CLAT 2024 Student Reaction and Paper Analysis (OUT), Check Exam Difficulty, Expected Cut-off
Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )
The CLAT Exam 2024 is now over. More than one lakh candidates appeared for the CLAT 2024 Exam. The CLAT Exam was held for admission to 24 NLUs in the country. The CLAT 2024 paper, section-wise syllabus weightage, cut-offs and difficulty level of the examination have been covered in the analysis. The answer key of CLAT 2024 will be released anytime now.
CLAT 2024 Student Reaction and Paper Analysis, Check Exam Difficulty, Expected Cut-off
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was held today; i.e. December 3, 2023. The CLAT 2024 was conducted in pen-and-paper mode. The CLAT Exam Timing 2024 was 2 pm to 4 pm. More than one lakh candidates appeared for the CLAT 2024 Exam. The CLAT Exam was held for admission to 24 NLUs in the country. The CLAT 2024 paper, section-wise syllabus weightage, cut-offs and difficulty level of the examination have been covered in the analysis. The answer key of CLAT 2024 will be released anytime now. The CLAT 2024 Answer Key PDF Download link will be made available on the official website of the Consortium; i.e. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
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CLAT 2024 was held at 139 CLAT test cities all over the country. Shiksha covered the exam from a test centre in Noida to get CLAT 2024 student reaction and CLAT 2024 paper analysis. Read here to know what the test takers have to say about CLAT 2024 exam analysis, CLAT 2024 difficulty level, tricky questions, expected CLAT 2024 cut-off, subject-wise topics, and more.
- CLAT 2024 Students Reaction and Paper Analysis
- CLAT 2024 Paper Analysis - Section-wise
- CLAT 2024 exam paper section-wise review
- CLAT 2024: Topic-wise difficulty level
- CLAT 2024 Answer Key
CLAT 2024 Students Reaction and Paper Analysis
As per Shivam, there were a few passages in the General Knowledge part that were changed. Some questions with a static orientation were included, along with a few unexpected topics. Even though this segment had at least one straightforward passage, it was still moderately difficult overall.
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As per the Dev and Garv who appeared in CLAT UG, the cutoff will be very high. Thus, it will be difficult for candidates to secure seats in the top NLUs.
As per the opinion of Somvati Das, the exam (CLAT UG) was not very difficult (moderate). The questions based on Criminal Law and family law were very easy. In addition to these topics, most questions were based on legal topics, such as Contract Law and Tax Law. Answering these questions can help candidates score well in the exam. Moreover, the entire pattern has been changed. As a result, it will be difficult for candidates to score high in the exam. The significant difference in the exam pattern was seen in the context of the types of questions asked in the GK section of the exam. The GK questions were based on philosophy. Earlier, there were no or a few GK questions on the CLAT question paper.
Tina, a CLAT UG candidate, said the exam was quite easy. The English section was the easiest section in the CLAT UG question paper 2024. On the other hand, Logical Reasoning was the toughest section. Maximum questions were asked from the Legal Reasoning-related topics.
Another test taker said 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.
Ankita found the exam easy. He expects the CLAT cut off to go up to 97 for top NLUs. For him logical reasoning was the toughest section while other sections were relatively easy.
Aspirants can check the video given below to know what candidates who have appeared for CLAT UG 2024 felt about the CLAT question paper and overall exam.
CLAT Marking Scheme 2024
CLAT Exam Pattern 2024 was changed. The consortium released the marking scheme for CLAT 2024 Exam as per the new CLAT Exam Pattern. Aspirants can refer to the marking scheme for UG courses below:
- For every correct answer, candidates are awarded one mark
- For every wrong attempt, 0.25 marks are deducted from their total score
- No marks are awarded or deducted for questions not left un-attempted
| CLAT Marking Parameters |
Marks Awarded |
|---|---|
| Correct answer |
+1 marks |
| Incorrect answer |
-0.25 marks |
| Un-attempted question |
0 marks |
CLAT 2024 Paper Analysis - Section-wise
As per the test-takers, the exam analysis for CLAT 2024 sections is as under:
| CLAT 2023 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Moderate |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning |
Moderate |
| Legal Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Techniques |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Total |
Moderate |
CLAT 2024 exam paper section-wise review
Candidates can check the section wise CLAT Question paper 2024 review below:
CLAT English Language section 2024
The English Language section of the CLAT 2024 exam was very lengthy. The CLAT English Language had 5 Reading Comprehensions. Out of 5 questions, 3 were based on non-fiction (from journals, newspapers, novels etc) and 2 was a fiction based comprehension. The English section carried questions that were straightforward and largely depended on understanding of comprehension.
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Good Number of Attempts: 25+
CLAT Current Affairs/GK section 2024
The Current Affairs Section of CLAT 2024 had a total of 8 Passages spread over major events that happened in past one year and also in 2021. The questions were quite easy and aspirants could appear a lot of questions without even reading the passages as well.
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Good Number of Attempts: 22+
CLAT Quantitative Techniques Section 2024
As per the student’s reaction, the Quantitative Techniques section in CLAT 2024 was way too lengthy and the difficulty level was quite high. In this section, the question was asked from various topics like: simplifications, Ratios and proportions, Basic algebra, Mensuration, Statistics, Profit and loss, Mensuration, Time and work. There were total 10 questions asked in this section.
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Good Number of Attempts: 13+
CLAT Critical Reasoning Section 2024
The Critical Reasoning Section of CLAT had a total of 5 Passages. The passages were asked on various topics like climate change impact, pollution impact on Asia and India and its neighbours and other burning issues. Many questions were asked on inferences/deductions/conclusions with some sprinkle of questions around strengthening and weakening.
Level of Difficulty: Moderate to tough
Good Number of Attempts: 21+
CLAT Legal Reasoning Section 2024
The CLAT Legal Reasoning Section was toughest as per the students. The section carried question from legal maxims, current legal knowledge and major cases in past one year. The section was easier for those candidates who have solved previous years’ questions as the questions were asked on the same concepts.
Level of Difficulty: Hard
Good Number of Attempts: 22+
CLAT 2024: Topic-wise difficulty level
| CLAT 2024 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Questions details |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2024 Expected Cut off
After the exam analysis shared by the test-takers, the expected cut off marks for CLAT 2024 is as under:
| CLAT 2023 Sections |
Expected cut off |
|---|---|
| English Language |
20+ |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
30+ |
| Logical Reasoning |
20+ |
| Legal Reasoning |
15+ |
| Quantitative Techniques |
10+ |
| Total |
95 expected cut off marks |
CLAT 2024 Answer Key
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT 2024 answer key around 6 - 8 pm today itself. Candidates who appeared for CLAT 2024 will be able to download CLAT answer key 2024 from the official website - https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/. Candidates will be able to use CLAT 2024 answer key to cross-check their responses, as well as raise objections on it. The exam authority will enable a window to raise objections for CLAT 2024 provisional answer key, where candidates can report wrong questions or options.
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| EWS | 630 |
| PWD | 4951 |
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