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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) did not release the CLAT 2025 First Merit List on December 26, 2024. In an official notification, the Consortium has announced that the CLAT 2025 Counselling Process has been delayed. The Consortium further said that "the single bench of Hon’ble Delhi High Court had issued an order directing the Consortium to revisit the Merit List published on December 7, 2024. In response, we filed an appeal in division bench of Delhi HC, however division bench didn’t intervene the single judge bench order. We are approaching the SC for appropriate relief against this order at the earliest available date due to vacation."
The CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration was closed on December 20, 2024 (10 pm). The consortium announced the CLAT Result and CLAT Final Answer Key PDF on December 7. CLAT Exam was conducted on December 1. For comprehensive information about CLAT, including CLAT 2025 dates, answer key, results, CLAT cut-offs, and more, continue reading below.
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Q: Will CLAT be held twice in 2025?
In 2022, CLAT exam was held twice, I. e. on June 19 as CLAT 2022, and on December 18, 2022 as CLAT 2023. However, from 2024 onwards, CLAT exam is to be conducted once in a year only, as confirmed by the exam officials in the latest notification. Earlier, CLAT exam was conducted in May or June, but from 2024 onwards the entrance exam will be conducted in December (of preceding year to the admission year) itself for concluding admissions on time. Therefore, CLAT counselling process will be completed by May of each academic year.
Q: When will the CLAT counselling 2025 begin?
CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration is now over. Candidates could complete CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration until December 20, 2024 (10 pm). The Consortium will release the CLAT first allotment list 2025 on December 26, 2024. Candidates could register for counselling before the deadline. The consortium has also published the dates for announcement of merit list of various rounds. CLAT 2025 Counselling will be conducted in five rounds. Know more about it here - https://www.shiksha.com/law/clat-exam-counselling.
Q: In what mode will the CLAT 2025 counselling be conducted?
The counselling process of CLAT 2025 is a centralised seat allotment process for all the participating National Law Universities (NLUs). Therefore, the counselling is a standardized process as under: Step 1: Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2025 and secured above minimum cutoff marks, will be required to register for the centralized counselling process once the CLAT Consortium opens the window. Step 2: For registration, candidates will be required to login into their account, and fill their preferences and upload their documents and get it verified. Step 3: The counselling authority publishes a merit list for each round with the seat allotment results, and candidates who are listed can reserve/ secure their seat by completing admission formalities such as 'Freeze' and pay the admission fee as per their category. Step 4: Candidates who do like their seat allotment can apply for upgrade by selecting float option. And those who wish to exit the counselling process, can do so by selecting exit option. Step 5: Candidates who successfully secure the seat will be issued provisional admission letter and schedule for joining the college.
Q: What are Freeze, Float and Exit options in CLAT 2025 counselling?
During CLAT counselling, candidates will be provided the option to choose from three options; i.e. freeze, float and exit. Candidates can understand all options below:
Freeze Option: In case a candidate is happy with the seat alloted to him/her then they can freeze it. With this they won't be allowed to appear in the further rounds of counselling. If a candidate freezes the seat, it means that the candidate is confirming their seat at the allotted National Law University (NLU).
Float Option: If a candidate is not happy with the seat allotted to them and wants to pariticpate in further rounds of counselling they can select the float option. This option mean that candidate is accepting the seat allotted to them but is willing to pariticpate in further rouns of counselling for a better college. Candidate must note that in case they choose the float option and is allotted a seat in the next round then the seat allotted in the previous round will be forfeited.
Exit Option: During the counselling process, if a candidate feels that they don't want to pariticipate further, then they may choose an option to exit. If they choose this option, it means that they are withdrawing from the counselling process and they will not be considered for further round of counselling.
Q: When will the results of CLAT 2025 be declared?
The CLAT 2025 results has been released. The NLU Consortium released the CLAT Counselling Schedule 2024 along with the CLAT Result. CLAT Counselling Registration Process 2025 will be done and only those candidates who register will be allowed to appear in CLAT 2025 Counselling. CLAT Exam 2025 was held in offline pen-paper-based mode. CLAT 2025 exam was conducted in more than 141 exam centers in India. Candidates need to secure a good rank in CLAT Exam 2025 to get admission into top NLUs.
- What is CLAT Exam?
- CLAT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
- CLAT 2025 Highlights
- CLAT 2025 Counselling
- CLAT 2025 Cutoff
- CLAT 2025 Result
- CLAT 2025 Admit Card
- CLAT 2025 Answer Keys
- CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis
- CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern
- CLAT 2025 Syllabus
- CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips
- CLAT 2025 Mock Test
- CLAT 2025 Exam Centres
- CLAT 2025 Helpdesk
- CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- CLAT 2025 Application Process
- CLAT 2025 Application Form Correction
What is CLAT Exam?
