Module 1 of 5 • Interactive Tracker Official Consortium Syllabus
CLAT 2027 Syllabus & Subject Checklist
Detailed passage formats, weightage percentages, subtopic checklists, and high-yield preparation tips for all sections in CLAT UG (5-Year Law) and CLAT PG (LL.M).
Select Admission Level:CLAT UG (5-Year Integrated B.A. / B.B.A. LL.B.)
Comprehensive Syllabus & Tracker (UG)
5-Subject Sectional Breakdown
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Weightage: 25% (30 Marks)~28–32 questions
Legal Reasoning
Evaluates your ability to identify legal principles embedded in passage excerpts and apply them to factual situations. No prior degree in law is needed, but familiarization with legal concepts is critical.
Extract Specification
~450 words per passage drawn from court judgments, statutes, or contemporary legal essays.
Core Topics & Completion Tracker
Constitutional Law & Governance
- Fundamental Rights (Articles 14–21A)
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Writs & Judicial Review
- Federalism & Separation of Powers
- Important Constitutional Amendments
Law of Contracts
- Offer, Acceptance & Revocation
- Consideration & Capacity to Contract
- Free Consent (Coercion, Undue Influence, Fraud)
- Breach of Contract & Damages
- Quasi-Contracts & E-Contracts
Law of Torts
- Negligence & Defamation
- Nuisance & Trespass
- Strict Liability vs. Absolute Liability (Bhopal gas leak precedent)
- Vicarious Liability
- General Defenses in Torts (Volenti non fit injuria, Act of God)
Criminal Law (BNS / IPC)
- Elements of Crime (Actus Reus & Mens Rea)
- General Exceptions & Right of Private Defence
- Offences Against Person (Murder, Culpable Homicide)
- Offences Against Property (Theft, Extortion)
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 updates
Contemporary Legal Developments & IPR
- Intellectual Property (Copyright, Patents, Trademarks)
- Data Protection & Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
- Environmental Law & NGT Orders
- Recent Supreme Court Landmark Judgments
Key Skills Tested
- •Identifying rules and principles in factual contexts
- •Applying propositions of law to given facts
- •Distinguishing legal rules from general moral principles
- •Analyzing how changes in facts alter legal conclusions
Topper Strategy Advice
- Strict rule: Never use outside legal knowledge that contradicts the passage. The principle in the passage is sovereign.
- Read Lawlit Daily Brief every morning to stay abreast of current landmark Supreme Court judgments and new legislation.
- Practice breaking passages into Rule (legal test) and Application (facts) under strict 7-minute limits per passage.
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