Gujarat National Law University,
Attalika Avenue, Knowledge
Corridor, Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007
CLAT 2014
Admissions
to the Under-Graduate (LL.B) and Post-Graduate (LL.M) Degree
The
Common Law Admission Test-2014, the all India entrance examination for
admissions to the Under-Graduate (LL.B) and Post-Graduate (LL.M) Degree
Programmes in the various National Law Universities will be conducted by the
Gujarat National Law University, Attalika Avenue, Knowledge Corridor, Koba,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007 (
www.gnlu.ac.in),
from 3 pm to 5 pm on 11th May, 2014 (Sunday).
The
14 National Law Universities/Institutes that are part of the CLAT-2014 are;
National
Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
NALSAR
University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad
The
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal
The
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata
National
Law University (NLU), Jodhpur
Hidayatullah
National Law University (HNLU), Raipur
Gujarat
National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar
Dr.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow
Rajiv
Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala
Chanakya
National Law University (CNLU), Patna
The
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi
National
Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack
National
University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi
National
Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam, Guwahati
The
availability of the Programmes (UG/PG) at each university may be seen from the
website of the University. The Admission Test will be conducted at 21 cities
which include the cities of the 14 participating Universities and 7 other
cities including Jaipur, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Jammu and
Siliguri. If sufficient numbers of applications (minimum 100) are not received
for any City/ Centre, conduct of examination at that City/Centre may be
cancelled and such candidates may be allotted a Test City/Centre according to
the second and third preference furnished by them.
For
the Under Graduate Programmes, applicant should be an Indian National and must
not have attained 20 years in case of General/OBC/Persons with Disability (PWD)
and Other category candidates and 22 years in case of SC/ST category
candidates, by 1st July 2014.
Applicant
should have passed the 10+2 examination and must have secured 45% marks in case
of General/OBC/PWD and other category and 40% marks in case of SC/ST
category. The result of qualifying
examination (10+2) has to be submitted by the candidate at the time of
admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the
Course. Those appearing in qualifying examination in March/April 2014 are also
eligible to apply subject to the conditions specified.
The
CLAT-2014 Question Paper for UG courses shall have multiple choice type
questions carrying a maximum of 200 marks and the test will be of 2 hours
duration. There will be 200 questions from English including Comprehension (40
Marks), General Knowledge and Current Affairs (50 Marks), Elementary
Mathematics (Numerical Ability) (20 Marks), Legal Aptitude (50 Marks) and
Logical Reasoning (40 Marks). Each wrong answer will results in loss of 0.25
Mark. Answers are to be marked/darkened in the OMR sheet with black ball point
pen only. Candidates will not be permitted to carry the Question paper after
the examination.
More
details on the various sections can be had at
http://www.gnlu.ac.in/clat2014.php In
case of equal marks secured by candidates, the procedure to break the tie will
be as per the following order:
Higher
marks in the section of legal aptitude in CLAT-2014
Higher
age
Computerized
draw of lots
For
admission to LL.M, applicant should hold LL.B/Five-Year Integrated LL.B/any
other equivalent qualification and must have scored 55% marks in case applicant
belongs to General/OBC/PWD and other category, and 50% marks in case applicant
belongs to SC/ST category. The result of qualifying examination shall be
submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate
shall be ineligible for admission to the Course. No provisional admission shall
be provided to those candidates who are not submitting the result of the
qualifying examination at the time of admission. Those appearing in qualifying
examination in March/April 2014 are also eligible to apply.
The
CLAT-2014 Question Paper for PG courses shall have a maximum of 150 marks. There
will be Long Essay Type Descriptive Questions (100 Marks - 4 questions of 25
marks each, pertaining to subject areas such as Constitutional Law and
Jurisprudence; Multiple-Choice Questions carrying 50 Marks (50 questions of 1
mark each covering all subjects except Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence
prescribed by BCI for Under-Graduate Courses). Wrong answers of MCQ will result
in loss of 0.25 Mark. In case of equal marks secured by candidates, the
procedure to break the tie will be as per the following:
Higher
marks in the Essay Type Descriptive Section in CLAT-2014
Higher
age
Computerized
draw of lots
Question
Paper Booklets of CLAT of previous years (UG/PG) can be procured both online
and offline by remitting a charge of Rs.250/-. For procuring the Booklets via
post from CLAT Office (at GNLU) an additional amount of Rs.150/- shall be
provided towards postal charges. The supply will start after the notification
of CLAT-2014.
