Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

www.clat.ac.in

COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

CLAT2015

Organising University

धम#सं& ापनाथा#य

धम#सं& ापनाथा#य

CLAT 2015 CORE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

1

S. No. Name of University Designation

1 Prof. (Dr.) Gurdip Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National

Law University (RMLNLU), LucknowConvener

2 Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India

University (NLSIU), BangaloreMember

3 Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, National Academy of Legal

Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, HyderabadMember

4 Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh, Director, The National Law Institute University (NLIU),

BhopalMember

5 Prof. (Dr.) P. Ishwara Bhat, Vice-Chancellor, The West Bengal National

University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), KolkataMember

6 Prof. (Dr.) Poonam Saxena, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University (NLU),

JodhpurMember

7 Prof. (Dr.) Sukh Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law

University (HNLU), RaipurMember

8 Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel, Director, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU),

GandhinagarMember

9 Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National

University of Law (RGNUL), PunjabMember

10 Prof. (Dr.) A. Lakshminath, Vice-Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University

(CNLU), PatnaMember

11 Prof. (Dr.) Rose Varghese, Vice-Chancellor, The National University of

Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), KochiMember

12 Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University

Odisha (NLUO), CuttackMember

13 Prof (Dr.) B.C. Nirmal, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Study and

Research in Law (NUSRL), RanchiMember

14 Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, National Law

University and Judicial Academy, Assam, (NLUJAA), GuwahatiMember

15 Prof. (Dr.) R.G.B. Bhagavath Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Damodaram Sanjivayya

National Law University, (DSNLU), VisakhapatnamMember

16 Prof. (Dr.) N. Murugavel, Vice-Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu National Law

School, (TNNLS), TiruchirappalliMember

CLAT 2015 IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

CLATCOMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

2015

2

S. No. Name of University Designation

1 Prof. (Dr.) Gurdip Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law

University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

Chairman

Mr. J. D. Gangwar, Joint Registrar, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law

University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

Convener

2 Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath, Registrar, National Law School of India University

(NLSIU), Bangalore

Member

3 Prof.(Dr.) V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, National Academy of Legal Studies and

Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

Member

4 Mr. Ravi Pande, Registrar In-Charge, The National Law Institute University

(NLIU), Bhopal

Member

5 Dr. R. Parameswaran, Registrar (Acting), The West Bengal National University of

Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

Member

6 Mr. Sohan Lal Sharma, Registrar, National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur Member

7 Mr. R.L. Masiya, Registrar In-Charge, Hidayatullah National Law University

(HNLU), Raipur

Member

8 Dr. Thomas Mathew, Registrar In-Charge, Gujarat National Law University

(GNLU)

Member

9 Prof. (Dr.) G.I.S. Sandhu, Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

(RGNUL), Punjab

Member

10 Dr. S. P. Singh, Registrar, Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna Member

11 Mr. Mahadev M.G., Registrar, The National University of Advanced Legal Studies

(NUALS), Kochi

Member

12 Dr. Dolly Jabbal, Registrar In-Charge, National Law University Odisha (NLUO),

Cuttack

Member

13 Dr. Narendra Narottam, Registrar(Officiating), National University of Study and

Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi

Member

14 Dr. Benarji Chakka, Registrar in Charge, National Law University and Judicial

Academy, Assam, (NLUJAA), Guwahati

Member

15 Prof. Pasala Sudhakar, Registrar, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law

University, (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam

Member

16 Prof. (Dr) M.S. Soundara Pandian, Registrar, The Tamil Nadu National Law

School, (TNNLS), Tiruchirappalli

Member

Note: There shall be a system of Nega!ve Marking wherein 0.25 marks

will be deducted for each of the wrong answer.

