CLAT 2025 Answer Key: Results will be declared on December 10. Updates on CLAT 2025 answer key objection window, cut-offs, challenge fee, counselling schedule.
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Try NowAlivia Mukherjee | December 2, 2024 | 10:30 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Consortium of National Law Universities has issued the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 answer key today, December 2, at 4 pm. The CLAT 2025 exam was conducted on December 1 from 2 pm to 5 pm, in pen and paper mode.
As per the official notice, the CLAT 2025 answer key PDF on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates will also get a chance to raise objections against the CLAT answer key 2025 through designated portal, which will open at 4 pm today, December 2. The CLAT 2025 answer key objection window will close on December 3, 4 pm.
The CLAT 2025 answer key objection fee is Rs 1,000 per objection challenged. The CLAT answer key 2025 objection fees will be refunded to the candidate if they are found to be valid. Objections submitted against the CLAT 2025 answer key in other means will not be accepted. After considering the objections, the Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT 2025 final answer key on December 9.
The Consortium of NLUs of law has announced the complete CLAT 2025 schedule including the result date. The CLAT 2025 result date is December 10, 2024. Candidates will be required to enter their registered mobile number and password to access the CLAT 2025 result.
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As per the official schedule, the CLAT 2025 counselling process will begin from December 11, with the commencement of registration process.
The CLAT 2025 registration deadline is December 20. As per the official schedule, the CLAT 2025 first seat allotment result will be out on December 26. Candidates will be required to pay the admission fee and float or free their seats between December 26 and January 4.
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The CLAT 2025 answer key objection facility will be available from 4 pm today, December 2 at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Updates on CLAT 2025 result date, seat matrix, cut-offs.
Candidates can calculate the probable scores by following the instructions given below:
The CLAT counselling 2025 date schedule is shown in the table below:
CLAT 2025 Counselling Events | Dates |
Result declaration | December 10 |
Registration for admissions counselling begins | December 11 |
Registration for admissions counselling ends | December 20 |
Publication of first merit list | December 26 |
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | December 26 till January 4 |
Publication of second allotment list | January 10 |
Fee payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | January 10 to January 16 |
Publication of third allotment list | January 24 |
Fee payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | January 24 to January 30 |
Payment of university fees (after adjusting for confirmation fee and counselling registration fee) | May 14 |
Publication of the fourth allotment list | May 20 |
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | May 20 to May 24 |
Publication of the fifth and final allotment list | May 29 |
Payment of confirmation fee for freeze and float option | May 29 to June 2 |
Payment of University fee | June 10 |
Students can follow these steps to use the CLAT 2025 college predictor and assess their admission chances at the top NLUs:
The CLAT 2025 cut-off will be influenced by several factors, including:
The CLAT PG 2025 tie will be solved in the following sequence:
CLAT 2025 does not have a fixed "passing mark" criteria however, a cut-off list is issued depending upon the category and participating NLUs.
Candidates can have a look at the CLAT 2025 section-wise difficulty level below.
CLAT 2025 Sections | Difficulty Level |
English language | Easy |
Current affairs | Moderate |
Logical reasoning | Moderate |
Legal reasoning | Moderate |
Quantitative techniques | Moderate to difficult |
CLAT 2025 marks | Expected CLAT 2025 rank |
98+ | 200 |
92+ | 500 |
90+ | 1000 |
88+ | 1500 |
86+ | 2000 |
85+ | 2500 |
83+ | 3000 |
82+ | 3500 |
80+ | 5000 |
77+ | 6000 |
74+ | 8000 |
72+ | 10000 |
Candidates can raise objections to the provisional CLAT 2025 answer key by following these steps:
The CLAT merit list 2025 will be published at the time of CLAT counselling in online mode. It will be published for each round of counselling and seat allotment.
The CLAT merit list 2025 will be published at the time of CLAT counselling in online mode. It will be published for each round of counselling and seat allotment.
Candidates must ensure they take three important documents with them after the exam: the CLAT 2025 admit card, the CLAT OMR sheet, and the CLAT 2025 question booklet. The admit card should be preserved until the completion of the admission process.
