CLAT 2020 to be held on September 7| Important Dates Announced
The Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 for UG and PG candidates on September 7. The exam will be conducted through centre-based online test. The admit card will be available on website two weeks before the exam. The admit cards of candidates shall be considered as Movement Passes by local responsible bodies. All necessary COVID-19 precautions will be taken at the exam centre for safety of the candidates and staffs.
The decision to conduct CLAT 2020 on September 7 has been taken at the meeting of the General Body of the Consortium of NLUs held on August 10. Earlier, CLAT 2020 exam was scheduled for August 22.
As per the notification released by the body 'The General Body of the Consortium of National Law Universities met on the 10th August 2020 to review the precautionary measures taken in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic and settle on a feasible date for conducting the CLAT 2020 exam.'
For the precautionary measures, it stated 'No candidate shall be allowed to enter any examination centre without a mask. Appropriate respiratory etiquette shall also be maintained at all times.' You can check the notification here.
In order to create safe atmosphere, Consortium has detailed the guidelines:
• Staff will be deployed for Crowd Management and orderly movement.
• Staff with Thermo Guns will be present at entry gate
• Sufficient cleaning staff, center administrators and invigilators with face masks and hand gloves will be deployed.
• Spray machines with disinfectant liquid will be used to sanitize examination centers thoroughly.
• Sufficient hand sanitizer and hand soap will be present across the test centers and washrooms.
• Candidates with fever or COVID symptoms will not be permitted inside the exam venue. Aseparate isolation lab will be set up to accommodate these candidates.
• PPE kits will be made available for staff in isolation labs.
• 3 ply masks and gloves will be provided to isolated candidates
Candidates will be permitted to carry following items with them into the venue:
• Mask
• Gloves
• Personal transparent water bottle
• Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml)
• A simple pen
• Exam related documents (Admit Card, ID card, etc.)