Subject areas with Weightage

English including Comprehension 40 Marks

General Knowledge and Current Affairs 50 Marks

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical

Ability)

20 Marks

Legal Aptitude 50 Marks

Logical Reasoning 40 Marks

About CLAT 2015

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a non-statutory body created for the convenience of the students seeking

admission to the various Law Universi!es in the Country under Memorandum of Underestandings (MoU). An entrance

test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of 'merit-cum-preference' to eachUniversity for admission to

their UG/PG programmes, as per the qualifica!ons, reserva!on and other condi!ons laid down under the respec!ve

Statutes of the par!cipa!ng Universi!es. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an all India entrance examina!on

conducted on rota!on by 16 Na!onal Law Universi!es (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate

degree programmes (LL.B. & LL.M.). The 16 par!cipa!ng NLUs in the order of their establishment are:

1. Na!onal Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

2. Na!onal Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

3. Na!onal Law Ins!tute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

4. The West Bengal Na!onal University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

5. Na!onal Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

6. Hidayatullah Na!onal Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

7. Gujarat Na!onal Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Na!onal Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

9. Rajiv Gandhi Na!onal University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)

10. Chanakya Na!onal Law University, Patna (CNLU)

11. Na!onal University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

12. Na!onal Law University Odisha, Cu$ ack (NLUO)

13. Na!onal University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

14. Na!onal Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwaha! (NLUJAA)

15. Damodaram Sanjivayya Na!onal Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)

16. The Tamil Nadu Na!onal Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)

The first CLAT Core Commi$ ee consis!ng of Vice-

Chancellors of the seven par!cipa!ng NLUs at that !me

decided that the test shall be conducted by rota!on in the

order of their establishment. Accordingly, the first

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was conducted in the

year 2008. At present there are 16 par!cipa!ng NLUs and

following the prac!ce the eighth Common Law Admission

Test (CLAT 2015) is being conducted by the Dr. Ram

Manohar Lohiya Na"onal Law University, Lucknow.

The Under-Graduate Programme

The Sixteen NLUs offer a five-year integrated under-

graduate law course leading to the award of B.A. LL.B.

(Hons.), B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.), B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), B.S.W. LL.B.

(Hons.), B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) degrees.

Eligibility

As per the respec!ve statutes of the par!cipa!ng

NLUs, to be eligible to appear in CLAT-2015, a candidate

should have obtained a Higher Secondary School/

Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent cer!ficate from a

recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in

aggregate (40% in case of SC/ST candidates) and should be

below 20 years of age as on 1 July 2015 (22 years in casest

of SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates).The

candidates who are appearing in March/April 2015 or have

appeared in the qualifying examina!on and are awai!ng

results are also eligible to appear in the test. However,

such candidates must submit the proof of having passed

the qualifying examina!on with the required percentage,

as the case may be, at the !me of admission, failing which,

the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the

Course.

Pa' ern of CLAT 2015 Ques"on Paper

3

ABOUT CLAT 2015

Exam Description

Total Marks 200

Number of multiple-choice

questions of one mark each

200

Duration of Examination Two hours

(02:00 hours)

CLATCOMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

2015

Exam Description

Maximum

Marks

150

Duration of

Examination

Two hours (02:00 hours)

Multiple-

Choice

Questions

150 questions of one mark each

Allocation of questions to be asked from

different areas of law:

1. Constitutional Law – 50

2. Jurisprudence – 50

3. Other law subjects such as – 50

Contract, Torts, Criminal Law,

International Law, Family Law ,

Property Law, IPR etc.

The different subject areas of the examina!on are

explained as under:

1. English including comprehension

The English sec!on will test the candidate's

proficiency in English based on comprehension passages

and grammar. In the comprehension sec!on, candidates

will be ques!oned on their understanding of the passage

and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc.

The grammar sec!on requires correc!on of incorrect

gramma!cal sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with

appropriate words, etc.

2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs

In this sec!on, the candidates will be tested on their

general awareness including sta!c general knowledge.

Ques!ons on current affairs will test candidates on their

knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as ma$ ers

featuring in the mainstream media between March 2014

and April 2015)

3. Mathema"cs

This sec!on will test candidate's knowledge on

elementary mathema!cs, i.e. mathema!cs up to Class X.