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | NRI |
NLSIU Bengaluru CLAT cut-off marks 2025 | 100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 83+ | 78+ | - |
NALSAR Hyderabad cut-off marks 2025 | 100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 82+ | 78+ | - |
WBNUJS Kolkata CLAT cut off marks 2025 | 98+ | - | 56+* | 80+ | 74+ | 89+ |
NLU Jodhpur cut-off marks 2025 | 95+ | - | 88+ | 79+ | 74+ | 88+ |
GNLU Gandhinagar cut-off marks 2025 | 95+ | 90+ | 87+ | 77+ | 70+ | 84+ |
MNLU Mumbai cut-off marks 2025 | 93+ | 81+ | 77+* | 71+* | 41+* | 43+ |
RMLNLU Lucknow cut-off marks 2025 | 91+ | 85+ | 82+* | 53+* | 41+* | 72+ |
Candidates can download the CLAT 2025 answer key by following these steps:
For calculating the CLAT 2025 scores, candidates should follow the official marking scheme prescribed by the consortium. Each question will carry one mark, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
The CLAT 2025 provisional answer key is released as per the schedule. The link for students to download the CLAT 2025 final answer key will be available soon on the official website.
As per the CLAT 2025 marking scheme, each question carries one mark. A penalty of 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for unattempted questions. If candidates select more than one answer for a question, it will be treated as a wrong answer, and a negative marking will apply.
The Consortium of NLUs will review all the objections raised against the CLAT answer key 2025. After considering the objections, the CNLU will release the final answer key of CLAT 2025.
The Consortium of NLUs of Law will announce the CLAT 2025 result on December 10, 2024. Candidates will need to use their login credentials, such as registration number and password, to access the result.
CLAT 2025 provisional answer key for the question booklet with symbol (*)-set A for undergraduate.
The Consortium of National Law Universities issued the CLAT 2025 answer key on December 2, 2024, at 4 PM. Candidates can download the answer key through the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in and raise objections by December 3, 2024, with a fee of Rs. 1,000 per objection.
The last date to submit objections along with supporting documents for the CLAT 2025 provisional answer key is tomorrow, December 3, 2024, by 4 PM.
The question booklets and provisional answer keys for CLAT 2025 are appended to the notification as follows:
The portal for CLAT consortium 2025 answer key objections will close at 4 pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, and the link to the objection portal will be deactivated. No objections will be accepted after this time.
The CLAT 2025 provisional answer key PDF is available on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can download the answer key PDF using their mobile number and password.
Four different series of Question Booklets which are used in the CLAT 2025 have been published. The Question Booklet cover page has the symbols printed at the left and bottom indicating the respective series as follows:
Candidates can follow the steps given below to challenge the CLAT 2025 answer key.
Candidates will have to pay Rs 1,000 per objection. If the objection is found to be valid and sustained, the fee will be refunded to the same account from which it was paid. "No requests for deposit of the amount in any other account shall be entertained," the official notice read.
CLAT answer key 2025 pdf is available on the official website of CLAT Consortium at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 answer key out. Candidates who appeared for the exam can download the CLAT 2025 answer key through the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The last date to challenge the answer key is tomorrow, December 3.
Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to access the CLAT answer key 2025.
The Consortium of NLUs will issued the CLAT answer key 2025 today, December 2 at 4 PM. Candidates can download the CLAT 2025 question paper along with the answer key through the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Candidates can have a look at the CLAT 2025 marking scheme below.
The CLAT 2025 answer key PDF will be available on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT answer key 2025 PDF at 4 pm, today.
Candidates can have a look at the CLAT 2025 participating institutes below.
Institute | Institute |
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru | Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam |
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad | Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli |
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur |
National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur | Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad |
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur | Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla |
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar | Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur |
Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa Campus (GNLU, Silvassa Campus) | Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Haryana |
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow | National Law University, Tripura (NLUT), Agartala |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RPNLUP), Prayagraj |
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna | National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi |
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Odisha | National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi |
CLAT is a national-level law entrance exam conducted by the Consortium of NLUs for admission to 5-year LLB and 1-year LLM programs. It enables entry into 24 NLUs for UG and 21 NLUs for PG courses.
The CLAT full form is Common Law Admission Test.
The Consortium of NLUs will begin the CLAT 2025 counselling registration on December 11. The CLAT 2025 counselling registration deadline is December 20.
Prince Kataria shared that the CLAT 2025 exam felt slightly lengthy, making it hard to finish within two hours. He found questions on recent laws particularly challenging and estimates scoring between 70 and 80 out of 120.
The CLAT PG answer key 2025 will be available at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Candidates can follow these steps to raise objection against the CLAT 2025 answer key.
The CLAT 2025 final answer key will be out on December 9 at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The hardest section in CLAT varies every year and for each candidate based on their strengths, but quantitative techniques and legal reasoning are often considered challenging due to their analytical nature, time-intensive calculations.
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Candidates can have a look at the NLU Jodhpur's 2024 cut-offs below:
A score of 70 in CLAT can be considered average. It may secure admission to lower-tier NLUs or private law colleges, but for top-tier NLUs, candidates typically need higher scores, especially in the General category.
