CLAT 2023 Exam Live: Paper to begin at 2 pm; Analysis, answer key, instructions, student reactions

The  CLAT exam centre gates will remain open from 1 pm to 2:15 pm. CLAT question papers will be distributed at 1:45 pm.

Candidates are being given free kits at the test centre for appearing in the examination. The free kits include following items;

• Pencil
• Black ball point pen
• Scale

Students appearing for CLAT 2023 exam have to report to the test centre at 1 pm. They will be allowed to enter the exam hall till 2:15 pm. Here is a CLAT exam centre in Gurugram where the gates are expected to open soon.

Candidates will be allowed to enter the exam hall premises from 1 pm onwards. Meanwhile, students have started gathering outside the exam hall.

• Don’t get nervous at the last moment.

• Don’t forget to carry all the important documents like admit card, valid ID proof, blue/black ball point pen.

• Don’t carry anything that is restricted in the examination hall.

• Eat healthy food and keep yourself hydrated

• Try to reach the examination centre at least one hour before the examination.

CLAT 2023 exam will be conducted today, December 18, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm, in offline pen paper mode

The PG-CLAT 2023 will feature an emphasis on the comprehension abilities of the students. It shall be of 120 minutes duration, There will be 120 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

The CLAT 2023 exam result will be announced in the last week of December 2022. The CLAT provisional ankswer key will be released today. Candidates can raise objections against the provisional answer key from December 19, 2022. The final answer key will be released on December 24, 2022.

The Consortium of NLUs does not prescribe any specific dress code for apearing in the exam. Candidates are advised to wear descent clothes and avoid wearing sunglasses, caps, etc.

No, candidates are not allowed to wear digital watches inside the CLAT exam centre. Only analogue watches are allowed in CLAT exam

No, calculators are not allowed in CLAT 2023 exam. Candidates are not allowed to carry any electronic device inside the exam centre.

Candidates can prepare last one year current affairs for CLAT 2023 exam. The best study material for current affairs are - 

• Pratiyogita Darpan
• GK today one liners
• Newspapers - The Hindu or The Indian Express or any other good newspaper
• Websites on current affairs for CLAT and UPSC Civil Services

Candidates appearing in CLAT 2023 exam should download the admit card from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. No candidate will be allowed to enter inside the CLAT exam centre without a valid admit card.

Candidates must report at the CLAT test centre an hour before the commencement of the exam. CLAT 2023 exam will be conducted from 2pm to 4pm.

CLAT exam timings for December 2023 session are 2 pm to 4 pm. Check the exam day timing schedule below:

As per the syllabus released by CLAT consortium, candidates will be asked questions from below given topics: 

According to previous year CLAT 2023 PG analysis, the question paper will be moderate to difficult level, candidates can practice the previous year CLAT PG question paper for getting idea about the level of CLAT exam. 

As per the notification released by CLAT consortium earlier, CLAT exam will be held in December 2023, only once in a year. Candidates can check the CLAT 2023 analysis and latest updates about CLAT 2023 exam to be held today from 2 pm to 4 pm.

The CLAT consortium will release CLAT exam answer key today, after the CLAT exam is concluded. As per the notification released by CLAT exam authorities earlier, candidates will be able to raise answer key objections till December 19, 2022. The final CLAT answer key is scheduled to be released on December 24, 2022.

In CLAT 2023, more than 55,000 candidates appeared out of 61,000 (approx.) registrations. As per the CLAT consortium, more than 60,000 candidates appear for the CLAT exam every year from different cities across India. In the year 2021, around 62,000 candidates appeared for the CLAT exam. 

As per the CLAT 2023 analysis of previous year, important topics asked from the English section had 6 passages from non-fiction (from journals, newspapers, etc. covering topics like vaccination, covid etc.), 2 passages from fiction-based comprehension. The CLAT syllabus mentions the topics to be asked in CLAT exam, candidates can revise the important topics during the last minutes of exam. 

According to the exam pattern of CLAT 2023 issued by CLAT consortium, candidates will have to answer a total of 150 MCQ-based questions. There will be negative marking in the examination, therefore, candidates should mark the answers carefully.  The CLAT 2023 difficulty level will be moderate to high, so candidates must read the questions carefully before answering the CLAT exam.

