- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
In the English Language portion of the CLAT 2025 syllabus, you will be given passages of around 450 words each. These passages will be drawn from contemporary or historically relevant fiction and non-fiction literature and will be of a quality that a 12th-standard pupil might read in roughly 5-7 minutes.
Each paragraph will be followed by a series of questions that will demand you to demonstrate your comprehension and linguistic skills, including your abilities to:
- Read and grasp the paragraph’s core message, as well as any arguments or opinions presented in the passage;
- Based on the reading, draw deductions and conclusions;
- Summarise the passage;
- Compare and contrast the various arguments or perspectives presented in the passage;
- Recognize the meaning of certain words and phrases in the context of the passage.
- Current Affairs Including General Knowledge
This section will provide passages of up to 450 words each, sourced from news articles, journalistic materials, and other nonfiction sources. The questions may involve an assessment of legal content or knowledge discussed in or related to the passage, but no additional legal knowledge beyond the passage will be required. Each paragraph will be followed by a set of questions designed to assess your comprehension of current events and general information, including: Such as
Category Topics
- Indian Polity and constitution
- Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and World History
- Geography Physical and Indian Geography
- Economics Outline of Indian Economy, Five Year Plans, National Income of India, Indian Tax Structure
- Science and technology Environment & Ecology
- General Science National & International Burning topics
- Current Affairs & GK
- Major Industries in India
- Awards and Achievements
- Agriculture
- Books and Authors
- Contemporary events of relevance from India and the world
- Arts and culture
- International affairs
- Historical events of enduring significance.
- LEGAL REASONING
Legal reasoning constitutes a crucial part of the CLAT syllabus, assessing candidates’ inclination towards legal studies, research acumen, and problem-solving skills. This segment features questions based on texts describing events or scenarios involving legal matters. The 450-word passage includes specific rules and principles that must be recognized and subsequently applied to the questions. Each passage is followed by a series of questions requiring candidates to:
- Identify and infer the rules and principles outlined in the passage.
- Apply these rules and concepts to various factual scenarios.
- Understand how modifications to the rules or principles could impact their application in different factual circumstances.
- LOGICAL REASONING
The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to evaluate candidates’ critical thinking abilities in identifying patterns and logical relationships, as well as in rectifying flawed arguments. The questions are based on a 300-word passage, each of which requires candidates to:
- Identify arguments by considering their premises and conclusions.
- Read the paragraph and pinpoint the arguments presented within.
- Critically analyze patterns of reasoning and assess how conclusions may be influenced by specific premises or evidence, and how changes in premises or supporting facts may strengthen or weaken conclusions.
- Understand the implications of the passage and apply conclusions to different contexts.
- Make comparisons and connections, identify contradictions and equivalents, and evaluate the effectiveness of arguments.
- QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
The CLAT Quantitative Technique or Maths component of the CLAT syllabus will consist of a sequence of questions followed by a brief collection of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, visual, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information. The questions will be in the form of Data Interpretation, which requires applicants to deduce information from the supplied paragraph and respond accordingly. Out of all the CLAT subjects, quantitative techniques are one of the hardest.
Some of the important topics that students should focus on include: Number Systems, Percentage and Ratio, Algebra, Mensuration, Data Interpretation, Probability, Average, Speed Time and Distance, Ratio and Proportion, and Set Theory.
