Every topic in the CLAT 2027 syllabus, organised by section, with a checkbox you can tick when you have both studied the content and answered passages on it correctly. Printable. Editable. Free.
The English section presents 450–500 word passages drawn from contemporary non-fiction: editorials, essays, and legal commentary. Every question is passage-dependent — you are never asked to recall a grammar rule in isolation. The skills tested are reading comprehension (main idea, inference, tone), vocabulary in context (what a word means as used in this passage, not its dictionary definition), and grammar through error identification in sentences. Strong readers who regularly engage with quality prose — The Hindu, Indian Express editorials, law review introductions — tend to score 20+/24 with modest preparation effort.
This is the highest-variance section — the section that most separates consistent daily readers from periodic crammers. CLAT tests current affairs through passages about recent events, not isolated fact questions. The Consortium expects awareness of events from the 12–18 months preceding the exam, across six categories: polity and governance, economy, international affairs, environment and science, legal and constitutional developments, and sports and awards. Static GK (constitutional articles, historical facts, geography) appears within passages contextualising current events, not as standalone questions. A daily newspaper habit, supplemented by monthly current-affairs digests, is the only reliable preparation strategy.
Legal Reasoning is the section that most rewards deliberate preparation and most punishes rote learning. Passages present a legal principle and a factual scenario; candidates must apply the principle to the facts and arrive at a conclusion. No prior legal knowledge is required — the principle is always stated in the passage. The areas tested span Torts, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Property Law. The challenge is not the legal content but the reasoning pattern: suppressing your intuitions and applying only the stated principle even when it leads to a counterintuitive result.
CLAT Logical Reasoning is passage-based critical reasoning, not the abstract syllogism or seating-arrangement puzzles found in other competitive exams. Passages present arguments, and candidates are asked to identify assumptions, identify flaws in reasoning, strengthen or weaken the argument, draw inferences, or identify the conclusion. The skill is analytical reading: distinguishing what is stated from what is implied, and what is implied from what is assumed. Practice with LSAT-style reading comprehension passages builds this skill faster than any formula-based approach.
The smallest section by marks (12 questions) but often the biggest time trap. Questions are data interpretation and arithmetic-based: percentage calculations, ratio and proportion, averages, simple profit-and-loss, and basic algebra from tables, charts, and graphs. The standard tested is Class 10 mathematics — nothing beyond. The challenge is accuracy under time pressure. Students who skip this section entirely sacrifice 10% of the paper; those who over-invest in it sacrifice time needed in Legal Reasoning. Aim for 8–10 correct answers with confident, selective attempting.
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Yes. The checklist follows the Consortium’s official CLAT UG syllabus as most recently updated and covers all five sections with topic-level granularity.
Print it once and keep it visible. Tick topics only when you have both studied the content and correctly answered at least 5 passage-based questions on that topic. Treat the checklist as a completion signal, not a study log.
Current affairs is by definition rolling content, so the checklist lists category headings (polity, economy, international, legal and constitutional, environment, awards) rather than specific events. Use our monthly CA digests alongside.
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The syllabus page explains the full scope and weightage of each section. The checklist is a condensed tracking tool — each topic gets one row you can tick off, with no explanation overhead.