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Common Law Admission Test 2025 ( CLAT )

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CLAT 2025 Answer Key: The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key on December 9, 2024. The CLAT Provisional Answer Key was released on December 2, 2024. Candidates must note that the CLAT Answer Key will be released in two phases; i.e. CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key and CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key. The CLAT 2025 answer key is a pdf document that carries all the correct answers to the questions asked in CLAT 2025. 

The Consortium released the CLAT 2025 Answer Key PDF on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.  The CLAT 2025 objection submission portal has been closed. It's important to note that objections cannot be raised against the CLAT Final Answer Key 2025. After receiving objections to the provisional answer key, the Consortium will publish the CLAT 2025 final answer key. The CLAT 2025 result will be announced on December 10, 2024. Stay informed about the CLAT 2025 answer keys and gain insights into the previous year's answer keys.

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Q:   What are the details mentioned on CLAT 2025 answer key?

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The CLAT answer key mentions correct answer against each question in all sets of the question paper. Moreover, the exam authority invited objections against the answer key, and will release a revised answer key in case of wrong questions and options. In order to check the answer key, candidates will have to download the answer key and carefully review the answers. The answer key will help candidates to understand their score and their chances to get admission in one of the NLUs.

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Q:   When will the answer key of CLAT 2025 be released?

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The CLAT Answer Key 2025 has been released. The answer key has been published on the official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The answer key of CLAT 2025 will be released in two steps - first a provisional answer key, and then a final answer key. Candidates can refer to the answer key to compare their responses and predict their score in CLAT 2025 exam. CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key will be released on December 9, 2024.

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Q:   What is the benefit of CLAT answer key and response sheet?

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The main benefit of CLAT answer key and response sheet is that through this document, candidates can analyse their performance in the exam. The CLAT answer key contains, candidate's response as well as correct answer to every question. This can help them in calculating how much marks they will score out of the total marks, even before the result has been declared. They can use the estimated CLAT score to take further decisions regarding law admission such as which colleges to shortlist or which other Law entrance exams to appear for. 

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What is CLAT 2025 Answer Key?

The answer key is a document mentioning correct answers to all the questions of CLAT UG and CLAT PG 2025 papers. The CLAT 2025 answer key pdf download is now available on the official website. Candidates can use CLAT Answer Key 2025 to cross-check their responses. They can also send objections against CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2025 to the exam authority in case they find any kind of discrepancy in it. CLAT 2025 answer keys for UG and PG along with the official question papers have been released on the official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Candidates can download the answer keys for CLAT 2025, and calculate probable scores and thus their chances of admission using CLAT college predictor. After reviewing all the objections received on the provisional answer key, the consortium will release the CLAT 2025 final answer key on December 9. CLAT results will be declared on December 10, 2024. 

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CLAT 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

09 Dec '24 -

10 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key

10 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Result

11 Dec '24 -

20 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Begins)

11 Dec '24 -

20 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration

26 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 First Allotment List

26 Dec '24 -

04 Jan '25

CLAT 2025 First Allotment List fee payment

10 Jan '25

CLAT Second Allotment List 2025

DatesPast Exam Dates

02 Dec '24

CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2025

02 Dec '24 -

03 Dec '24

CLAT 2025 Objection Window

To Be Notified

Release of CLAT 2025 invite list

CLAT Answer Key Dates 2025

Candidates can check CLAT Answer Key 2025 dates below:

Event

Dates

CLAT exam day 2025

01-Dec-2024

Official CLAT answer key 

02-Dec-2024

Objection Window opens

02-Dec-2024 (4 pm)

Objection Window closes

03-Dec-2024 (4 pm)

Release of final answer key

09-Dec-2024

Declaration of CLAT results

10-Dec-2024

Commencement of counselling

26-Dec-2024

How to Download CLAT 2025 Answer Key ?

Candidates can download the CLAT 2025 answer key by following the steps below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CLAT Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in 

Step 2: Click on CLAT answer key link present on the official website.

Step 3: View, download and save CLAT 2025 answer key and question paper PDF.

Link to download CLAT 2025 answer key will be provided here.

How to Calculate CLAT 2025 Score Using Answer Key?

With the help of CLAT answer key, candidates can calculate the probable score that they can secure in the exam. However, for the same, candidates need to be aware of the CLAT 2025 marking scheme.

