CLAT 2022 scores will be accepted by 22 national law universities. The answer key 2022 has been released today, June 20.
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NEW DELHI: The Consortium of National Law University (NLUs) has released the CLAT answer key 2022 today, June 20, 2022. The answer keys for CLAT 2022 for both UG and PG programmes are available for download along with the master question papers. The consortium will accept the objections against the answer key of CLAT 2022 till June 21 (3:30 pm). The CLAT 2022 result is likely to be declared by the end of this week.
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Along with the answer keys of CLAT 2022, The master question papers have also been released. CLAT 2022 had 92% of the registered candidates taking the undergraduate examination and 87% candidates taking the postgraduate examination as per the consortium. The expected cut-offs for CLAT 2022 for general category candidates are likely to be around 100-105 for the top 3 NLUs.
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Candidates can use the answer key of CLAT 2022 to calculate their marks in the examination. They can also submit their objections against the discrepancies in the answer key.
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Objections submitted without making payment will not be entertained. And, if the objections are found to be valid, the said fee will be refunded.
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The objections against the CLAT 2022 answer key will be reviewed by the expert committee of the consortium. In case of any modification, a revised answer key along with CLAT result 2022 will be announced. The CLAT 2022 result will be in the form of individual scorecards. Additionally, CLAT 2022 UG and PG merit lists will also be published. Candidates who qualify in the examination will be invited for counselling and seat allotment.
As per several students, the test paper was very lengthy. Time management was a big challenge again this year. Many candidates could not attempt the quantitative section as they did not have enough time to attempt all questions.
According to CLAT mentor Shah Nawaz Rayeen, the exam was moderately easy at the onset and comparatively near to CLAT 2021 exam. It was mostly in predictable lines and fairly on the easier side for most sections. The good attempts this year would fall somewhere 120-130 questions and the expected cutoff could be similar to CLAT 2021.
Also Read | CLAT 2022 Exam Analysis: Easy to moderate, current affairs tricky, English lengthy
Section | Good attempts | Level of difficulty |
English | 20-25 questions | Easy (lengthy) |
Legal Reasoning | 33-37 questions | Easy-moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 25-30 questions | Easy |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 25-30 questions | Moderate |
Quantitative Techniques | 15 questions | Easy |
Total | 120-130 | Moderate |
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CLAT 2022 has been conducted on June 19, 2022, from 2 pm to 4 pm, in offline mode. The exam was moderate but very lengthy as per students. The answer key for CLAT 2022 has been released today, June 20, 2022.
Category | CLAT cut-off (AIR) | CLAT marks |
General | 356 | 93.25 |
General (PWD) | 9711 | 47.75 |
SC | 5983 | 57.25 |
ST | 15063 | 38.25 |
Category | Cut off rank | Cut off marks |
General | 375 | 92.75 |
OBC | 1693 | 76.75 |
SC | 7277 | 53.5 |
ST | 14753 | 38.75 |
Category | Cut off rank | Cut off marks |
General | 241 | 96.75 |
General - WB | 908 | 84 |
OBC | 4575 | 62 |
SC | 3644 | 65.25 |
ST | 2546 | 71 |
Category | Rank | Marks |
General (All India) | 172 | 99 |
General (Telangana) | 519 | 90.25 |
OBC-C-TL | 10732 | 45.75 |
SC | 2884 | 69 |
ST | 6854 | 54.75 |
Category | Cut off rank | Cut off marks |
General | 83 | 103.5 |
General - Karnataka category | 237 | 96.75 |
SC | 2112 | 73.75 |
ST | 3042 | 68.25 |
Name of NLU | General (All India) | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bangalore | 3 | 153 | 278 | 3244 | 1678 | 2445 | ||
NALSAR Hyderabad | 10 | 170 | *1829 | *3319 | 398 | 962 | 668 | 2891 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 87 | 418 | *5047 | *6757 | 1377 | 1807 | 2945 | 3838 |
NLIU Bhopal | 28 | 222 | 506 | 647 | 1401 | 1615 | 3856 | |
NLU Jodhpur | 131 | 434 | 895 | 2837 | 1397 | 5117 | ||
HNLU Raipur | 424 | 742 | 2844 | 3386 | 5127 | 5297 | ||
GNLU Gandhinagar | 173 | 240 *GC-GUJ | 401 | 1002 | 1927 | 2579 *SC-W | 2201 ST-W | 4769 ST-W |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 18 | 81 | 140 | 481 | *1260 | *1637 | *6749 | |
RGNLU Patiala | 13 | 528 | 1884 | 2873 | 2236 | 4481 | ||
NUALS Kochi | 385 | 944 | *1691 | *5303 | *8242 | |||
NLU Odisha Cuttack | 364 | 796 | 1281 | 3486 | 4824 | 8113 | ||
NUSRL Ranchi | 219 | 938 | 1114 | 1315 | 3085 | 3124 | 4533 | 6015 |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 815 | 1143 | 3516 | - | 6141 | - | ||
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 439 | 1134 | *6682 | *6907 | *7826 (W) | |||
MNLU Mumbai | 438 | 544 | *3515 | *5607 | *2736 | *5457 | ||
MNLU Nagpur | 260 | 990 | *2118 | *8565 | *4656 | *8267 | ||
MNLU Aurangabad | 721 | 1148 | *6906 | - | *7556 (W) | 8267(W) | ||
NLUJAA Guwahati | 655 | 943 | *3469 | *7062 | *3747 | *7002 | *4702 | *7604 |
HPNLU Shimla | 461 | 829 | 2932 | 3583 (W) | 3404(W) | 5459 (W) |
Name of NLU | General (All India) | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 83 | - | - | 549 | 3042 | 486 | 3042 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 65 | 172 | 2703 | 10732 | 2161 | 2884 | 2844 | 6854 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 24 | 241 | 1378 | 4575 | 2759 | 3644 | 2546 | 8125 |
NLIU Bhopal | 247 | 378 | 417 | 1045 | 3344 | 4086 | 9028 | 14684 |
NLU Jodhpur | 185 | 356 | - | - | 2954 | 5983 | 8323 | 15063 |
HNLU Raipur | 387 | 765 | 7238 | 9107 | 3209 | 9735 | 8757 | 14684 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 251 | 366 | 379 | 1693 | 4650 | 7277 | 6895 | 14753 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 255 | 676 | 944 | 17831 | 3679 | 10062 | 13635 | 26103 |
RGNLU Patiala | 413 | 1075 | - | - | 7375 | 10357 | 12543 | 18707 |
CNLU Patna | 677 | 1312 | 1503* | 10446 | 16784 | |||
NUALS Kochi | 414 | 1144 | - | - | 17266 | 29091 | - | - |
NLU Odisha (Cuttack) | 436 | 1072 | - | - | 7586 | 11031 | 13583 | 20296 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1104 | 1507 | 1691 | 2596 | 10303 | 11742 | 16596 | 19273 |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 1199 | 1834 | - | - | 11372 | 13332 | 10421 | 19551 |
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 1036 | 1473 | - | - | *10397 | *20005 | *23268 | *28242 |
MNLU Mumbai | 371 | 453 | *1937 | *4124 | *6429 | *10350 | *26180 | *49307 |
MNLU Nagpur | 1052 | 1448 | *6808 | *19330 | *11603 | *31798 | *37629 | - |
MNLU Aurangabad | 1474 | 2022 | *9091 | *22502 | *15447 | *36653 | - | - |
NLUJAA Guwahati | 1091 | 1659 | *6260 | *48871 | *14578 | *46516 | *22414 | *48642 |
HPNLU Shimla | 755 | 2009 | - | - | 8911 | 13033 | 18878 | 25226 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1290 | 1949 | *2264 | *4321 | *12039 | *19700 | *27102 | *43898 |
NLU Sonipat | 1033 | 2040 | 2327 | 3666 | 11754 | 14185 | 18558 | 25209 |
There are four different series of question booklets. Candidates are required to tally the question number from their question booklet along with the master booklet released. To raise objections candidates should only use appropriate question number from the master booklet.
