay section in the CLAT PG 2022 ?

In 2020 and 2021, the Consortium announced a subjective part for the CLAT PG exam. However, the same was dropped subsequently.

There is a possibility of a subjective / Essay part being introduced in the CLAT PG 2022 exam. We recommend that students should practice writing essays on general legal topics to prepare for the Subjective part.

What will be the design of the CLAT PG 2022 Objective Comprehension Passages and Questions ?

In the objective section of the PG-CLAT 2022, you will be provided extracts or passages from primary legal materials such as :

• important court decisions in various fields of law,
• statutes or regulations.
• book extracts
• passages from articles on legal topics

 

There were 12 passages with 10 questions each in 2020 and 20 passages with 6 questions each in 2021.

Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate the following aspects :

• Your ability to read and comprehend the issues discussed in the passage, as well as any arguments and viewpoints discussed or set out in the passage;
• Your awareness of the issues discussed in the passage, as well as of legal issues and facts related to and arising out of the passage and the judgment or statute from which it is extracted;
• Your ability to summarize the passage; and
• Your ability to apply your knowledge of the fields of law discussed in the passage.

How can you prepare for the CLAT PG 2022 ? What is the best preparation strategy for CLAT LLM 2022 exam ?

Since the type of passages or the source of passages cannot be predicted, students should prepare in a generic manner and solve as many mock tests and previous papers as possible.

Even the old pattern CLAT PG paper (the non comprehension type) are very useful in brushing up your legal knowledge.

As part of your preparations for the CLAT PG 2022, you should:

• Read and refresh your knowledge of important judgments, and try to discern various issues discussed in such judgments;
• Refresh your knowledge of important constitutional and legislative provisions, particularly those that may have been discussed in recent judgments;
• It would also be useful to ensure you are aware of historical case law and amendments related to such provisions, so that you have a more complete awareness of such provisions and the issues related to them;

Where can I download the CLAT PG previous question papers ?

We have included all the previous CLAT PG question papers and model questions in our online Mock Test and Previous Question paper series. See the next question for details.

What is included in the LawMint CLAT PG 2022 Mock Test and Previous Paper series ?

The complete details of the inclusions in our CLAT PG 2022 mock test and previous paper series is given below. The series will be updated further as per the official notification expected in December 2021.

All users with a active user account will have access to the latest edition of our mock test series. Access will be active for one year from the date of purchase.

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Authentic Feedback from previous LawMint users :

I got AIR 21 in CLAT PG. Thank you so much. Your mocks helped me a lot in my preparation 🙂 - Ayushi Jain

I have subscribed to your CLAT PG program and got AIR 36 in this year CLAT PG. I have also secured AIR 54 in AILET PG exam. I would like to thank you. Your mock paper really helps a lot - Shrashank Tripathi

I would like to thank you for the CLAT PG LLM COURSE. Practising mock tests there helped me in getting confidence and hence I was able to get AIR 45 in CLAT PG LLM - Akshay Awasthi

A year back, I relied on the IIT Kharagpur RGSOIPL mock test series by LawMint to prepare for my RGSOIPL entrance test. Few months back, I relied on your UGC NET Law series to prepare for UGC NET. I was the topper of the RGSOIPL entrance, and have cracked JRF in UGC NET. All thanks to LawMint - Anshuman Sahoo

"I got AIR 18 in CLAT PG and General Category rank 28 in AILET PG. I want to thank you for helping me practice well in controlled conditions from any place. It gave me a lot of confidence and I took the tests while travelling too. I also made it to IIT Kharagpur." - Vinodharani

"Lawmint has been of great help to me in securing AIR 25 in AILET PG and AIR 29 in CLAT PG examinations. The subjective and objective approach of the test series kept me up to date with the latest exam pattern." - Bhawna Nanda

"I, Nimmy Saira Zachariah joined you clat test series. I cleared AILET PG with 30th rank. Your test series were of immense help as it gave me clear idea of where my preparations stand thank you once again law mint." - Nimmy S Z

"Hey guys. Where do I start? If I thought that getting AIR 59 in Clat PG was it, then how wrong I was. With Lawmint now I have cracked UGC NET as well." - Joyanta Chakraborty

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