CLAT Marking Scheme

As per the CLAT marking scheme released by the Consortium of NLUs:

  • One mark is allotted for every correct answer
  • 0.25 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer
  • Zero marks for questions left unattempted

CLAT Answer Key 2025

Candidates can check the official website of CLAT Consortium for CLAT Answer Key 2025 PDF download OR check the direct links below to download CLAT answer key PDF files. A separate CLAT 2025 provisional answer key pdfs for UG and PG courses, and CLAT Final Answer Key 2025 PDF will be uploaded below once released. Meanwhile, candidates can check the final answer key of CLAT 2024 & provisional Answer Key below for reference.

CLAT Paper 2025 CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2025 CLAT UG Answer Key 2025
CLAT PG Question Paper 2025 CLAT PG Answer Key 2025
CLAT Paper 2024 CLAT 2024 Provisional Answer key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2024 CLAT UG Answer Key 2024
CLAT PG Question Paper 2024 CLAT PG Answer Key 2024
CLAT Paper 2023 CLAT 2023 Final Answer key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2024 CLAT UG Final Answer Key 2024
CLAT PG Question Paper 2024 CLAT PG Final Answer Key 2024

 

CLAT Paper 2022 CLAT 2022 Provisional Answer key  CLAT 2022 Final Answer Key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2022 CLAT UG Answer Key 2022 CLAT UG Final Answer Key 
CLAT PG Question Paper 2022 CLAT PG Answer Key 2022 CLAT PG Final Answer Key 

CLAT Passing Marks out of 120

The Consortium of NLUs does not release any passing marks for the CLAT exam. Candidates are always selected based on the merit rank. CLAT NLU Allotment is done based on the merit cum preference.  However, those candidates have a good chance who secure 85+ marks to get admission to top NLUs in the country. 

Formula to Calculate CLAT 2025 Marks 

The key formula to calculate the CLAT 2025 score by using the exam answer key is:

How to calculate CLAT score - Formula How to calculate CLAT score - Example
Total correct answers - (Total incorrect answers x 0.25) = Total score 100 correct answers - (30 incorrect answers X 0.25) = 92.5

 

What is CLAT Answer Key 2025 Objection submission fee?

Candidates must pay INR 1,000 for each objection raised regarding the CLAT 2025 Answer Key. If an objection is found to be valid, the fee will be refunded. Please note that objections cannot be submitted without the required fee.

How to Raise Objections on CLAT 2025 Answer Key ?

Candidates could raise objections against the questions/answers with which they are not satisfied on the official website. Check out the quick steps below:  

Step 1: Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Step 2: Login using registered mobile number and password.

Step 3: Click on the Submit Objections button.

Step 4: Select the type of objection (1) About the question or (2) About the answer key.

Step 5: Enter objection details.

Step 6: Click on submit button.

Step 7: Click on the Make Payment button to make a payment of INR 1,000 per question.

CLAT Answer Key Analysis 2025

After the exam authority receives objections on the CLAT 2025 provisional answer key, it will review all the discrepancies and released a CLAT Final answer key 2025. Through this process, the answer key of CLAT exam will be analysed before the results are published. This will also affect the CLAT 2025 cutoff for the CLAT exam, as some answers might be revised or removed from final score evaluation. 

CLAT Final Answer Key 2025

The CLAT Final Answer Key 2025 will be published a few days after the CLAT Objection Window 2025 closes. Once available, the final answer key will be posted here. In the meantime, candidates can review the CLAT 2024 Final Answer Key below. Notably, one question from the English Language Section and one from the Legal Reasoning Section were removed from the CLAT Final Answer Key 2024. Consequently, the CLAT 2024 UG exam was evaluated out of 118 marks instead of the initially stated 120 marks.

Download CLAT 2024 Final Answer Keys below:

CLAT Paper 2023 CLAT 2023 FinalAnswer key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2024 CLAT UG Final Answer Key 2024
CLAT PG Question Paper 2024 CLAT PG Final Answer Key 2024

Modifications in CLAT UG answer key 2024:

Section       Question Number Modification  
Legal Set A (69)  Set B (75) set C (56) SET D (82) Correct
Option
Indicated in
Provisional
Answer Key was  (D)
Correct
Option in
Final Answer
Key (c)
English Language SET A (16) SET B (10) SET C (4) SET D (19) Question Withdrawn Question Withdrawn
Legal Reasoning SET A (65) SET B (84) SET C (71) SET D (59) Question Withdrawn Question Withdrawn

MODIFICATION IN THE PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY CLAT 2024 POSTGRADUATE

Question  Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key Correct Option in Final Answer Key
SET A (116) D C
Set B (11) D C
Set C (14) D C
Set D (21) D C

CLAT Final Answer Key 2023

The Consortium reviewed the challenges received against CLAT Provision Answer Key 2023, and released the final answer key accordingly. In the final key, the Consortium has made some modifications with respect to objections/ claims.

