CLAT 2027 Syllabus & Exam Pattern

The Consortium of NLUs has established a reading-intensive pattern for CLAT. For students targeting CLAT 2027, understanding the detailed syllabus early is the key to building the necessary reading speed and analytical skills. Below is the comprehensive subject-wise breakdown for the UG-CLAT 2027 exam.

Exam Overview

Total Questions: 120 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total Marks: 120 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours (120 Minutes)
Marking: +1 for Correct, -0.25 for Incorrect Answer

Section-Wise Syllabus Breakdown

1. English Language

22-26 Questions (~20%)

Content: Passages of about 450 words from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing.

Skills Tested:

Reading Comprehension (Main Idea, Tone, Summary).
Inferences and Conclusions.
Vocabulary in context (Synonyms/Antonyms).
Grammar inference (not direct rules).

2. Current Affairs & General Knowledge

28-32 Questions (~25%)

Content: Passages from news, journalistic sources, and non-fiction writing.

Topics:

Contemporary events of national and international significance.
Arts and Culture.
International Affairs and Summits.
Historical events of continuing significance.

3. Legal Reasoning

28-32 Questions (~25%)

Content: Passages related to legal matters, public policy, or moral philosophical inquiries. No prior knowledge of law is required.

Skills Tested:

Identify and infer rules and principles from the passage.
Apply such rules to various fact situations.
Understand how changes to rules alter their application.
Critical legal thinking.

4. Logical Reasoning

22-26 Questions (~20%)

Content: Short passages of about 300 words.

Topics:

Critical Reasoning (Argument Premise, Conclusion, Inference).
Strengthening/Weakening Arguments.
Relationships and Analogies.
Identify contradictions and equivalence.

5. Quantitative Techniques

10-14 Questions (~10%)

Content: Short sets of facts, graphs, or other textual representations of numerical information (Data Interpretation).

Topics (Class 10th Level):

Ratios and Proportions.
Basic Algebra.
Mensuration.
Statistical Estimation (Averages, Percentages, Profit/Loss).

Exam Pattern Summary

Section	No. of Questions	Weightage
English Language	22-26	~20%
Current Affairs & GK	28-32	~25%
Legal Reasoning	28-32	~25%
Logical Reasoning	22-26	~20%
Quantitative Techniques	10-14	~10%
Total	120	100%

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