CLAT vs Christ University Law Entrance Exam

A career in law is one of the growing options for Class 12 students. This has been identified with the number of aspirants applying for state-level or university-level law exams.

Considering the various number of exams, the most popular national level exam is CLAT. The scores obtained in this entrance exam can help seek admissions to 22 top law colleges in India.

Christ University Law Entrance Exam is yet another University level exam conducted for BA LLB admissions.

You might have an option to appear for both of these entrances, but to make sure you set your focus in the right direction, we have curated a list of the difference between CLAT and CULEE.

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Difference between CLAT and Christ University Law Exam

Here are major differences tabulated between the two exams for various categories or parameters.

Parameters/Basis	CLAT	CULEE
What is this exam?	Common-Law Admission Test is a law exam for admission to top NLUs and Law Schools across India	CULEE allows admission to the BA LLB program offered at Christ University only.
Level of the exam	It is a national/centralized exam.	This is a University level exam.
Educational qualification required	45% aggregate marks are required in Class 12 for CLAT Exam.	An aggregate percentage of 50% is required in Class 12 for CULEE.
Upper Age Limit	No upper age limit	20 years
Mode of Exam	Offline	Online & Offline
Number of Questions	150	120
Type of Questions	Comprehension Based Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
Sections in the Exam	Legal Aptitude is the uncommon section in this exam from CULEE	Data Analysis and Reputation is a dissimilar section in this exam from CLAT.
Marking Scheme	Correct Answer: +1 Mark; Wrong Answer: -0.25 Marks	Correct Answer: +1 Mark; Wrong Answer: -0.25 Marks
Scores Accepted By	All 22 NLUs, few Private Law Colleges	Only Christ University
Number of Seats Offered	2342 seats at NLUs across India	300 seats at 3 Christ University Campuses
Location of Campuses	Check the complete list of CLAT Colleges	Bangalore, Delhi, Pune
Is there any Cut Off	Yes. Only if you secure marks above the cut-off you will be shortlisted for counselling.	Yes. based on the cut-off marks for the entrance exam you will shortlist for further stages.
Admission Procedure	CLAT Exam, Counselling, Seat Allotment	Entrance Exam, Presentation, Skill Test and Interview, Counselling, and Seat Allotment
Are the scores accepted by PSUs?	Yes, check PSU Recruitment through CLAT	No
Highest Scores Accepted by Top Most Colleges	The cut off varies for each NLU, however, 100-120 is a good score to get in the top NLUs.	12th marks are considered for shortlisting on priority. You need to have 85% and above to get shortlisted for Interview and admission.

Here is a graph showing the number of students who appeared for the CLAT Exam over 4 years. We can observe each year there is an increase in the number of students.

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This shows the increasing competition for CLAT Exam. As per reports, for Christ University, there were around 4000-5000 students who appeared for the law program exam.