CLAT 2026 Exam: Highest ever Participation Recorded, Answer Key expected to be released soon
The CLAT 2026 examination, which was held across India, was successfully conducted on December 7, 2025. A total of 92,344 candidates applied for the CLAT 2026 exam, with an increase of 17% more applications. Among them, 75,009 candidates registered for the Undergraduate programme, while 17,335 candidates applied for the Postgraduate programme.
This examination was conducted by the Consortium of the National Law Universities for admission into India’s National Law Universities (NLUs). The exam was held at more than 156 centres in 93 cities, 25 States and 4 Union Territories.
CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis: Overall Metrics
Here is the information regarding the CLAT 2026 examination, based on the candidates’ and experts’ reviews about the nature of the exam:
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Overall Metric |
Finding |
Notes |
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Overall Difficulty |
Easy to Moderate |
Based on the candidate's and experts' feedback |
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Candidate Performance |
Compliant |
Laborious candidates with consistent practice performed well |
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Paper Structure |
Likely to follow the expected pattern |
Across all five sections, weightage was balanced |
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Cut-Off Prediction |
Expected Range |
The Predictable nature of the paper suggests a typical cut-off range |
CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis: Section-wise Difficulty Level
Here are the details of the section-wise difficulty level, nature of contents, and other aspects of the CLAT 2026 examination:
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Section |
Primary Focus |
Nature of Content |
Overall Difficulty |
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English Language |
Reading comprehension passages |
Clear and easy-to-understand questions |
Mostly easy and high-scoring |
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General Knowledge (GK) |
National & international current affairs |
Concentrated on recent developments |
Moderate, based on awareness |
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Legal Reasoning |
Case-based legal scenarios |
Application of legal ideas and principles |
Conceptual but manageable |
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Logical Reasoning |
Analytical reasoning passages |
Needed deeper analysis and evaluation |
Moderate difficulty |
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Quantitative Techniques |
Arithmetic & data interpretation |
Simple calculations and data-driven sets |
Easier compared to other sections |
CLAT 2026 Answer Key: How to check and download
The Consortium of the National Law Universities, which conducted the CLAT 2026 examination, will publish the provisional CLAT 2026 answer key on its official website at 5 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Candidates who wish to challenge any questions may submit objections through the portal. The Objection portal will remain open from 5 PM on December 10 until 5 PM on December 12, 2025.
CLAT 2026 Answer Key: How to submit Objections
To check the provisional Answer Key of the CLAT 2026 examination, students have to go through the following steps:
Step 1. Log in to your CLAT account with your login credentials.
Step 2 . Click on the ‘Submit Objection’ button.
Step 3. Select the Question Booklet set.
Step4. Select the question number, and enter your objection details
Step 5. Click on the ‘Submit’ button to proceed with the page.
Step 6. After submitting the Objection, click on the ‘Make Payment’ button. Students have to pay a fee of INR 1,000 will be paid for each objection.
