~~~ CLAT 2014 Updates ~~~ Changes with respect to 2013 1. Only one mode of application to CLAT (online) 2. OMR sheet ovals to be darken with back ball point pen 3.Application form price increased. For General/OBC/PWD and other category candidates: ` 4000/-. For SC/ST category candidates: ` 3500/-. 4. Silliguri a new CLAT test centre - no changes in the eligibility criteria Important Dates 1. The first Admission Notification of CLAT-2014 will be issued in the month of December, 2013. 2. The Application Forms and Information Brochure will be accessible from 1st January 2014 (Wednesday). 3. The submission of online Application Forms can be done between 1st January, 2014 (Wednesday) to 31st March, 2014 (Monday, 11:59 p.m.) CLAT info brochure The CLAT-2014 Information Brochure can be downloaded from the CLAT website (clat.ac.in) as well as the websites of the member NLUs (soon). CLAT Past year papers Previous Years Question Paper Booklets can be procured both online and offline by remitting a charge of ` 250/-. For procuring the Booklets via post from CLAT Office (at GNLU) an additional amount of ` 150/- shall be provided towards postal charges. The supply will start after the notification of CLAT-2014. Test Centres Test will be conducted at 21 cities (cities of the 14 participating Universities + 7 cities such as Jaipur, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Jammu and Siliguri Test pattern remain the same The CLAT-2014 Question Paper for UG courses shall have multiple choice type questions as per the following scheme: (a) Maximum Marks : 200 (b) Duration of CLAT-2014 : 02:00 Hours (c) Total Number of Questions : 200 (d) Subject areas with weightage: 1. English including Comprehension : 40 Marks 2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs : 50 Marks 3. Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) : 20 Marks 4. Legal Aptitude : 50 Marks 5. Logical Reasoning : 40 Marks (e) Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark/wrong answer There shall be a system of negative marking wherein 0.25 mark will be deducted for each of the wrong answers. (f) Scope and coverage of questions under different subject areas: 1. English including comprehension The English section will test the candidates proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc. 2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs As far as general knowledge is concerned, the candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of current affairs. 3. Mathematics This section will test candidates knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X. 4. Legal Aptitude This section will test candidates interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be true in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition 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 propositions and answer the questions accordingly. 5. Logical Reasoning The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidates ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.
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