Around 78% of the total 75,183 candidates who had registered for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 appeared for the test on Monday.
The test is a gateway to admissions into 22 National Law Universities across the country. In Karnataka, students appeared for the test at 18 centres across the State. The final results will be announced on October 5.
The number of candidates who attended the exam was affected by the pandemic and bandhs in several States including Karnataka. Students had to write the test amidst a slew of safety measures. A few students with symptoms of COVID-19 wrote the test in isolation labs at these centres.
Students who appeared for the test said it was of moderate difficulty, and that the paper was lengthy.
“I was unable to complete the test as there were several passage-type questions. There were also several questions based on COVID-19,” a candidate…