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CLAT 2026 Exam Details: Date, Pattern, Merit List, Old Question Pages, and Answer Keys

Exam Level: NationalAdmit Card Release Date: Nov 14, 2024

Last Updated on 31st July 2025

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CLAT Exam Details Overview

The CLAT 2026 exam is an entrance test to get admission in law courses across India. The notification for this exam has been released, and the exam date has been scheduled for 7 December 2025. 


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CLAT Exam Pattern

It is necessary for all candidates appearing for the CLAT 2026 exam to have thorough knowledge of the details about the CLAT 2026 exam pattern and marking scheme. The table below demonstrates the details regarding the exam pattern of the CLAT UG Exam 2026.  

Particulars 

Details 

Examination Time 

2 hours 

Total Questions 

120 

Marking for each question 

1

Negative Marking 

Yes (0.25 for each incorrect answer)

Total Subjects 

5 (English Language, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques) 

  

Apart from the UG, the table below portrays the exam patterns of the CLAT PG Exam 2026. These are:

Particulars 

Details 

Examination Time 

2 hours 

Total Questions 

120 

Marking for each question 

1

Negative Marking 

Yes (0.25 for each incorrect answer)

Total Subjects 

Along with all subjects of the UG course, in the PG course, some new subjects are included. Those subjects are:

  • Constitutional Law 
  • Jurisprudence 
  • Administrative Law 
  • Law of Contract
  • Torts 
  • Family Law 
  • Properly Law 
  • Criminal Law 
  • Company Law 
  • Public International Law 
  • Labour & Industrial Law 
  • Environmental Law 
  • Tax Law

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Download CLAT Old Question Papers

Among all law aspirants in India, having a concern about ‘How to prepare for CLAT 2026’ is very common. Besides the daily studies, all candidates need to go through the question papers of previous years. These help them get an idea about the practical patterns of the exam. It is important to familiarise oneself with the CLAT paper. The table below provides access to the question papers of the last few years.    

CLAT previous years

Question paper

CLAT 2018 question paper

CLAT 2018 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2019 question paper

CLAT 2019 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2020 question paper

CLAT 2020 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2021 question paper

CLAT 2021 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2022 question paper

CLAT 2022 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2023 question paper

CLAT 2023 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2024 question paper

CLAT 2024 question paper with solution 

CLAT 2025 question paper

CLAT 2025 question paper with solution 

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CLAT Answer Keys

The exam is scheduled for 7 December 2025. Shortly after the exam, the answer key of the CLAT Exam 2026 will be published for the candidates. 


AcronymCommon Law Admission Test
Conducting BodyOther
Mode and TypeOffline (Paper Based Test (PBT))
Application ModeOnline
Frequency1 in a year
LanguagesEnglish
Test Takers75000
Duration120
Total Marks150
Marking Scheme1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect
Application Fee4000
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