CLAT PG 2027 (LLM): Exam Pattern, Syllabus and How to Prepare

CLAT PG 2027 (LLM): Exam Pattern, Syllabus and How to Prepare

By Adv. Aaditya Vikram Parmar, LL.M.

CLAT PG does two jobs. It admits you to the LLM at the National Law Universities, and several public sector undertakings use the same score to recruit law officers. One exam, two career routes.

CLAT PG 2027 at a glance

Eligibility

• LLB degree (3-year or 5-year) with at least 50 percent marks (45 percent for SC and ST candidates).
• Final-year LLB students can apply.
• No upper age limit.

Subjects covered

• Constitutional Law (the heaviest area)
• Jurisprudence
• Administrative Law
• Law of Contract
• Law of Torts
• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Property Law
• Company Law
• Public International Law
• Tax Law
• Environmental Law
• Labour and Industrial Law

How to prepare

• Start with Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence. They anchor the paper.
• Read judgments, not just summaries. Questions quote the judgment and ask what the court held and why.
• Track Supreme Court decisions of the last 18 months, especially Constitution Bench rulings.
• Revise bare Acts for Contract, Criminal Law and Property. Learn the new criminal codes alongside the old ones.
• Practise passage-based questions under time pressure: one minute per question.
• Solve the previous five years’ CLAT PG papers and analyse subject-wise accuracy.

PSU jobs through CLAT PG

ONGC, Indian Oil, NTPC, POWERGRID, Oil India, BHEL and NHPC have recruited law officers and legal trainees on CLAT PG scores, usually followed by a group discussion and interview. Only the current year’s score counts, so apply for the PSU notification in the same cycle.

Frequently asked questions

How many LLM seats are there through CLAT PG?

Roughly 1,750 postgraduate seats across the participating NLUs.

Is there an essay in CLAT PG?

No. The paper is fully objective.

Can a working advocate sit CLAT PG?

Yes. There is no age limit and no bar on practising advocates.

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