Q : What is the the age limit of doing a 3 year LLB course in India recognised by BCI?
Ans :
As of today . . . (25th April )
There is no age limit for the 3 year or 5 year LLB across India.
Though an age limit was introduced by the BCI, it was struck down by the court and it is not expected to come back anytime soon.
If an upper age limit is introduced in the future, it would be prospective, i.e. affect new admissions and not retrospective, i.e. will not affect students already enrolled.
And there is no upper age limit for State Bar Council enrollment or the Bar Exam . . .
Considering that there is no age limit for LLB and no age limit for the Bar exam or Bar council enrollment, we can say that there is no age limit on becoming an Advocate in India.
Q : Is there any upper age limit, or any other limit, for applying in the CLAT for an L.L.B. ?
Ans :
As of today . . . (25th April )
There is no age limit for the 3 year or 5 year LLB across India.
Though an age limit was introduced by the BCI, it was struck down by the court and it is not expected to come back anytime soon.
If an upper age limit is introduced in the future, it would be prospective, i.e. affect new admissions and not retrospective, i.e. will not affect students already enrolled.
Considering that there is no age limit for LLB and no age limit for the Bar exam or Bar council enrollment, we can say that there is no age limit on becoming an Advocate in India.
Q : How difficult can it be to get into a post grad college in law?
Ans :
There are three ways to taking up an LLM course . . .
[1] Without any entrance exam – There are many tier-3 and some tier-2 Law Colleges across India, where admission is done on a first-come-first-admitted basis.
No entrance exam. Just meet the minimum criteria in terms of your previous academics and pay the fees. The basic eligibility will be 50% in your LLB. (45% for reserved categories)
Some even have a Distance education LLM programs.
[2] With entrance exam – there are tier 2 & tier 1 colleges that have their own entrance exam and in some states there is a common entrance exam for Law Courses across many participating colleges – tier 2 & 3.
For example, the Andhra Pradesh – AP PGLCET, Telangana – TS PGLCET, Kerala CEE , DU LLM entrance exam etc.
Bulk of the seats are filled through the exams, but there will usually be a ‘Management quota’ of seats with higher fees in private colleges that participate in these common entrance process.
Basic eligibility here is usually LLB with at least 50% or 55% (depending on the institute rules), with some relaxation for reserved categories.
[3] Through CLAT – CLAT is the common entrance exam for the National Law Schools / National Law Universities across India.
Basic eligibility is 55% in LLB (50% for reserved categories.)
Note : NLU Delhi and HPNLU Shimla do not participate in the CLAT as they have their own separate exam, eligibility is similar to CLAT.
Q : Is there any age limit to do 3-year LLB course in India?
Ans :
As of today . . . (25th April )
There is no age limit for the 3 year or 5 year LLB across India.
Though an age limit was introduced by the BCI, it was struck down by the court and it is not expected to come back anytime soon.
If an upper age limit is introduced in the future, it would be prospective, i.e. affect new admissions and not retrospective, i.e. will not affect students already enrolled.
Considering that there is no age limit for LLB and no age limit for the Bar exam or Bar council enrollment, we can say that there is no age limit on becoming an Advocate in India.
Q : What are good coaching institutes in Pune for cracking the CLAT for an LLM degree?
Ans :
You may need coaching for CLAT, but not the the CLAT LLM :
This is a very long answer, copy-pasted from my answer(s) to similar questions . . .
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
The question poster then asked . . . Would it be possible to crack clat PG by studying only for a month?
Yes. Absolutely possible. If the paper had ‘subjective’ part, I would have had my reservations. But the advantage the CLAT LLM paper is :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.)
(4) A significant number of questions are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.)
So, the answer to your question is ‘Yes’.
What’s the approach?
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 5 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have published the
Q : What rank should I aim for in the CLAT (LLM) to get into PSUs in India? I am a female that belongs to the general category, by the way.
Ans :
Copy -pasting & editing my answer to a similar question :
You cannot exactly predict a rank; You just need to prepare well, give it your best shot and hope for a high AIR.
Let’s do some quick analysis . . .
Looking at last year’s results 5475 candidates appeared for the exam and the AIR 1 was at 125 marks and the AIR 5475 was at minus 4.75 marks. (since CLAT has negative marking.)
Now, there are 632 PG seats through the CLAT PG and there will be around 50 PSU posts recruited through the CLAT PG.
So, a ranking of around 700 or higher should get you a PG seat somewhere or a PSU post.