The Consortium will not entertain the questions if it does not match with the question booklet.
Any objections on CLAT 2022 answer key raised without making the fee payment will not be entrained or accepted by the Consortium.
Process of Raising Objections on CLAT 2022 answer key:
(1) Login to your CLAT account and click on view objections.
(2) Click on submit objection button.
(3) Select the type of objection
a. About the question
OR
b. About the answer key.
(4) Enter objection details and click on submit objection.
(5) Once all your objections are submitted, click on the make payment button to make payment. There is a fee of Rs. 1,000 per objection.
If the objection turns out to be valid, the consortium will refund/remit the paid amount to the same account from which it was paid. No requests of depositing it in any other account will be entertained.
Candidates having objection on CLAT 2022 answer key should pay a fee of Rs. 1,000 for each objection. For example, if a candidate has objection in only one question they need to pay only Rs. 1,000 and if he/she has objection on 2 questions then the amount of fee will be Rs. 2,000.
The CLAT 2022 answer key objections will not be accepted over email or phone calls by the consortium.
The portal for objections on answer key of CLAT 2022 will open at 3:30 pm on June 20, 2022, and close at 3:30 pm on June 21, 2022. The link will be deactivated by 3:30 P.M. on June 21, 2022. The consortium will not entertain any objections thereafter.
Any candidate who finds any discrepancy in the answer key for both UG and PG programmes can raise objections on the Consortium website -consortiumofnlus.ac.in from today June 20, 3.30 pm onwards.
Ques No. | Correct Answer | Ques No. | Correct Answer | Ques No. | Correct Answer | Ques No. | Correct Answer |
1 | B | 41 | D | 81 | C | 121 | B |
2 | C | 42 | A | 82 | D | 122 | A |
3 | D | 43 | D | 83 | B | 123 | D |
4 | C | 44 | C | 84 | D | 124 | D |
5 | A | 45 | B | 85 | A | 125 | C |
6 | D | 46 | C | 86 | C | 126 | C |
7 | C | 47 | A | 87 | C | 127 | D |
8 | B | 48 | B | 88 | A | 128 | B |
9 | B | 49 | A | 89 | D | 129 | D |
10 | A | 50 | D | 90 | C | 130 | B |
11 | D | 51 | B | 91 | D | 131 | A |
12 | A | 52 | C | 92 | B | 132 | C |
13 | B | 53 | C | 93 | C | 133 | C |
14 | D | 54 | D | 94 | C | 134 | B |
15 | C | 55 | A | 95 | D | 135 | D |
16 | C | 56 | D | 96 | A | 136 | D |
17 | D | 57 | B | 97 | C | 137 | B |
18 | B | 58 | A | 98 | A | 138 | B |
19 | A | 59 | C | 99 | A | 139 | B |
20 | D | 60 | D | 100 | C | 140 | C |
21 | C | 61 | A | 101 | A | 141 | B |
22 | A | 62 | C | 102 | D | 142 | C |
23 | B | 63 | D | 103 | D | 143 | A |
24 | C | 64 | A | 104 | A | 144 | A |
25 | C | 65 | B | 105 | C | 145 | D |
26 | B | 66 | A | 106 | A | 146 | B |
27 | D | 67 | B | 107 | C | 147 | D |
28 | D | 68 | C | 108 | A | 148 | C |
29 | A | 69 | A | 109 | A | 149 | C |
30 | D | 70 | D | 110 | C | 150 | A |
31 | B | 71 | B | 111 | A | ||
32 | C | 72 | B | 112 | C | ||
33 | D | 73 | C | 113 | D | ||
34 | C | 74 | C | 114 | A | ||
35 | A | 75 | A | 115 | C | ||
36 | D | 76 | B | 116 | B | ||
37 | C | 77 | B | 117 | A | ||
38 | C | 78 | A | 118 | A | ||
39 | A | 79 | D | 119 | C | ||
40 | D | 80 | D | 120 | C |
Ques No. | Correct Answer | Ques No. | Correct Answer | Ques No. | Correct Answer |
1 | A | 41 | B | 81 | D |
2 | B | 42 | A | 82 | A |
3 | A | 43 | D | 83 | B |
4 | A | 44 | B | 84 | A |
5 | B | 45 | B | 85 | B |
6 | A | 46 | D | 86 | C |
7 | A | 47 | C | 87 | B |
8 | D | 48 | B | 88 | C |
9 | A | 49 | D | 89 | A |
10 | C | 50 | B | 90 | C |
11 | A | 51 | C | 91 | A |
12 | A | 52 | C | 92 | B |
13 | C | 53 | A | 93 | B |
14 | A | 54 | B | 94 | D |
15 | B | 55 | C | 95 | C |
16 | C | 56 | A | 96 | B |
17 | A | 57 | A | 97 | B |
18 | C | 58 | D | 98 | A |
19 | D | 59 | C | 99 | C |
20 | B | 60 | D | 100 | C |
21 | A | 61 | A | 101 | D |
22 | B | 62 | D | 102 | D |
23 | C | 63 | B | 103 | B |
24 | C | 64 | C | 104 | B |
25 | B | 65 | A | 105 | C |
26 | A | 66 | C | 106 | C |
27 | D | 67 | B | 107 | A |
28 | C | 68 | A | 108 | B |
29 | D | 69 | A | 109 | D |
30 | D | 70 | D | 110 | C |
31 | D | 71 | C | 111 | A |
32 | C | 72 | A | 112 | C |
33 | A | 73 | D | 113 | A |
34 | B | 74 | C | 114 | A |
35 | A | 75 | D | 115 | B |
36 | D | 76 | A | 116 | D |
37 | C | 77 | A | 117 | C |
38 | C | 78 | A | 118 | D |
39 | A | 79 | C | 119 | C |
40 | D | 80 | A | 120 | A |
Candidates who have appeared for CLAT PG 2022 can check their master question paper along with the answer key on the ooficial website of consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in, now.