4. Legal Ap"tude

This sec!on will test candidate's interest towards

study of law, research ap!tude and problem solving ability.

Ques!ons will be framed with the help of legal

proposi!ons (described in the paper), and a set of facts to

which the said proposi!on has to be applied. Some

proposi!ons may not be "true" in the real sense (e.g. the

legal proposi!on may be that any person who speaks in a

movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie

will be banned from entering any movie theatre across

India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the

"truth" of these proposi!ons and answer the ques!ons

accordingly.

5. Logical Reasoning

The purpose of the logical reasoning sec!on is to test

the candidate's ability to iden!fy pa$ erns, logical links and

rec!fy illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of

logical reasoning ques!ons such as syllogisms, logical

sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will

not be tested.

Tie-Breaking

In the event of equal marks scored by two or more

candidates in the CLAT-2015, the !e will be broken by the

following procedure and order:

i. Higher marks in the sec!on of legal ap!tude in CLAT-

2015.

ii. Higher age.

iii. Computerized draw of lots.

The Post-Graduate Programme

The informa!on of the LL.M. degree course offered

at the various NLUs with the dura! on and the

specializa!ons have been provided in detail under the

sec!ons of each University. The candidates are also

advised to check the websites of the respec!ve

Universi!es from !me to !me to keep themselves

updated about the changes in the course structure and

other details.

Eligibility

To be eligible to appear in CLAT-2015, a candidate

should have obtained an LL.B./a five year integrated

LL.B./any other equivalent degree from a recognized

University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50%

in case of SC/ST candidates). The candidates who have

passed the qualifying degree examina!on through/

supplementary/compartment or repeat a$ empts are also

eligible for appearing in the test and taking admissions

provide that such candidates will have to produce the

proof of having passed the qualifying examina!on with the

requisite percentage of marks, as the case may be, on the

date of their admission or within the !me allowed by the

respec!ve Universi!es. The candidates who have

appeared or are appearing in the qualifying degree

examina!on by March/April 2015 are also eligible to

appear in the test. Such candidates may submit the final

results of the qualifying examina!on with the requisite

percentage, as the case may be, within the !me frame

prescribed by the respec!ve Universi!es and shall be

provided provisional admission only.

Pa' ern of CLAT 2015

4

Note: There shall be a system of Nega!ve Marking wherein 0.25

marks each will be deducted for each of the wrong answers to

Mul!ple Choice Ques!ons.

Tie-Breaking

In case of equal marks scored by two or more

candidates in the CLAT 2015, the !e will be broken in the

following procedure and order:

i. Higher age.

ii. Computerized draw of lots

Procedure for Applica"on

Applica"on Form and Informa"on

i. The CLAT-2015 Online Applica!on Form will be

accessible on the CLAT website (www.clat.ac.in)

from 1st January, 2015 to 31st March, 2015 along

with the e-Informa!on Brochure. No hard copy of

the Applica!on Form and Informa!on Brochure will

be sold.

ii. CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure (not the applica!on

form) will also be accessible from the respec!ve

website of all the par!cipa!ng NLUs.

Mode of Payment through CLAT 2015 Website

The online payment can be made through net-

banking, debit card, credit card etc. wherein the candidate

will have to bear the addi!onal bank transac!on costs for

remi* ng the fees through payment gateways.

For paying the fee offline through website, the

candidate will have to download the ' ' thatBank Challan

will be generated with the required informa!on, as filled

in by the candidate, and make the payment with

addi!onal bank charges at any branch of the ICICI Bank.

A)er making the requisite payment at the bank, the

candidate needs to fill-in the details of the asBank Challan

required at the relevant sec!on of the applica!on form.

CLAT 2015 Fee

l Fee to be remi$ ed while submi* ng the Applica!on

Form for Unreserved/OBC/PWD and other category

candidates is Rs. 4000/-(For SC/ST category

candidates: Rs. 3500/-) excluding the bank charges

or addi!onal transac!on costs for remi* ng the fees

online. The above applica!on fee includes cost of

online applica!on form and e-brochure.

l Counseling Fee a)er the declara!on of results:

Rs. 50,000 (excluding the bank charges or addi!onal

transac!on costs for remi* ng the fees online).

l Previous year Ques!on papers of CLAT shall be

available on the payment of Rs. 250/- in e-form only.

