CLAT LLM Analysis 2026: Get Detailed Paper Analysis & Review

The CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis will be uploaded soon. Until then, candidates can check the CLAT Exam Analysis of past years 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 2026 Exam Analysis

Utkarsh said the exam was tough. Logical Reasoning was tough as compared to other subjects. Out of 10, he rated the difficulty level of the question paper as 8. He attempted 110 questions out of 120. 

Rohit said he appeared for the CLAT Exam for the first time. He was happy with his performance in the exam. He found the legal reasoning and current affairs section easier as compared to quantitative techniques. But he said his maxiumum time went in logical reasoning as it was bit tough. Overall he feels the question paper difficulty was of moderate level. 

Amna said that the difficulty level of exam was tough. Most difficult was maths. She said she found GK section easier. No questions were out of syllabus.

Farhaz Rashid said that the exam was tough. Legal Reasoning was easier. He missed maximum questions in Maths as the section was tough. The cutoff might go low as paper was easy.

Aishwarya said that the exam was easier. This was her second attempt. She found logical reasoning and GK was easier. The cutoff will go low as the paper was easier than she expected. 

Candidates can check the CLAT Student Reaction Video below:

CLAT 2026 UG Paper Analysis: Section-wise

The exam analysis for CLAT 2026 will be provided below soon:

 Also Read: CLAT 2026 Cutoffs for NLUs

CLAT PG Exam Analysis 2026

Rahul, who appeared for CLAT PG 2026 Exam, said that the exam was a bit tough as the questions were asked from newly introduced laws. He feels since the exam was tough the CLAT Expected 2026 PG Cutoff will go high. 

Another test taker, Bhawana, said that the question was not easy but moderate. All the questions were asked from the prescribed syllabus by the consortium.

Kushagara, however, believes that the consortium should allow students to carry bare acts like in the AIBE exam. He said he was able to attempt maximum questions but felt if they were allowed bare acts, it would have been much easier.

CLAT LLM 2025 Paper Analysis - Section-wise

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

The CLAT 2026 expected cutoff is likely to cross 100+ marks this year. Candidates must know that the score needed for admission to different NLUs or colleges accepting score is what CLAT cutoff is. It is calculated based on

• Number of applicants
• Total seats
• Difficulty level
• Your overall performance
• Past year cutoff

Also Read: NLUs Fee Structure 2026

CLAT 2026 Expected Cut off 

On the basis of the exam analysis, the expected cutoff marks for CLAT 2026 has been updated below.

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:

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CLAT 2026 Counselling

CLAT 2026 Result

Yuvaan Shami, another CLAT UG candidate, felt that the exam was quite easy overall. He 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 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.

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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 as shared by test-takers: 

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 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 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: 

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

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.

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

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Also watch students' feedback on CLAT 2021 exam: