CLAT 2025:

CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. It’s a centralized national-level entrance exam conducted for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs offered by 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) and several other institutions across India. CLAT assesses a candidate’s aptitude in areas such as English, General Knowledge, Mathematics, Legal Aptitude, and Logical Reasoning. It’s a highly competitive exam and passing it is a prerequisite for admission to the prestigious NLUs and other participating institutions offering law programs.

How to Prepare for CLAT 2025 exam?

Candidates preparing for CLAT 2025 need to start early. The exam is competitive and seats offered by prestigious NLUs are limited, so a well-rounded CLAT preparation is required to secure a good rank in the examination. The CLAT exam is also one of the lengthiest law entrance exams in India, testing high level reading, critical thinking and analytical skills of the candidates.

Section-wise tips for CLAT 2025

CLAT Legal Reasoning :

One of the most important sections in CLAT, the legal reasoning and aptitude section requires candidates to demonstrate basic level of understanding of laws along with critical thinking abilities. Candidates preparing for CLAT legal reasoning should start from the basic level of political science, constitution, and laws. Understanding of concepts is more crucial then mugging up facts and terms.

In the subsequent stages of their preparation, they should read legal journals, news articles and editorials, and judgments. Since most of the questions are taken for legal scenarios or cases discussed in newspapers and magazines, reading and understanding such material will help candidates prepare for this section. Finally, refer to the CLAT question papers of previous years to understand in what manner the legal reasoning questions are framed and the topics that feature too frequently.

CLAT English Language

English language is important not only because there is a section dedicated to it, but also because the entire question paper of CLAT is in English and requires a high level of reading and comprehension. Talking about the English language section, questions will be asked from comprehension passages that may be taken from recent news articles, magazines, and journals.

Candidates are advised to work on their basic grammar skills in the initial stage of preparation. They should read newspapers, and journals to improve reading and comprehension speed. Having a strong vocabulary is very important for all sections of CLAT. Additionally, CLAT English may have direct questions asking about synonyms and antonyms of words, one-word substitution and idioms and phrases. So, candidates should allow enough time to do these. Last but not least, practising comprehension-based questions are very important to fit into the exam situation.

CLAT Logical Reasoning Preparation

This section focuses on testing the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities of candidates. Apart from some questions on one-liner statements and conclusions, most of CLAT logical reasoning section also contains questions from comprehension paragraphs and requires the candidate to read the arguments and draw conclusions, relationships or analogies in their answers. Preparation for logical reasoning can only be done with regular practice. However, students are advised not to jump directly on practice papers, instead create a foundational understanding and then practice from previous papers followed by mock tests.

CLAT Maths

This section carries only 10% weight but can be a determining factor for CLAT aspirants. Although it tests basic maths skills, the framework of questions can be twisted to make it look like paragraphs with numbers. However, students with above-average maths skills should not find these questions difficult. A piece of advice would be to invest some time in reading the questions carefully.

Questions from CLAT maths would encompass topics such as algebra, profit and loss, time and distance, sets, HCF and LCM etc. Most of these topics are dealt with in much detail in Class 10 itself. So, candidates are advised to stick to the basic books on elementary mathematics and practice the questions on a regular basis. Candidates with good mathematical skills stand a good chance to capitalise on this section and secure full 10% marks which can make a decisive impact on their results.

CLAT General Knowledge and Current Affairs

One of the most crucial sections in the CLAT 2025 exam, the general knowledge and current affairs preparation has dominant effects on legal aptitude and English. It is not because the syllabus overlaps in these sections, but because the skills tested in these would largely overlap. Fast reading is required for CLAT GK and current affairs, and it is also a much-needed skill for English and Legal reasoning. The CLAT current awareness may have some straightforward questions on topics of social, political and economic importance, but some questions will also be asked about current legal affairs.

Preparing for general knowledge and current affairs becomes fairly easy when standard study material is taken for reference. While a Lucent general knowledge book is helpful for the former, daily newspapers like The Hindu, or The Indian Express are good for current affairs. The current affairs preparation should be further consolidated using monthly magazines on the subject.

CLAT 2025 Colleges

The scores of CLAT 2025 will be accepted by 24 national law universities (NLUs). Only NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya are not under the CLAT framework. Apart from NLUs, over 60 different private law schools accept CLAT scores. Candidates can seek admission in any of these colleges provided they meet the eligibility criteria and admission cut-offs. Here is the list of national law universities (NLUs) that will be participating in the examination.

CLAT NLUs 2025 :