CLAT LLM Analysis 2026: Get Detailed Paper Analysis & Review

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Updated on Sep 26, 2025 11:15 IST

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CLAT exam analysis 2026 will be released soon after the CLAT Exam 2026 is over. Shiksha will release the exam analysis for CLAT exam from the test-takers, to know about the question paper details and section-wise difficulty level. CLAT question paper analysis is shared on the basis of the reviews given by the experts and candidates. The CLAT 2025 Exam was observed as moderately difficult with few tricky questions in the CLAT UG Quantitative Techniques section. Moreover, only 2 sections had the most unpredictable questions i.e. Legal Reasoning and Current Affairs & General Knowledge. In this article, candidates can check about CLAT exam analysis including question paper difficulty level, important topics, exam pattern and expected CLAT cutoff.

Table of content

CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis
Expected CLAT 2026 Cutoff
CLAT 2024 Exam Analysis
CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis
CLAT 2022 Exam Analysis
CLAT 2021 Analysis
CLAT 2020 Analysis and Student Reaction
CLAT Exam Analysis (Previous Years)

CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis

The CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis will be uploaded once the exam is over. Until then, candidates can check the CLAT 2025 Exam Analysis to understand the details including type of questions, difficulty level, syllabus topics, and expected cutoff marks. It will be helpful in:

Understanding the CLAT exam pattern
Expected CLAT 2026 cutoff marks
Subject-wise difficulty level

CLAT 2025 Students' Reaction and Paper Analysis

Yuvaan Shami, another CLAT UG candidate, felt that the exam was quite easy overall. H found the English section to be the easiest, while Logical Reasoning was the section he struggled with. The majority of the questions came from Legal Reasoning topics.

As per Ria, who appeared for CLAT UG Exam 2025 the exam was manageable, especially for those who were well-prepared and had practiced across all sections. As always, staying calm and focused on each section seemed to be key for a successful attempt. Legal Reasoning was however a bit more challenging due to its length and depth of the questions, but not impossible for well-prepared candidates.

Aditya felt that some of the sections especially logical reasoning section was easy to moderate however it has some little 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:

Expected CLAT 2026 Cutoff

The CLAT 2026 Expected Cutoff is 100+ marks as per the students and experts. The CLAT cutoff is the minimum score/rank at which qualified candidates are offered admission in different colleges accepting CLAT scores/ranks. The cutoff is calculated considering various factors such as:

Number of applicants
Total seats available
Difficulty level of the exam
Performance of candidates
Past year cutoff

CLAT 2026 Expected Cut off

Based on the exam analysis shared by the test-takers, the expected cutoff marks for CLAT 2026 has been mentioned below:

CLAT 2026 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 LLM 2026 Expected Cut off

After the exam analysis shared by the test-takers, the expected cut off marks for CLAT LLM is as under:

CLAT 2026 Sections	Expected cut off
Constitutional Law	35+
Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence.	30+
Law topics and Contemporary issues	30+
Total	90+ expected cut off marks

CLAT 2024 Exam Analysis

As per the candidates' feedback, 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.

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. (Will be uploaded soon)

CLAT PG 2024 Students Reaction and Paper Analysis

Aspirants can check the video given below to know what candidates who have appeared for CLAT PG 2024 felt about the CLAT question paper and overall exam.

Vikram, a test taker at Noida test centre shared that CLAT PG 2024 was a moderate paper as there were no difficult questions, except for Constitutional Law. He added that Law topics and Contemporary issues had some difficult questions. He shared that Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence were easy. The expected cutoff for CLAT PG 2024 according to him will be around 95.

Akshit appeared for CLAT LLM 2024 exam for PG admissions, and he shared that question paper was easy. There were no difficult questions, and he could attempt maximum questions within the given time.

Another candidate who took CLAT PG 2024 shared that the paper was moderate this year. He shared that there were no unexpected questions.

Prashidi shared that the question paper of CLAT LLM 2024 was of moderate level. The paper was comprehensive and on the exam pattern of CLAT 2024 only.

Arnav shared that the question paper was bit tricky than expected.

Watch the video below for exam analysis for CLAT 2024 as shared by test-takers:

CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis

The paper analysis of CLAT 2023 for undergraduate and postgraduate courses was released after the CLAT Exam. Test-takers shared exam analysis of CLAT 2023, and the exam was easier than last year with some tricky questions in Quantitative Techniques for UG paper. On the other hand, for CLAT PG 2023, students said it was an easy paper based on core law subjects of the three-year LLB course. The expected cut off for CLAT 2023 was 100 for UG paper, and 80-90 for UG paper.