The Common Law Admission Test, known as CLAT, is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). It facilitates admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and one-year LLM (PG) courses. The exam is held for admission to 24 NLUs for UG courses and 21 NLUs for PG courses. Conducted in an offline, pen-and-paper format, the CLAT exam 2025 for UG courses will include sections on English, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. For PG courses, the exam covers Constitutional Law and other legal subjects such as Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
Based on CLAT scores, the admissions are offered by NLUs. Apart from the NLUs in India:
- 61 other private affiliate colleges accept CLAT exam scores. Check here complete list.
- Some public organizations such as ONGC and BHEL use CLAT-PG scores for recruitment.
Also Read: How to clear CLAT 2025 in first attempt?
What is new in CLAT 2025?
Candidates can check the important notification related to CLAT 2025 below:
CLAT 2025 Counselling Delayed
CLAT Result OUT!
CLAT 2025 Exam Calendar OUT!
Also Read: CLAT UG Vs CLAT PG
CLAT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CLAT 2025 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
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To Be Notified | CLAT 2025 First Allotment List fee payment |
To Be Notified | CLAT Second Allotment List 2025 |
To Be Notified | CLAT Second Allotment List 2025 Fee Payment |
To Be Notified | CLAT Third Allotment List 2025 |
To Be Notified | CLAT Third Allotment List 2025 Fee Submission |
To Be Notified | CLAT Fourth Allotment List 2025 |
To Be Notified | CLAT Fourth Allotment List 2025 Fee Submission |
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
To Be Notified | CLAT 2025 First Allotment List |
11 Dec '24 - 20 Dec '24 | CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Begins) |
09 Dec '24 - 20 Dec '24 | CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration |
CLAT 2025 Highlights
CLAT is conducted for admissions to law courses offered by 24 NLUs in India. Therefore, candidates must know the key elements of the exam as given in the table below:
Features | Ongoing |
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Name of the exam | Common-Law Admission Test |
Popularly known as | CLAT |
Conducting body | The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) |
CLAT Exam Date | 01-Dec-2024 |
Exam mode | Pen-and-paper exam |
Exam duration | Two hours |
Number of seats | For UG courses - 3, 213 and for PG courses - 1,217 (Not including sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats.) To read more about CLAT score accepting institutes - Click Here |
Accepting colleges |
24 participating NLUs, and 61 private law colleges
|
Top-ranked participating NLU |
Here are top-ranking participating NLUs as per NIRF Ranking 2023
|
Exam helpdesk number | 08047162020 |
Official website | https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in/ |
CLAT is one of the most important law entrance exams in the country and is the most difficult to crack. More than 1 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the CLAT exam this year. 97.03% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2024 Undergraduate test, and 93.92% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2024 Postgraduate test appeared in the exam.
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CLAT 2025 Counselling
CLAT 2025 First Merit List Date has not been announced yet. Earlier, the Consortium was suppose to release the CLAT First Merit List on December 26, 2024. The counselling process of CLAT 2025 will be conducted in online mode on the official website of Consortium of NLUs; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac. CLAT Counselling Registration 2025 is now over. Candidates could complete CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration until December 20, 2024. Candidates who will be shortlisted for CLAT 2025 admission process will be asked to exercise their options to accept, revise or withdraw from the seat allotment process before the last date. Those accepting or applying for seat upgrades will be asked to pay the confirmation fee to hold the seat. The admission process for CLAT 2025 will conclude with five rounds of the counselling process.
Also Read: CLAT Rank Predictor 2025: Calculate your CLAT 2025 Rank List Here
CLAT counselling process is completely online including, registration, publishing of the merit list, and then seat allotment as per the preferences marked by candidates. Candidates can accept or upgrade or exit from their allotted seat in any round of counselling. Once their choice of seat is allotted then they can complete their admission by paying the counselling and admission fee as required.
Documents Required for CLAT Counselling 2025
Listed below are the documents that were required to verify the eligibility of candidates for final admission:
UG candidates:
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Class 10 Marksheet (as a Date of Birth proof document)
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Class 12 Marksheet (qualifying examination proof)
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CLAT 2025 Admit Card
- Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
- Transfer/Migration Certificate
- Caste Certificate (If applicable)
- Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
- Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
- Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.
PG candidates:
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Class 10 Marksheet
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Class 12 Marksheet
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CLAT PG 2025 Admit Card
- LLB Marksheet
- Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
- Transfer/Migration Certificate
- Caste Certificate (If applicable)
- Specially-Abled Certificate (If applicable)
- Domicile Certificate (If applicable)
- Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.