Mode of Applica"on

i. There is only one mode of applica!on (i.e. online)

which can be accessed by a candidate a)er

registering himself/herself on the CLAT website by

signing up & crea!ng a LOGIN ACCOUNT. The Online

Applica!on Form can be submi$ ed only from 1st

January, 2015 to 31st March, 2015 (11:59 p.m.). The

submi$ ed Online Applica!on Form in PDF format

and other details will be available and accessible in

the LOGIN ACCOUNT of the candidate.

ii. Copies of the filled in Online Applica"on Form or

uploaded cer"ficates/documents should not be

sent to the CLAT Office.

iii. The Hall-Ticket/Admit Card can be accessed /

downloaded by the candidate through the personal

LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidate is required to take

the printout of the Hall-Ticket / Admit Card to the

Examina"on Hall.

iv. Candidates applying must visit and carefully read the

instruc!ons given at the CLAT-2015 website

(www.clat.ac.in).

v. Incomplete applica!on or applica!on in any mode

other than online or applica!on a)er the last date

and !me shall not be considered. It shall be the

obliga!on of the candidate to fill the Online

Applica!on Form in a !mely manner. The Organizing

University, i.e. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Na!onal Law

University, Lucknow shall not be responsible in

anyway.

Documents to Be Uploaded during Online

Applica"on

The original cer!ficates/documents issued by the

competent authority as specified in the CLAT- 2015

Informa!on Brochure are to be submi$ ed to the allo$ ed

University only at the !me of admission. The relevant

photocopies of the cer!ficates/documents, photograph

and signatures of the candidate and parent/guardian need

not be a$ ested in support of one's claim for admission are

to be uploaded while filling the Online Applica!on Form.

i. The scanned photocopies of the documents to be

uploaded in the PDF/JPG format by all the

candidates are:

(a) BirthCer!ficate (If not available then Standard X

passing cer!ficate issued by a recognised Board or

Passport can be uploaded.

(b) Standard X Marksheet

(c) Qualifying Examina!on Marksheet/Cer!ficate such

as 10+2 or its equivalent examina!on cer!ficate

from a recognized Board (for UG Courses).

(d) Qualifying Examina!on Marksheet/Cer!ficate such

as LL.B. or its equivalent examina!on cer!ficate from

a recognized University (for PG Courses).

(e) Front facing Passport size photograph with clear

lenses (3.5 cms x 4.5 cms) [JPG Format, size 100 kb]

(f) Signature of candidate [JPG Format, size 100 kb]

(g) Signatureofparent/guardian[JPGFormat,size100kb]

ii. The scanned photocopies of the documents to be

uploaded in the PDF format by a candidate

depending on the applicability are:

(a) Latest Category Cer!ficate (SC/ST/OBC)

5

ABOUT CLAT 2015

CLATCOMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

2015

(b) Persons With Disability (P.W.D.) Cer!ficate

(c) Category cer!ficate like E.B.C.; B.C.; W.B.C.; D.F.F.;

S.E.B.C.; Ancestral residents of village Sidhuwal,

District Pa!ala; Son / Daughter of Defense Personnel

Deployed in U.P. or Defense Personnel of U.P. either

re!red or killed/ disabled in ac!on; Dependant of

Freedom Fighter of U.P. and Kashmiri Migrant.

(d) Cer!ficates in support of One's Claim for NRI/NRI

Sponsored Candidate.

(e) Domicile Cer!ficate in support of one's claim for

considera!on under State Quota

The cer!ficates/documents listed above are

essen!al requirements for admission to the UG and PG

courses. In addi!on to the above, the candidates may be

required to submit such other cer!ficates/documents as

may be specified by various Universi!es in their respec!ve

websites and also in the Instruc!ons for Admission to

UG/PG Programmes issued along with the List of Allo$ ed

Candidates from !me to !me. Further, the candidates will

also be required to submit Photocopies of the relevant

cer!ficates/documents as may be specified/ required by

the concerned universi!es.

Declara"on of Results

CLAT-2015 result will be published on 20th May 2015

on the CLAT Website (www.clat.ac.in) with an overall merit

list of candidates prepared according to their CLAT Score

along with their categories. In addi!on, state specific and

all India merit lists will be prepared for various categories

of candidates like-Unreserved/SC/ST/OBC/Women/PWD

etc. The candidates will be able to access the results

through their personal LOGIN ACCOUNT.

Admission to the U.G. Programme

1. The merit list-cum-preference will be the basic

principle of admission for CLAT-2015 and the

allotment of candidates to various NLUs will be

based on the same. Hence, an online counseling

would take place a)er the announcement of the

CLAT-2015 results from 21st May 2015, wherein the

candidates will be able to mark the preferences of

the NLUs for admission within the s!pulated period

men!oned in the schedule.

2. The specified number of the candidates from various

categories will be allowed to par!cipate in the online

counselling against the actual seats available with

the par!cipa!ng NLUs, by logging in to the personal

LOGIN ACCOUNT created by them at the !me of

registra!on and deposi!ng the adjustable fees of

Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fi)y Thousand only) either

online/offline by bank challan through the website.

3. The candidates seriously interested in taking

admission must deposit the required fees so as to

be considered against the seats available with an

NLU. The candidates failing to deposit the required

fees through the website with the CLAT Office by

the specified date will forfeit their right to be

considered for admission in future and their names

will be dropped from the CLAT Merit List.

4. The university-wise first provisional allotment list

based on merit-cum-preference will be published on

the CLAT Website. The list will also be made available

to the respec!ve par!cipa!ng Universi!es.

5. The provisionally selected candidates allo$ ed to

various NLUs will have to reserve their seats within a

s!pulated period at this stage by logging in to the

personal LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidates will be

provided with three op!ons viz.,

(a) I hereby take admission with the allo$ ed university

and do not want my candidature to be considered for

the next higher preference (This op!on can be

availed only once), or

(b) I hereby take admission with the allo$ ed university

and also want my candidature to be considered for

the next higher preference, or

(c) I hereby do not want to take part in the admission

process.

Any of the above op!ons exercised by the candidate

will be treated as final and irrevocable. Pursuant to the

exercise of op!on 5 (b), by the candidate, if the candidate

is upgraded to his/her next higher preference; no request

for the downward movement shall be entertained. The

candidates failing to reserve their seat through the

website with the CLAT Office by the specified date will

forfeit their right to be considered for admission in future

and their names will be dropped from the CLAT Merit List.

6. A list of waitlisted candidates will also be issued

along with the Provisional Allotment List, from the

specified list of candidates who had undertaken the

counseling a)er remi* ng the fees. The comprehensive

list will be prepared by picking up candidates

propor!onately from various categories such as

Unreserved/SC/ST/OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI etc. both

from the All India and State (Domicile) category of

candidates.

7. If required, the CLAT Office will publish three more

!mes the Subsidiary List of candidates allo$ ed to

various Universi!es against the actual le)out seats.

8. A)er deposi!ng the required amount of fees and

taking part in the counselling session with the CLAT

office by the s!pulated date, if the waitlisted

candidates fail to get a seat in any of the Universi!es

due to non-availability of vacancy, the en!re amount

of Rs. 50,000/- deposited by such candidates will be

refunded to them without any deduc!on.

9. If the candidates in the specified list for par!cipa!on

in counselling do not deposit the required amount of

fees (i.e. Rs. 50,000/-) in adequate numbers for being

6

considered against probable vacancies, if any, in

future, and if the list of such candidates gets

exhausted and some vacancies s! l l remain

therea)er, then a fresh counselling session will be

undertaken by the CLAT Office.

