KLEE Exam Pattern 2026: Check LLM, 5 years, 3 years LLB Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme

Kerala Law Entrance Exam 2026 ( KLEE )

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Updated on Nov 7, 2025 14:57 IST

By Swayam Gupta, Associate Senior Executive

KLEE Exam Pattern - The exam pattern for KLEE refers to the most important details related to the exam question papers. Knowing the exam pattern can help candidates understand the overall structure of the KLEE 2026 question paper.

KLEE 2026 will be a computer-based exam, and the questions will be different for 3 years LLB, 5 years LLB and LLM courses. However, the KLEE question papers for all the law three courses will have 200 objective type questions. The exam duration is 2 hours. We have discussed in detail the KLEE 2026 exam pattern for 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB and LLM courses on this page.

Table of contents
  • KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for 3 years LLB
  • KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for 5 years LLB
  • KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for LLM
  • KLEE 2026 Qualifying Marks
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KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for 3 years LLB

The 3 year LLB course exam pattern is given below:

  • Mode: The LLB 3 years course entrance exam is held as a computer-based test.
  • Number of questions: There are a total of 200 questions in the exam
  • Total number of sections: The total number of sections in the exam is 4
  • Type of questions: The type of questions in the exam is objective type
  • Marking scheme: The marking scheme is +3 for each correct answer and -1 for each wrong attempt.
  • Total marks: The entire exam is of 600 marks
  • Duration: The total exam is of 2 hours

The distribution of marks in KLEE 2026 for 3 years LLB course is as follows:

Sections

No. of questions

Maximum marks

General English

60

180

General Knowledge

45

135

Arithmetic and Mental Ability

25

75

Aptitude for Legal Studies

70

210

Total

200

600

 

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Q:   What is KLEE 2026 exam pattern for the LLM course?
A: 

The Entrance Examination for admission to the LLM curse is a Computer Based Test (CBT). The Questions of the Entrance Examination is of objective type. The questions shall be of the standard of LLB Examination. The LLM paper has 2 parts - part A and part B. There are a total of 200 questions in the exam. Part A has 100 questions and part 2 has 100 questions. Part A has 4 sections and Part B has 6 sections.

Part A of KLEE: 

Part A on KLEE LLM syllabus has the following topics: 

  • Jurisprudence
  • Constitutional Law
  • Law of Crimes
  • Law of Contract

Part B of KLEE:

In Part B of KLEE syllabus for LLM, the following topics are included: 

  • Public International Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Law of Property
  • Company Law
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Law of Torts
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KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for 5 years LLB

The exam pattern for 5 years LLB course is given below:

  • Mode: KLEE for LLB 5 years course is held as a computer-based test.
  • Number of questions: There are a total of 200 questions in the exam
  • Total number of sections: The total number of sections in the exam is 4
  • Type of questions: The type of questions in the exam is objective type
  • Marking scheme: The marking scheme is +3 for each correct answer and -1 for each wrong attempt.
  • Total marks: The entire exam is of 600 marks
  • Duration: The total exam is of 2 hours

Distribution of marks in KLEE 2026 for 5 years LLB course is as follows:

Sections

No. of questions

Maximum marks

General English

60

180

General Knowledge

45

135

Arithmetic and Mental Ability

25

75

Aptitude for Legal Studies

70

210

Total

200

600

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KLEE Exam Pattern 2026 for LLM

The LLM paper has 2 parts - Part A and Part B. The exam pattern for both parts is as follows:

  • Mode: KLEE 2026 for LLM course is held as a computer-based test.
  • Number of questions: There are a total of 200 questions in the exam. Part A has 100 questions and part 2 has 100 questions.
  • Total number of sections: Part A has 4 sections and Part B has 6 sections.
  • Type of questions: The type of questions in the exam is objective type
  • Marking scheme: The marking scheme is +3 for each correct answer and -1 for each wrong attempt.
  • Total marks: The entire exam is of 600 marks
  • Duration: The total exam is of 4 hours. Part A is of 2 hours duration and Part B is of 2 hours duration.

Part A

Sections

No. of questions

Maximum marks

Jurisprudence

25

75

Constitutional Law

25

75

Law of Crimes

25

75

Law of Contract

25

75

Total

100

300

Part B

Sections

No. of questions

Maximum marks

Public International Law

20

60

Administrative Law

20

60

Law of Property

20

60

Company Law

20

60

Interpretation of statutes

10

30

Law of Torts

10

30

Total

100

300

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KLEE 2026 Qualifying Marks

To qualify in the entrance exam candidates have to secure a minimum mark in the entrance exam. However, there are no such requirements for the LLM entrance exam. For 3 years LLB and 5 years LLB the qualifying marks are as follows:

Category

3 years LLB

5 years LLB

General / SEBC

10% or 60 marks out of 600

10% or 60 marks out of 600

SC / ST

5% of 30 marks out of 600

5% of 30 marks out of 600

The candidates who secure the minimum marks are only included in the KLEE 2026 merit list.

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Answered 6 days ago

KLEE Entrance Exam is conducted for admission to 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB, and LLM in Kerala's government law colleges and government merit seats in private self-financing law colleges.

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Swayam Gupta

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Answered 6 days ago

A score above 250 is considered good in the KLEE Exam. The minimum cutoff marks vary by candidate's category.

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Swayam Gupta

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Answered 6 days ago

The KLEE cutoff is calculated based on the given factors.

  • Number of Candidates Appearing.
  • Difficulty Level of the Exam.
  • Seats Available.
  • Category-wise Reservations.
  • Previous Year Trends. 

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

The KLEE cutoff is the minimum rank or score needed to secures admission in the Kerala Government law colleges through the Kerala Law Entrance Exam (KLEE).

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

KLEE 2026 Counselling Process is online.  Candidates need to register through the official portal, upload their documents, and participate in choice filling and seat allotment online. However, original document verification is done in person.

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

The KLEE 2026 counseling will begin after the KLEE results, and the selected candidates will appear for the counseling process. KLEE counselling will be conducted in multiple rounds.

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Swayam Gupta

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Answered 6 days ago

The Kerala Law Entrance Exam admission process is filling the KLEE application form, downloading the admit card, appearing in the KLEE exam, checking results, and appearing in the KLEE counselling process.

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

After the release of the KLEE results 2026, the selected students will be qualified for the KLEE 2026 counseling.

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

The KLEE Provisional Answer Key PDF will be released after the exam. KLEE Answer Key 2026 PDF will be released in two phases. First KLEE Provisional Answer Key and then the Final Answer Key. The KLEE 2026 Answer Key will be released on cee.kerala.gov.in/cee.

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Swayam Gupta

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 6 days ago

KLEE exam Admit card has the following details-

  • Exam centre name and address
  • Exam Timings
  • Candidate's details: Name, signature, photograph, etc.
  • Exam day instructions.

 

 

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