Understanding Marking Scheme and Question Paper Details for CLAT 2024

The Consortium of National Law Universities is scheduled to administer the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for the year 2024 on December 3, 2023. This offline exam is designed for entry into undergraduate and postgraduate law courses and will take place at various test centers nationwide.

The Question Booklet (QB) for the exam comprises 120 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and includes two blank pages for rough work. No additional sheets for rough work will be provided, and candidates cannot seek clarification on the booklet during the examination. If any discrepancies are identified in the Question Booklet, candidates may request the invigilator to replace it along with the OMR response sheet. It is crucial not to use the previous OMR response sheet with the new booklet. Candidates are required to enter their admit card number on the first page of the booklet before commencing the exam.

All answers must be recorded on the provided OMR response sheet. Candidates should use a black/blue ballpoint pen for marking their answers.

For the undergraduate five-year integrated program, the Question Booklet is allocated 150 marks. Each correct answer earns one mark, and there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. No deductions are made for unanswered questions.

In the case where a candidate does not shade any circle for a question or shades a circle incompletely, it will be treated as an unanswered question. If more than one circle is shaded for a question or stray marks are made on the OMR response sheet, it will be considered double marking and result in an incorrect answer.