Application
can be submitted only online. The CLAT-2014 Online Application Form will be
accessible on the CLAT website www.clat.ac.in between 1st January, 2014 and
31st March, 2014 along with the Information Brochure. Applications can only be
submitted online, from 1st January, 2014 (Wednesday) to 11.59 pm on 31st March,
2014 (Monday). The submitted Online Application Form in PDF format and other
details will be available and accessible in the LOGIN ACCOUNT of the candidate.
No
hard copy of the Application Form and Information Brochure will be sold this
time. CLAT-2014 Information Brochure will also be accessible from the
respective website of all the participating NLUs. The fees will be Rs.4000/-
for General/OBC/PWD and other category candidates and Rs.3500/- for SC/ST
category candidates. This can be remitted online or offline.
The
online payment can be made through net-banking, debit card, credit card etc.
wherein the candidate will have to bear the additional transaction costs for
remitting the fees through payment gateways.
For
paying the fees offline through website, the candidate will have to download
the ‘Bank Challan’ that will be generated with the required information, as
filled in by the candidate, and make the payment with additional bank charges
at any branch of the SBI. After making the requisite payment at the bank, the
candidate needs to upload the scanned PDF copy of the ‘Bank Challan’ and also
fill-in the details as required at the relevant section of the website.
The
relevant attested photocopies of the certificates/documents in support of one's
claim for admission are to be uploaded while filling the Online Application
Form. The photocopies of documents need to be attested by a Gazetted Officer
not related to the candidate. The scanned attested photocopies of the documents
to be uploaded in the PDF format (or as specified) by all the candidates are
(a) Birth Certificate (b) Standard X Mark sheet (c) Qualifying Examination Mark
sheet/Certificate such as 10+2 or its equivalent examination certificate from a
recognized Board (for UG Courses) (d) Qualifying Examination Mark
sheet/Certificate such as LL.B. or its equivalent examination certificate from
a recognized University (for PG Courses) (e) Passport size photograph (3.5 cms
x 4.5 cms) {JPG Format} (f) Signature of candidate {JPG Format} (g) Signature
of parent/guardian {JPG Format}.
The
scanned attested photocopies of the documents to be uploaded in the PDF format
by a candidate depending on the applicability are, (a) Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC) (b)
Disability Certificate (Persons With Disability, P.W.D.) (c) Special Category
certificate like E.B.C.; B.C.; W.B.C.; D.F.F.; S.E.B.C.; Ancestral residents of
village Sidhuwal, District Patiala; Son/Daughters of Defense Personnel Deployed
in U.P. or Defense Personnel of U.P. either retired or killed/ disabled in action;
Dependant of Freedom Fighter of U.P. and Kashmiri Migrants (d) Certificates in
support of One's Claim for NRI/NRI Sponsored Candidate (e) Domicile Certificate
in support of one's claim for consideration under State Quota
No
copies of the filled in Online Application Form or uploaded
certificates/documents need to be sent to the CLAT Office. The
Hall-Ticket/Admit Card may be accessed/downloaded by the candidate in the
personal LOGIN ACCOUNT. The candidate is required to take the printout of the
Hall-Ticket/Admit Card to the Examination Hall.
The
candidate interested in seeking admission in any of the NLUs under the NRI/NRI
sponsored seat shall undertake the CLAT-2014. The admission will be based on
the merit in CLAT-2014. The students are also simultaneously required to
complete the formalities of the respective universities, if any, for which the
candidate need to, contact the respective university of interest for further
information.
