Magna Carta was annulled by a pope within weeks of being sealed. Its afterlife in courts and parliaments has outlasted almost everything it originally said.
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT UG) · Consortium of National Law Universities CLAT 2027: early December 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Check consortiumofnlus.ac.in for the confirmed date.
Duration120 minutes
Questions120 MCQs
Total marks120
FormatEvery section is passage-based
Who it’s forClass 12 students, for 5-year law at the NLUs
Pattern
Section
Qs
Time
English Language
22–26
120 min shared
Current Affairs, including GK
28–32
shared
Legal Reasoning
28–32
shared
Logical Reasoning
22–26
shared
Quantitative Techniques
10–14
shared
Marking
+1 for a correct answer
−0.25 for a wrong answer
No penalty for leaving a question
How reading is tested
Since 2020, CLAT is a reading test from start to finish: every section is built on passages.
English Language uses passages of around 450 words from fiction and non-fiction, with questions on inference, main idea, tone and vocabulary in context.
Legal and Logical Reasoning passages test whether you can follow an argument and apply a principle, not what you already know.
With 120 questions in 120 minutes and long passages, reading speed decides how much of the paper you even reach.
Prepare with GRADFLIX
Pick CLAT in the bar at the top for CLAT-style questions after each essay.
Read one essay a day at full speed: about 450 words in under 3 minutes is the target.
Use the mind map to state the author’s argument in one line before you answer.
Use the glossary to build the vocabulary CLAT asks in context.
120 multiple-choice questions in 120 minutes, across five sections, all of them passage-based.
What is the CLAT marking scheme?
+1 for a correct answer and −0.25 for a wrong one. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
How much reading comprehension is in CLAT?
All of it, in effect. English Language is 20% of the paper on its own, and the Legal, Logical and Current Affairs sections are also passages with questions.
How long are CLAT passages?
English passages run about 450 words. Reading them fast and accurately is the main skill the paper rewards.
When is CLAT 2027?
CLAT 2027 is in early December 2026. The Consortium of NLUs publishes the confirmed date on consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Dates and patterns can change. Always confirm on the official website.