The Consortium of NLUs has released the answer key for CLAT 2022 LLM programme and CLAT 2022 PG programme on its official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The total mark for the UG exam last year was 149. One question (question number 143) was dropped.
In CLAT 2021 results, only one candidate had managed to score 120 or more marks. However, in CLAT 2020 exams, three candidates scored 120 or more marks.
319 candidates secured NEGATIVE marks
38 candidates got ZERO marks
150 candidates got 100 or more marks
The candidate who secured the 200th rank got 98 marks. This means all candidates ranked below him also had a score of fewer than 100 marks.
100 or more marks: 150 candidates managed to secure 100 or more marks.
99.75 - 90 marks range: 385 candidates
89.75 - 80 marks range: 774 candidates.
0+ scores: 53145 candidates managed to score 0.25 marks or above
Highest marks: 125.5
Lowest marks: -8.75
19.75 - 10 mark range: A maximum of 13, 344 candidates scored in this mark range.
Candidates should note that the cut-offs for CLAT change every year depending on various factors. These include;
Number of seats offered by the national law universities (At present all NLUs offer a combined intake of around 2800 seats in UG-CLAT and around 850 seats in CLAT LLM)
Reservation policy of the university; some universities offer domicile reservations up to 25% of total available seats
Candidate preference. Top 5 NLUs are most preferred as a result, their NLU cut-off from these universities tend to be higher.
Marks and rank obtained by the candidate in CLAT 2022.
Number of candidates appearing in the examination; around 60,000 candidates will appear in CLAT 2022 for LLB programme. Over 10,000 candidates will appear in CLAT LLM
Number of candidates giving preference to a given NLU
The current affairs section was a little tricky this year. The questions were majorly direct. The questions appeared not too difficult at the onset but the options did all the trick. Hence the questions in this section was of moderate level.
The legal reasoning section was pretty easy. It was largely on predictable lines.
The English language section appeared to be slightly longer in comparison to other sections. This section was easy but quite lengthy.
All the questions were based on critical reasoning, no analytical reasoning questions were included this year. All passages were of easy to moderate level.
In the Quantitative section , no graph based questions were asked this year. Also the calculation involved was not too lengthy and answers were in integral values. Overall the questions for the Quantitative Aptitude section were quite easy.
Subjects | Difficulty level | Good attempt |
English language and comprehension | Easy (lengthy) | 20-25 questions |
Legal reasoning | Easy-moderate | 25-30 questions |
Logical reasoning | Easy | 25-30 questions |
Current affairs | Moderate | 33-37 questions |
Quantitative technique | Easy | 15 questions |
Overall difficulty | Easy-moderate | 120-130 questions |
As per the official updates, there are no limits for challenging the CLAT 2022 Answer Key. You can raise objections to as many as questions by giving 1000 Rupees for each objection.
Yes, you have to submit a fee of Rs 1000 via online mode for each objection raised against the official CLAT Answer Key. However, the objection fee paid by the candidate will be refunded if their objection is accepted by the officials.
The consortium releases the CLAT answer key in two different stages. Separately for UG and PG courses:
Provisional CLAT 2022 Answer Key
CLAT 2022 Final Answer Key
Candidates may have objections if they find any question(s) wrong or there are any discrepancies in the question paper. Candidates can file objections till the notified date against the incorrect questions or their answer options with an online representation system. Candidates can make objections via online mode.
There will be a procedure of negative marking for objective type questions. The question paper of UG courses will be of 200 marks and PG course question paper will be of 150 marks. Candidates will be awarded with one mark for each correct response. For incorrect response, 0.25 marks will get deducted.
After the answer key for CLAT 2022 is released, the consortium will announce the result for CLAT 2022 tentatively in the fourth week of June 2022. After the declaration of the CLAT 2022 result, the counselling schedule for CLAT 2022 will be announced by the consortium.
Click on CLAT 2022 link and open the admission portal.
Click on the “CLAT answer key” link for your course and set code.
The CLAT answer key 2022 will be displayed on the screen.
Download and refer to it for calculating your marks.
Yes, candidates can check the CLAT 2022 answer key in the official website of Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Type of Answers | Marks per Question |
Correct Answer | 1 |
Wrong Answer | 0.25 |
No Response | 0 |
The answer key contains the correct answers of all the questions that were asked in the examination. With the help of the answer key, students can get a rough idea about their scores in the CLAT 2022 exam.
Candidates are reminded that CLAT Answer Key 2022 Pdf is only provisional in nature. Based on the objections submitted, the Consortium is expected to release a final answer key later.
As per Clat Mentor - Shah Nawaz Rayeen, Product Head, Legal Edge - All sections were vsiibly easy except for Current Affairs and English Language. The detailed analysis of difficulty level is given below:
Subjects | Difficulty level |
English language | Easy but lengthy |
Legal reasoning | Easy-moderate |
Logical reasoning | Easy |
Current affairs | Moderate |
Quantitative techniques | Easy |
The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT 2022 answer key today, June 20 2022.
Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the result of CLAT 2022.
Visit the official website of CLAT 2022 - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Click on CLAT 2022 result link
Login using mobile number and password
The CLAT scorecard will be displayed on screen
Download and save the scorecard for future reference
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct a centralized CLAT 2022 counselling, tentatively in the last week of June.
The national law universities through CLAT 2022 would offer around 2800 seats in undergraduate 5-year LLB programmes and around 850 seats in LLM programmes. To fill these seats, the consortium will prepare a CLAT merit list, containing 5 times more candidates then the number of seats offered by the universities in each category.