10. A)er the candidates are finally allo$ ed to various

Universi!es, the candidates will be required to

approach the allo$ ed Universi!es with the balance

amount towards the admission fees and the relevant

cer!ficates/documents in original issued by the

competent authority in support of the various claims

made by the candidates, during the scheduled

periods given in the CLAT-2015 Calendar and

complete the admission formali!es. The cer!ficates

in original will be checked by the respec!ve

universi!es at the !me of their admission. For

detailed informa!on/update about the dates kindly

check the CLAT Calender on the second last page of

the e-informa!on brochure.

11. T h e c a n d i d a te n o t h av i n g t h e r e q u i r e d

cer"ficates/documents in original and failing to

sa"sfy the eligibility requirements will not be

allowed to take admission by the concerned

Universi" es. Hence, the candidates seeking

admission under various categories - especially those

belonging to the reserved categories such as

SC/ST/OBC/PWD/DFF/NRI and the Unreserved

category candidates seeking admission under State

Domicile category - will be required to obtain in

advance the relevant and authen"c cer"ficates/

documents from the competent authori"es and

produce the same at the "me of admission.

12. Those candidates who fail to report to the

Universi!es and complete the admission formali!es

as per CLAT-2015 Calendar will forfeit their claim for

admission and their seats will be filled-up by the

University by following its own procedure and not by

the CLAT Office. The respec!ve Universi!es will be

repor!ng the details of admission against the First

Allotment list to the CLAT Office by 28th June 2015

including the number of vacancies that might remain

due to non-repor!ng of the candidates allo$ ed

under the Actual Allotment List. This would help the

CLAT Office make the declara!on of the next

allotment list with upgradated and wait listed

candidates and complete theon 1st July 2015

admission process upto 4th July, 2015. For detailed

informa!on/update about the dates kindly check the

CLAT Calender.

13. While the candidates will be required to pay the

balance amount of fees to the allo$ ed Universi!es at

the !me of comple!ng the admission formali!es, the

adjustable amount of Rs. 50,000/- deposited with

the CLAT Office will be transferred to the respec!ve

Universi!es a)er the comple!on of the admission

process.

14. The candidates withdrawing from the admission

process a)er 19th June, 2015 will be refunded the

amount by the CLAT Office a)er deduc!ng the

processing charge of Rs. 10,000/-.

Admission to the P.G. Programme

The admissions to the PG programmes through CLAT-

2015 will be done in a centralized manner from the CLAT

Office a)er the counseling session, as men!oned above

for the UG programmes, by allo* ng seats based on the

merit cum preference of the candidates furnished during

the counseling session. The candidates will be allowed to

par!cipate in the online counseling session by deposi!ng

the adjustable fees of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fi)y Thousand

Only) through the website with the CLAT Office.

Important Points to Be Noted By the

Candidates

1. Informa!on regarding details of intake, reserva!on

and the courses offered along with the fee structure

is available in the CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure

which can be seen on the CLAT-2015 website and the

websites of the par!cipa!ng NLUs. The candidates

are therefore advised to carefully go through the

rules and fee structures of par!cipa!ng NLUs before

filling the applica!on form for UG as well as PG

courses, and for the NRI/NRI Sponsored and Foreign

Na!onal seats.

2. Informa!on in the Informa!on Brochure regarding

intake, reserva!on, courses offered and the subjects

taught at various levels including the areas of

specializa!on, etc. are given in brief. For detailed

informa!on, the candidates are required to take a

look at the informa!on provided in the websites of

the par!cipa!ng NLUs.

3. There shall be a centralised admission process for

CLAT-2015 on the basis of merit cum preference. All

admission shall centrally done through the

organising universi!es, i.e. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya

Na!onal Law University, Lucknow. The informa!on

rela!ng to various dates of admission shall be placed

on CLAT-2015 website (www.clat.ac.in) from !me to

!me.

4. Defini!on of disability for the purpose of admission

shall be in accordance with Persons with Disabili!es

(Equal Opportuni!es, Protec!on of Rights and Full

Par!cipa!on) Act, 1995. Disability in the Act is

defined to include: Blindness, low vision, leprosy

cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor disability,

mental retarda!on or illness. A candidate will have to

produce disability cer!ficate from the competent

authority in accordance with the provisions of the

Persons with Disabili!es (Equal Opportuni!es,

7

ABOUT CLAT 2015

CLATCOMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST

2015

desirous of taking admission to any course in any of

the par!cipa!ng NLUs may directly contact the

concerned University having seats for foreign

na!onals.

10. In the event of insufficient number of candidates

op!ng to appear from a par!cular Test Centre, the

Convener, CLAT-2015, reserves the right to cancel

such a centre and shi) the applicants to another

nearby centre or to a centre according to the

candidate's second or third preference.

11. Informa!on such as the category of candidate, the

centre of the Entrance Test and the preferences for

various universi!es submi$ ed by the candidates

through Online Applica!on Mode shall be final and

will not be changed therea)er.

12. Allotment of seats will be made on merit-cum-

preference basis according to the informa!on

furnished in the Online Applica!on Form and during

the Counseling Session, the candidates are required

to read the instruc!ons carefully and furnish correct

and authen!c informa!on. In case the informa!on

furnished at any stage of admission process is found

false or incorrect or there is any discrepancy or

mismatch between the informa!on furnished by the

candidate at the relevant sec! on and the

cer!ficates/documents produced at the !me of

admission, the provisional admission offered to the

candidate shall be cancelled as per the declara!on

given in the Online Applica!on Form and at other

relevant places without assigning any further reason.

13. The basic principle of admission through CLAT-2015

is merit-cum-preference. However, if a candidate, at

any stage of the allotment process, wants to forego

his claim for the next higher preference and wants to

stay with and take admission in the allo$ ed

University, or wants to quit the admission process,

he/she will be given the op!on to do so. To exercise

this op!on, the candidate will have to men!on the

same within the prescribed !me limit. However, this

op!on exercised once by the candidate will be

treated as final and irrevocable, and the candidate

will be deemed to have been admi$ ed in the

University opted by him/her or to be out of the

admission process, as the case may be.

14. All offers of admission by CLAT-2015 shall be

provisional and shall not create any right of

admission in favour of a candidate. The organizing

university wil l not be responsible for any

inconvenience caused or expenditure incurred by

the candidate on travel and stay, etc.

15. During the counseling session, it will be mandatory

for all candidates to indicate their order of

preference for all the par!cipa!ng Universi!es for

the UG/PG programme. Choices ones indicated will

Protec!on of Rights and Full Par!cipa!on) Act, 1995,

at the !me of admission.

5. Candidates with disabili!es appearing in the

Common Law Admission Test shall be en!tled to an

addi!onal !me of 40 minutes.

6. The candidates having impairment and those who

require a scribe to write the test should in!mate the

same at the relevant sec! on in the Online

Applica!on Form, ci!ng reasonable cause and

a$ aching a$ ested photocopies (by a Gaze$ ed

Officer) of the relevant suppor!ng documents such

as:

(a) A cer!ficate of impairment from the competent

authority

(b) A statement indica!ng whether the scribe will be

brought by the candidate or to be arranged by the

CLAT authori!es. The educa!onal qualifica!on of the

scribe should be at least one standard lower than

10+2.

(c) A declara!on from the candidates that they will not

request at any point of !me the scribe to help them

with the answers other than the normal process of

reading the ques!ons and helping them click the

correct answer. Further if they are bringing their own

scribe, they will have to declare that the selected

scribe fulfils all the pre-requisites.

(d) Documentary evidence regarding the educa!onal

qualifica!on of the scribe (e.g. school cer!ficate or

school iden!ty card).

(e) A declara!on from the scribe (if brought by the

candidate) that the scribe complies with the

prerequisites and he/she will not in any way help the

candidate answer any ques!on in the paper, apart

from his/her regular duty of reading out the

ques!ons and clicking the correct answers.

