Get ready for CLAT
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CLAT aspirants will do well to focus on the legal aptitude section that will test the ability to apply law to given facts.
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KEEN MINDS: Students writing their Common Law Admission Test organised by National Law School of India University, in Chennai last year.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT – 2009) for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by 11 national law schools in the country will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 17.
The schools that are participating in CLAT - 2009 are: National Law School of India University, Bangalore; NALSAR, Hyderabad; National Law Institute University, Bhopal; West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata; National Law Univer
sity, Jodhpur; Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur; Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow; Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala; Chanakya National Law University, Patna; and National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.
Those who have passed 10+2 or an equivalent examination with at least 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply for undergraduate programmes. The eligibility for candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes and differently-abled candidates is 45 per cent marks. Those who are appearing for the final qualifying examination in March or April 2009 are also eligible to apply. The age limit for general category candidates is 20 years and for those belonging to SC, ST, OBC and differently-abled candidates it is 22 years as on as on July 1, 2009. According to Hema Raman, Director, Sriram Law Academy, there would be 200 objective type questions to be answered with a two-hour time limit. The marks allocation would be: English (including comprehension) - 40 marks, General Knowledge/current affairs - 50, Elementary mathematics (numerical ability) - 20 marks, Legal aptitude - 45 marks, logical reasoning - 45 marks.
S. Jayaraman, Centre Manager, Law School Tutorial, Chennai, said that rigorous coaching and training are a must for candidates who are serious about taking the CLAT. “For those in the metropolitan cities several coaching institutes offer crash courses after April and for those in other areas, institutes like ours offer online support and materials.”
Neeraja Balakrishnan, a student of PS Senior Secondary School, who is doing her physics, chemistry, maths and biology and is attending coaching classes for CLAT, said she opted for CLAT as there is a lot of scope in law. “I am hoping to get into either Hyderabad or Bangalore National law schools. The material we are getting is very interesting. A senior, who got into Jodhpur law school last year, said it is difficult to attempt the whole paper within the stipulated time. Mathematics and general knowledge are two areas where one can score.”
Application forms are available with select branches of Indian Bank and State Bank of India and from the 11 national law schools. The addresses of the branches of banks are available on the website www.clat.ac.in. The application form can also be downloaded from the CLAT website and the duly filled-in form in candidate’s own hand writing should be sent to CLAT office along with a demand draft for Rs. 2,500 (Rs. 2,000 in the case of SC/ST). The last date for submission of application form is April 10.
For postgraduate programmes (except for NLU, Jodhpur), candidates should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in aggregate for L.L.B. or B.L. (50 per cent for candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC and differently-abled candidates). Look up the website for more details on CLAT.
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