CLAT Counselling Fee Refund
The CLAT counselling fee of INR 50,000 paid at the time of registration is refundable. However, candidates should keep in mind the below points:
- The fee will be fully refunded if candidates withdraw their seat before the last date
- A deduction of INR 10,000 to the total counselling fee will be done if candidates withdraw their seat after the last date
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If candidates are found ineligible during document verification then their admission will be cancelled. Such candidates will get refund INR 40,000 after deduction of processing charges.
CLAT Colleges and Seat Intake 2025
CLAT Courses | Total Seat Intake at NLUs |
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BA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Arts LLB Honours) |
3,213 seats |
BSc LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Science LLB Honours) |
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BCom LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Commerce LLB Honours) |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Business Administration LLB Honours) |
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BSW LLB (Bachelor of Social Work LLB Honours) |
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LLM (Master of Laws) |
1, 217 seats |
CLAT Participating NLUs 2025
Every year, 24 NLUs participate in the counselling and seat allotment process of CLAT exam for UG and PG course admission. Here's the list of NLUs for CLAT exam:
CLAT participating National Law Universities (NLUs) |
|
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National Law School of India University, Bangalore |
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal |
National Law University, Jodhpur |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar |
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala |
Chanakya National Law University Patna |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana |
NLU Silvassa (w.e.f from 2023 session) |
NLU Tripura (w.e.f 2024 academic session) |
CLAT Counselling 2025 Important Dates
The schedule for CLAT 2025 counselling dates is as per the table below:
Event |
Dates |
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CLAT exam day 2025 |
01-Dec-2024 |
Official CLAT answer key |
02-Dec-2024 |
Release of CLAT final answer key |
07-Dec-2024 |
Declaration of CLAT result 2025 |
07-Dec-2024 |
CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Begins) |
09-Dec-2024 |
CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration (Ends) |
20-Dec-2024 |
CLAT First Allotment List 2025 |
26-Dec-2024 (10 am) |
CLAT Second Allotment List 2025 | 10-Jan-2025 |
CLAT Third Allotment List 2025 | 24-Jan-2025 |
Publication of Fourth Allotment List | 20-May-2025 |
Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment List | 24-May-2025 |
CLAT 2025 Cutoff
The Consortium of NLUs will release the NLU-wise CLAT 2025 cut off for the 5-year integrated and one-year LLM programs after each round. The cutoffs are category-specific and indicate the minimum marks (or ranks) one needs to secure in one's given category to be considered for admission.
CLAT cutoff 2025 for participating NLUs is determined considering the following points:
- The seat intake for the program applied for admission
- Total number of candidates seeking admission to that course
- The CLAT 2025 merit rank of the applicants
- Category under which admission is sought
- NIRF Ranking (if available) of the applied NLU.
CLAT 2025 cut-offs
Candidates may check the CLAT cutoff here
- Download here: CLAT First Merit List 2025
- Download here: CLAT Second Merit List 2025
- Download here: CLAT Third Merit List 2025
- Download here: CLAT Fourth Merit List 2025
- Download here: CLAT Fifth Merit List 2025
CLAT 2025 Result
The CLAT result has been announced. The CLAT result 2025 PDF or the scorecard was released online. Candidates will have to log in to the official website to download the CLAT 2025 result. The scorecard carries information such as candidate's name, Roll Number, the total score obtained, All India Rank, qualifying status and cutoff scores. The CLAT result 2025 or the scorecards can be downloaded from the official website by entering your CLAT Application number and date of birth.
How to download CLAT result 2025?
Candidates can download the CLAT result 2025 following the steps mentioned below:
- Click on the result link given above
- A log-in window will open
- Fill in the following details:
- CLAT 2025 application number / Admit card number
- Date of birth
- On successful login, the results would be displayed on the screen
- Download and take a printout of the CLAT 2025 scorecard.
Details mentioned on CLAT 2025 Result & Scorecard
The CLAT scorecard 2025 will contain the following exam information:
- Name
- Father's Name
- Roll Number
- Application Number
- Category (General, OBC, SC, ST, etc.)
- CLAT 2025 sectional and overall scores
- All India Rank (AIR)
- Category Rank
Note: The CLAT Consortium will not send hard copies of the scorecard to any candidate.
CLAT 2025 Toppers
The following table brings the list of CLAT 2025 toppers.
CLAT Topper 2025 |
All India Rank in CLAT 2025 |
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Arijit Bansal | AIR 7 |
Jigyasa | AIR 9 |
Asutosh Kar | AIR 10 |
Pawan Kumar Pandey | AIR 11 |
Astha Nayak | AIR 16 |
Aivyansh Bohra | AIR 19 |
Umma | AIR 50 |
Vaibhavi | AIR 132 |
CLAT 2025 Admit Card
The Consortium released the CLAT 2025 admit card on November 15. Candidates could download the hall ticket for CLAT from the official website until 1.30 pm of December 1. Candidates could download CLAT Admit Card 2025 as per the steps below:
- Go to the official website of CLAT exam 2025 or click here for direct link (will be updated soon)
- On the login window, enter the registered phone number and password to access the admit card
- Next, download the admit card, and cross-check all details mentioned on it.
CLAT admit card was an important and mandatory document to be carried on exam day and for admission to the allotted NLUs during the counselling process. Candidates had to carry a valid ID proof (with photo on it) along with the admit card on the exam day.
CLAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
The CLAT 2025 admit card carried all the important guidelines that candidates had to follow on the exam day. Candidates were advised to read all the exam day instructions carefully to ensure hassle-free process on the day of the CLAT exam. Check out some important CLAT 2025 exam day guidelines below:
- CLAT documents: Candidates must carry all the things and documents mentioned above to the test centre
- Reporting time: Candidates should report at the test centre at least one hour before the exam
- Baggage: The test centre authorities may or may not provide the facility for baggage storage. Therefore, candidates are advised not to carry any valuable item to the test centre.
- COVID guidelines: Candidates must adhere to all the COVID-19 guidelines to ensure proper social distancing is followed.
CLAT 2025 Answer Keys
The exam authority published the CLAT Answer Key 2025 in two steps. First released CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2025 and then it released the CLAT Final Answer Key 2025. Candidates who appeared for CLAT Exam, can download official CLAT Answer Key 2025 PDF Online by visiting the official website of Consortium; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The answer key of CLAT exam mentions correct options against each question asked in the question paper. Moreover, the exam authority also asked candidates to verify their responses with CLAT 2025 answer key, and raise objections in case of discrepancies.CLAT Objection Window 2025 was closed on December 3 at 4 pm. Once the Consortium receives the objections, it releases the CLAT Final Answer Key. The CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key has also been released. Based on CLAT Final Answer Key, CLAT Result 2025 was announced.
CLAT Answer Key 2025 Analysis
Candidates can check CLAT UG 2025 answer key, and the revisions made in it:
MODIFICATION TO QUESTIONS CLAT 2025 UNDERGRADUATE
Section | Question Number | Modification | ||||
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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 2025 POSTGRADUATE
Question | Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key | Correct Option in Final Answer Key |
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SET A (116) | D | C |
Set B (11) | D | C |
Set C (14) | D | C |
Set D (21) | D | C |
For CLAT UG 2024 answer key, following revisions were made:
Question | Correct Option Indicated in Provisional Answer Key | Correct Option in Final Answer Key |
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47 | B | A |
71 | C | B |
113 | C | Both, option B and option C |
For CLAT PG 2023 answer key, Question number 144 was withdrawn as found incorrect.
For CLAT 2022 answer keys, the exam authority revised some of the questions as under:
CLAT UG Question number objected and revised | CLAT PG Question number objected and removed |
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Question number 22 | Question number 30 |
Question number 28 | |
Question number 139 |
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 Raise Objections on CLAT Answer Key 2025?
Candidates were able to 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 2025 Exam Analysis
The CLAT 2025 Exam analysis is now out. Students who appeared for the CLAT Exam felt that with many conceptual problems, the logical section was moderately long. The English exam was similarly long but not too hard, with a lot of vocabulary problems. Arithmetic was challenging. There were some unexpected themes, and general awareness was only mediocre. By moderate, legal was a little bit long. It was, all in all, fairly long.
CLAT 2025 Analysis (Overall)
Candidates can check the CLAT exam analysis below:
CLAT 2025 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
English Language |
Easy | 20+ |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Moderate | 30+ |
Logical Reasoning |
Moderate | 20+ |
Legal Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate | 15+ |
Quantitative Techniques |
Moderate to Difficult | 10+ |
CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis
The paper analysis of CLAT 2025 for both UG and PG courses has been shared based on the review given by the test-takers of CLAT 2025. The expected cut off for CLAT 2025 is 100 for UG paper, and 80-90 for PG paper. The exam analysis for CLAT 2025 has been given below:
CLAT 2025 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Questions details |
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English Language |
Moderate |
Questions were bit lengthy, however, was based on CLAT syllabus. |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Easy |
Questions were based on current affairs. Some questions were based on ISRO, G20 summit, Cricket World Cup, etc. |
Logical Reasoning |
Moderate, because of lengthy questions |
The section was overall lengthy. The questions asked were quite tricky. |
Legal Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate, due to a few tricky questions |
The section was quite lengthy. The questions were asked from legal maxims, Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Bigamy,etc. |
Quantitative Techniques |
Moderate to difficult, due to a few tricky questions |
All the questions were asked on the basis of the CLAT syllabus released by the consortium earlier. The questions were |
Overall difficulty level |
Moderate |
Moderately difficult and lengthy questions |
CLAT 2025 student reaction video on CLAT Exam Analysis 2025: To be uploaded
CLAT 2024 Exam Analaysis
CLAT 2024 exam analysis was made available on December 3, 2023. Here we take a closer look at the CLAT 2024 exam analysis:
- The difficulty level of was moderate to easy (depending on the preparation level of candidates
- The question paper was lengthy for Logical Reasoning, and Legal Aptitude
- There were a few tricky questions in Quantitative Techniques
- The General Knowledge section also contained many static GK, and current affairs questions were around recent news.
CLAT 2024 Analysis (Overall)
CLAT 2024 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Questions details |
---|---|---|
English Language |
Easy |
Easy to comprehend section. |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Moderate to Easy |
Based on recent current affairs like FIFA, Worldcup. |
Logical Reasoning |
Moderate |
A few tricky questions but lengthy section. |
Legal Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate |
Easy for those prepared well. |
Quantitative Techniques |
Moderate to Tough |
Questions were tough as compared to last year. |
CLAT past years' paper analysis
CLAT Sections |
Number of MCQs |
Number of Passages |
Difficulty Level |
---|---|---|---|
English |
30 | 6 | Easy |
GK including Current Affairs |
35 | 7 | Moderate to Difficult |
Logical Reasoning |
30 | 6 | Moderate |
Legal Reasoning |
40 | 8 | Moderate |
Quantitative Techniques |
30 | 6 | Easy |
Total |
165 (15 optional questions) | 33 | Moderate |
CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern
The Consortium released the CLAT 2025 exam pattern along with the official CLAT 2025 notification. Since changes were made to the exam pattern in 2024, no changes were brought to the CLAT 2025 exam pattern. The CLAT exam pattern provided details about the structure of the question paper, including the types of questions, marking scheme, and topics covered. Candidates preparing for CLAT 2025 were advised to thoroughly understand the exam pattern and syllabus. The CLAT UG 2025 question paper carried 120 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). For a detailed exam pattern, refer to the section below:
CLAT UG 2025 Vs CLAT PG 2025: Exam pattern - Mode, Topics, Marking Scheme, Number of Questions
Category | UG program | PG program |
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Duration | Two hours | Two hours |
Mode | Offline mode | Offline mode |
Type of Questions | Objective-type, passage-based questions |
Objective-type, passage-based questions
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Number of Questions | 120 question | 120 |
Subjects |
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Total Marks | 120 marks | 120 marks |
Marking scheme
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+1 mark for a correct answer. -0.25 marks for an incorrect answer. |
+1 mark for a correct answer. -0.25 marks for an incorrect answer. |
The exam pattern of CLAT 2025 carried important details such as mode of exam, total number of questions, marking scheme, etc.
CLAT 2025 Syllabus
Candidates who appeared for the National Law entrance exam were advised to refer to the CLAT syllabus to understand what subjects they must study. It must be noted that the CLAT 2025 syllabus was given by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). The Commission released the syllabus of CLAT UG 2025, CLAT LLM 2025 along with the exam pattern. CLAT 2025 Syllabus PDF was made available for download on the official website. The CLAT question papers were set strictly based on the syllabus given by the consortium. CLAT Question Paper 2025 carried different sections like GK, Mathematics, English, Legal & Logical Reasoning section. The UG CLAT syllabus and PG CLAT syllabus were completely different
The awareness of topics that have maximum weightage in CLAT 2025 helped candidates in preparing more effectively and increasing chances to score high. In the table below, check the subject-wise topics and the number of questions asked.
Also read:
Download complete section-wise CLAT UG syllabus in PDF format - Click Here Download complete section-wise CLAT LLM syllabus in PDF format - Click Here |
CLAT 2025 Syllabus (Updated): Subjects and Weightage
Here's an overview of the question paper pattern for the CLAT exam for undergraduate courses. Candidates must note that it was as per the updated CLAT 2025 syllabus and exam pattern.
Subjects | Number of Questions | Weightage (%) |
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Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 | 25% |
English Language | 28-32 | 20% |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 | 20% |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 | 10% |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 | 25% |
Total | 120 questions | 120 marks |
Candidate were advised to understand the weightage of each subject carefully, to ensure a good rank in CLAT 2025.
