CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis & Student Reaction: Difficulty Level, Expected Cut Off
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CLAT 2025 Student Reaction and Paper Analysis, Check Exam Difficulty, Expected Cut-off
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 was held today, December 1, 2024, in pen-and-paper format from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Over one lakh candidates participated in the exam, which was conducted for admission to 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) across the country. CLAT 2025 Answer Key will be released soon. The Consortium will release the CLAT 2025 Question Paper with answer key soon after the exam. CLAT 2025 OMR Sheet will also be released.
The analysis of the CLAT 2025 exam contains details on the section-wise syllabus weightage, cut-offs, and the overall difficulty level. The official answer key for CLAT 2025 will be released soon. Candidates can download the CLAT answer key PDF from the official Consortium website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The CLAT 2025 exam was conducted across 139 test cities nationwide. Shiksha covered the exam from a test center in Noida, gathering student reactions and providing an in-depth analysis of the paper. Read on for insights from test takers regarding the CLAT test, including feedback on the difficulty level, tricky questions, expected cut-offs, subject-wise topics, and more.
- CLAT 2025 Students Reaction and Paper Analysis
- CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme
- CLAT 2025 Paper Analysis - Section-wise
- CLAT 2025 Exam Paper Section-Wise Review
- CLAT 2025: Topic-wise difficulty level
- CLAT 2025 Answer Key
CLAT 2025 Students Reaction and Paper Analysis
Yuvaan Shami, another CLAT UG candidate, felt that the exam was quite easy overall. According to him English section was the easiest, but he struggled in the Logical Reasoning section. The majority of the questions came from Legal Reasoning topics.
Aditya felt that some of the sections, especially the logical reasoning section, were easy to moderate, but it had a few confusing passages. Since the length of the passages was not that long he was able to solve it in less time.
Vani shared that since the paper was tough as per her preparation, there is a possibility that the CLAT Cutoff will go high this year. Some of the passages in the General Knowledge section have been updated, although there was at least one straightforward passage, the section was still considered moderately difficult overall.
Anika Shankar shared that the section was comparatively easier with short passages on different laws like the Juvenile Justice Act, Void and Voidable Marriage, etc. With all the questions coming from the current legal knowledge, the section was easy. She will also be appearing for AILET Exam next Sunday.
Watch the video below for exam analysis for CLAT 2025 as shared by test-takers:
CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme
The CLAT 2025 marking scheme will follow a specific pattern for awarding marks based on candidate performance. Here are the key details:
| Particular | Marking Scheme |
| Total Marks | 150 marks. |
| Correct Answer | Each correct answer, candidates will receive 1 mark. |
| Incorrect Answer | For each incorrect answer, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks. |
| Unanswered Question | No marks will be awarded or deducted for unanswered questions. |
This marking scheme applies to all sections of the exam, and candidates are advised to carefully consider their approach to answering questions, balancing accuracy and time management.
| CLAT Marking Parameters |
Marks Awarded |
|---|---|
| Correct answer |
+1 marks |
| Incorrect answer |
-0.25 marks |
| Un-attempted question |
0 marks |
CLAT 2025 Paper Analysis - Section-wise
The exam analysis for CLAT 2025 is provided below:
| CLAT 2025 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Easy |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning |
Moderate |
| Legal Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Techniques |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Total |
Moderate |
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CLAT 2025 Exam Paper Section-Wise Review
Here’s a detailed review of the section-wise performance in the CLAT 2025 exam:
| Section | Review |
| CLAT Critical Reasoning Section 2025 |
There are five passages in this section based on climate change, pollution, and socio-economic issues impacting Asia, India, and its neighbours. The majority of questions were based on inferences, deductions, and conclusions. Level of Difficulty: Moderate to Tough |
| CLAT English Language Section 2025 |
The English Language section was quite lengthy. There were five Reading Comprehensions, with three non-fiction passages (from journals, newspapers, books, etc.) and two fiction-based passages. Level of Difficulty: Moderate |
| CLAT Current Affairs/GK Section 2025 |
This section contained eight passages covering major events from the past year, as well as some from 2022. The questions were relatively easy, and candidates could answer many questions without needing to read the passages in detail. Level of Difficulty: Easy |
| CLAT Quantitative Techniques Section 2025 |
The Quantitative Techniques section was reported to be lengthy and had a high difficulty level. The questions covered various topics, including simplifications, ratios, basic algebra, mensuration, statistics, profit and loss, and time and work. There were 10 questions in total. Level of Difficulty: Moderate |
| CLAT Legal Reasoning Section 2025 |
The Legal Reasoning section was considered the toughest by many students. Questions on **legal maxims, current legal knowledge, and major cases were from the past year. Candidates who had solved previous year’s papers found this section easier, as many questions were based on similar concepts. Level of Difficulty: Hard |
This review gives an overall idea of the difficulty level and the expected number of attempts for each section in CLAT 2025.
CLAT 2025: Topic-wise difficulty level
| CLAT 2025 Sections |
Difficulty Level |
Questions details |
|---|---|---|
| English Language |
Easy |
The section was overall lengthy. The questions asked were quite tricky.
|
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Moderate |
The section was quite lengthy. The questions were asked from legal maxims, Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Bigamy,etc. |
| Logical Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate, due to a few tricky questions |
Questions were bit lengthy, however, was based on CLAT syllabus.
|
| Legal Reasoning |
Moderate, because of lengthy questions |
Questions were based on current affairs. Some questions were based on ISRO, G20 summit, Cricket World Cup, 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 Expected Cut off
Based on the analysis shared by the candidates who appeared for the exam, the expected cut off marks for CLAT is as under:
| CLAT 2025 Sections |
Expected cut off |
|---|---|
| English Language |
20+ |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
2+ |
| Logical Reasoning |
30+ |
| Legal Reasoning |
16+ |
| Quantitative Techniques |
5+ |
| Total |
73 expected cut off marks |
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Yes, the Consortium removed two Test Cities from the CLAT 2027. The removed test cities are Vellore and Tiruvarur. CLAT 2027 exam date is December 6.
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Candidates are required to pay the CLAT Registration/Form fee as per their category. The Consortium prescribed the category-wise form fee. Without submitting the CLAT form fee, the registration will not be completed.
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