CLAT PG Pattern 2025: Exam Mode, Marking Scheme, Negative Marking & Exam Duration

Common Law Admission Test 2025 ( CLAT )

9.4K Views2.9K Comments

Counselling: 11 Dec '24 - 20 Dec '24

This exam is conducted for courses given below:
Anupama Mehra

Anupama MehraAssistant Manager – Content

Updated on Nov 12, 2024 11:28 IST

CLAT 2025 exam pattern for LLM courses will be released by NLU Consortium. The CLAT LLM paper will carry both objective- and subjective-type questions. The Consortium dropped the subjective section from the CLAT PG Exam 2024. As per the revised CLAT Exam Pattern 2025, candidates have to attempt a total 120 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in 120 minutes duration. Given below is the detailed CLAT pattern for LLM.

Candidates are advised to thoroughly go through the CLAT exam pattern 2025 for LLM courses to know important test details such as the number of questions, type of questions, maximum marks, minimum cutoff criteria, exam subjects and marking scheme.

CLAT Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

The key features of CLAT LLM question paper are mentioned below:

Particulars

CLAT Exam Pattern for LLM

Exam mode

Offline 

Exam duration

120 minutes (2 hours)

Test language

English 

Type of questions

Objective 

Exam subjects

Various law subjects divided into two sections

Total questions

120

Total marks

120

Marking scheme

+1 for every correct answer

-0.25 for every incorrect answer

CLAT LLM Pattern 2025: Section-Wise & Weightage

CLAT question paper 2025 for LLM contains objective-type questions. There will be 120 MCQs that candidates have to attempt in a duration of two hours. Check the complete CLAT LLM exam pattern for each for reference below.

CLAT LLM Sections

MCQs per section

Marks per section

Sec A – Constitutional Law

120

120

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

Sec C – Law topics and Contemporary issues

If you are appearing for CLAT UG 2025, then take a look at the following articles:

CLAT Exam Pattern for UG Courses CLAT Syllabus for UG Courses

CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme for LLM

As per the CLAT Marking Scheme 2025,

  • Candidates will be awarded one mark for every correct answer
  • There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer
  • No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions left un-attempted

CLAT Marking Parameters

Marks Awarded for Objective Questions

Correct answer

+1

Incorrect answer

-0.25

Un-attempted question

0

Also Read: CLAT Questions for Practice with Solutions: Free PDF Download

CLAT 2025 Minimum Cutoff Criteria

As per the CLAT minimum cutoff criteria, only candidates who score a minimum 40 per cent aggregate (35 per cent for SC/ST/PwD) in the objective section of the exam will qualify for evaluation of their answers in the descriptive section.

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2025 can check CLAT Cutoff for UG Courses here

Important Points regarding CLAT LLM 2025 Exam Pattern

Some of the important points that candidates must keep in mind regarding the CLAT test pattern for LLM courses include:

  • The CLAT PG 2025 exam will focus on the comprehension capabilities of candidates
  • The CLAT PG paper will contain extracts from primary legal materials followed by a series of questions. Candidates will need to answer those questions while demonstrating their reading and comprehension ability, awareness of issues discussed in the passage and knowledge application ability.
  • The paper will be based on all the mandatory subjects of UG-level law course of candidates and as per the CLAT 2025 LLM Syllabus shared by Consortium 
  • In the descriptive section of the exam, candidates' answers should not exceed 800 words
  • While writing descriptive essays, candidates should be able to demonstrate their awareness of legal, factual and philosophical issues. Candidates should also be able to structure their answers well.

Check complete CLAT syllabus for LLM.

Law exams you must check out

Get a headstart on exams accepted by top colleges

About to start
Exam D-day soon
Cut-off released
MH CET Law 2025 Application (f...

11 Jan '25 - 2 Feb '25

View allLaw exams

News & Updates

Latest NewsPopular News

Get prep tips, practice papers, exam details and important updates

Download Important Dates for Law Exams
qna

CLAT Exam

Student Forum

chatAnything you would want to ask experts?
Write here...

