Reader's Digest: Preparing for CLAT PG 2025? You're in the right place. Discover key topics and strategies to excel in this challenging exam. Read on to boost your preparation!

As we all know, CLAT PG test-takers have been increasing yearly, making the competition pretty tough.

To crack such a highly competitive entrance exam, you must understand what to study and what not to prioritize for the upcoming exam.

To help you, we have researched and analyzed the previous year's papers to know the number of questions asked from each topic. 

Take a look at the important topics for CLAT PG Exam 2025, alongside the weightage for each topic to ace your CLAT PG preparations 2025.

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 Important Topics for CLAT PG 2025 

Knowing the syllabus is the first step towards preparing for the Common Law Admission Test for the LLM course. At the post-graduation level, the CLAT PG Syllabus mainly includes recent and landmark judgements from the subjects taught in undergraduate law programs. 

The questions in CLAT PG exam are mainly from passages extracted from recent and landmark judgements. 

Check out the table below for important subjects from which judgements may be taken for CLAT PG 2025. 

Constitutional Law	Family Law
Jurisprudence	Company Law
Labour & Industrial Law	Criminal Law
Law of Contract	Property Law
Torts	Public International Law
Administrative Law	Tax Law
Environmental Law

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 Subject-wise number of questions distributed in CLAT PG 

From the syllabus above, we have analyzed the number of questions that were asked from each topic in the previous year's papers. 

CLAT PG important topics and corresponding questions in 2023 and 2024 question papers are listed below. 

CLAT LLM Topics	Number of questions CLAT 2023	Number of questions CLAT 2024
Constitutional Law	23	10
Jurisprudence	9	10
Administrative Law	0	10
Family Law	0	10
Law of Contracts	2	5
International Law	10	10
Criminal Law	19 (9- Cr.P.C., 10- I.E.A.)	15
Labour Law	4	5
Environment Law	5	5
SRA	0	5
Interpretation of Statutes	8	0
Intellectual Property Rights	10	0
Transfer of Property Act	0	10
Torts	0	10
Tax law	0	5
Company Law	20	10

Previous Year's Data (2020,21,22)

CLAT LLM Topics	Number of questions CLAT 2020	Number of questions CLAT 2021	Number of questions CLAT 2022
Constitutional Law	50	36	28
Jurisprudence	20	6	12
Administrative Law	10	0	0
Family Law	10	12	10
Law of Contracts	0	18	14
International Law	10	18	12
Criminal Law	10	24	24
Labour Law	10	0	10
Environment Law	0	18	10

Prioritize your syllabus accordingly. 

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 Subject-wise Important Topics for CLAT PG 2025 

The CLAT PG Question Paper will have 120 objective-type questions; each question carries one mark, and the wrongly answered question will have a negative marking of 0.25 marks.

Questions are derived from Supreme Court judgments, testing your reading, comprehension, and awareness of issues discussed in the passages and judgments.

Your main objective while preparing for CLAT PG exam should be to focus on case laws but it will give you an upper hand in your preparation if you have knowledge of some important topics under each subject.

For this purpose, below are some important topics under each subject whose knowledge can assist you in your preparation. 

Important Topics for CLAT PG Exam 2025: Constitutional Law

Below are some of the important topics of constitutional law which will help you prepare for the CLAT PG Exam.

• Basic & Salient Features of Indian Constitution/History/ Preamble, Citizenship, Doctrine of Basic Structure
• Fundamental Rights- Article 12- Article 30, DPSPs & Fundamental Duties
• Judicial power- organization of judiciary and the jurisdiction of SC of India
• Legislative power- procedures and privileges
• Freedom of inter-state and commerce
• Impact of emergency on centre-state Relations
• Federal idea- nature of Indian polity and cooperative federalism

Important Topics for CLAT PG 2025 Exam: Law of Torts

The following are some of the important topics under the Law of Torts for the CLAT PG exam.