The Consortium of National Law University (NLUs) will declare the CLAT 2022 result in online mode tentatively in the fourth week of June 2022. The result of CLAT 2022 will be available for download at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
As per CLAT Expert- Rajneesh Singh the CLAT paper was not that easy and winners will be those whose reading speed is good and has the ability to solve DI faster. His expert reviews on different subjects:
General Knowledge
All questions were not easy, only some questions were known questions.
General English
English language was moderate and it included some inferential questions
Logical Reasoning
Logical reasoning was quite tough.
Legal Aptitude
The legal aptitude section had some non-familiar and non-traditional topics. It was also time consuming.
Quantitative aptitude
Quantitative aptitude was not as easy as 2021 but almost had the same trend.
The total mark for the UG exam this year was 149. One question (question number 143) was dropped.
CLAT 2021 exam is topped by Manhar Bansal, who secured 125.5 marks out of a possible 149.
In CLAT 2021 results, only one candidate has managed to score 120 or more marks. However, in CLAT 2020 exams, three candidates scored 120 or more marks.
319 candidates secured NEGATIVE marks
38 candidates got ZERO marks
150 candidates got 100 or more marks
The candidate who secured the 200th rank got 98 marks. This means all candidates ranked below him also had a score of fewer than 100 marks.
100 or more marks: 150 candidates managed to secure 100 or more marks.
99.75 - 90 marks range: 385 candidates
89.75 - 80 marks range: 774 candidates.
0+ scores: 53145 candidates managed to score 0.25 marks or above
Highest marks: 125.5
Lowest marks: -8.75
19.75 - 10 mark range: A maximum of 13, 344 candidates scored in this mark range.
CLAT Toppers 2021 | Ranks (AIRs) | Scores | NLU Offered after Seat Allotment - Round I |
Manhar Bansal | 1 | 125.5 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Nidhi Agarwal | 2 | 117 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Karthik J Lal | 3 | 117 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Shwetha Ramachandran | 4 | 115.5 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Sukram Sharma | 5 | 115.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Aditi | 6 | 114.75 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Shreyas Datar | 7 | 114.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Ameya Deb | 8 | 113.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Garima Banka | 9 | 113.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Shruti Jain | 10 | 112.75 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Utkarsh Panda | 53 | 105.75 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Shristy Chhaparia | 57 | 105.5 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
The expected CLAT Cut Off 2022 should be 95-100 if you want to get admission to one of the top 5 NLUs. To secure admission to one of the NLUs, you must score between 80-and 85 in the CLAT 2022 exam.
CLAT Toppers 2021 | All India Rank | Total Marks | NLU Offered after Seat Allotment - Round I |
- | 1 | 85.75 | - |
PRIYANSI JADIYA | 2 | 83.75 | RMLNLU Lucknow |
Shenoy Gaurav Narasinha | 3 | 82 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
- | 4 | 82 | - |
Priya Agrawal | 5 | 81.5 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Kavya Bhardwaj | 6 | 81.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
MUSKAN AGARWAL | 7 | 81.25 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
Digvijay Singh | 8 | 81.25 | RMLNLU Lucknow |
Vanshika Mehta | 9 | 81 | NLSIU Bengaluru |
- | 10 | 81 | - |
After appearing in the CLAT 2022, most candidates will have a common question in their minds - will they get the desired NLU with the marks they have scored? To get the answer, they should check the CLAT cut-offs. The cut-offs have their own significance as they set the minimum benchmark for admission to a given NLU
Candidates should login to their CLAT account using their CLAT registration number and password.
Category | CLAT Cutoff (AIR) | CLAT marks |
General | 356 | 93.25 |
General (PWD) | 9711 | 47.75 |
SC | 5983 | 57.25 |
ST | 15063 | 38.25 |
Category | Cut off rank | Cut off marks |
General | 241 | 96.75 |
General - WB | 908 | 84 |
OBC | 4575 | 62 |
SC | 3644 | 65.25 |
ST | 2546 | 71 |
Category | Rank | Marks |
General (All India) | 172 | 99 |
General (Telangana) | 519 | 90.25 |
OBC-C-TL | 10732 | 45.75 |
SC | 2884 | 69 |
ST | 6854 | 54.75 |
The final CLAT 2022 answer key will be released along with CLAT 2022 result. The consortium will review the objections raised on the provisional answer key and only after that they will release the final answer key 2022.
Category | Cut off rank | Cut off marks |
General | 83 | 103.5 |
General - Karnataka Category | 237 | 96.75 |
SC | 2112 | 73.75 |
ST | 3042 | 68.25 |
Name of NLU | General (All India) | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bangalore | 3 | 153 | 278 | 3244 | 1678 | 2445 | ||
NALSAR Hyderabad | 10 | 170 | *1829 | *3319 | 398 | 962 | 668 | 2891 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 87 | 418 | *5047 | *6757 | 1377 | 1807 | 2945 | 3838 |
NLIU Bhopal | 28 | 222 | 506 | 647 | 1401 | 1615 | 3856 | |
NLU Jodhpur | 131 | 434 | 895 | 2837 | 1397 | 5117 | ||
HNLU Raipur | 424 | 742 | 2844 | 3386 | 5127 | 5297 | ||
GNLU Gandhinagar | 173 | 240 *GC-GUJ | 401 | 1002 | 1927 | 2579 *SC-W | 2201 ST-W | 4769 ST-W |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 18 | 81 | 140 | 481 | *1260 | *1637 | *6749 | |
RGNLU Patiala | 13 | 528 | 1884 | 2873 | 2236 | 4481 | ||
NUALS Kochi | 385 | 944 | *1691 | *5303 | *8242 | |||
NLU Odisha Cuttack | 364 | 796 | 1281 | 3486 | 4824 | 8113 | ||
NUSRL Ranchi | 219 | 938 | 1114 | 1315 | 3085 | 3124 | 4533 | 6015 |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 815 | 1143 | 3516 | - | 6141 | - | ||
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 439 | 1134 | *6682 | *6907 | *7826 (W) | |||
MNLU Mumbai | 438 | 544 | *3515 | *5607 | *2736 | *5457 | ||
MNLU Nagpur | 260 | 990 | *2118 | *8565 | *4656 | *8267 | ||
MNLU Aurangabad | 721 | 1148 | *6906 | - | *7556 (W) | 8267(W) | ||
NLUJAA Guwahati | 655 | 943 | *3469 | *7062 | *3747 | *7002 | *4702 | *7604 |
HPNLU Shimla | 461 | 829 | 2932 | 3583 (W) | 3404(W) | 5459 (W) |
