CLAT and AILET Entrance Exam Pattern

CLAT tests you on English Language, Current Affairs, including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques; AILET tests you on English, General Knowledge, Legal Aptitude, Reasoning, and Elementary Mathematics.

CLAT/AILET Exam Pattern

Details	CLAT	AILET	SLAT	LSAT	MH-CET
Participating Universities	All National Law Universities except National Law University Delhi. Some other varsities also make their own merit lists based on CLAT scores, e.g. IP University, Nirma Institute of Law etc.	National Law University, Delhi	Symbiosis Law School (Pune, Noida, Hyderabad)	Jindal Global Law School, UPES School of Law, IFIM Law School, etc.	All Government Institutions (like Government Law College, Mumbai), except NLUs, in Maharashtra
Duration of Exam	120 minutes (2 hours)	90 minutes (1.5 hours)	105 minutes (75 minutes for Multiple Choice Question; 30 minutes for Written Ability Test)	140 minutes (2 hours, 20 minutes)	120 minutes (2 hours)
Number of Questions	120 Multiple Choice Questions	150 Multiple Choice Question	75 Multiple Choice Questions + Written Ability Test	92 Multiple Choice Questions	150 Multiple Choice Questions
Marking	+1 for correct answer; -0.25 for incorrect answer	+1 for correct answer; -0.25 for incorrect answer	+1 for correct answer; no negative marking	No negative marking; scoring done on a scaled basis in a band of 420-480; percentile rank is released.	+1 for correct answer; no negative marking
Sections/ Pattern	Five Sections: English Language (28-32 marks). Current Affairs, including General Knowledge (35-39 marks). Legal Reasoning (35-39 marks). Logical Reasoning (28-32 marks). Quantitative Techniques (13-17 marks).	Five Sections: English Language (28-32 marks). Current Affairs, including General Knowledge (35-39 marks). Legal Reasoning (35-39 marks). Logical Reasoning (28-32 marks). Quantitative Techniques (13-17 marks).	Five sections with equal (15) number of MCQs: Logical Reasoning Legal Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Reading Comprehension General Knowledge	Four sections: Analytical Reasoning (23 questions) Logical Reasoning 1 (22 questions) Logical Reasoning 2 (23 questions) Reading Comprehension (24 questions)	Four sections: Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning (40 questions) General Knowledge with Current Affairs – History (Ancient. Medieval and Modern), Geography, General Science, Economics, Civics, and the Current Affairs of the past One Year (30 questions) Logical and Analytical Reasoning (40 questions) English (40 questions) Mathematical Aptitude
Salient Features	All questions are now comprehension-based. In other words, multiple passages are provided in the question paper, and questions are linked to a passage. This pattern was introduced in late 2019, and CLAT 2020 was the first paper based on this pattern.	Questions are most often not linked to passages. However, there are some questions that are grouped, and have to be answered based on a common instruction/ passage.	SLAT is followed by personal interviews. Merit lists are made on the basis of cumulative scores in SLAT and personal interview.	35 minutes each are given for each section of the exam, leading to a cumulative time of 2 hours, 20 minutes.
Mode of Examination	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced