CLAT 2023 exam has been conducted from 2 pm to 4 pm. The CLAT 2023 answer key will be available soon at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
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NEW DELHI: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has conducted the CLAT 2023 today from 2 pm to 4 pm. The answer key of CLAT 2023 has also been published on the official website of the consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. As per the students, CLAT 2023 was easy to moderate. A good attempt in CLAT 2023 should be around 115+ questions. The law entrance exam was conducted for admission to UG and PG law programmes offered by national law universities. Check the CLAT 2023 latest updates, student reactions and exam coverage below.
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Subject/topics | Number of questions | Level of difficulty | Good attempt | Expected cut-offs |
English Language | 28-32 questions | Easy but lengthy | To be notified soon | - |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions | Easy to moderate | To be notified soon | - |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions | Easy | To be notified soon | - |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions | Moderate - Difficult | To be notified soon | - |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions | Moderate | To be notified soon |
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The complete CLAT 2023 exam analysis will be available soon. The law entrance exam scores will be used by 22 NLUs and around 61 law schools in the country.
The provisional answer key of CLAT 2023 has been released today. Candidates can download the answer key by following the steps given below:
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CLAT 2023 exam is now over. The answer keys for both CLAT UG and CLAT PG have been published. Candidates can check the exam analysis, expected cut-offs below.
NLIU Bhopal BA LLB cutoff 2022
Categories | Last rank |
General | 451 |
General - W | 440 |
ST | 10189 |
ST-W | 11357 |
SC - W | 5743 |
General-MP | 620 |
OBC-MP | 1499 |
SC-MP | 8765 |
ST-MP | 6434 |
ST-MP-W | 17826 |
GC-MP - PWD | 10316 |
Yes, candidates who wish to raise objections against the provisional answer key must pay a fee of Rs.1000 for each objection.
CLAT 2023 provisional answer key will be released today on the official website of CLAT Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT PG 2023 answer key will be released today, December 18, 2022. Candidates can raise objections against the CLAT provisional answer key from December 19, 2022, in online mode.
The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT provisional answer key 2023 soon. Candidates can check here for all the latest updates on CLAT 2023 exam
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 |
WBNUJS Kolkata previous year cut offs - BA LLB (Year - 2022)
Category | Cut off rank |
General | 257 |
General - WB | 787 |
SC | 4933 |
ST | 7238 |
SC - WB | 8803 |
ST - WB | 8745 |
OBC - A - WB | 11472 |
OBC -B- WB | 3010 |
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 raise objections against the CLAT provisional answer key from December 19, 2022. Candidates can follow the below mentioned steps to raise objections
Visit the admission portal of CLAT 2023
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 2023 scores, candidates should use the official marking scheme as prescribed by the consortium. All questions will carry one mark, whereas, for each incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Candidates can download the answer key of CLAT 2023 by following the steps mentioned below.
Visit the official website of Consortium of NLUs - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on CLAT 2023 answer key link given in the notification section
Open the answer key PDF and master the question paper
Download and save the answer key for your reference
NLU Jodhpur 2022 CLAT cut off - UG Programme
Category | CLAT cutoff rank |
General | 378 |
General (PWD) | 10390 |
SC | 5881 |
ST | 7620 |
NALSAR Hyderabad Cutoff 2022 - UG Programme
Category | Cutoff Rank (AIR) |
OBC-A-TL(W) | 6679 |
SC-TL (W) | 15898 |
SC - TL | 16269 |
ST-TL | 9533 |
ST (W) | 5261 |
ST | 5158 |
General (PWD) | 4856 |
OBC-D-TL-W | 7849 |
OBC-E-TL | 2567 |
SC (W) | 2953 |
SC | 2496 |
OBC-B-TL | 98 |
GC-TL | 887 |
GC-TL (W) | 855 |
General (W) | 160 |
General | 162 |
CLAT marks vs rank 2022
Score Range | Rank Range | Number of Candidates |
125-130 | 1 | 1 |
120-125 | 2-3 | 2 |
115-120 | 4-5 | 2 |
110-115 | 6 | 1 |
105-110 | 7-9 | 3 |
100-105 | 10-19 | 10 |
95-100 | 20-57 | 38 |
90-95 | 58-173 | 116 |
85-90 | 174-362 | 189 |
80-85 | 363-743 | 381 |
75-80 | 744-1411 | 668 |
70-75 | 1412-2318 | 907 |
65-70 | 2319-3572 | 1254 |
60-65 | 3573-5200 | 1628 |
55-60 | 5201-7284 | 2084 |
50-55 | 7285-9841 | 2557 |
45-50 | 9842-12994 | 3153 |
40-45 | 1299-16746 | 3752 |
35-40 | 16747-21135 | 4389 |
30-35 | 21136-26442 | 5307 |
25-30 | 26443-32188 | 5746 |
20-25 | 32189-38320 | 6132 |
15-20 | 38321-44066 | 5746 |
10-15 | 44067-48884 | 4818 |
5-10 | 48885-51683 | 2799 |
0-5 | 51684-52956 | 1273 |
-0.25 to -5 | 52957-53208 | 252 |
-5.25 to -9.5 | 53209-53226 | 18 |
CLAT 2023 exam analysis
Subject/topics | Number of questions | Level of difficulty | Good attempt | Expected cut-offs |
English Language | 28-32 questions | Easy but lengthy | To be notified soon | - |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 35-39 questions | Easy to moderate | To be notified soon | - |
Legal Reasoning | 35-39 questions | Easy | To be notified soon | - |
Logical Reasoning | 28-32 questions | Moderate - Difficult | To be notified soon | - |
Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 questions | Moderate | To be notified soon | - |
Total | 150 | Moderate | 115+ |
According to the students who appeared in CLAT exam 2023 the most difficult section in the exam was logical reasoning.