In CLAT 2023 question paper, the Current Affairs section including general knowledge will have 25% weightage in the CLAT exam. The approximate questions to be asked from the current affairs section will be 35 to 39 as per the previous year question papers. As per the CLAT 2023 analysis, the difficulty level of the CLAT exam will be somewhere between moderate to difficult, candidates should attempt the paper strategically, to answer all the questions within CLAT exam timings 2023. 

As per the CLAT consortium, the important topics covered in CLAT PG 2023 include Constitutional Law, other areas of law such as Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, etc. According to CLAT PG 2023 analysis, candidates can expect the CLAT 2023 question paper from moderate to difficult.

In CLAT UG 2023, there will be five different subject areas from which questions will be asked, namely, English language, current affairs for CLAT 2023 including general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning, and quantitative techniques.

Around 60,000 candidates appear in CLAT exam every year. Last year, a total of 56,472 candidates appeared in CLAT exam.

According to the CLAT 2023 marking scheme. Each questions contains one marks. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each answer marked incorrectly. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

Candidates are advised to mark the answers firstly in CLAT question booklet, once they have cross-checked the answer, mark it on the OMR sheet with undivided focus to avoid making silly mistakes. This will help in avoiding mistakes in the OMR sheet.

• Candidates should use only black/blue ball-point pen to write on the admit card or mark their answers in the OMR sheet.
• Candidates should indicate only one answer by shading a circle from the given options.
• Fill the circle in the OMR sheet completely, do not leave the circle half filled.

CLAT syllabus for LLM includes the below mentioned subjects

Candidates can expect around 35-39 questions in the CLAT legal reasoning section. They should focus on the following important points before attempting the questions

• General awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues
• Identify and infer the rules and principles given in the passage.
• Apply rules and principles to various fact situations.
• Ability to understand how changes to the rules or principles may change their application to various fact situations.

The overall difficulty level of the CLAT 2021 exam was moderate. The most lengthiest section of CLAT exam 2021 was legal reasoning, rest of the sections were comparatively easy to moderate.

Candidates can refer to the below mentioned details related to CLAT PG 2023 exam pattern

The CLAT Consortium released the CLAT provisional answer key on June 20, 2022. The CLAT 2022 exam was held on June 19, 2022. This year CLAT 2023 answer key will be released after the exam on December 18, 2022

The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT 2023 exam today, December 18, 2022 from 2:00-4:00 pm. The consortium has already released the CLAT 2023 admit card. Candidates must download their CLAT admit card and take a print out before entering the exam centre.

There were a total of 15 questions in CLAT quantitative aptitude section. The questions were lengthy and difficult, The main topics from which the questions were asked are- simplifications, profit and loss, income and expenditures, percentages, ratios, averages etc.

The difficulty level of CLAT 2022 exam was moderate to difficult. The question paper was very lengthy, making it difficult for candidates to complete the test paper. Thus candidates should increase their reading speed before appearing in CLAT exam.

There is no specific dress code for CLAT exam. Candidates must wear descent clothes and avoid wearing caps, sunglasses, etc. Check your pockets before you enter the CLAT exam hall.

The syllabus of CLAT quantitative techniques include Ratios and proportions, Basic algebra, Mensuration, Statistical estimation, Algebra, etc.

CLAT 2023 will only be conducted once for admission to the five-year integrated undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as clarified by the consortium. The CLAT 2023 exam is scheduled to be conducted today, December 18, 2022.

There is be no upper age limit for candidates appearing for UG Programme through the CLAT 2023. Candidates must secure the following minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination

• Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories.
• Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

The NLU Consortium will conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023 at 127 test centres in 23 states and 2 union territories across India. As per the previous year CLAT exam analysis, CLAT 2022 was moderate to difficult. The question paper was very lengthy, making it difficult for them to complete the test paper.

