CLAT - COMMON LAW ADMISSTION TEST

COMMON LAW ADMISSTION TEST (CLAT): ADMISSION TO UNDER-GRADUATE and POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2008-2009
COMMON LAW ADMISSTION TEST (CLAT)
NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560242, Karnataka
Ph:080-23160532/33/34. Fax: 080-23160534
Website: www.clat.ac.in

ADMISSION TO UNDER-GRADUATE & POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2008-2009.

[All Seven Law Schols: NLSIU, Bangalore, NALSAR, Hyderabad, NLIU, Bhopal, NUJS, Kolkata, NLU, Jodhpur, HNLU, Raijpur, GNLU, Gandhinagar]

Date of Common Law Admission Test: Sunday, 11th May, 2008 between 3 & 5 P.M.

Indian Nationals seeking admission to the courses mentioned above must appear in CLAT.
Foreign Nations: Consult the websites of the respective Law Schools.

UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1. Eligibility: 10+2 Examination or equivalent with not less than 50% marks (students taking qualifying examination in March/April 2008 are also eligible to apply)
2. Age Limit: 20 years as on 1st July, 2008
(For reserved categories – refer to the information brochure)
3. Pattern: The test paper will consist of 5 Sections with objective type questions only.

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME (EXCEPT FOR NLR, JODHPUR)
1. Eligibility: Consult the information brochure

Procedure for obtaining of Application form and Submission
Applications will be issued form 31st January, 2008. Last date for sending the filled in application form along with the enclosures will be 10th April, 2008.
(a) Off-line:
i) Printed application forms along with the brochure will be available at the designated branches of the Corporation Bank and State Bank of India against the Payment of Rs.2,000/- only inclusive of test fee and bank charges).
ii) Request for application may be sent to the Convener, CLAT, National Law School of India University, Bangalore-560242, with a DD for Rs.2000/- drawn in favour of the Convener, CLAR, and payable at Bangalore.
iii) Applications can also be downloaded from www.clat.ac.in The downloaded application along with the DD and other enclosures should be sent to the Convener, CLAT at the address entioned above.

b) On-line: For online submission of application, visit, www.clat.ac.in. The completed and pinted Online CLAT 2008 Application form along with DD for Rs.2000/- drawn in favor of Convener, CLAT and payable at Bangalore along with other enclosures should be sent to the Convener, CLAT at the above address. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Application fee is not refundable.

For other details: visit www.clat.ac.in

CLAT Common Law Admission Test 2008

CLAT- Common Law Admission Test 2008 on May 11, 2008

The date for the first common law admission test (CLAT) to seven leading law universities in the country has been decided. At a meeting of the heads of these universities on Thursday under the aegis of the University Grants Commission (UGC), May 11, 2008, has been fixed as the date for CLAT.

Similar to the common aptitude test (for MBA), joint entrance exam (for IITs) and AIPMT (for medical), aspiring lawyers will now have to take the two-hour CLAT consisting of objective-type questions on English language, general knowledge, basic mathematics, legal and logical reasoning.

The two-hour admission test will be entirely in the objective questions format covering English, general knowledge, basic mathematics, besides legal and logical reasoning. The combined brochure containing information about the seven law universities, the courses on offer and the eligibility criteria will be posted on the official website of CLAT, www.clat.ac.in, on January 25, according to a UGC release.

Each of the seven universities will conduct the CLAT exam by rotation "The common entrance exam wil be a major reform in legal education. It may ultimately lead to a strong network of law universites and encourage the exchange of ideas and help improve the quality of legal education in the country."....says Vice-chairman, UGC, Prof. Mool Chand Sharma

The first CLAT is being conducted by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with its Vice-Chancellor A. Jayagovind being the convenor of this year’s common entrance test. Besides the National Law Schools at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Raipur, Bhopal, Gandhinagar and Jodhpur, CLAT will also be conducted at Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Shillong, Jammu, Guwahati, Patna, Jaipur, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar.