Updated on Sep 30, 2020 22:45 IST
CLAT 2020 Exam Analysis is now available after the answer keys have been released. Get here detailed paper analysis of CLAT 2020 exam.

CLAT 2020 Exam Analysis with details of each section including difficulty level, type of questions and expected cut off. Read here to know more. 

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 was held on September 28 in more than 300 test centres all over India. CLAT 2020 was glitch-free exam as conducted in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. The candidates who took the exam found it little bit "lengthy" as the paper pattern was changed this year to comprehensive type. The test-takers expressed that two hours were not sufficient to attempt the examination.  However, they also shared that CLAT 2020 question paper difficulty was of moderate level. Read here section-wise paper analysis for CLAT 2020

Total questions asked in each section of CLAT 2020 was as under:

Sections

Questions expected questions 

Actual number of questions

Number of passages

English 

28 - 32 MCQs 30 MCQs 6 passages 

GK and CA

35 - 39 MCQs 36 MCQs 7 passages 

Logical Reasoning

35 - 39 MCQs 30 MCQs 5 passages 

Legal Reasoning

28 - 32 MCQs 39 MCQs 8 passages 

Quantitative Techniques

13 - 17 MCQs 15 MCQs 3 passages 

Total 

150 MCQs 150 MCQs 29 passages 

As compared to last year, CLAT 2020 did not carry a definite number of questions in each section. Candidates had to attempt a random number of questions in each section. Therefore, if more number of questions were asked in a section they are weak in then it would be difficult for them to score good marks. Moreover, according to the candidates the sections - GK and Mathematics were quite tough than they had expected. Even official mock tests were easier as compared to the actual CLAT 2020 questions paper. 

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Table of contents
  • CLAT 2020 English Section Analysis
  • CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning Section Analysis
  • CLAT 2020 Legal Reasoning Section Analysis
  • CLAT 2020 GK and Current Affairs Section Analysis
  • CLAT 2020 Quantitative Techniques Section Analysis
  • CLAT 2020 Expected Cut off

CLAT 2020 English Section Analysis 

The section had lengthy passages and, it was difficult for candidates to read and comprehend. However, the questions in the English section of CLAT 2020 were of moderate level difficulty. There were some easy questions as well based on English vocabulary. 

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Expected cut off for CLAT 2020 English section - 23-26 marks 

CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning Section Analysis 

There were both analytical as well as, critical reasoning based questions based on straight facts of current news and events. Therefore, it was easier to attempt the questions in this section. 

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Expected cut off for CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning section - 27-29 marks 

CLAT 2020 Legal Reasoning Section Analysis 

The legal Reasoning section was based on general awareness of the law, however, there were some twisted questions. The overall difficulty level for this section was moderate to easy. 

Expected cut off for CLAT 2020 Legal Reasoning section - 33 - 36 marks 

CLAT 2020 GK and Current Affairs Section Analysis 

The section was quite tough as it was majorly designed to test a candidate's analytical skills and contemporary knowledge of events. 

Expected cut off for CLAT 2020 GK and Current Affairs section - 25-28 marks

CLAT 2020 Quantitative Techniques Section Analysis 

The section had tricky questions as compared with official mock tests and candidates overall preparation. There were some complicated questions based on dimensions and geometry. 

Expected cut off for CLAT 2020 Quantitative Techniques -  8 - 12 marks

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CLAT 2020 Expected Cut off 

After a brief analysis of CLAT question paper, the expected cut off for each section can be determined as under: 

Sections

Number of questions

Expected cut off  

English 

30 MCQs Low cut off marks between 23-26 

GK and CA

36 MCQs Low cut off marks between 25-28

Logical Reasoning

30 MCQs HIgh cut off marks between 27-29 

Legal Reasoning

39 MCQs HIgh cut off marks between 33 - 36 

Quantitative Techniques

15 MCQs Low cut off marks between 8 - 12 

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