With the help of CLAT answer key 2023, candidates can calculate their marks in exam and get an idea about their admission chances by comparing their scores with the previous year's cut-offs.
The Consortium of NLUs will release the CLAT 2023 provisional answer key today, December 18, 2022. Candidates can raise objections against the provisional answer key from December 19, 2022. The final answer key for CLAT 2023 will be released on December 24, 2022.
As per the students, the CLAT 2023 exam was moderate. Legal reasoning was easy to moderate, but logical reasoning was slightly difficult.
CLAT exam ended at 4 pm. The exam centre gates will open soon as the parents wait outside.
NLSIU Bangalore BA LLB cut off 2022
Category | rank |
General (All India) | 85 |
GC-KA | 235 |
OBC | 638 |
SC | 2224 |
ST | 3428 |
OBC-KA | 1976 |
SC-KA | 4345 |
ST-KA | 9888 |
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 | 85 | 88 | 638 | 431 | 2224 | 554 | 3428 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 8 | 162 | 505 | 7849* | 1252 | 2761 | 3818 | 5158 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 117 | 257 | 1989* | 11472 * | 2503 | 4933 | 5084 | 7238 |
NLIU Bhopal | 241 | 451 | 774 | 1510 | 3618 | 4793 | 6076 | 10189 |
NLU Jodhpur | 155 | 378 | - | - | 2318 | 5881 | 1727 | 7620 |
HNLU Raipur | 430 | 756 | 1721 | 1980 | 4918 | 8797 | 11785 | 12027 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 175 | 430 | 752 | 1747 | 3779 | 6527 | 6155 | 12014 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 377 | 756 | 902* | 3568* | 4565* | 10476 * | 15889* | 19504* |
RGNLU Patiala | 437 | 1184 | - | - | 6134 | 9434 | 6449 | 16179 |
CNLU Patna | 932 | 1498 | 1882* | 9085* | 9825 | 18386* | 29956 | 29956* |
NUALS Kochi | 413 | 1315 | 2114* | 20999* | 8411* | 25640* | 16977* | 16977* |
NLU Odisha | 470 | 1191 | - | - | 5800 | 9726 | 13361 | 17417 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 933 | 1603 | 1386 | 2698 | 3540* | 21084* | 13311 | 31604* |
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli | 807 | 1816 | 1770 | 3789 | 6909 | 12015 | 15682 | 16880 |
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam | 1002 | 1589 | 8881 | 11160 | 10847* | 10847* | 24160* | 24160* |
MNLU Mumbai | 64 | 548 | 1310* | 8987* | 4874*(W) | 16251*(W) | 14752*(W) | 43608*(W) |
MNLU Nagpur | 999 | 1657 | 6293* | 18196* | 16251* | 36646* | 30004* | 30479* |
MNLU Aurangabad | 1390 | 2323 | 19850* | 34225 | 20505* | 45669* | 44623*(W) | 46061*(W) |
NLUJAA Guwahati | 1131 | 1979 | 5542* | 39724* | 25357* | 41911* | 16817* | 40718* |
HPNLU Shimla | 1056 | 2302 | - | - | 7229 | 12507 | 12778 | 22145 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1314 | 2262 | 1647 | 3489 | 10967 | 12925 | 15638 | 22762 |
NLU Sonipat | 1094 | 2333 | 1917 | 4018 | 6448 | 12213 | 12177 | 23212 |
There will be a long bell at the exam centre which indicates that CLAT 2023 exam has concluded. Candidates should submit their OMR sheets to the invigilator before leaving the CLAT exam hall. Candidates must retain the carbon copy of the OMR sheet with them.
There will be a short bell at 3.50 pm for candidates sitting in the CLAT examination hall. It is a warning to let students know that only 10 minutes are left for the CLAT exam to conclude.
CLAT affiliated colleges 2023
SL Number | Name of Law college accepting CLAT score |
1 | Alliance School of Law, Bangalore |
2 | Amity University, Noida |
3 | APEX University, Jaipur |
4 | ARKA Jain University, Jharkhand |
5 | Aryans College of Law, Chandigarh |
6 | Asian Law College, Noida |
7 | Bennett University |
8 | BM Law College, Jodhpur |
9 | Delhi Institute of Rural Development |
10 | Fairfield School of Law, New Delhi |
11 | Gitam University |
12 | Galgotias University, Greater Noida |
13 | GLA University, Mathura |
14 | Gujarat Maritime University, Gandhi Nagar |
15 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi |
16 | Harlal School of Law, Greater Noida |
17 | IFIM Law College, Bengaluru |
18 | IMS Unison University, Dehradun |
19 | Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak |
20 | Indore Institute of Law, Indore |
21 | Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmadabad |
22 | IPS Academy College of Law, Indore |
23 | ITM University, Raipur |
24 | Jaipur National University |
25 | JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus School of Law, Greater Noida |
26 | Kalinga University, Raipur |
27 | Karnavati University, Gandhinagar |
28 | KL Deemed To Be University, Guntur |
29 | Uttaranchal University |
30 | Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida |
31 | Maharshi Law School |
32 | Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur |
33 | Manipal University, Jaipur |
34 | Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur |
35 | Marwadi University, Rajkot |
36 | Mewar University,Chittorgarh |
37 | MIT World Peace University, Pune |
38 | MODY Institute of Science and Technology, New Delhi |
39 | Nancy College of Law, Patiala |
40 | National Forensic Sciences University, New Delhi |
41 | NIMT Institute of Method & Law (NIMT Vidhi Evam Kanun Sansthan), Delhi NCR |
42 | Oriental University, Indore |
43 | Presidency University, Bangalore |
44 | Punjab College of Law, Amritsar |
45 | Raffles University, Neemrana |
46 | Rashtriya Raksha Academy, |
47 | Renaissance Law College, Indore |
48 | RNB Global University, Bikaner |
49 | Sai University, Chennai |
50 | Sanskriti University, Mathura |
51 | Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly |
52 | Shyam University, Rajasthan |
53 | Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore |
54 | SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) |
55 | Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun |
56 | SRM University, Haryana |
57 | Techno India University, West Bengal |
58 | The ICFAI University, Dehradun |
59 | Universal Law College, Chandigarh |
60 | UPES, Dehradun |
61 | Usha Martin University, Jharkhand |
General category candidates must score around 110 and above in order to get admission to the top NLUs. Reserved category students must keep a goal of scoring 90 marks and above in CLAT in order to get admission at an NLU.
CLAT 2023 exam will conclude at 4:00pm. Candidates will find all the latest updates on CLAT 2023 exam, answer key, exam analysis on this page.
Candidates appearing in CLAT 2023 for LLM course can also use their CLAT score to work as legal officers in the public sector units (PSUs) in the country. The prominent PSUs who accept CLAT score for recruitment as follows:
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Dehradun (ONGC)
Oil India Limited (OIL recruitment through CLAT)
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
THDC
Below given is the list of CLAT 2023 participating NLUs that offer LLM programme
Name of Law School | Seats |
NLSIU Bangalore | 100 |
NLU Hyderabad | 66 |
NLU Jodhpur | 50 |
NUJS Kolkata | 100 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 57 |
RGNUL Patiala | 60 |
NLU Lucknow | 24 |
NLU Odisha, Cuttack | 44 |
NLU Assam, Guwahati | 60 |
NLIU Bhopal | 60 |
CNLU Patna | - |
NLU Kochi | 50 |
NLU Ranchi | 40 |
NLU Visakhapatnam | 69 |
NLU Trichy | 60 |
MNLU Mumbai | 50 |
MNLU Nagpur | 45 |
MNLU Aurangabad | 60 |
NLU Shimla | 80 |
NLU Jabalpur | 50 |
HNLU Raipur | 90 |
Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University | - |
GNLU Silvassa | 33 |
Total | 1,248 |
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has increased the seat intake for 5-year BA LLB and one-year LLM programmes. The university has increased BA LLB seats from 180 to 240. Similarly, the total intake for the LLM programme has been increased from 75 to 100.
