CLAT- Common Law Admission Test 2009 on May 17, 2009 - Law CET

Eleven law schools from across the country will hold the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for nearly 1,500 seats in the five-year integrated LLB courses on May 17.

CLAT 2009 Application Forms will be out within a fortnight, with April 10 being the last date for submitting the application.

NALSER Hyderabad Conducting CLAT in 2009.
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, in the next few days

The prominent colleges among the 11 are National Law School of India University, Bangalore; National Law Institute University, Bhopal; West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata; National Law University, Jodhpur; and Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and GNLU.

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

Nalser Hyderabad will be conducting the CLAT this year. The first CLAT was 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.