CLAT LLM 2025 syllabus
Candidates could check the CLAT LLM 2025 syllabus below:
- Constitutional Law
- Jurisprudence
- Administrative Law
- Law of Contract
- Torts, Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Company Law
- Public International Law
- Tax Law
- Environmental Law
- Labour & Industrial
Also Read: PSU Recruitment through CLAT 2025: Eligibility, Application Form, Dates, Cutoff
Key takeaway from CLAT syllabus 2025
Candidates could check the key takeaways below:
- The Legal Reasoning and Current Affairs sections carry maximum weightage.
- The second most important sections are the English and Logical Reasoning.
- The least important section is Quantitative Techniques
- While the weightage varies between sections, do not ignore any section.
- In CLAT LLM, questions are asked from Law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence, and more. Check the complete CLAT LLM Syllabus.
CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips
While preparing for CLAT, candidates were advised to have a plan in mind. Read further to know more:
- Have a proper section-wise CLAT preparation strategy in place
- Check CLAT Syllabus carefully
- Pick the best books for CLAT to study
- Work on your time management skills and accuracy
- Solve as many CLAT mock tests, sample papers, and previous years' question papers as you can.
Section-wise CLAT preparation tips for UG courses:
- CLAT preparation tips for English Section - The difficulty level of questions in this section is the same as that of Class 12 English. The important topics in English section include Vocabulary, Antonyms/Synonyms, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Idioms and Phrases. Develop a habit of reading the editorial section of reputed newspapers such as The Hindu. Practice grammar questions daily and clear the basics.
- CLAT preparation tips for Current Affairs including GK - To prepare for GK and Current Affairs section of CLAT, candidates must keep track of all the latest news and events regularly by reading newspapers and magazines such as The Chronicles and Outlook India. Keep track of all important legal judgments. For GK, focus more on History and Art & Culture subjects.
- CLAT preparation tips for Legal Reasoning - To prepare for CLAT Legal Reasoning section, candidates must improve reading and analytical skills by reading newspapers and blogs related to static and current legal issues. You can also read newspaper and magazine columns by some of the prominent lawyers of India. Practice a Legal Reasoning passage daily. While practising, do not let your biases or previous knowledge of the law affect your answer. Remember that the answer to the question is present in the given passage only.
- CLAT preparation tips for Logical Reasoning - Few important topics to prepare for the CLAT logical reasoning section include Relationships, Analogies, Logical Sequences, and Arguments. Learning shortcuts to solve Logical Reasoning questions can prove extremely helpful. While attempting the passage, identify the premises and sets of arguments first. Practise at least one passage of Logical Reasoning daily.
- CLAT preparation tips for Quantitative Techniques - The difficulty level of questions in the CLAT 2025 Quantitative Techniques section is the same as that of Class 10 Maths. To ace the section, it is important to have conceptual clarity of all the topics of the Class 10 Maths syllabus. Important topics to prepare for the section are Basic Algebra, Ratios and Proportions, Mensuration and Statistics. Learning shortcuts to solve questions can prove helpful in this section as well.
Also Read:
CLAT Maths Questions 2025 | CLAT 2025 GK Questions - Preparation for Current Affairs including GK Section | Legal Maxims for Law Exam Preparation |
CLAT PG 2025 Preparation Tips
In the CLAT PG exam 2025, questions were asked from Law subjects that are taught at the graduation level. Given below are important CLAT preparation tips for PG courses:
- Know the CLAT syllabus and exam pattern for LLM well
- Read and refresh your knowledge of important judgments
- Gain complete knowledge of important constitutional and legislative provisions
- Practice essay writing with a clear presentation of issues, facts, arguments, and conclusions
Also Read: Common Mistakes to Avoid for CLAT 2025
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CLAT 2025 Exam Day Preparation Tips
Candidates could follow the below CLAT 2025 last-week and exam-day tips to crack CLAT Exam:
Writing Mock Tests: Write a few mock tests. However, aim to finish at least 70% to 80% of the syllabus before starting the mocks. That’s the only way that you will receive any benefit from writing the test. Look for a good mock test series, and aim to write at least 6-8 CLAT previous years papers before the actual exam. Reproduce the exam conditions as much as possible – including the time limit and turning your phone off to avoid distractions!
Solve sample papers: Candidates must ensure solving as many CLAT Sample Paper 2025 as possible. Candidates must plan to solve atleast one sample paper every week during their CLAT exam preparation. The number can be increased with time.
Question Selection – It is essential to remember that all questions carry equal marks and there are no sectional cutoffs in CLAT! So feel free to start from any section you are comfortable with, and if a question is taking too much time skip it without prejudice.
Negative Marking – CLAT has 1/ -0.25 negative marking. So you get 1 marks for every correct answer and -0.25 marks for every wrong answer. You get 0 marks for any unattempted questions. This means there is a penalty for uneducated guessing. My advice to you – guess, but carefully. It makes sense to guess only if you can eliminate at least 2 of the choices in the question. So keep that in mind while taking a guess.