Name of NLU | General (All India) | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 83 | - | - | 549 | 3042 | 486 | 3042 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 65 | 172 | 2703 | 10732 | 2161 | 2884 | 2844 | 6854 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 24 | 241 | 1378 | 4575 | 2759 | 3644 | 2546 | 8125 |
NLIU Bhopal | 247 | 378 | 417 | 1045 | 3344 | 4086 | 9028 | 14684 |
NLU Jodhpur | 185 | 356 | - | - | 2954 | 5983 | 8323 | 15063 |
HNLU Raipur | 387 | 765 | 7238 | 9107 | 3209 | 9735 | 8757 | 14684 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 251 | 366 | 379 | 1693 | 4650 | 7277 | 6895 | 14753 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 255 | 676 | 944 | 17831 | 3679 | 10062 | 13635 | 26103 |
RGNLU Patiala | 413 | 1075 | - | - | 7375 | 10357 | 12543 | 18707 |
CNLU Patna | 677 | 1312 | 1503* | 10446 | 16784 | |||
NUALS Kochi | 414 | 1144 | - | - | 17266 | 29091 | - | - |
NLU Odisha (Cuttack) | 436 | 1072 | - | - | 7586 | 11031 | 13583 | 20296 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1104 | 1507 | 1691 | 2596 | 10303 | 11742 | 16596 | 19273 |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 1199 | 1834 | - | - | 11372 | 13332 | 10421 | 19551 |
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 1036 | 1473 | - | - | *10397 | *20005 | *23268 | *28242 |
MNLU Mumbai | 371 | 453 | *1937 | *4124 | *6429 | *10350 | *26180 | *49307 |
MNLU Nagpur | 1052 | 1448 | *6808 | *19330 | *11603 | *31798 | *37629 | - |
MNLU Aurangabad | 1474 | 2022 | *9091 | *22502 | *15447 | *36653 | - | - |
NLUJAA Guwahati | 1091 | 1659 | *6260 | *48871 | *14578 | *46516 | *22414 | *48642 |
HPNLU Shimla | 755 | 2009 | - | - | 8911 | 13033 | 18878 | 25226 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1290 | 1949 | *2264 | *4321 | *12039 | *19700 | *27102 | *43898 |
NLU Sonipat | 1033 | 2040 | 2327 | 3666 | 11754 | 14185 | 18558 | 25209 |
Candidates to raise objections against CLAT 2022 answer key must pay Rs. 1000 per question.
In case the answer key has some discrepancies, the candidates will have the opportunity to raise objections against it by following the steps given below:
Visit the admission portal of CLAT 2022
Login using your registered number and password
Click on the raise objection link
Enter the question number and relevant details (related to objection)
Submit the objections and make payment.
For calculating the CLAT 2022 scores, candidates should use the official marking scheme as prescribed in the CLAT 2022 exam pattern. All questions will carry one mark, whereas, for each incorrect answer, -0.25 (¼) marks will be deducted.
Name of NLU | General category (All India) | |
Closing rank | Closing marks | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 83 | 103.5 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 172 | 99 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 241 | 96.75 |
NLU Jodhpur | 356 | 93.25 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 366 | 93 |
NLIU Bhopal | 378 | 92.75 |
MNLU Mumbai | 453 | 91.5 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 676 | 87.25 |
HNLU Raipur | 765 | 86 |
RGNLU Patiala | 1075 | 82.25 |
NUALS Kochi | 1144 | 81.5 |
NLU Odisha (Cuttack) | 1072 | 81.25 |
CNLU Patna | 1312 | 79.75 |
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 1473 | 78.5 |
MNLU Nagpur | 1448 | 78.5 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1507 | 78.25 |
NLUJAA Guwahati | 1659 | 77 |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 1834 | 75.75 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1949 | 74.75 |
HPNLU Shimla | 2009 | 74.5 |
MNLU Aurangabad | 2022 | 74.25 |
NLU Sonipat | 2040 | 74.25 |
Candidates can download CLAT 2022 answer key by following the steps given below:
Visit the official website of CLAT consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on CLAT 2022 link and open the admission portal
Click on the answer key link for your programme and set code
The CLAT answer key will be displayed on the screen
Download and refer to it for calculating your marks
A score of 95 to 100 will be considered a good score in CLAT 2022. It will help the candidates secure admission in top 4-5 national law universities.
The candidates who appeared for CLAT 2022 exam gave the following review of the CLAT 2022 question paper:
Subjects | Difficulty level |
Legal reasoning | Hard |
Logical reasoning | Moderate |
Quantitative aptitude | Very lengthy and difficult to attempt |
General English | Very lengthy |
As per the candidates in an exam centre in Delhi, the CLAT 2022 exam question paper was moderate but a bit lengthy.
The CLAT 2022 answer key will carry all the official answers to the questions asked in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). By using the answer key, candidates can calculate their marks in the examination.
Students leaving the examination hall after finishing their CLAT 2022 exam:
Candidates have come out of their exam centre after the conclusion of CLAT 2022 exam.
CLAT 2022 answer key will be released online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will release the CLAT 2022 answer key by evening, 6 pm. The answer key of CLAT 2022 will be released online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
At 4 pm after the long bell candidates must submit their OMR sheets to the invigilator, then only they will be allowed to exit the CLAT 2022 exam halls.
There will be a short bell at 3.50 pm for candidates sitting in the examination hall. It is a warning to let students know that only 10 minutes is remaining for the CLAT exam to conclude.
Candidates willing to get admission to law colleges in Kerala will have to fill the KLEE 2022 application form from in its official website - cee.kerala.gov.in. The last date to submit the KLEE application form 2022 is June 28, 2022. Candidates willing to get admission to the law colleges in Kerala should fill the application form and submit it before the closing date.
The National Law School, Begaluru has declared the NLSAT result 2022 on June 14, 2022. The NLSAT result 2022 is available on the admission portal of the university - admissions.nls.ac.in/llb. Candidates can download the result by logging into their registered accounts.
The National Law School (NLS) of India University, Bengaluru will offer 3-year LLB programmes from the academic year 2022-23. The university has announced that it will conduct a new entrance exam, National Law School Admissions Test (NLSAT) for admitting candidates to the 3-year LLB programme known as NLSAT.