Legal aptitude is one of the most important sections in CLAT 2023. It will have questions testing the candidate's understanding of the law and its various aspects. The legal aptitude section will test the knowledge of the law on one hand, and the candidate’s awareness of current legal issues on the other hand. Thus, candidates will have to prepare for both types of questions. The syllabus of CLAT legal aptitude section includes

• Indian Constitution - Fundamental Rights, Duties, Judiciary, Parliament, Directive Principles of State Policy, Local governments

• Important amendments and provisions

• Important judgments

• Current legal affairs

The CLAT general knowledge and current affairs section focus on conceptual understanding instead of rote learning. So, candidates will have to prepare for this section in a detailed manner. Reading newspaper articles and editorials is an important part of CLAT preparation. The following study material can be referred to while preparing for CLAT current affairs and general knowledge.

• Lucent’s General Knowledge

• Pratiyogita Darpan

• GK today one liners

• Newspapers - The Hindu or The Indian Express or any other good newspaper

• Websites on current affairs for CLAT and UPSC Civil Services

• NCERT books for understanding basic geography, history, polity and economics

In the upcoming CLAT exam, you can expect 450 words of passage-based MCQ type of questions. The difficulty level for CLAT english language is usually Class 12 standard, and the questions will be asked historically and contemporary significant non-fiction and fiction.

CLAT 2023 is divided into five sections - Legal aptitude, general knowledge and current affairs, maths, logical reasoning and English language. The section-wise details are mentioned below.

CLAT 2023 is divided into five sections - Legal aptitude, general knowledge and current affairs, maths, logical reasoning and English language

CLAT is scheduled to be held today, December 18, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm.

CLAT exam 2023 will be conducted in offline mode, pen-paper mode at around 127 test centres across the country.

No, the exam authorities will check the admit card only for candidate verification. After verification, the authorities will return your admit card.

You can recover your account by clicking on "Forget password" link given on the registration portal and download your admit card.

You're not allowed to take any loose pages inside the exam hall even if they are blank, the CLAT test centre officials will provides rough pages for calculations and rough work.

Candidates need to wear clothes that are light in colour so that they can eliminate any chance of covering cheating items. Only slippers and sandals are allowed inside the exam centre, candidates must make sure they don't wear shoes and enter the examination venue

Candidates can check the exam centre name, and address along with the reporting time on their CLAT 2023 admit card. 

The CLAT exam will be held in 127 cities across the country. Rajkot was added as a new CLAT exam centre this year. Here is the list of exam centres for the CLAT 2023 exam.

List of CLAT exam centres

Yes, you will be allowed to carry a water bottle inside the exam hall. It should be transparent. In addition to this, a face mask, black or blue ballpoint pens, and an analogue watch are allowed inside the examination centre.

No, you will not be allowed to enter the CLAT examination centre, without admit Card, valid ID Proof and proper frisking.

Yes, candidates can download their CLAT admit card. However, they must have given the admission preferences to NLUs by December 17, 11:59 pm, from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

The admit card mentions the following details

• Name of the candidate and date of birth

• Passport size photograph

• Roll number, application number

• Parent’s name

• CLAT exam centre name and address

• CLAT exam date and reporting time

The CLAT 2023 admit card was released on December 6, 2022, at 6 pm. Candidates could mark their admission preferences to NLUs and download their CLAT admit card 2023 till December 17, 11:59 pm, from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. They can still download the CLAT admit cards however, they must have given the admission preferences.

It is a mandatory document for appearing in the CLAT examination. Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download their admit cards.

• Visit the official website of NLU Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

• Click on CLAT 2023 and open the registration portal

• Login using your mobile number and password

• Fill in the admission preferences to NLUs before downloading Admit Card for the CLAT 2023

• Click on CLAT admit card link given on the dashboard, after filling in the admission preferences

• The admit card will be displayed on the screen

• Download and take a printout of the admit card for the examination.

The consortium has released the following instructions for PWD and specially-abled candidates:

• The total time provided to PwDs/SAPs in CLAT 2023 will be 2 hours and 40 minutes.

• PwDs/ SAPs should carry their original Disability Certificate to the Test Centre on the day of the CLAT 2023.

• PwDs/ SAPs shall make arrangements for their own scribe and bear the associated costs.

Here are some dos and don'ts for the CLAT 2023 examination.

• Handle the OMR sheet with care. Ensure that it is not torn.

• Leave a few minutes in the end for revision, and attempt questions you didn’t get correct on the first try.

• Keep the negative marking in mind as you attempt questions.

• Fill in the bubbles on the OMR properly.