English – Being strong in Reading Comprehension and basic grammar will take you a long way in the English section. Remember to also practice Para jumbles, CLAT has traditionally favoured them.
CLAT 2025 Best Books
To crack CLAT Exam 2025, it is important to have a great study plan which includes choosing right books. CLAT Best Books 2025 has been listed below. Candidates seeking admission to 5-year program must follow CLAT UG 2025 books:
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Logical Reasoning |
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Legal Reasoning |
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Quantitative Techniques |
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CLAT Toppers 2025
Candidates can check tips and tricks from CLAT Toppers 2024 below:
CLAT 2025 Mock Test
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) shared online mock tests for CLAT 2025 UG and PG exams one month before the exam. They activated the links of online mock tests/ sample papers for CLAT 2025 on their official website; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in. All the registered candidates could check the same on the official website. Candidates could practice CLAT 2025 online mock test and check their exam preparation. To secure a seat in one of the top NLUs, candidates were advised to practice as many mock tests as they can. The reason is that CLAT mock tests help candidates to accurately assess their preparation level, where they are lagging, and determining speed of attempting questions.
How to Use CLAT Mock Test to Advantage?
While practicing CLAT mock tests was extremely important, it was also equally important to know how to make best use of them to ensure effective CLAT preparation 2025. Check out some points that were advised to candidates while attempting CLAT 2025 mock tests:
- Enroll in a good online mock test series
- Practice at least one mock test everyday along with one previous year CLAT question paper or sample paper
- Be wary of the time while attempting the CLAT mock test. Although there is no sectional time limit, it is advised that you allot fixed time to each section to ensure efficient use of the total two hours for the exam
- After attempting each mock test, note down your weak and strong areas for the exam and work on them accordingly
- After attempting at least five mock tests, sample papers and question papers try to analyse the important topics from which most questions have been asked in the paper. Focus on the important topics more.
CLAT Question Papers 2025
Along with the CLAT mock tests 2025, it was also important to solve past years’ CLAT question papers and sample papers. Attempting CLAT question paper 2025 helps candidates understand questions asked in the exam – difficult, easy, lengthy or tricky, which will work best for CLAT preparation 2025. Apart from that, it provides candidates with a clear understanding of the CLAT pattern, which helps them to identify the important topics for the exam.
While attempting previous year's papers, candidates were advised to attempt CLAT 2024 Question Paper, CLAT 2023 Question Paper, CLAT 2022 Question Paper, CLAT 2021 question paper and CLAT 2020 question paper as they were based on the new pattern of the exam.
CLAT Sample Papers (New Exam Pattern)
Candidates can check CLAT Sample Paper as per the revised CLAT Exam pattern below:
- CLAT UG Sample Papers with Answers - Set-1
- CLAT UG Sample Papers with Answers Set-2
- CLAT UG Sample Papers with Answers Set-3
How to Attempt CLAT 2025 Questions?
The questions asked in the CLAT exam can be grouped into three levels - easy, moderate, and tough. If candidates know the right technique to attempt passage-based questions and are prepared well, then a majority of the questions can be attempted. Solving CLAT subject-wise sample papers and the right technique can help candidates to crack CLAT. The tips to attempt passage-based questions in CLAT exam is given section-wise in the table below:
Download Previous year's CLAT Question Papers & Answer Key
For CLAT 2025, previous years' question papers are relevant as per the exam pattern to help them ace in the exam. Candidates can download the CLAT question papers and sample papers for current and previous years below:
CLAT 2025 Exam Centres
The NLU Consortium released the list of exam cities for the CLAT exam. Candidates could select at least three cities (nearest first) as their preferred test centre location. For this, they had to mark their options in CLAT 2025 application form. Candidates were allowed to select up to three CLAT 2025 exam centres while filling up the application form. The exam centers of CLAT 2025 was allotted to the candidates on the basis of their preference and the availability of seats. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 was conducted in around 139 test centres across the country.
- For CLAT 2025, the consortium arranged 139 test centres across the country.
- For CLAT 2024, the consortium arranged 127 test centres in 22 states and 2 UTs all over India.
- For CLAT 2023, the consortium arranged 131 cities across India.
CLAT 2025 Helpdesk
Official Address | Official Phone Number | Official E-mail ID |
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CLAT Consortium of NLU
PO Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore - 560 072
Karnnataka, India |
08047162020 |
clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates intending to appear for CLAT 2025 had to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria established by the Consortium of National Law Universities. All eligible candidates were required to submit their CLAT 2025 application form before the deadline. The Consortium outlined the updated eligibility requirements for admission to 5-year LLB and LLM programs on its official website. These criteria included factors such as academic qualifications, minimum marks, age limits, and more.
