CLAT Eligibility:

The law entrance examination is conducted annually for UG and PG programs. This year, NLU Odisha, Cuttack will hold the national level exam on May 12 (tentatively). Intermediate graduates with 45% marks can apply through online. Failing to comply with CLAT Eligibility Criteria at any stage of the selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature. Common Law Admission Test or CLAT, is a single unified entrance test for candidates aspiring to pursue 3-year LLB, 5-year Integrated LLB and LLM. The National Law University, Odisha has not yet introduced any changes in the eligibility criteria in the exam. CLAT Eligibility for UG Course (LLB) CLAT offers admissions to both national and NRI candidates in the Five Year Integrated LLB Course offered in various National Law Universities (NLUs) across India. The standards are given below

CLAT Age Limit Eligibility

Criteria As per the revised standards, there will be no upper age limit for UG Program in CLAT. Earlier, the age criteria for the exam was:

• Unreserved/ NRIs/ NRI Sponsored category candidates below 20 years of age as on July 01, current year.
• SC/ ST/ OBC/ Specially Abled Persons (SAP) category candidates below 22 years of age as on July 01, current year.

CLAT Eligibility

Academic Qualification In class 12th or equivalent examination, they must have secured

• For Unreserved /OBC /Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories – A minimum of 45% marks required.
• For SC/ST Category – A minimum of 40% marks required.

CLAT Eligibility - General Criteria

• Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May current year are eligible to register for Common Law Admission Test. They must submit an evidence of their successfully clearing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they will lose their right to be considered for admission.
• Submit the result of qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) at the time of CLAT Admission Procedure.
• In case of equal marks, the tie-breaking procedure is as follows: Higher marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT current year.
  Higher age
  A computerized draw of lots

CLAT Exam Pattern:

Candidates appearing for CLAT current year must note that the consortium has released the CLAT Exam Pattern.

• Passage-based questions: Except for the CLAT Quantitative Technique section 2025, the remainder of the four sections will include passage-based questions. The English, Current Affairs, and Logical Reasoning sections will include 450-word passages. The Logical Reasoning section will have short passages of about 350 words. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions.
• Quantitative Techniques section: The section will include short sets of facts, propositions, graphs, pictorial representation, etc. The candidate has to derive answers from such passages, representations, etc.
• CLAT 2024 total number of questions and marking scheme:The CLAT UG exam will contain 120 multiple-choice questions; each question will carry 1 mark.
• Negative marking: There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for an incorrect answer.
• Total marks: CLAT 2025 exam is conducted for 120 marks.
• Exam difficulty level: The difficulty of the CLAT exam 2025 will be of Class 12. Questions asked in Quantitative Techniques are of Class 10 difficulty level.
• Skills to be evaluated: The CLAT UG question paper will test the comprehension and reasoning skills of candidates. So, rote learning won't cut the ice.