The National Law University (NLU), Delhi has released the AILET admit card 2022 on June 16, 2022. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website - nationallawuniversitydelhi.in, by using the registration ID and password.
The overlapping of the AILET and CLAT syllabus enables the candidates to pick up the topics and prepare for both exams. The type of questions asked in both these exams follows a common pattern. Candidates don’t need to study from separate books to prepare for AILET 2022.
Candidates who have filled both AILET and CLAT application forms will have a weeks time to appear for AILET 2022. Candidates can analyse their mistakes from CLAT 2022 exam and prepare well for AILET 2022.
Candidates who are late for the CLAT exam centre have got only 15 minutes in hand to get entry inside the CLAT 2022 examination hall. After 2.15 all the entry gates will be closed.
It's 2 pm now and at all test centres there is long bell. Candidates can now open their sealed envelopes and start the CLAT 2022 exam.
It's 2 pm now and at all test centres there is long bell. Candidates can now open their sealed envelopes and start the CLAT 2022 exam.
Candidates should check the seat arrangement and double-check their name and roll number mentioned on the seat to avoid wastage of time.
Candidates should check the seat arrangement and double-check their name and roll number mentioned on the seat to avoid wastage of time.
CLAT 2022 exam will be conducted from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Around 60,000 students appeared in CLAT 2022 UG exam and around 10,000 candidates appeared in CLAT 2022 LLM exam.
At 1.50 pm after the short bell transparent sealed envelopes containing question booklets and OMR response sheets will be distributed to candidates. Invigilators will also announce important instructions to be followed by the candidates at this time.
Be ready for the most competitive law entrance exam in the country! CLAT exam 2022 is about to begin now.
Do not involve in any kind of activity which is completely barred by the Consortium of NLUs.
Paste your recent passport size photo on CLAT admit card 2022.
Any candidate whose body temperature exceeds 99.14° F or show any Covid-10 like symptoms will be allocated a separate room within the test centre.
Any candidate who has been tested COVID-19 positive recently and is in isolation will not be permitted to take the CLAT 2022 examination scheduled today, June 19, 2022.
Only 30 minutes are left for CLAT 2022. Don't be puzzled and be confident!
Do not forget to carry CLAT 2022 admit card and photo ID proof to the exam centre of CLAT.
Time | Type of bell | Description |
1:30 pm | Long bell | Entry of candidates inside the centre hall |
1:50pm | Short bell | Distribution of transparent sealed envelopes containing question booklets and OMR response sheets. Invigilators also announce important instructions to be followed by the candidates at this time. |
2:00 pm | Long bell | CLAT 2022 begins: Candidates can open the sealed envelopes |
2:15 pm | Short bell | After this time, no candidate will be given entry |
2:30 pm | Short bell | To mark the completion of 30 Min of the test |
3:00 pm | Sort bell | Indicating one hour |
3.30 pm | Short bell | To mark the completion of 1:30 hours of the test |
3:50 pm | Short bell | Warning bell - Only ten minutes left remaining before CLAT 2022 time completion |
4:00 pm | Long bell | Completion of the test, OMR sheets are to be submitted after this |
Refer to the table given below for the checklist of the items you can carry/avoid into the CLAT 2022 exam hall:
Carry | Avoid |
Admit card and photo id proof | Calculator |
Photograph | Digital watch |
Blue/black ball pen | Study material |
Transparent water bottle | Mobile phone |
Mask and personal hand sanitiser |
Candidates should avoid some common mistakes given below on the CLAT 2022 exam day:
Not reaching the examination centre timely
Answering the questions without proper reading
Not-following covid-19 safety guidelines
Not examining the doubts
Not carrying relevant documents
Carrying mobile phones, bags and books
Forgetting to carry test taking items
Wasting time while giving the test
Carry CLAT 2022 admit card and photo ID proof to the exam centre.
Follow social distancing and avoid forming groups.
Candidates will have to go through a thermal screening before entering the exam premises.
Do not carry any restricted items to the exam centre.
Candidates will be allowed to enter the premises only after 1 P.M.
No candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall after 2:15 P.M.
Candidates will be allowed to leave the exam hall after 4 P.M.
Entry gates have now been opened at 12.20 pm in NLSIU campus, Bengaluru and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology Bengaluru.
The countdown timeline has started for the CLAT 2022 exam. Now only 90 minutes are remaining for the CLAT 2022 exam. Candidates check all your documents again and if you have any health issue notify it immediately after reaching the test centre.
Some of the important instructions for CLAT 2022 exam is given below.
Candidates should report at the test centre at least 1 hour before the examination.
No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall 15 minutes after the commencement of the test.
An authorized photo ID card and CLAT admit card are mandatory documents required for appearing in the examination.
They should also carry a blue/black ballpoint pen.
Candidates should check documents properly like their CLAT admit cards, valid Id proof and stationeries in the last moment.
Candidates will have to go through a thermal screening before entering the exam premises.
Those with a temperature above 99.14 will be allowed to take the exams in a separate room.
Candidates infected with Covid-19 or those who were in isolation will not be allowed to take the CLAT 2022 exam.
Candidates must follow all the COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines like wearing face masks and practising social distancing.
After downloading the CLAT admit card 2022, check the following details:
Name of the candidate
Admit card number
Date of birth
CLAT test centre name and address
Exam day instructions
Don’t forget to download CLAT 2022 admit card by following the steps given below:
Visit the official web portal of CLAT 2022 - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Click on admit card link given in the notification box
Login using your registration ID and password and click on the “Download Admit Card” option
The admit card of CLAT 2022 will be displayed on the screen
Download and take a printout of the admit card for examination
The parents/guardians will have to stay inside the NLSIU campus till 5.30 pm or until the police allows access to the road.
Don’t get anxious at the last moment.
Don’t forget to carry all documents like admit card, valid ID proof, blue/black ball point pen.
Don’t carry anything that is restricted in the examination hall.
Consortium has issued some advisory for candidates of some part in India. Check the advisory properly to appear for the examination without any hassle.
Try to reach the examination centre at least 1 hour before the examination.
Total number of question | CLAT UG - 150 MCQs |
Maximum marks | CLAT UG - 150 |
Exam duration | 2 hours |
Marking scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer |
Negative marking | 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer |
The reporting time for CLAT 2022 exam is 1 pm for all candidates. Candidates having their centres a little faraway should leave their homes now to reach the exam centre on time.