However, PSU posts are quite attractive to a number of students; so the higher the rank the better. Though I don’t have any numbers / data – I would expect the PSU posts to get closed within AIR 250. (Apart from the CLAT ranking, there will also be GD, Interview etc. for PSU posts)
Last year’s ONGC cut-offs were :
Category Cut-off Score
UR 109.25
OBC 98.75
SC 90.25
ST 91.50
PWD (VH) 81.25
Bottom-line : Aim at scoring an AIR of within 250* or higher for a best shot at a PSU job.
(* Assuming that not all the top ranker in the CLAT LLM will apply for PSU jobs)
We have published an update on the PSUs recruiting through the CLAT PG .
You can read the article here :
Q : I have not studied anything for CLAT LLM yet. What all can be done in the final hours?
Ans :
This is a very long answer, copy-pasted from my answer(s) to similar questions . . .
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
The question poster then asked . . . Would it be possible to crack clat PG by studying only for a month?
Yes. Absolutely possible. If the paper had ‘subjective’ part, I would have had my reservations. But the advantage the CLAT LLM paper is :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.)
(4) A significant number of questions are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.)
So, the answer to your question is ‘Yes’.
What’s the approach?
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 6 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
6. In which of the following judgment, the scope of writ of Habeas Corpus was widened?
(a) D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, (1998 SC)
(b) Sheela Barse v. Union of India, (1983 SC)
(c) Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, (1978 SC)
(d) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, (1987 SC)
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have published the
Q : Is it advisable to take coaching for CLAT LLM? If yes, what are some good coaching centers in Noida?
Ans :
You may need coaching for CLAT, but not the the CLAT LLM :
This is a very long answer, copy-pasted from my answer(s) to similar questions . . .
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
The question poster then asked . . . Would it be possible to crack clat PG by studying only for a month?
Yes. Absolutely possible. If the paper had ‘subjective’ part, I would have had my reservations. But the advantage the CLAT LLM paper is :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.)
(4) A significant number of questions are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.)
So, the answer to your question is ‘Yes’.
What’s the approach?
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 6 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have published the
Q : What are the tips to crack CLAT LLM such as how to start for beginners and what kind of books to be referred?
Ans :
(This answer is repeated – edited from my answers to other similar questions)
The approach to the CLAT LLM paper is somewhat different from the approach to CLAT UG :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.
(4) A significant number of questions (75% to 85%) are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams like the CLAT LLM.
What’s the approach?
The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 5 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
Are you buying the right material ?
If you are buying printed books, do check and reconfirm if you are buying CLAT books or CLAT PG books.
Some of the links suggested on a website seem to be the CLAT (LLB) entrance books. (Some students order the CLAT books assuming that the PG question papers are included.)
Q : How should I prepare for CLAT LLM? I still have 1 year left.
Ans :
Are you buying the right material ?
If you are buying printed books, do check and reconfirm if you are buying CLAT books or CLAT PG books.
The links suggested by the other answers seem to be the CLAT (LLB) entrance books. (Some students order the CLAT books assuming that the PG question papers are included.)
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 75% ~ 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
Q : Where can I get the question paper of the CLAT (LLM) 2016 and 2017?
Ans :
Previous question papers . . .
At
Q : Is the CLAT LLM tough? How much time is needed for preparation?
Ans :
This is a very long answer, copy-pasted from my answer(s) to similar questions . . .
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
The question poster then asked . . . Would it be possible to crack clat PG by studying only for a month?
Yes. Absolutely possible. If the paper had ‘subjective’ part, I would have had my reservations. But the advantage the CLAT LLM paper is :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.)
(4) A significant number of questions are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.)
So, the answer to your question is ‘Yes’.
What’s the approach?
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning .
Look at most of the questions from the previous exams; Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated and full-time practice is good enough.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have published the
Q : What is the safe CLAT LLM score in order to get selection in the PSUs?
Ans :
Copy -pasting & editing my answer to a similar question :
You cannot exactly predict a rank; You just need to prepare well, give it your best shot and hope for a high AIR.
Let’s do some quick analysis . . .
Looking at last year’s results 5475 candidates appeared for the exam and the AIR 1 was at 125 marks and the AIR 5475 was at minus 4.75 marks. (since CLAT has negative marking.)
Now, there are 632 PG seats through the CLAT PG and there will be around 50 PSU posts recruited through the CLAT PG.
So, a ranking of around 700 or higher should get you a PG seat somewhere or a PSU post.
However, PSU posts are quite attractive to a number of students; so the higher the rank the better. Though I don’t have any numbers / data – I would expect the PSU posts to get closed within AIR 250. (Apart from the CLAT ranking, there will also be GD, Interview etc. for PSU posts)
Last year’s ONGC cut-offs were :
Category Cut-off Score
UR 109.25
OBC 98.75
SC 90.25
ST 91.50
PWD (VH) 81.25
Bottom-line : Aim at scoring an AIR of within 250* or higher for a best shot at a PSU job.
