“Lawyers are the foot soldiers of our Constitution”
Law is the ideal academic path for people who enjoy solving difficult riddles and seems to face impossible challenges and this course comes in contact with almost every other area of human life upon issues relating to Business, Economics, Politics, Human Rights, International Relations, Crimes, current legal issues, Global subject and trade.
Diverse aspects of legal profession
Litigation
- Civil (eg: Property disputes, matrimonial, inheritance, contract, consumer redressal etc.,)
- Criminal (Murder, robbery, Offences against the state)
- Sovereign (Representing India in international courts) The role of ‘Judge’ who decides on the cases
- Judicial system
- Arbitration
- Mediation
Advisory / Corporate
Individuals & Companies keep entering into diverse contracts on an everyday basis.
Help drafting of these contracts such that human transaction continues to happen smoothly, avoiding parties going to the court
What, when and where of legal profession: Stakeholders Involved
- Court of Law: Supreme court, High Court, District and Subordinate Courts
- Legal Practitioners
- Government Prosecutors
- Police: Enforcement of Law and Investigation of offences to help prosecution
- Prisons: For correction and rehabilitation of violators of law
- Legal Framework: Constitution of India, Laws, Judicial Precedents
CLAT UG (Common Law Admission Test)
- Common Law Admission Test (CLAT UG) is the national level entrance exam for admissions to UG Law programs offered by 24 National Law Universities in India.
- Consortium of NLUs was established in August 2017 to improve standards of legal education and to serve justice delivery system
- 24 National Law Universities have joined the consortium
- Admission for National Law University, Delhi is through AILET examination.
List of NLU’s
- National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
- National Law University, Delhi (through AILET)
- National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad
- The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
- Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
- National Law Institute University, Bhopal
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
- Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
- National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi
- National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam
- National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
- National Law University, Jodhpur
- National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
- Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam
- Chanakya National Law University Patna
- The Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirapalli
- Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
- Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
- Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
- Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
- Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
- Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana
- Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
- National Law University, Tirupura
- GNLU Silvassa Campus
CLAT Exam Pattern
- Duration: - 2 Hours
- Total No. of Questions: - 120 MCQ
- Total Marks: - 120 [ Negative Marking – 0.25]
CLAT Syllabus consists of five sections
- English Language
- Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
- Legal Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Techniques
CLAT Seat Allotment Process
- CLAT score card will be released on the date of result declaration. Score card indicates the All India Rank and category rank based on the marks.
- Eligible Candidates will be invited to participate in the Admissions Counselling Process in accordance with the rank list and the admissions matrix provided by each NLU.
- Candidate to complete the registration process for counselling along with the fee.Candidate to complete the registration process for counselling along with the fee.
- The seat allotment in CLAT 2024 occurs in five rounds (Online).
- If the candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat, they may ‘Freeze’ the seat allocation and confirm the seat. Otherwise they could float the option of NLU.
What’s after CLAT UG?
The NLUs offer following Integrated course lists
Course Duration: – 5 years
- BA LLB (Hons) – Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law
- BBA LLB (Hons) – Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Law
- BSc LLB – Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Law
- B. Com LLB – Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Law
- BSW LLB – Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Law
Law Colleges in Chennai
The Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Government Law University
- School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), Taramani Campus
Affiliated Law Colleges – 16 colleges
- Chennai Dr Ambedkar Govt Law College -Tiruvallur – 5-year LLB 3 Year LLB
- Others – Pudupakkam, Chengalpattu, Madurai, Trichy, CBE, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Ramanathapuram, Villupuram, Theni, Namakkal, Salem, Salem (private), Tindivanam (Private)
What we offer at DAV?
Target CLAT 2025
- Preparatory Classes for students of XII
- Weekend Batch – Only on Sundays
- Timing : 9.00 AM to 1.00 PM
- Topic wise Test and Mock Test
- Course Fee: Rs. 9000/-
Course Highlights
CLAT, standardized test for admission into UG courses of National Law Universities in India. Course highlights of DAV CLAT coaching are as follows,
- Comprehensive study resources – Study material covering all sections of Exam, including English Language, General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative techniques.
- Practice Questions & Mock Test – Assessments are the essential part of preparation to any of the entrance exams, In DAV we provide assessments and Mock test at regular intervals
- Experienced Faculties – For each subject we have chosen experts in their field. Each one of the faculties are well-versed in CLAT exam pattern and syllabus. These faculty members also provide strategies to help students excel in exam.
- Personalized Attention – Doubt clearing session, one-on-one interaction with faculty and regular feedbacks are given.
- Legal Reasoning Practice – Legal reasoning carries equal weightage as other subjects, we provide extensive practice material and guidance by the well experienced faculty from Legal Profession.
- Current Affairs Updates – In the General Knowledge section of CLAT, most of the questions are raised in the areas of Current affairs, legal developments and recent judgements.
- English Language – From grammar essentials to advanced comprehension strategies and ways to read & comprehend the main points discussed in the passages are taught to students.
- Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Techniques – Fundamental concepts to advanced problem-solving strategies, every topic is comprehensively covered. Practice is the key to mastery, when it comes to aptitude and reasoning. So, Students are made to practice reasoning and aptitude regularly, eventually students will excel in this area.
- Previous year question analysis – Analyzing previous question paper helps students to widely understand about the question pattern, important topics and so students can score high marks.