CLAT 2023 participating NLUs and seats
NLUs | Seats in 5-year LLB programmes | ||
Total CLAT seats | All India seats | Domicile | |
NLSIU Bangalore | 240 | 180 | 60 |
NLU Hyderabad | 132 | 99 | 33 |
NLU Jodhpur | 104 | 104 | 0 |
NUJS Kolkata | 132 | 91 | 41 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 172 | 129 | 43 |
RGNUL Patiala | 180 | 175 | 5 |
NLU Lucknow | 169 | 80 | 89 |
NLU Odisha, Cuttack | 180 | 135 | 45 |
NLU Assam, Guwahati | 60 | 31 | 29 |
NLIU Bhopal | 120 | 60 | 60 |
CNLU Patna | 138 | 69 | 69 |
NLU Kochi | 120 | 61 | 59 |
NLU Ranchi | 120 | 60 | 60 |
NLU Visakhapatnam | 138 | 54 | 84 |
NLU Trichy | 120 | 60 | 60 |
MNLU Mumbai | 150 | 55 | 95 |
MNLU Nagpur | 240 | 92 | 148 |
MNLU Aurangabad | 60 | 23 | 37 |
NLU Shimla | 180 | 108 | 72 |
NLU Jabalpur | 120 | 60 | 60 |
HNLU Raipur | 180 | 85 | 95 |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University | 120 | 90 | 30 |
GNLU Silvassa | 66 | 50 | 16 |
Total | 3241 | 1764 | 1290 |
According to the candidates who appeared last year, CLAT exam was moderate-difficult. The test paper was very lengthy making it difficult for candidates to complete the examination within two hours.
There will be only one CLAT in 2023. The exam will be held in December 2023. It will be held for the academic year 2024-25.
The Consortium of NLUs has not released the official date of CLAT 2024 exam. The exam is expected to be held tentatively in the third week of December 2023.
CLAT 2023 exam began today at 2:00pm at around 127 test centres in 23 states and 2 union territories across India. The exam wil be held for a duration of 120 minutes.
It's 2:15 pm, and there will be a short bell at all the test centres. No candidate will be allowed to enter the CLAT exam centre.
Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unattempted question. Candidates must be careful while marking their CLAT answers
The total time provided to PwDs/SAPs in CLAT 2023 will be 2 hours and 40 minutes. Candidates belonging to PwDs/ SAPs should carry their original Disability Certificate to the Test Centre on the day of the CLAT 2023.
Candidates will not be allowed to enter the CLAT 2023 exam centre after 2:15 pm. No extra time will be provide to candidates who will arrive late at the test centre.
CLAT 2023 exam has commenced and at all test centres there will be a long bell. Candidates can now open their sealed envelopes and start the CLAT 2023 exam. The exam will end at 4:00 pm
Once the CLAT QB has been distributed. Candidates should check the QB and OMR sheet and make sure it is not torn or misprinted. In case of discrepancy candidates should inform the exam invigilator.
Candidates will get the question papers and OMR sheets in sealed envelopes at 1:50 pm. They can open the question paper only after 2 pm.
CLAT 2023 question booklet will be given to the candidates at 1:50pm. The CLAT 2023 QB will contain 120 multiple choice questions and and 3 blank pages for rough work
Candidates can carry only the below mentioned items inside the exam hall
At 1:50, candidates will get the test paper and OMR sheets. Check the bell timings as announced by the consortium below.
CLAT 2023 bell timings
Time | Type of bell | Bell purpose |
1:00 pm | Long Bell | Candidates will be allowed to enter inside the test centre premises |
1:30 pm | Long Bell | Candidates can enter the exam hall |
1:50 pm | Short Bell | The invigilators will distribute the sealed envelopes and announce the instructions. |
2:00 pm | Long Bell | The long bell will mark the commencement of the test. |
2:15 pm | Short Bell | After this time, no candidate will be permitted to enter the testing centre. |
3:00 pm | Short Bell | This will mark the completion of 60 (sixty) minutes of CLAT exam. |
3:50 pm | Short Bell | A warning bell will sound to signify that the test will end in 10 (ten) minutes. |
4:00 pm | Long Bell | No applicant will be allowed to write anything on the OMR response sheet/ question booklet after this bell |
Candidates who arrive later than 2:15 pm will not be allowed to enter inside the exam centre. The candidates will not be permitted to leave the exam hall before 4:00 pm.
Candidates can now enter the CLAT exam hall. They are allowed to carry CLAT admit card 2023, a government ID card, and a disability certificate (if applicable). In addition to this, candidates can carry an analogue watch and blue/black ball pen.
CLAT exam 2023 will start in half an hour. The CLAT exam will be conducted for two hours from 2pm to 4pm
The National Law School of India University Bengaluru has increased the seat intake for 5-year BA LLB and one-year LLM programmes. Under NLSIU Inclusion and Expansion Plan, the university has increased BA LLB seats from 180 to 240. Similarly, the total intake for the LLM programme has been increased from 75 to 100.
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