The exam pattern for CLAT LLM 2022 has been given below:
Subjects | Number of MCQ questions | Marks |
Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
Other Law Subjects including Contracts, tort, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence. | 60 | 60 |
Total | 120 | 120 |
Candidates having centre in NLSIU bangalore should leave early from their homes to reach the exam centre till 12.30 to save themselves from getting stuck in police security drills.
The syllabus for CLAT exam 2022 includes:
Constitutional Law
Law of Torts
Administrative law
Criminal Law
Family law
Labour and industrial law
Property law
Public international law
Jurisprudence
Company law
Intellectual Property Law
International Law
Tax law
Law of Contracts
Particulars | Important details |
Total weightage | 10% |
Type of questions asked | Sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. |
Skills to be tested | Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information set out in such passages, graphs, or other representations; and Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations |
Standard of questions | Class 10th |
Particulars | Important details |
Total weightage | 20% |
Type of questions asked | Passage-based (300-word long) objective questions |
Content of passages | Based on sets and arguments, puzzles, diagrams, relationships and others |
Skills to be tested | Ability to identify arguments and their premises and draw conclusions Ability to critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations Draw relationships and analogies, Identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments. |
Particulars | Important details |
Total weightage | 25% |
Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage of 450 words each followed by objective type questions |
Content of passages | Fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions, or moral philosophical inquiries. |
Focus area | 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. |
Standard of questions | 12th standard |
Particulars | Important details |
Total weightage | 25% |
Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions - Static general knowledge and current affairs |
Source material or content of passages | News, journalistic sources, and non-fiction writing. |
Ability tested | Awareness of following topics Contemporary events of significance from India and the world; Arts and culture; International affairs; and Historical events of continuing significance. |
Standard of questions | 12th standard |
Particulars | Important details |
Total weightage | 25% |
Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions - Static general knowledge and current affairs |
Source material or content of passages | News, journalistic sources, and non-fiction writing. |
Ability tested | Awareness of following topics Contemporary events of significance from India and the world; Arts and culture; International affairs; and Historical events of continuing significance. |
Standard of questions | 12th standard |
The syllabus for English language is given below:
Total weightage | 20% |
Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions |
Source material or content of passages | Passages of around 450 words will be drawn from contemporary / historically significant fiction & non-fiction writing |
Ability tested | Comprehension and language skills Ability to draw inferences and conclusions Ability to summarise passage Identify arguments and viewpoints Word meaning and phrases |
Standard of questions | 12th standard |
The syllabus for English language is given below:
Total weightage | 20% |
Type of questions asked | Comprehension-type passage-based questions |
Source material or content of passages | Passages of around 450 words will be drawn from contemporary / historically significant fiction & non-fiction writing |
Ability tested | Comprehension and language skills Ability to draw inferences and conclusions Ability to summarise passage Identify arguments and viewpoints Word meaning and phrases |
Standard of questions | 12th standard |
The details of section-wise marks distribution for CLAT 2022 is given below.
Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
English Language | 28-32 questions | 28 - 32 |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions | 35 - 39 |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions | 35 - 39 |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions | 28 - 32 |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions | 13 - 17 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Around 62,000 candidates will be appearing for CLAT 2022 exam today, all over the country.
Candidates appearing for CLAT 2022 should know the complete CLAT overview of syllabus. An overview of 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB syllabus is given below:
CLAT UG Syllabus | CLAT LLM Syllabus |
English Language | Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law |
Legal Reasoning | Property Law, Company Law |
Logical Reasoning | Public International Law, Tax Law |
Quantitative Techniques | Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law. |
Candidates appearing in the CLAT 2022 should expect around 28 - 30 passages in the examination. CLAT is likely to be a lengthy paper, similar to last year. Therefore, candidates should use their time judiciously.
Last year, CLAT was moderate to difficult and some questions were tricky. A subject wise analysis has been provided here.
Section | Level of Difficulty |
English | Easy-Medium |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | Moderate |
Legal Reasoning | Easy-moderate but lengthy |
Logical Reasoning | Moderate |
Quantitative Techniques | Moderate but tricky |
Total | Moderate to difficult |
If any candidate has any questions related to admit card, or exam time, they should send an email to clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Alternatively, candidates can reach out to the helpdesk on 084047162020 (Between 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all working days).
Candidates before applying for CLAT 2022 should know the seats offered by each NLUs:
NLUs | CLAT Seats | State quota (Domicile and Category) | All India seats |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | 180 | N/A | 180 |
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad | 132 | 25% | 99 |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 120 | 50% | 60 |
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata | 132 | 36% | 91 |
National Law University, Jodhpur | 104 | N/A | 104 |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | 170 | 50% | 85 |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | 172 | 25% | 129 |
Ram Manohar Lohiya National law University, Lucknow | 169 | 52% | 81 |
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala | 180 | 10% | 162 |
Chanakya National Law University, Patna | 138 | 66% | 69 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | 60 | 49% | 29 |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | 180 | 25% | 135 |
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | 120 | 50% | 60 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati | 60 | 48% | 31 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam | 120 | 55% | 54 |
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy | 120 | 50% | 60 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | 150 | 63% | 55 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | 120 | 62% | 45 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | 60 | 62% | 23 |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | 120 | 25% | 90 |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU) | 120 | 50% | 60 |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University | 120 | 25% | 90 |
Total | 2847 | 1792 |
Except for NLU Delhi, all other NLUs accept the CLAT score. The list of NLUs participating in CLAT 2022 is given below:
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata
National Law University, Jodhpur
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala
Chanakya National Law University, Patna
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University
Candidates should at least try to reach the exam centre by 2.15 pm. After 2.15 pm all the entry gates will be closed and candidates will not be allowed entry inside the examination hall.
Such late comers will not be given extra time for completing the test.
Candidates who have been tested COVID-19 positive recently and are under isolation are not allowed to appear in the exam. All candidates are required to carry the medical self-declaration certificate to the exam hall.
The NLU Consortium has released the following guidelines in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Candidates will have to go through a thermal screening before entering the exam premises.
Those with a temperature above 99.14 will be allowed to take the exams in a separate room.
Candidates infected with Covid-19 or those who were in isolation will not be allowed to take the CLAT 2022 exam.
Candidates must follow all the COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines like wearing face masks and practising social distancing.
All candidates belonging to the category of Specially abled persons (SAP/PWD) are duly informed that candidates will have to arrange for their own Scribe at their own cost.
The qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination.