Modifications in CLAT UG answer key 2023:

Section Question Number Modification
Quantitative Techniques Q. 144 Question Withdrawn

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Modifications in CLAT PG answer key 2023:

Question  Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key Correct Option in Final Answer Key
47 B A
71 C B
113 C Both, option B and option C

Download CLAT 2023 Final Answer Keys below:

CLAT Paper 2023 CLAT 2023 Provisional Answer key 
CLAT UG Question Paper 2023 CLAT UG Final Answer Key 2023
CLAT PG Question Paper 2023 CLAT PG Final Answer Key 2023

Take a look at CLAT 2022 answer key analysis below:

The exam authority received 765 objections on CLAT UG and PG question papers. There were 165 questions in CLAT UG question paper as per the official notification released by the consortium. Here's an analysis of the CLAT UG and PG answer keys: 

Sections

Total questions asked in the QP

Total questions objections 

Total objections received 

English Language

30 questions

09 questions

129 objections received 

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

35 questions

09 questions  

09 objections received 

Logical Reasoning

30 questions 

20 questions

372 objections received 

Legal Reasoning

40 questions

13 questions objected  

91 objections received 

Quantitative Techniques

30 questions 

01 question objected 

138 objections received 

Total 

165 questions

42 questions objected

739 objections received 

The revised answers for CLAT 2022 UG paper is as under:

Question number  Option notified in provisional key  Revised answer key 
Question number 22 A D
Question number 28 D A
Question number 139 B A

3 questions have been revised as objected by the candidates. The final decision on the removal or allotment of marks for the revised questions will be confirmed by the Consortium, when the results are declared. 

The CLAT 2022 PG answer key analysis is as under: 

CLAT LLM Sections

Total questions objected

Total objections received

Sec A – Constitutional Law

22 questions objected out of 120 

45 objections received 

Sec B - Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.

Sec C – Law topics and Contemporary issues

The revisions for CLAT PG answer key 2022 is as under:

Question number  Option notified in provisional key  Revised answer key 
Question number 30 D Removed

Check out some modifications made in the question paper and answer key of CLAT 2021. 

Previous Years CLAT Answer Keys

CLAT 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key for UG Courses (Provisional) 

CLAT 2021 Question Paper & Answer Key for LLM (Provisional)

Download CLAT 2020 UG Question Paper and Answer Key 

Download CLAT 2020 PG Question Paper and Answer Key 

 

How is CLAT 2025 Answer Key Helpful?

CLAT Consortium releases the CLAT 2025 answer key for CLAT exam 2025 so that:

  • Candidates can determine their expected scores in the exam

  • Candidates can file/ raise objections on the answer key in case they find any incorrect question or options mentioned in their question paper set

  • Candidates can also get an idea of CLAT 2025 cutoff and hence, use CLAT College Predictor Tool to know the college in which they can secure admission

Overall, the answer key is released before the CLAT result, so that there is transparency in the result evaluation process and the need for rechecking or re-evaluating results is not required.

CLAT 2025 Answer Key Grievances

Candidates can send their complaints regarding CLAT 2025 final answer key, as well as conduct of examination at different test centres. They will be able to submit the grievances in online mode at consortiumofnlus.ac.in as under:

  1. Login to CLAT 2025 dashboard at - consortiumofnlus.ac.in 
  2. Click the ‘Submit Grievance’ button, and state the nature of the grievance;
  3. Describe grievance in maximum 1,000 characters, and upload supporting documents;
  4. Submit the declaration form, and click the ‘Submit’ button.

CLAT Result & Merit List 2025

The CLAT 2025 result will be released based on the CLAT Final Answer Key 2025. Candidates must note that CLAT 2025 Result will be published on the official website of consortium; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check the result by logging into their registered accounts. 

Based on the result, all the qualifying candidates will be called for CLAT counselling. In the counselling session, all the qualifying candidates will be allotted seats in their respective courses offered at CLAT colleges .  

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