(* Assuming that not all the top ranker in the CLAT LLM will apply for PSU jobs)
We have published an update on the PSUs recruiting through the CLAT PG .
You can read the article here :
Q : How should I prepare for CLAT LLM examination?
Ans :
(This answer is repeated – edited from my answers to other similar questions)
The approach to the CLAT LLM paper is somewhat different from the approach to CLAT UG :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.
(4) A significant number of questions (75% to 85%) are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams like the CLAT LLM.
What’s the approach?
The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 5 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
Are you buying the right material ?
If you are buying printed books, do check and reconfirm if you are buying CLAT books or CLAT PG books.
Some of the links suggested on a website seem to be the CLAT (LLB) entrance books. (Some students order the CLAT books assuming that the PG question papers are included.)
Q : I want to appear for the LLM entrance 2019 in DU, but my final result in a BA LLB in CU will come during August 2019. Will it create a problem for admission if I am on the merit list in 2019?
Ans :
IMHO. Yes . . .
(But you will need to reconfirm with the University authorities)
Going by precedent, the DU LLM academic session commences from mid July.
You can take the entrance exam, since the application form will have an option for ‘Results awaited’ in the qualifying exam marks section.
But there is a cut-off date by when the results have to be submitted to confirm the admission; which would be before start of the academic season and Aug 2019 sounds like it will be quite late after the academic session starts.
In fact, the Aug 2019 results schedule might cause an issue with most major LLM entrance exams.
Since you are aware that this issue might crop up, might as well plan for it in advance. Assume that you will have to wait for a year before you take up LLM and use this interval to :
[1] Prepare for & clear your AIBE – Bar Exam in Dec 2019
[2] Prepare for various LLM entrance exams, including the CLAT PG and DU LLM
[3] Take up certification exams like Insolvency professional
[4] Start preparing for the UGC NET exam if you are interested in an academic career
Q : If a student is getting 78.75 in CLAT PG Entrance 2017, what are the probable colleges heshe can get? Is shehe eligible for RGNUL, Patiala?
Ans :
Copy -pasting & editing my answer to a similar question. This includes the PSU roles also since the candidates who opt for jobs will not opt for NLU seats.
So the total number of opportunities in CLAT PG will be total number of seats + total number of PSU roles.
Let’s do some quick analysis . . .
Looking at last year’s results 5475 candidates appeared for the exam and the AIR 1 was at 125 marks and the AIR 5475 was at minus 4.75 marks. (since CLAT has negative marking.)
Now, there are 632 PG seats through the CLAT PG and there will be around 50 PSU posts recruited through the CLAT PG.
So, a ranking of around 700 or higher should get you a PG seat somewhere or a PSU post.
However, PSU posts are quite attractive to a number of students; so the higher the rank the better. Though I don’t have any numbers / data – I would expect the PSU posts to get closed within AIR 250. (Apart from the CLAT ranking, there will also be GD, Interview etc. for PSU posts)
Last year’s ONGC cut-offs were :
Category Cut-off Score
UR 109.25
OBC 98.75
SC 90.25
ST 91.50
PWD (VH) 81.25
Bottom-line : Aim at scoring an AIR of within 300 or higher for a best shot at a PSU job.
If a student is getting 78.75/150 in CLAT PG Entrance
That would translate into an AIR of 823 to 831; which is probably not adequate to bag a NLU seat in the General category.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have a
Q : Which PSUs are expected to recruit a Legal Post through the score of the CLAT- (PG)?
Ans :
Copy-pasting my answer from a related question . . .
We have published an update (as on 19th Apr ) on the PSUs recruiting through the CLAT PG .
You can read the article here :
Q : Is it mandatory to appear for all India bar council examination if I want to be an advocate?
Ans :
Yes.
If you have completed your LLB and wish to practice as an Advocate:
– you have to enroll with the State Bar Council.
– start practicing as a Advocate.
– clear the All India Bar Exam within two years of enrollment.
What happens if you have not cleared the AIBE within 2 years from your initial enrollment with the state Bar Council ?
You will have to pause practice when you complete two years from the date of State Bar Council enrollment, you will have to clear the exam before you recommence practice.
As of now, there are no restrictions in terms of age for enrollment with the State Bar council.
There are also no restrictions in terms of age or number of attempts for clearing the All India Bar Exam.
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Q : Which is the best coaching centre for the LLM entrace exam in Delhi? How good does anyone have to score to get selected for the PSUs?
Ans :
Copy-pasting my answers from two different questions . . . to answer your question.
How good does anyone have to score to get selected for the PSUs?