Answered 2 days ago

CLAT and other law entrance exams typically consist of multiple-choice questions that test a candidate's knowledge, reasoning, and analytical skills. Here's a breakdown of the types of questions usually asked:

 

English Language

1. *Comprehension Passages*: Candidates are given a passage to read, follo

...more

A

Astha Mishra

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 5 days ago

Admission in NLUs is not possible. Seek admission in other private colleges. Few of them are given below.

  1. LPU Phagwara
  2. Chandigarh University

73699675
pradeep kumar

Scholar-Level 18

Answered 6 days ago

You can't get top 6 nlus law colleges bit you get similar the highest level college 

A

Amaan khan

Beginner-Level 1

Answered a week ago

Provided you fulfill the minimum requirements as established by the different National Law Universities (NLUs) in the respective states, you might be potentially eligible for some of these NLUs: Most NLUs select candidates through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admission. Below mentioned a

...more

A

Arindam Modak

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a week ago

The eligibility criteria for CLAT 2025 are as follows : 

For General, OBC, EWS : 

The candidate should have minimum 45% score in 12th standard from any recognised board. 

For SC, ST : 

The candidate should have minimum 40% score in 12th standard from any recognised boards.

 

Candidates who will appear in

...more

55556989
Yash Kumar

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

 

A good score in CLAT 2025 for an OBC candidate will be 80-90+ marks. On the other hand, SC and ST candidates can secure a seat in top NLUs with a CLAT 2025 score of 75-85 marks without domicile reservation.

S

Sama Supriya

Contributor-Level 8

Answered a week ago

No domicile certificate is required to be produced while filling up the application form for CLAT. It is mandatory only while counseling if you are opting for the domicile based reservations by producing certificates. It is normal for most NLUs to reserve 10%-50% of the number of seats for the state

...more

K

Kunal Lalwani

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a week ago

Yes, Kirit P Mehta School of Law accepts admissions through CLAT apart from NMIMS-LAT. Candidates applying through CLAT need to meet the cut-off requirements as well as follow the admission process of the institution.

a

abhishek gaurav

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 weeks ago

Hello greetings!

Yes, the registration for CLAT 2025 has already started! The application process opened on July 15, 2024, and the last date to submit applications was October 15, 2024. The admit cards were released on November 15, 2024.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is respons

...more

57320111
Manish Jaiswal

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 2 weeks ago

The CLAT cutoff for OBC category candidates has ranged from around 90-160 marks in recent years, depending on the NLIU, the exam's difficulty, and the availability of seats. For top NLUs, the OBC cutoff is typically in the range of 120-160 marks, whereas mid-tier and lower-tier NLUs have a slightly

...more

V

Veerraj Sen

Contributor-Level 8

166 Institutes accepting CLAT

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
  • 4.5

    Placements

    4.7

    Infrastructure

    4.1

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.5

    Crowd & Campus Life

    4.7

    Value for Money

    4.6

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (14)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 13.45 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
  • 4.3

    Placements

    4.4

    Infrastructure

    4.2

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.0

    Crowd & Campus Life

    4.2

    Value for Money

    4.4

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (63)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 7.75 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
  • 4.4

    Placements

    4.8

    Infrastructure

    4.1

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.4

    Crowd & Campus Life

    4.6

    Value for Money

    4.1

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (17)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 3.66 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
  • 4.2

    Placements

    4.2

    Infrastructure

    4.7

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    3.8

    Crowd & Campus Life

    3.8

    Value for Money

    4.3

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (7)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 6.00 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time

Explore more Law exams with upcoming dates

13 Dec '24 - 20 Dec '24: AILET Counselling 2025 fee submission (BA LLB and LLM)
22 Dec '24: AIBE 19 exam date 2024
23 Dec '24 - 26 Dec '24: SLS AIAT 2025 Uploading Documents to Portal (for LLM)
26 Dec '24: SLAT Result 2025
27 Feb '25: TS PGLCET 2025 Notification