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CLAT 2023 LLM Exam Pattern & Syllabus: Marking Scheme, Preparation and Books

CLAT 2023 LLM Exam Pattern & Syllabus is released by The Consortium of NLUs on the official website. The syllabus for CLAM 2023 LLM includes topics like constitutional law, jurisprudence, administrative law, laws of contract, torts, family law, criminal law, property law. CLAT 2023 LLM exam is going to have 120 questions. As per the marking scheme, 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted with every incorrect answer. Check CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern

  • CLAT 2023 LLM is going to be conducted on December 18, 2022. Check CLAT 2023 Exam Dates
  • Candidates have 2 hours to complete the exam, which mainly includes objective-type, passage-based questions.
  • Thorough preparation about important judgments and constitutional and legislative provisions relating to recent judgments should be done by the candidates appearing in CLAT 2023 LLM. Check CLAT 2023 Preparation
CLAT LLM Exam Pattern

CLAT LLM 2023 Exam Pattern

Mentioned below is CLAT LLM 2023 Exam Pattern

Mode Offline - Pen and Paper
Duration 120 Minutes (2 Hours)
Sections Objective/ Passage-based Questions
Nature of Questions MCQ/ Essay Type
Number of Questions 120 questions
Medium English only
CLAT LLM Marking Scheme

CLAT LLM 2023 Marking Scheme

Given below is the marking scheme for CLAT LLM 2023

Parameters Marks Awarded
Total Marks 120 Marks
Marks Awarded +1 for every correct answer in objective type
Negative Marking -0.25 marks for every wrong answer
Unattended Questions 0 marks

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CLAT LLM Marks Distribution

CLAT LLM 2023 Section-wise Marks Distribution

The questions for CLAT PG 2023 covers various topics at the undergraduate level. Topics asked during the exam include several different legal topics like Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law etc. The exam tests how the candidates can use their abilities to make legal arguments with their knowledge of laws.

Section Questions Number of Questions Marks Allotted
Section A

Constitutional Law

120 120
Section B

Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence

Section C Law Topics and Contemporary Issues

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CLAT LLM Syllabus

CLAT LLM 2023 Syllabus

CLAT LLM 2023 Syllabus tests the candidate’s knowledge of the law at an undergraduate in both practical and theoretical knowledge. The different objective-type questions will be based on passages that will be provided.

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2023 LLM Exam need to have in-depth knowledge about the following topics:

Constitutional Law Jurisprudence
Administrative Law Law of Contract
Torts Family Law
Criminal Law Property Law
Company Law Public International Law
Tax Law Environmental Law
Labour & Industrial Law Other Legal Areas

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CLAT LLM Preparation books

CLAT LLM 2023 Preparation Books

Given below are some books used by toppers when preparing for CLAT LLM Exams

Subject Book Author
Constitutional Law Indian Constitutional Law by M.P. Jain
Jurisprudence Introduction to Jurisprudence Avtar Singh and Harpreet Kaur
Administrative Law Administrative law by I P Massey
Law of Contract Contract Law in India Akhileshwar Pathak
Torts The Law of Torts Ratanlal and Dhirajlal
Family Law Modern Indian Family Law Werner Menski
Criminal Law The Code of Criminal Procedure Ratanlal and Dhirajlal
Property Law Property Law Poonam Pradhan Saxena
Company Law Company Law B K Goyal
Public International Law An Introduction to Public International Law S. K. Verma
Tax Law Kanga and Palkhivala's The Law and Practice of Income Tax Jamshedji Behramji Kanga and Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Environmental Law Indian Environmental Law: Key Concepts and Principles Shibani Ghosh

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CLAT LLM Pattern Comparison

CLAT LLM v/s AILET v/s DU LLM Exam Pattern

Parameters CLAT PG AILET DU LLM
Mode of Exam Offline Offline Online
Number of Questions 102 150 100
Total Marks 150 102 400
Total Duration 2 Hours 1.5 hours 2 Hours
Type of Questions Objective and subjective Objective and Essay Type Objective
Marking Scheme +1 for every correct answer in objective type +1 for every correct answer 4 marks for every correct answer
25 marks per Essay 25 marks per Essay
Negative Marks -0.25 Marks for each wrong answer in objective type questions -0.25 Marks for each wrong answer -1 Marks for each wrong answer
Sectional Time Limit None None None
Sections Objective Law of Torts Law - Constitutional Law of India, Jurisprudence, Law of Contracts, Sale of Goods, Law of Torts, Consumer Protection, Criminal Law, Family Law, Public International Law, Intellectual Property Law, Cyber Law, Environment Law, Contemporary legal issues
Subjective Constitutional Law, Law of Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law, Property Law, Family Law and Intellectual Property Law
Essay
Participating Colleges 34 3 1

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CLAT LLM FAQs

CLAT 2023 LLM Exam Pattern & Syllabus FAQs

Ques: Is CLAT 2023 LLM more useful than AILET?

Ans: CLAT 2023 is conducted by a consortium of NLUs for admissions for undergraduate and postgraduate courses to their college. AILET is conducted by NLU Delhi for higher education in law. AILET is more competitive with the shortage of seats, where CLAT provides admissions to different NLUs across the country.

Ques: Which language is CLAT 2023 LLM taken in?

Ans: CLAT 2023 LLM is conducted in English. There have not been any announcements of new language incorporation.

Ques: Does CLAT 2023 LLM have any new changes?

Ans: No new changes have been announced by the conducting body.

Ques: Is CLAT 2023 LLM exam tough?

Ans: With previous years’ paper analysis’, candidates have categorized CLAT exam as moderately difficult. They have included that the new revisions have made the exam slightly more time-consuming. Changes to CLAT 2023 LLM Exam Pattern will be announced with the exam notification, giving candidates an idea about the exam as well.

Ques: Is CLAT LLM 2023 required for admissions?

Ans: CLAT LLM 2023 is required for admissions to the NLU universities across India. With CLAT candidates can get admissions to postgraduate courses of law.

Ques: Can I crack CLAT LLM in 3 months time?

Ans: Candidates are advised to study for 6 months in advance when attending CLAT 2023. Candidates should read the newspaper and their undergraduate coursework

Ques: What other exams can I take other than CLAT 2023?

Ans: Candidates who do not want the take can pursue other exams like AILET, DU LLM, LSAT and more. The exams consist mostly of legal topics.

Ques: What is the registration rate for CLAT LLM 2023?

Ans: CLAT 2021 had over 8,000 candidates appearing for the postgraduates courses admissions. A total of 70,277 candidates registered for the exam and 62,106 candidates appeared for it.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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