Let’s do some quick analysis . . .
Looking at last year’s results 5475 candidates appeared for the CLAT LLM exam in and the AIR 1 was at 125 marks and the AIR 5475 was at minus 4.75 marks. (since CLAT has negative marking.)
Now, there are 632 PG seats through the CLAT PG and there will be around 50 PSU posts recruited through the CLAT PG.
So, a ranking of around 700 or higher should get you a PG seat somewhere.
However, PSU posts are quite attractive to a number of students; so the higher the rank the better. Though I don’t have any numbers / data – I would expect the PSU posts to get closed within AIR 250.
Not all the top-rankers in the CLAT LLM will apply for the PSU roles and also, a top rank alone goes not guarantee a PSU job since apart from the CLAT ranking, there will also be GD, Interview etc.
Last year’s ONGC cut-offs were :
(Tabulate them to the AIR and you should get the cut-off AIR as well for ONGC)
Category Cut-off Score
UR 109.25
OBC 98.75
SC 90.25
ST 91.50
PWD (VH) 81.25
Bottom-line : Aim at scoring an AIR of within 250 or higher for a best shot at a PSU job.
We have published an update on the PSUs recruiting through the CLAT PG .
You can read the article here :
Q : How do I prepare comprehensively for CLAT LLM without any coaching?
Ans :
You may need coaching for CLAT, but not the the CLAT LLM :
This is a very long answer, copy-pasted from my answer(s) to similar questions . . .
First of all, the CLAT PG LLM entrance exam is a multiple choice objective type exam based on the entire LLB syllabus. But the crucial topics are Jurisprudence & Constitutional law – which together account for 2/3rd of the exam (66%).
Extensive theory is not the best way to prepare for multiple choice based exams. The ideal approach would be to solve as many MCQs as possible, covering the entire syllabus, with focus on the critical areas and solve all the previous papers you can find.
Solve at least two mock tests every day and after you have finished, re-attempt the ones from the previous day till you can blindly click on the right answer without thinking too much.
After all, almost 85% of the questions are repeats / variants from previous years or derived from ‘important questions’ from other similar exams.
The question poster then asked . . . Would it be possible to crack clat PG by studying only for a month?
Yes. Absolutely possible. If the paper had ‘subjective’ part, I would have had my reservations. But the advantage the CLAT LLM paper is :
(1) It is completely an objective paper
(2) There are no ‘analytical’ / ‘quants’ / ‘reasoning’ based questions
(3) A bulk of the questions emphasize more on memory & recognition skills (e.g. Which article says this . . . Which case is for what . . . What Salmond / Austin / Hart or Holmes said etc.)
(4) A significant number of questions are repeated / variations / adapted from previous exams or from other similar exams.)
So, the answer to your question is ‘Yes’.
What’s the approach?
Complete 2 (or preferably 3 or more) mock tests every day. Review the results carefully and make a note of the questions you got wrong and memorize the correct answers.
Repeat the process every day till you circle back to the first set of mock tests and just keep repeating the cycle.
In around 10 – 15 days, you will have become familiar with a bulk of the ‘important’ questions; and you will know the answer by instinct and your scores will start going up.
Most of the LLM entrance questions don’t need any explanation or reasoning . For example, look at the first 6 questions from CLAT PG listed below.
Once you know & remember the correct answer, you can answer these questions & any variations thereof.
1. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision given by the shall be final:
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister.
2. Part IX-B of the Constitution of India dealing with the ‘Co-operative Societies’ was inserted by:
(a) The Constitution (Ninety Fifth Amendment) Act, 2009
(b) The Constitution (Ninety Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012
(c) The Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act, 2005
(d) The Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
3. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Which provision of the Constitution of India deals with the representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People?
(a) Article 331
(b) Article 332
(c) Article 333
(d) Article 330.
5. In State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai, 2003 SC the Supreme Court of India held:
(a) Right to speedy trial is part and parcel of Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution
(b) It is obligatory on the employer to compute the family pension and offer the same to the widow even without making a claim on her part
(c) Where lawyers boycott or are on strike it is the duty of the court to carry on with court proceedings
(d) Recording of evidence through Vedio- conferencing so long the accused and/or his pleader are present while recording is as per “procedure established by law” and hence valid.
6. In which of the following judgment, the scope of writ of Habeas Corpus was widened?
(a) D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, (1998 SC)
(b) Sheela Barse v. Union of India, (1983 SC)
(c) Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, (1978 SC)
(d) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, (1987 SC)
So, if the objective is to score high marks in the CLAT PG LLM, yes, one month of dedicated practice is good enough.
If you are appearing in the CLAT PG , we have published the