Candidates can check what was CLAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 below:
CLAT UG Eligibility Criteria 2025
Candidates can check the UG CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria in the table given below:
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Minimum marks | General - 45% SC/ST - 40% |
Number of attempts | No limit (Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2024 can also appear in CLAT 2025) |
CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria 2025
Candidates can check the CLAT PG 2025 Eligibility criteria below:
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Age Limit |
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Minimum marks | General - 50% SC/ST - 45% |
Number of attempts | No limit (Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2023 can also appear in CLAT 2024) |
Note: The affiliated colleges may have different eligibility criteria from the ones mentioned above; so you need to visit the website of the concerned university to get the latest information.
CLAT 2025 Age Limit
There is no age limit to appear in this entrance exam. However, candidates must check the eligibility criteria for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses above.
CLAT 2025 Application Process
CLAT 2025 registration began on July 15, 2024. The application process for CLAT Exam 2025 was in online mode only. Candidates could fill the application for CLAT 2025 on or before October 22, 2024.To register for CLAT 2025, candidates needed a valid email ID and phone number.
How to fill CLAT 2025 Application Form?
Candidates could follow the simple steps given below to submit the CLAT Application Form:
- Registration - The candidate could register by entering their name, mobile number, and email id. Also, select and confirm a password for the newly created applicant account.
- Login - Log in to access the application form.
- Select the program of study - After logging in, the first thing was to select the program of study 5-year LLB or one-year LLB
- Fill the form - There were different fields like personal information, communication details, qualifying examination status, exam centre preferences (THREE centres can be selected in the order of preference), and reservation. All fields needed to be filled. Check what all documents were needed to be uploaded in the prescribed specification (refer to the table below).
Document Required for CLAT 2025 application form - Specifications
Document | Image Size (maximum) | Format |
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Photograph | 500 KB |
jpg/jpeg |
Signature | 100 KB | jpg/jpeg |
State domicile certificate | 2 MB |
5. Submit the form - Once the details are duly filled, agree to the declaration, give consent and submit the form.
6. CLAT NLU Preference List 2025:
Candidates must note that from CLAT 2025 onwards it was mandatory to give their preferences to NLUs while submitting their CLAT 2025 Application Form. Aspirants must select their preferences carefully, as the consortium will only consider those NLUs that have been mentioned in the preference list.
Also Read: CLAT 2025 Registration Fees: Check category-wise CLAT fees
7. Pay the application fee - In the last step, pay the application fee (which is category-specific) in online mode using credit or debit cards, or net banking. Note that in addition to the exam fee, candidates will have to pay an additional INR 500 if they want to opt for previous years' question papers.
Watch the video below to know how to fill the CLAT application form:
CLAT Exam 2025: Registered candidates, intake, NLUs (Updated)
Aspirants can check the details of the CLAT exam in the previous three years below:
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Check All About NLU Courses - Five-Year LLB, LLB, LLM, PhD in Law and Distance Law Courses -- Read here |
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The comparison above has been mentioned to help candidates understand the CLAT 2025 exam, number of seats, institutes and previous years cutoff marks to help them prepare better.
How was CLAT last year?
CLAT exam 2024 was conducted on December 3. The CLAT exam paper was moderately difficult and lengthy paper. Aspirants said that the English section was comparatively easier than all the sections. CLAT question paper 2024 had comprehension-based questions, each paragraph followed by 4-5 multiple choice type questions. A total of 120 questions were asked in the CLAT Examination 2024.
CLAT 2025 Application Form Correction
The Consortium has closed the CLAT Application Correction Window 2025. Candidates could make changes in the already submitted CLAT 2025 Application Form by visiting the official website. Candidates were given the option to make changes to CLAT Test Centre preferences too. The CLAT Application Correction Window 2025 remained open until October 25, 2024. Candidates could make the following changes until the CLAT 2025 Application Form Correction window was open:
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Candidate's Name |
Email Address | Father's Name |
Mother's Name | Exam Centre | Date of Birth |
Mobile Number | Photograph | Signature |
CLAT 2025 Application Correction Window: What all can be edited?
The Consortium of NLUs enabled the facility to update test centre preferences. To update their categories and test centres, candidates had to follow the steps to edit CLAT application as under:
Link for CLAT 2025 correction window - To be updated
- Click on the application correction link
- Login using mobile number and password
- Click on the Edit Application button
- Go to 'Category and Seat Reservation' for NLU preferences, as well as, Personal details tab for OBC category status, whether Non-Creamy Layer or Creamy Layer
- Make the required changes, Click on Next button
- Click on the declaration checkbox, and Save to submit the changes
News & Updates
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