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CLAT Study Guide
A complete preparation guide for Common Law Admission Test. Below is the full syllabus broken down by subject, along with the topics you need to master to crack CLAT.
English Language & Comprehension
9 topics to cover
- Reading Comprehension (Passages from contemporary & classical fiction, Non-fiction)
- Grammar (Parts of speech, Tenses, Voice, Subject-verb agreement)
- Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Contextual meaning)
- Inference from passages
- Critical Reasoning based on passages
- Sentence Correction & Improvement
- Fill in the Blanks
- Para Jumbles
- Fact vs Opinion
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
12 topics to cover
- Current Affairs (National & International events, last 12-18 months)
- Static GK (Important events in history, Geography, Economics, Polity)
- Legal Current Affairs (Landmark judgments, New laws, Legal reforms)
- Awards & Honours (National & International)
- International Events & Organizations (UN, WHO, WTO)
- Books & Authors (Recent publications)
- Sports Events & Achievements
- Government Policies & Schemes
- Science & Technology Developments
- Art & Culture
- Environmental Issues
- Business & Finance (GDP, Inflation, Trade Agreements)
Legal Reasoning
11 topics to cover
- Legal Principles & their Application
- Legal Maxims (Latin maxims)
- Constitutional Law Basics (Fundamental Rights, DPSPs, Judiciary)
- Criminal Law Basics (IPC provisions, Crimes, Punishment)
- Contract Law Basics (Agreement, Consideration, Breach)
- Tort Law Basics (Negligence, Nuisance, Defamation)
- Family Law Basics (Marriage, Divorce, Succession, Guardianship)
- Property Law & Easements (Ownership, Transfer, Rights)
- Legal Logical Reasoning (Applying principles to factual situations)
- Case-based Reasoning
- Legal Fact Scenarios
Logical Reasoning
14 topics to cover
- Syllogism (Categorical, Venn diagrams)
- Analogies (Word, Number, Letter)
- Logical Sequences & Series
- Blood Relations (Family trees)
- Direction Sense & Distance
- Coding-Decoding
- Assumptions, Conclusions & Inferences
- Cause & Effect
- Statement & Arguments
- Critical Reasoning
- Seating Arrangement (Linear, Circular)
- Puzzles & Games
- Calendar & Clock problems
- Binary Logic
Quantitative Techniques
14 topics to cover
- Number System (HCF, LCM, Divisibility, Factors)
- Percentage & Applications
- Ratio, Proportion & Variation
- Average (Simple, Weighted)
- Profit, Loss & Discount
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest
- Time, Speed & Distance (Trains, Boats)
- Time & Work
- Data Interpretation (Tables, Bar, Line, Pie charts)
- Algebra (Linear equations)
- Geometry (Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals)
- Mensuration (Area, Volume)
- Probability (Basic)
- Permutation & Combination
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