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Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )
Exam On - 7 Dec '25
Candidates who are looking forward to appearing in CLAT Exam must solve CLAT Free Mock Test released by Shiksha. Candidates must attempt the mock tests to understand the level of questions asked in the exam. It will also highlight the weak areas of the candidates to focus more upon. Along with mock tests, candidates must refer to CLAT 2026 Question Paper from past year too. The links to the previous year's question papers are provided on this page below.
The Consortium will publish the CLAT 2026 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 2026 OMR Sheet will be released along with it. Read further to know about question paper pattern, importance and tips to prepare.
Latest Update: CLAT 2026 Sample Paper RELEASED officially OUT @consortiumofnlus.ac.in, Check Steps To Download
- CLAT Question Paper Format 2026
- CLAT LLM Question Paper Pattern 2026
- How to attempt CLAT Question Paper 2026?
- Importance of Solving CLAT Question Papers
- CLAT Official Questions Papers (Past Years)
- CLAT Prep Guides
- CLAT Preparation Tips 2026
- CLAT Mock Test 2026
- CLAT Free Mock Test by SHIKSHA
CLAT Question Paper Format 2026
The CLAT Question Paper will be released online on the official website only. It will have 120 mutliple-choice questions. For CLAT PG, the number of questions asked is same. The consortium revised the CLAT Exam pattern in 2024. 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 |
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CLAT LLM Question Paper Pattern 2026
Check section-wise distribution of marks and number of questions below:
| CLAT Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 28-32 |
28-32 |
|
| 35-39 |
35-39 |
|
| 28-32 |
28-32 |
|
| Legal Reasoning |
35-39 |
35-39 |
| 13-17 |
13-17 |
|
| Total |
120 |
120 |
CLAT 2026 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 |
How to attempt CLAT Question Paper 2026?
Check 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
Also Read: Best Books for CLAT 2026
Importance of Solving CLAT Question Papers
Solving sample papers and previous years' question papers CLAT will be good for you. This will give you an idea about how the exam format is. You will also know how to solve questions within a given time limit.
Also Read: CLAT Sample Papers 2026 PDF
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 2026
Check out some section-wise tips to prepare for CLAT exam effectively below:
| CLAT Sections |
Preparation Tips |
|---|---|
| English Language |
|
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
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| Legal Reasoning |
|
| Logical Reasoning |
|
| Quantitative Techniques |
|
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CLAT Mock Test 2026
Similar to sample and question papers, CLAT mock test also forms an important aspect of CLAT 2026 preparation. You should practice at least one mock test for CLAT 2026 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 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 Maths Questions 2026 | CLAT Logical Reasoning Questions 2026 | CLAT English Questions 2026 |
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
CLAT Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
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
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
The mode of the CLAT exam is offline or paper-based mode. Candidates are handed over hardcopy of CLAT question paper and OMR sheets to answer the questions. Candidates will have to be careful while filling OMR sheet as any scratch or cuts in the OMR sheet will lead to disqualification.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Candidates can check the CLAT 2026 Marking Scheme below
| CLAT Marking Parameters | Marks Awarded |
|---|---|
| Correct answer | +1 marks |
| Incorrect answer | -0.25 marks |
| Un-attempted question | 0 marks |
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
It totally depends on you that when you should start preparing for CLAT. If you want really good marks in board exams, focus on that at first and then prepare for CLAT. If you can manage boards and CLAT preparation side by side then go for it, but do not affect your board scores.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
There will be no sectional qualifying criterion for CLAT 2026. The overall marks will be considered while preparing the merit list for CLAT. But to ensure a good score, candidates must ensure a high number of attempts with full accuracy.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
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 unattempt
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
The CLAT exam for both the undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be conducted for 2-hour; i.e. 2 pm to 4 pm. Candidates must note that the exam will be conducted in offline mode. There will be 120 MCQs. Total number of sections in the question paper will be five.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
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
Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
To prepare for this section which cover 10 percent marks of the total CLAT paper it is important to have a right approach. Candidates must note that you can score really well if you study the Class 19 level mathematics properly. Be regular and plan strategically rather than trying to learn advance m
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
While it is bit challenging as its syllabus is not defined. Candidates can expect question on CLAT Current Affairs from anywhere. But if you do prepare well your chances to score high in this section also increases. The best way to prepare is to read the newspaper on a daily basis. Rest is to read G
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Contributor-Level 7
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