CLAT 2027 Question Papers PDF: Download Previous Year Papers with Answer Key (2026-2008)
Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )
Counselling - 22 Jan '26 - 29 Jan '26
Those looking for admission to NLUs and planning to appear in the CLAT Exam must solve CLAT Free Mock Test released by Shiksha. The mock tests must be included by the candidates in their preparation journey to understand the level of questions asked in the exam. By solving the mock tests, candidates will also get an idea about their weak areas and where they need the focus. Apart from solving the mock tests, students must solve the CLAT 2027 Question Paper from past year too. The links to the previous year's question papers are provided on this page below.
CLAT Exam will be held in pen-and-paper mode. Candidates must start their preparation to score well in the exam. The Consortium will publish the CLAT 2027 Question Paper and CLAT Answer Key together once the exam is over. The CLAT Provisional Answer Key will be released within 24 hours online on the Consortium website. The CLAT OMR Sheet will be released along with it. Read further to know about question paper pattern, importance and tips to prepare.
- CLAT Question Paper Format 2027
- CLAT LLM Question Paper Pattern 2027
- How to attempt CLAT Question Paper 2027?
- CLAT Official Questions Papers (Past Years)
- CLAT Prep Guides
- CLAT Preparation Tips 2027
- CLAT Mock Test 2026
- CLAT Free Mock Test by SHIKSHA
CLAT Question Paper Format 2027
The CLAT Question Paper will be released online on the online portal only. It will have 120 mutliple-choice questions. For CLAT PG, the number of questions asked is the same. The consortium revised the CLAT Exam pattern in 2024, hence no changes are expected for 2027. Check major CLAT pattern highlights for both UG and PG courses below:
| CLAT Exam Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of Exam |
Offline/pen-paper based test |
| Type of Questions |
Multiple-Choice Questions |
| Total Marks |
UG: 120 PG: 120 |
| Exam Duration |
120 minutes |
| Medium of paper |
English |
| Marking Scheme |
|
Commonly asked questions
The Legal Reasoning section in the CLAT exam checks your ability to apply logical legal principle to given situations. Some of the important topics are Law of Torts, Contract and Criminal Law, Legal Maxims, etc. Candidates must include practicing passage based legal cases to apply logic and memorise law related to them.
According to the CLAT exam pattern, there will be no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. Such questions will not be taken into consideration while calculating the total marks of a candidate. Hence, if candidates are not sure about the answer of a question, it is better to leave it unattempted rather than doing a guess work, to avoid negative marking.
CLAT LLM Question Paper Pattern 2027
Candidates must understand the section-wise distribution of marks and the number of questions to prepare well for the exam. Check the section-wise distribution of marks and the number of questions below:
| CLAT Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 28-32 |
28-32 |
|
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
35-39 |
35-39 |
| 28-32 |
28-32 |
|
| Legal Reasoning |
35-39 |
35-39 |
| 13-17 |
13-17 |
|
| Total |
120 |
120 |
CLAT 2027 Paper Subjects for LLM program
| CLAT LLM Subjects |
Total MCQs |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Various Law subjects including Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, and Labour & Industrial Law |
120 |
120 |
Commonly asked questions
Solving mock test helps candidates to understand the exam pattern and also the sections they are lagging behind. With this they can rework on those section where they are scoring low. CLAT mock test also helps candidates to understand the time based prepration to solve the question paper on exam day.
While it is not impossible, it is a really challenging task. To score well, you must start preparing for CLAT at least six months before. It is very important to score well if you are looking forward to getting into good NLU. For top 10 NLU, you at least need to score between 100 to 105 as per past trends.
How to attempt CLAT Question Paper 2027?
On exam day candidates must understand which section they should solve first and how to attempt the question paper properly. To help the candidates with the same we have shared some tips here
- Read the passage properly
- Try to understand theme
- Do not try & apply your own legal knowledge
- Write down the point
- Make sure to read all the options
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Commonly asked questions
Yes, candidates who have regsitered for the CLAT exam can access the sample papers through their login credentials. They can practice the questions for all the sections. This exercise will help to evaluate the areas that are strong and weak and needs more attention.
The practice the sample papers of CLAT 2027 released by the consortium follow these steps
- Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Login and click on attempt sample paper
- You will now see instructions on your screen
- Read the instructions and click on Start Mock Test
- Attempt the question paper
Download previous year CLAT question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download CLAT previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.
CLAT Official Questions Papers (Past Years)
CLAT Prep Guides
CLAT Preparation Tips 2027
Candidates must check some tips & tricks for every section before starting their prepar.ation journey. Candidates can check some section-wise tips to prepare for CLAT exam effectively below.
| CLAT Sections |
Preparation Tips |
|---|---|
| English Language |
|
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
|
| Legal Reasoning |
|
| Logical Reasoning |
|
| Quantitative Techniques |
|
Also Read:
Commonly asked questions
Though CLAT Preparation takes months of practice, it is still not impossible. You can prepare for the CLAT Exam in one week with a correct and dedicated focus. But you should have at least some understanding of concepts to clear the exam.
The CLAT Cutoff is decided by following factors
- Exam Difficulty
- Number of Applicants
- Seat Availability
- Reservation Policy
- Domicile Quota
CLAT Mock Test 2026
Similar to sample and question papers, CLAT mock test also forms an important aspect of CLAT 2027 preparation. You should practice at least one mock test for CLAT 2027 every day to strengthen your exam preparation. Some of the points that you need to keep in mind while attempting CLAT mock tests include
- Practice CLAT mock test in not more than two hours
- Once you have attempted the mock exam, analyse it carefully and note down your strong and weak areas
- Focus more on your weaker subjects but keep honing your stronger topics as well
How to Download CLAT Question Papers from the Official Website?
Candidates can also request for CLAT previous year question papers at the time of filling the CLAT application form by paying an additional fee of INR 500. The CLAT Consortium will provide the question papers to candidates in their application login. Candidates can download the CLAT question papers for previous years from the official website by following the steps mentioned below
- Visit the website of CLAT Consortium
- Click on the ‘Login’
- Enter mobile number and password
- Click on the ‘Login’ button
- Download CLAT previous year papers
Also Read:
| CLAT Logical Reasoning Questions |
Commonly asked questions
While it is not impossible, it is a really challenging task. To score well, you must start preparing for CLAT at least six months before. It is very important to score well if you are looking forward to getting into good NLU. For top 10 NLU, you at least need to score between 100 to 105 as per past trends.
The practice the sample papers of CLAT 2027 released by the consortium follow these steps
- Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Login and click on attempt sample paper
- You will now see instructions on your screen
- Read the instructions and click on Start Mock Test
- Attempt the question paper
CLAT Free Mock Test by SHIKSHA
Check the Shiksha’s free CLAT mock tests and enhance your preparation for the upcoming exam.
Also Read: Last 17 years CLAT Question Papers With Answers free PDF Download
Commonly asked questions
As per NIRF ranking 2025, NLSIU Bangalore emerged to be as the No. 1 ranked NLU colleges in India. Listed below are the other NLUs in India along with their top NLU in India rank wise 2025:
Top NLUs in India | NIRF 2023 | NIRF 2024 | NIRF 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | |
7 | 8 | 5 | |
18 | 21 | 27 | |
24 | 22 | 30 | |
30 | 26 | 15 | |
28 | 27 | 35 |
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.
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