Updated on Jun 19, 2022 18:37 IST
CLAT 2022 has been conducted on June 19 from 2 pm to 4 pm. CLAT 2022 student reaction and paper analysis is available now. Check here paper difficulty level, expected cut off, and section-wise questions details.

CLAT 2022 has been conducted on June 19 from 2 pm to 4 pm. CLAT 2022 student reaction and paper analysis is available now. Check here paper difficulty level, expected cut off, and section-wise topics details.

CLAT 2022 Student Reaction and Paper Analysis

The Consortium of NLUs and the exan centre authorities have conducted the Common Law Admission Test 2022 on Sunday, June 19, from 2 pm to 4 pm. The exam was conducted in an offline mode at 131 test centres across the nation. More than 50,000 candidates registered to appear for CLAT 2022 in order to take admission in five-year Integrated LLB course and LLM courses offered at 22 NLUs in India. Shiksha covered the exam from a test centre in Noida to know CLAT 2022 student reaction and paper analysis. Read here what the test takers have to say about CLAT 2022 exam analysis, difficulty level, confusions and more. 

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Table of contents
  • CLAT 2022 Student Reactions and Paper Analysis
  • CLAT 2022 Overall Paper Analysis
  • CLAT 2022 Expected Cut off
  • CLAT 2022 Answer Key
  • CLAT 2022 Merit List

CLAT 2022 Student Reactions and Paper Analysis 

The candidates who took CLAT 2022 at Noida test centre shared the question paper analysis as under: 

Arshi Pathak - The exam was moderate, as for her GK and Legal section were bit difficult and lenghthy. Wheras, the remaining sections - English, Mathematics, and Logical Reasoning were easy. She also shared that she did not face any difficulty in reaching the exam centre, and the test centre officials followed all the COVID-safety protocols. 

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Q:   What type of GK is asked in CLAT?
A: 

The GK section carries a total 25 per cent weightage in the CLAT exam. Read below the best practices to follow to score well in GK section:

  • You must be aware of the Daily Current Affairs in the area of the Economy, the Indian Constitution, Awards, sports, etc.
  • Inculcate habit of reading the newspaper on a daily basis
  • Static GK is also a part of the syllabus, but most of the questions are asked on the basis of the current affairs
  • Try and read about various legal events and issues of the past 
  • Prepare your own notes. This will help you during your revision time
  • Do not cram events. Try and understand why something happened and idea behind it
  • Refer to as many Magazines, Newspapers, E-Newspapers, Blogs, etc., possible to be more aware of all the happenings worldwide
  • Must watch news channels for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour per day
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Anshika Shukla, shared that the exam was fine for her as she could attempt all the sections completely within the given time. She is expecting a moderate cut off this year. 

Ishika - The test-taker was quite happy with CLAT 2022 question paper. She shared that the question paper was easy with only a few tricky questions in Quantitative Aptitude and Legal sections. The GK and Current Affairs section of CLAT 2022 question paper was easy for her.

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Arushi, shared that the exam was easy for her. She did not face any difficulty while attempting the questions. She shared that GK section was quite good, and it was based on the expected legal GK (static). She is expecting a good score out of 150

Deepraj - He shared the question paper was easy to moderate. He added that the question paper was time-taking, except for Quants. He is expecting cut-off marks between 115-120. 

Janice - She added that question paper had some tricky questions, but if the candidates are prepared sufficiently then they would have attempted those questions easily. She also added that attempting GK and Legal Aptitude sections would have been easier to attempt with good preparation. She is expecting an overall cutoff between 90-110. 

Akash Rathore, who appeared for CLAT 2022 at Noida test centres hails from Farrukhabad, UP. He shared that the overall question paper was lengthy for Legal section especially. Moreover, he shared that CLAT GK section carried unexpected topics. Whereas, Mathematics and Logical Reasoning section were easy but lengthy. He emphasized that time duration for CLAT 2022 was not sufficient as a test-taker has to do many things (like admit card formalities, filling OMR sheet) during the examination. He however, favors a pen-paper based exam than a Computer-based test. 

Rohan Srivastava - He shared that the question paper was tougher than past year question papers of CLAT exam. He is expecting a high cut off for CLAT i.e. 90% marks out of 150. He shared that there were some troubling elements while reaching the test centres. 

CLAT 2022 Overall Paper Analysis

As per the test-takers, the exam analysis for CLAT 2022 sections is as under:

CLAT 2022 Sections

Difficulty Level

English Language

Easy

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

Moderate

Logical Reasoning

Moderate

Legal Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Techniques 

Moderate

Total

Moderate

CLAT 2022 Expected Cut off 

After the paper analysis, the expected cut off marks for CLAT 2022 is as under:

CLAT 2022 Sections

Expected cut off

English Language

20+

Current Affairs including General Knowledge

30+

Logical Reasoning

15+

Legal Reasoning

20+

Quantitative Techniques 

10+

Total

115-120

CLAT 2022 Answer Key 

The exam authority will publish the answer key for CLAT 2022 has been released on June 20 around 1 pm. The answer key is uploaded on CLAT Consortium website - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/. Candidates can cross-check their responses with the help of the answer key. The exam authority also enabled a window to raise discrepancies regarding wrong questions or options given in the answer key. 

Also read: CLAT Question Papers and Answer Keys

CLAT 2022 Merit List 

The exam authority will publish provisional merit list for CLAT 2022 soon after publishing the results. The merit list will mention names of the shortlisted candidates, category-wise rank, and marks secured out of 150. Moreover, a category-wise merit list on the basis of CLAT 2022 results will also be published for each participating National Law Universities separately. In case there are ties in the marks and ranks of shortlisted candidastes, then it will be resolved as under: 

CLAT 2022 Exam Tie-breaker Rule
CLAT UG Merit List
  1. Candidates obtaining higher marks in the legal aptitude section of CLAT 2022 will be ranked higher
  2. If the tie still exists, then candidates older in age will be given preference 
  3. As a final tie-breaking rule, the case of Computerized draw of lots will be considered 
CLAT PG Merit List

The tie will be decided in the following sequence:

  1. Candidates older in age will be ranked higher
  2. As a final tie-breaking rule, the case of Computerized draw of lots will be considered 

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