There is a change in the CLAT exam centre in Kolkata. Candidates appearing in CLAT 2022 at University of Engineering & Management will now have to appear in the Institute of Engineering and Management
Old exam centre | New exam centre |
Name: University of Engineering & Management Address: Ashram building campus GN34/2, Ashram Building, Opposite to Nalban Saltlake Electronics Complex, Street Number 27, next to Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Ltd, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091 | Name: Institute of Engineering and Management Address: Ashram building campus GN34/2, Ashram Building, Opposite to Nalban Saltlake Electronics Complex, Street Number 27, next to Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Ltd, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091 |
Candidates appearing for CLAT 2022 from Bhopal, who had been allotted CLAT exam centre 2022 in Sarojini Naidu Govt Girls' Post-Graduate College, Bhopal and IES College of Technology, Bhopal have been assigned other test centres.
The test centre address for IES Technology Bhopal remains the same only the test centre name has changed to IES Public School.
Candidates appearing in such exam centres must download the updated admit card of CLAT 2022 from consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
There are 131 exam centres for CLAT 2022, spread in 25 states, across the country. The list of major exam centres is given below.
Agra | Gandhinagar | Kolkata |
Ahmedabad | Gangtok | Kota |
Allahabad | Ghaziabad | Kurukshetra |
Amritsar | Gorakhpur | Lucknow |
Aurangabad | Greater Noida /Noida | Madurai |
Barasat | Gurugram | Mohali |
Barrackpore | Guwahati | Mumbai |
Bangalore | Haldwani | Muzaffarpur |
Bhopal | Hisar | Mysore |
Bhubaneswar | Hyderabad | Nagpur |
Bilaspur | Imphal | Navi Mumbai |
Calicut | Indore | New Delhi |
Chandigarh | Jabalpur | Varanashi |
Chennai | Jaipur | Patiala |
Coimbatore | Jalandhar | Patna |
Dehradun | Jammu | Pune |
Durg | Jamshedpur | Raipur |
Ernakulum | Jodhpur | Ranchi |
Faridabad | Kanpur | Shillong |
Shimla | Srinagar | Tiruchirappalli |
Siliguri | Thane | Rajahmundry |
Sonepat | Thiruvananthapuram | Puducherry |
Visakhapatnam | Vijayawada | Chittor/Tirupathi |
Amrawati (Maharashtra) | Hooghly | Kurnool |
Salem | Hubli / Dharwad | Vellore |
Kanyakumari | Surat | Meerut |
Kottayam | Cuttack | |
Tirunelveli | Vadodara | |
Gwalior | Mangalore |
Candidates appearing in CLAT 2022 should wear simple dresses. However, they must wear a face mask, carry sanitiser, hand gloves, and a face shield; and maintain social distancing in the test centre.
Other than these, the consortium has not specified any dress code for CLAT 2022.
Key points to note -
Last year, CLAT exam was of moderate difficulty level but was lengthy.
Legal reasoning was the lengthiest section.
The CLAT cutoff for NLSIU was 103.5 marks.
The English language was the easiest of the five sections
There were no graph-based questions. Instead, all questions were Caselet or passage-based.
Last year, the CLAT exam was moderate to difficult. Some of the sections such as English, and general knowledge were easy, but questions in CLAT legal aptitude and reasoning were tricky and time taking.
The consortium met yesterday, evening to discuss the situation across the country. While candidates were demanding a postponement of CLAT 2022 due to Agnipath protests, the consortium decided in the review meeting that the exam will be conducted as scheduled.
No, CLAT 2022 will be conducted as scheduled. There is no change in CLAT 2022 exam date. The consortium has released a notification saying that the exam will be held in 131 exam centres, ending all speculation on CLAT postponement.
The consortium recently announced some changes to the seat matrix of DNLU Jabalpur;
12 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Seats have been made supernumerary. Under EWS Category, a new category of All India EWS has been added along with M.P. State EWS. 6 out of 12 Seats have been reserved for the candidates having the domicile of M.P. State.
2. In the General (Unreserved) Category, 30 Seats out of a total of 60 Seats have been horizontally reserved for the candidates having the domicile of M.P. State
All India SC added. 10 Seats out of a total of 20 Seats have been horizontally reserved for the candidates having the domicile of M.P. State 4. All India ST added. 12 Seats out of a total of 24 Seats have been horizontally reserved for the candidates having the domicile of M.P. State 5. All India Other Backward Caste (OBC) Category added. 8 Seats out of a total of 16 Seats have been horizontally reserved for the candidates having the domicile of M.P. State.
For CLAT PG (LLM) program, All India EWS category has been changed to EWS of UP. Eligible candidates are requested to update their reservations. Please note that for students who had applied under All India EWS reservation to RMLNLU, their All India EWS reservation to RMLNLU will be removed.
Every candidate should fill the medical self-declaration copy attached with the CLAT admit card and submit it in the examination centre. Candidates before appearing for the exam should declare that they are not experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms.
State/city | Test centre |
Shillong, Meghalaya | Cluster Classroom (Non-Science) New Central Library (near gate No.2) NEHU Campus, Shillong 793022 |
Gangtok, Sikkim | Science Block, SRM University Tadong, Gangtok Sikkim |
There are 4 cities where the CLAT exam will be held in the North East region. These are - Guwahati, Shillong, Imphal, and Gangtok.
Earlier, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU) had advised the candidates appearing for CLAT 2022 and allotted test centres of North-East India to reach their respective test centres a day before the exam, June 18, 2022. The advisory was issued in view of the adverse weather conditions due to rain.
Read complete advisory here - Click here
All candidates belonging to the Specially Abled Category will have to bring their scribe on their own and the Consortium will not pay the scribe costs. The candidates have to bear the costs of the scribe. They will be provided an extra 30 minutes to complete the CLAT 2022 exam.
In case the candidate has lost the password, such a candidate can download the admit card by clicking on the Forget Password link. An OTP will be sent to the mobile number of the candidate by using which he/she can recover the CLAT login account.
To download the admit card for CLAT 2022, candidates have to visit the official website of NLU Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. and follow the steps mentioned below.
To download CLAT admit card - Click here
Candidates must have the following documents for appearing in the exam;
No candidate will be allowed to appear in the exam without a valid admit card.
The consortium has released a special advisory for candidates appearing on the NLSIU Bengaluru campus. It has been said that such candidates have to report to the exam hall by 12:30 pm, today, and the gates will be closed by 1 pm.
As per the CLAT 2022 schedule, the exam will start at 2 pm. The duration of CLAT 2022 is two hours. Candidates should report to the exam centre at least 45 minutes before the exam.