7. For details rela!ng to the admission of NRI/NRI

sponsored candidates and the number of seats

available for them, please see the informa!on

provided by the par!cipa!ng NLUs in the CLAT-2015

Informa!on Brochure and their respec!ve websites.

NRI status/NRI Sponsorship cer!ficate shall be

required to be submi$ ed by the candidate at the

!me of admission in the concerned par!cipa!ng

university in the format as prescribed by the

university.

8. Some of the Universi!es will admit the NRI

candidates directly whereas others will do it through

CLAT-2015. Please carefully read the informa!on

provided by the par!cipa!ng NLUs on the subject in

the CLAT-2015 Informa!on Brochure and on the

CLAT-2015 website (www.clat.ac.in).

9. Only Indian na!onals/NRIs are allowed to appear in

the CLAT-2015. Foreign na!onals are not permi$ ed

to appear in CLAT-2015. The foreign na!onals

8

not be changed later. If a candidate fails to indicate

his/her order of preference by s!pulated date as

no!fied in the CLAT-2015 Calendar, such candidate

will lose their right to par!cipate in the admission

process.

16. The first indica!ve seat alloca!on list may comprise

of some addi!onal seats over and above the total

available seats among the par!cipa!ng universi!es

of CLAT-2015. All these candidates shall be required

to deposit the counselling fee to enable them to

par!cipate in the counselling process.If any

candidates does not deposit the counselling fee by

the s!pulated date he/she will lose his/her right to

par!cipate in the admission process.

17. The candidates taking part in the counselling session

a)er deposi!ng the required amount of fee by the

s!pulated date and whose name appears in the

wai!ng list, and later, if such candidates fails to get a

seat in any of the university due to non-availability of

vacancy, the en!re amount of Rs. 50,000/- deposited

such candidates will be refunded to him/her without

any deduc!on.

18. In order to claim the benefit of reserva!on under the

State quota (based on one's domicile), the candidate

must produce the original cer! ficates (i.e.

SC/ST/OBC/EBC/BC/PWD/Dependents of Freedom

Fighters/Dependents of Defense Personnel etc. and

Domicile Cer!ficate) issued by the competent

authority as required under the rules of the concerned

State Government at the !me of admission. The

scanned copy of the same is also to be uploaded

along with the online applica!on form.

19. In order to claim the benefit of reserva!on under All

India SC/ST/OBC/PWD Category, candidates must

produce the caste cer!ficates/respec!ve cer!ficates

as prescribed by the Government of India at the !me

of admission. The scanned copy of the same be

uploaded along with the online applica!on form.

20. As per the Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of

India) Guidelines, Overseas Ci!zen of India (OCI) and

Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Card holders are

en!tled to the benefit of "Parity with Non-Resident

Indians (NRIs) in respect of economic, financial and

educa!onal fields except in rela!on to acquisi!on of

agricultural or planta!on proper!es. No parity shall

be allowed in the sphere of poli!cal rights."

Accordingly, the PIO and OCI Card holders will be

eligible for admission under the NRI seats available in

some of the member Na!onal Law Universi!es. Such

candidates can upload the scanned copy of the

Overseas Ci!zen of India (OCI)/Persons of Indian

Origin (PIO) documents issued to them by the

Competent Authority at the relevant sec!on.

Abbrevia"ons

S.T. – Scheduled Tribe

B.C. – Backward Classes

S.C. – Scheduled Caste

W.B.C. – Women of Backward Classes

O.B.C. – Other Backward Class

D.F.F. – Dependent of Freedom Fighters

P.W.D. – Persons with Disability

S.E.B.C. – Socially and Educa!onally Backward Classes

E.B.C. – Extremely Backward Classes

O.E.C. – Other Eligible Communi!es

N.R.I. – Non Resident Indian

P.I.O. – Persons of Indian Origin

O.C.I. – Overseas Ci!zen of India

9

ABOUT CLAT 2015