Indian Army has made the CLAT score compulsory for the Judge Advocate Entry which is a special entry for the law graduate through which they can go for the direct SSB interview without any written exam. From JAG 30 notification onward, CLAT score will be mandatory along with 55% aggregate marks in LLB degree.
Read: JAG 30 Notification Judge Advocate General
MODIFICATION IN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (NT) JAG ENTRY SCHEME 30TH COURSE (MEN & WOMEN) APR 2023 AND SUBSEQUENT COURSES.
CLAT (PG) SCORE HAS BEEN MADE MANDATORY FOR SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (NT) JAG ENTRY SCHEME FROM SSC (JAG) 30 COURSE ONWARDS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA OF MINIMUM 55% AGGREGATE MARKS IN LLB DEGREE, ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL AS AN ADVOCATE WITH BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA/STATE AND SHOULD BE FROM A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY RECOGNISED BY THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA.
CLAT (PG) SCORE OF PRECEDING YEAR IS BEING MADE APPLICABLE WEF APR 2023 ONWARDS. CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR SSC (JAG)-30 COURSE (APR 2023) AND SSC (JAG)-31 COURSE (OCT 2023) WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CLAT (PG) 2022 SCORE.
ALL CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR SSC (JAG) ENTRY NEED TO REGISTER AND APPEAR FOR CLAT (PG) EXAM OF PRECEDING YEAR.
CLAT 2022 EXAM WILL BE HELD ON 08 MAY 2022 AND CLAT 2023 EXAM WILL BE HELD ON 18 DEC 2022.