The CLAT 2025 cut-off rank for MNLU Mumbai is 600 (Expected) for General category.
Delhi University will offer admissions to its two five-year LLB programs, BA LLB and BBA LLB, through CLAT 2025 but intends to introduce its own entrance examination in the future.
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Candidates can have a look into the CLAT 2025 section-wise difficulty level below.
CLAT 2025 Sections | Difficulty Level |
English language | Easy |
Current affairs | Moderate |
Logical reasoning | Moderate |
Legal reasoning | Moderate |
Quantitative techniques | Moderate to difficult |
Yes, an All India Rank (AIR) of 400 in CLAT 2025 can be considered good. General category candidates with this rank have a chance of securing admission to top NLUs like GNLU Gandhinagar and NLU Bhopal.
A CLAT rank predictor is a tool designed to estimate probable rank based on exam performance. It requires specific inputs such as the number of attempted questions, correct and incorrect responses, perception of the paper’s difficulty level, and reservation category. Using these details, it predicts candidate's rank by analyzing datasets and trends.
Candidates can have a look at the CLAT 2025 marks vs rank analysis (expected) below.
CLAT 2025 marks | CLAT 2025 rank |
98+ marks | 200 and above |
92+ marks | 500 and above |
90+ marks | 1000 and above |
88+ marks | 1500 and above |
86+ marks | 2000 and above |
85+ marks | 2500 and above |
83+ marks | 3000 and above |
82+ marks | 3500 and above |
80+ marks | 5000 and above |
77+ marks | 6000 and above |
74+ marks | 8000 and above |
72+ marks | 10000 and above |
Candidates can follow these steps to calculate their probable score using CLAT 2025 answer key.
In case of a tie between candidates with equal marks in the CLAT 2025, the tie will be resolved in the following order:
CLAT 2025 does not have a fixed "pass mark" as such, but rather a cut-off score, which varies depending on the category and the participating National Law Universities (NLUs).
A good score in CLAT 2025 depends on the candidate's target NLUs and category. However, securing around 95-100+ marks is typically considered a good score for general category candidates to secure admission to top NLUs.
The CLAT 2025 cut-off rank (expected) for NLSIU Bengaluru is 100 for General category.
The CLAT PG 2025 answer key PDF will include the following details:
The CLAT PG answer key 2025 will be out today, December 2 at 4 pm.
The CLAT 2025 question paper along with provisional answer key will be available today from 4 pm onwards at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Yes, CLAT 2025 provisional answer key for both UG and PG exam will be out today, at 4 pm.
Given the difficulty level of CLAT 2025, around 105 attempts are considered good, with an emphasis on accuracy to minimize negative marking.
Candidates can have a look at the NLSIU Bangalore revised seat matrix 2025 for BA LLB course below.
Category | Percentage of Seats | Number of seats |
Scheduled Caste | 15.0% | 45 |
Scheduled Tribe | 7.5% | 23 |
Other Backward Classes (NCL) | 27.0% | 81 |
Economically Weaker Section | 10.0% | 30 |
General | N/A | 121 |
Total | N/A | 300 |
Seats for Karnataka Students (additional) | N/A | 10 |
Revised Total | N/A | 310 |
Candidates will not require any login credentials to access the CLAT 2025 answer key. The CLAT 2025 provisional answer key will be available for download at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
Ayush Bharadwaj from Sohna said, "Paper was extremely general and there was no surprise element. I am looking to score somewhere between 80-85 percentile and targeting NLSUI Bangalore."
The CLAT answer key 2025 will be out at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The CLAT 2025 answer key will be out today, December 2. The CLAT 2025 answer key objection fee is Rs 1,000 per question.
The CLAT 2025 answer key objection facility will be open from 4 pm today to December 3, 4 pm.
The CLAT 2025 counselling registration will commence on December 11. The CLAT 2025 counselling registration deadline is December 20. The CLAT 2025 seat allotment list will be published on December 26 for first round.
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As per the candidates, the difficulty level of CLAT 2025 exam was easy to moderate. However, some candidates have said that the CLAT PG 2025 exam was comparatively a bit tough.
The CLAT 2025 result date is December 10. Candidates will be able to download the CLAT 2025 result by visiting the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The CLAT answer key 2025 PDF will be out today at 4 pm on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish both CLAT UG and CLAT PG 2025 answer key PDF today, December 2.
The CLAT 2025 answer key will be out at 4 pm, today. The CLAT answer key PDF 2025 will be out at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The CLAT answer key 2025 will be out today December 2, at 4 pm.
The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 answer key today, December 2.