• Don’t answer two options for one question.

• Stay calm and focused. Don’t get distracted by the new surroundings of the test centre.

• Drink water if you feel stressed, and keep yourself hydrated.

The consortium of NLUs has released Medical Instructions to be followed for this academic year. 

• The students must participate in the thermal screening process at the exam centre gate.

• Candidates must maintain a social distance at the exam centre.

• Students are not allowed to form groups in the exam hall.

• If the temperature has> 99.14, they have to take the CLAT exam in isolation.

• There are sufficient cleaning staff, centre administrators, and invigilators with face masks and hand gloves at the examination centre.

• Spray machines with a disinfectant liquid will be kept at your disposal, and sanitization did thoroughly in all examination centres.

• Carry sufficient hand sanitiser and hand soap but make sure not to spill in OMR sheets.

• Students will not be allowed inside the exam hall if they have a fever or cold.

• Keep wearing the face mask/ shield etc and always take necessary precautions in the premises of the Test Centre, particularly in the Examination Hall.

• If you were to arrive with a scribe, then you and the writer should have to carry one N95 mask.

• Mobile phones have to be switched off and deposited at the designated location.

Candidates have to carry valid ID proof for appearing in the examination. Here is the list of ID cards that will be acceptable in the CLAT exam centre.

• Aadhaar Card

• Passport

• PAN card

• Ration card/PDS photo card

• Voter ID card

• Driving license

• Photo ID issued by a recognised educational institution

• Photobank ATM card

• Kissan photo passbook

• CGHS/ECHS photo card

• Address card having name and photo issued by the department of posts

• Certificate of identity having photo issued by gazetted officer or tehsildar on letterhead

• Disability ID card/handicapped medical certificate issued by the respective State/UT governments/administrations

Candidates appearing for CLAT 2023 should follow the general exam day instructions mentioned in their admit card as well as the instructions issued by the Consortium in their official portal. The general exam day guidelines of CLAT 2023 are given below:

• Carry only necessary items and documents in the examination hall. Avoid carrying any prohibited item that can restrict entry into the examination hall.

• Candidates should paste their recent passport-size photograph on their CLAT 2023 admit card.

• Candidates should carry a valid id proof in the examination hall along with admit card.

• Candidates must not be involved in any kind of activity which is completely barred by the Consortium of NLUs.

• Candidates need to follow any other special instructions issued at the time of the CLAT 2023 examination.

Here is the complete bell timings for CLAT 2023 exam scheduled to be held today.

Released by the consortium as part of CLAT exam day guidelines for candidates

As per the exam instructions released by the consortium, candidates can carry the following items.

• Admit card and photo ID proof
• Disability proof (If applicable)
• Photograph
• Blue/black ball pen
• Transparent water bottle
• Mask and personal hand sanitiser
• Analogue watch

The following items are prohibited inside the exam hall,

• Calculator
• Food items
• Digital watch
• Study material
• Mobile phone
• Bags
• Camera

The CLAT 2023 is being held in December in order to ensure the completion of the selection process before the commencement of the next academic year. The CLAT exam in December will also ensure that the exam will not clash with the board exams. 

No, CLAT 2023 will not be held in May 2023. The CLAT exam will be held for the academic year 2024-25, in the month of December 2023.

No, the consortium has recently clarified that CLAT will be conducted only once a year, in the month of December. So, this means the CLAT will not be held twice in 2023. It will be conducted in the December 2023 only.

Only those candidates who have filled the CLAT 2023 application form for UG or PG programmes are eligible to appear for the examination. 

UG CLAT eligibility

Candidate should have passed Class 12 or an equivalent exam from a recognized board with at least 45% for general category candidates and 40% for SC and ST candidates.

CLAT LLM eligibility

Candidate should have completed a law programme from a recognized university with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC and ST candidates)

The Common Law Admission Test, popularly known as CLAT is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) for admission to UG and PG law programmes offered by 22 NLUs in India. CLAT exam is conducted only once a year.

The CLAT exam date 2023 is December 18, 2022. The answer key will also be released today. Candidates will be allowed to raise objections against the answer key of CLAT 2023 from December 19 to December 24. The result of CLAT 2023 will be announced in the last week of December 2023,

CLAT 2023 dates