• Classification of torts
• Trespass
• Nuisance, Negligence and Defamation 
• Vicarious Liability
• Consumer Protection
• Culpability for misstatements and recklessness

Important Topics for CLAT PG Jurisprudence 2025

The following are important concepts under the Jurisprudence for the upcoming CLAT PG exam.

• Definition/outlook of the subject/Nature of Jurisprudence, Source of Law, School of Jurisprudence, Rights, Duties,
• Power Liability
• Person and Liabilities
• Ownership and Possession
• Corporate Liability
• Theories of Punishment
• Law and Morals
• Contemporary Jurists & Recent Contemporary Concepts and Maxims
• Hohfeld’s Legal Relation/ Jural Analysis

Important Topics for CLAT PG 2025 Exam: Law of Contract

Below are some topics from Contract Law which you should know in your preparation for this exam: 

• The formation of a contract, its validity, discharge, and performance 
• Agency contracts 
• Indemnity, guarantee 
• Contract formation 
• Discharge of contracts 
• Quasi-contracts 
• Void, voidable, illegal contracts 

Important Topics for CLAT PG 2025 Exam: Criminal Law

Check out the important topics under criminal law and enhance your CLAT PG exam preparation 2025.

• Punishments  
• General exceptions 
• Abetment 
• Criminal conspiracy 
• Offences against Body and Property 
• Defamation 
• Powers of Court under Cr.P.C. 
• Provisions of Bail 
• Trial 
• Other important provisions 

Important Topics for CLAT LLM Exam 2025: Environmental Law

• Crucial theories which you must know for Environment Law are as follows: 
• Precautionary Principle 
• Polluter Pays Principle 
• Concept of Sustainable Development and Knowledge of Stockholm Declaration 
• Concept of Absolute Liability 

Below are the Acts which may help you in your preparation for CLAT PG: 

• National Green Tribunal Act, 2010  
•  The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 
• The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 
• The National Environment Tribunal Act, of 1955 
• Indian Forest Act 1927,  
• The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 
•  The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 
• Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 
•  International Environment Law 

Important Topics for CLAT LLM Exam 2025: Public International Law

Practising CLAT PG Mock Tests will help you understand the type of questions asked on this topic.

• Overview of the Subject 
•  Sources of International Law 
•  Relationship between Municipal and International Law 
• Treaties and UN Declarations such as UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, etc. 
• International Organizations 
• Human Rights and International Law 
• Air and Space 
• Settlement of Dispute 

Important Topics for CLAT PG Entrance Exam 2025: Administrative Law

• Scope and Significance of Administrative Law
• Rule of Law, administrative Actions- Meaning and Classifications
• Principles of Natural Justice, Meaning, Nature, and need for administrative direction
• Procedural and Adjudicatory
• Liability of Administration
• Administrative Discretion and Remedies
• Administrative Direction to Quasi-Judicial and Statutory Bodies
• Doctrine of Estoppel
• Relationship between Constitutional Law and Administrative Law
• Emerging Trends in Administrative Law

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Important Topics for CLAT PG Entrance Exam 2025: Labour and Industrial Law

• Industrial Relations Code 2020, Code on Social Security 2020
• Code on Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions 2020
• Code on Wages 2020, Industrial Disputes Act
• The Factories Act, of 1948
• The Standing Orders Act
• Analysis of Recent amendments made in Labour Laws and their leading cases

 Key Takeaways 

• The CLAT PG 2025 exam is a blend of recent and landmark judgments. Your preparation should align with this mix.
• While in-depth case law knowledge is crucial, understanding the core topics within each subject gives you an edge.
• Subjects such as Constitutional Law, Law of Torts, and Jurisprudence, among others, are vital and have been consistently emphasized in past papers.
• Reading and analyzing past year papers offer valuable insights and can guide your study strategy.
• The article underscores the importance of structured study, encompassing both case laws and substantive topics.
• Your success in the CLAT PG 2025 isn't just about what you study, but how you study. Approach with dedication and strategy. Best wishes for your preparation!