Also read: CLAT 2023 exam analysis and student reaction

Watch the video below for student reaction and exam analysis of CLAT 2023 UG and PG papers:

The exam analysis for CLAT 2023 is as under:

CLAT 2023 Sections	Difficulty Level	Cutoff Marks
English Language	Easy	28+
Current Affairs including General Knowledge	Easy to Moderate	22+
Logical Reasoning	Easy	21+
Legal Reasoning	Easy	35+
Quantitative Techniques	Moderate to Difficult	15+

CLAT paper analysis for the exam was shared as easy with only a few tricky questions in Logical Reasoning, Legal Aptitude and GK (unexpected for some). However, students also shared that the question paper for CLAT 2023 was quite lengthy and two hours duration was not sufficient for them.

CLAT 2022 Exam Analysis

CLAT 2022 was conducted in 131 test centres across the nation, and many test-takers reported difficulty in reaching to the exam centre due to ongoing student protests. However, those who appeared for CLAT 2022 shared the exam analysis as under:

CLAT 2022 Sections	Difficulty Level	Questions details
English Language	Easy	All the questions were based on the syllabus.
Current Affairs including General Knowledge	Moderate, due to a few unexpected questions	Unexpected questions for current affairs. Some questions were based on Ukraine war, Drone Shakti, CSR for Business, ISRO etc.
Logical Reasoning	Moderate, due to lengthy questions	A few tricky questions but lengthy section. There were short passages, and contextual.
Legal Reasoning	Easy to Moderate, due to a few tricky questions	A few tricky questions but lengthy section. Some questions were based on Special Marriage Act, 2-3 passages based on Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Bigamy, Monism and Dualism from International Law etc.
Quantitative Techniques	Moderate, due to a few tricky questions	All the questions were based on the syllabus, and easy to attempt. Some questions were based on data interpretation and sufficiency. However, there were no graph based questions.
Overall difficulty level	Moderate	Moderately difficult and lengthy questions

The exam analysis shared insights on the difficulty level of CLAT paper, section-wise syllabus weightage, and other important aspects of the examination. Candidates who appeared CLAT 2022 examination shared the exam analysis and student reaction after the exam. Watch the video below:

With CLAT 2022 exam analysis, law aspirants will also get an idea about the exam conducting facilities.

CLAT 2021 Analysis

CLAT 2021 analysis shared that the question paper was of easy to moderate but lengthy as per the test-takers. Candidates can download the CLAT question paper. The provisional and final CLAT answer key were out on July 23 and July 27, respectively. CLAT result was declared on July 29 (12:30 AM).

The CLAT exam was conducted by the Consortium of NLUs on July 23 from 2:00-4:00 PM. The CLAT 2021 exam was held similar to last year. However, the NLU Consortium changed the question paper format. Unlike last year, this year candidates had to appear for the law exam in offline mode as a pen-and-paper based test. The CLAT question paper for UG courses contained 150 passage-based objective-type questions of 150 marks. Candidates had to attempt the paper in two hours. There was also negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

Majority of the students who appeared for the CLAT exam, found the paper lengthy. The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.

CLAT 2021 Sections	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
English Language	Easy	24-27
Current Affairs including General Knowledge	Easy to Moderate	20-24
Logical Reasoning	Moderate	19-21
Legal Reasoning	Easy to Moderate	34-36
Quantitative Techniques	Easy	8-10
Total	Easy to Moderate	105-115

Section-Wise CLAT Analysis 2021

Check CLAT paper analysis for different sections below:

English

There were total six passages and 30 MCQs in the section
The questions asked in the section were easy

GK including Current Affairs

There were total seven passages and 35 MCQs in the section
The questions asked in the section were moderate to difficult
Many questions were also based on static GK

Logical Reasoning

There were total six passages and 30 MCQs in the section
The questions asked in the section were of easy to moderate level
Some students especially found the Logical Reasoning section lengthy
There were many passages on the COVID-19 pandemic

Legal Reasoning

The section contained the maximum number of passages and MCQs
There were total eight passages and 40 MCQs in the section
The questions in the section were easy to moderate
Some students faced difficulty in interpretting the meaning of the questions

Quantitative Techniques

As last year, the section contained the least number of passages and MCQs
There were total three passages and 15 MCQs in the section
Among all the sections, Quantitative Techniques was the easiest to attempt

Also Read:

CLAT 2021 Analysis by Experts & Expected Cutoff

CLAT 2021 Exam Analysis by Students: Expected Cutoff, Paper Difficulty

Also watch students' feedback on CLAT 2021 exam:

CLAT 2020 Analysis and Student Reaction

Last year, major changes were made in the exam pattern of CLAT and there were 150 questions as compared to a total of 200 questions in the past years. Besides, the paper carried more comprehensive questions from each section. The questions in the CLAT exam were of moderate difficulty level. Candidates found the paper a bit lengthy due to the inclusion of comprehension-type questions. Check out the number of passages and questions asked from each section along with their difficulty level below:

CLAT Sections	Number of Passages & MCQs	Difficulty Level
English	Passages - 6 MCQs - 30	Moderate
GK and CA	Passages - 7 MCQs - 36	Difficult
Logical Reasoning	Passages - 5 MCQs - 30	Easy
Legal Reasoning	Passages - 8 MCQs - 39	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Techniques	Passages - 3 MCQs - 15	Moderate to Difficult
Total	150	Moderate

Section-Wise CLAT 2020 Analysis

Check section-wise key highlights for CLAT 2020 analysis below:

English

The section had lengthy passages
Questions were of moderate difficulty level
Many questions were asked on vocabulary
Some important topics covered were Idioms/Phrases and Figures of Speech
There were no questions on grammar

Legal Reasoning

The section was based on general awareness of law
Some questions were tricky to answer
Students with a good understanding of important of legal terms could answer the questions with ease
The difficulty level of the section was easy to moderate

GK including Current Affairs

The section was tough as well as tricky
The section tested candidates' knowledge and analytical skills on latest events
Questions were covered on important events such as COVID-19, National Education Policy and Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

Logical Reasoning

The section included both analytical and critical reasoning questions
The questions were based on straight facts of current news and events
The difficulty level of the section was easy to moderate

Quantitative Techniques

The section contained tricky questions
Some questions based on dimensions and geometry were complicated to answer
There were many calculative questions
Overall, the section was moderate to difficult

Also Read:

CLAT 2020 Exam Analysis - Paper Difficulty, Expected Cut off and More

CLAT 2020 Students' Reactions - Exam Difficulty, COVID Arrangements

Watch the video below for exam centre COVID facilities and, paper difficulty:

CLAT Exam Analysis (Previous Years)

Check detailed CLAT exam analysis for past five years (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015) for reference below:

CLAT Exam Year	CLAT Exam Analysis
CLAT 2019	CLAT 2019 was held on May 26. As per exam expert, Pranav Mishra, questions were skewed on traditional lines, neither tricky nor time consuming. If not for a few questions here and there in Math section, the paper surfaced out as a non-controversial and well framed attempt by CLAT committee. Also Read: CLAT 2019 Exam Analysis & Cutoffs CLAT 2019 Paper Analysis by Students
CLAT 2018	As per the exam expert Vikas Jha, CLAT 2018 held on May 13 was affected by many technical glitches. Moreover, candidates at many test centres could not complete their exam due to insufficient time. They shared the exam was good but lengthy. The expert also shared that the exam was tougher than CLAT 2017 and hence, the cut off marks were expected to go low. Also Read: CLAT 2018 Exam Analysis & Cutoffs CLAT 2018 Student Reaction
CLAT 2017	CLAT 2017 was held on May 14 in computer-based test mode. As per the expert analysis, the exam was a bit difficult than the previous year and GK and Mathematics were the most difficult sections of all. The overall cut off marks were expected between 145-150 from a total of 200 marks. Also Read: CLAT 2017 Exam Analysis by Experts CLAT 2017 Student Reaction
CLAT 2016	CLAT 2016 was held on May 8. Majority of the students found the paper easy. In fact, some found it to be one of the easiest papers ever. The Legal Aptitude section contained short Reading Comprehension passages, while a good amount of Current Affairs were asked in the GK section. Questions in the English section were extremely easy, however, Logical Reasoning and Mathematics sections contained slightly tougher questions. Also Read: CLAT 2016 Exam Analysis by Experts CLAT 2016 Student Reaction
CLAT 2015	CLAT 2015 was conducted on May 10 and it was the eighth edition of the exam. Total questions asked were 200 and candidates had to complete the paper in two hours. Majority of the students found the paper difficult. Out of the all the sections, Legal Aptitude was the toughest section followed by Logical Reasoning and GK. English was easy. Also Read: CLAT 2015 Exam Analysis by Experts CLAT 2015 Student Reaction