CLAT-2013 was successfully conducted on May 12, 2013 at 30 centres across the country. The paper did not throw any surprises in terms of the composition of the questions, the areas covered etc. However, there were quite a few apparent errors in a few questions and the legal aptitude section may have taken a little extra time owing to the length of the questions. Overall, the paper was of moderate-easy difficulty level.

Expected Cut-offs
Tier I schools : 138-142 +
Tier II schools : 130 +
Tier III schools : 125 +

Let us take a look at the various sections of the paper and expected number of attempts in each section.

Quick Snapshot

Section	No. of Questions	Good No. of attempts (considering negative marking)	Difficulty level
English including comprehension	40	30-33	Moderate
GK/Current affiars	50	30-35	Moderate
Elementary Mathematics	20	12/15/13	Easy-Moderate
Logical Reasoning	40	32-35	Easy
Legal Aptitude	50	40-42	Moderate
Overall	200	150-160	Moderate

Let us take a look at each section in detail.

Mathematics:

The questions on Elementary Mathematics were a fairly even lot with almost all the regular topics seeing good representation. There were around 4 questions from Percentages, Profit & Loss, 2-3 from Numbers, 4-5 from Geometry/Mensuration and one each from Simple Equations, Time & Work, Pipes and Cisterns etc.

Logical Reasoning:

The Logical Reasoning was quite different from last year’s language based reasoning. The paper had 10 Questions on Arrangements (2 sets), and 5 questions each on Circular Arrangement, Deduction, Syllogisms, Blood Relations, Statement/conclusion type questions, and Number series. As a welcome relief to a lot of students, there was no critical reasoning in the paper.

English including Reading Comprehension:

The English section was fairly similar to the last year's with only 1 Reading Comprehension passage having 10 questions. There were quite a few questions based on Vocabulary – on Synonyms, Idioms, Prepositions, Latin Phrases and Foreign Words .There were questions on Para jumbles and grammar as well. The distribution of these questions was roughly like 10 questions on Prepositions, and 5 each on Foreign Maxims, Idioms and Phrases, Para Jumbles, and Spellings.

General Knowledge:

As a welcome departure from the last year's trend, the section was fairly manageable by a student with good general reading habit. Almost all the questions were from current areas and covered areas like sports, science and technology, geography, awards etc.

Legal Aptitude:

The paper focused solely on principle and fact based questions. With the only catch being the length of the questions which could have taken quite a time to answer, the questions were fairly easy and did not per se pose any problem for the students.