What an easy variant paper! Overall, the paper could be termed as easy with moderate length. This year's paper, although expected, can still be termed as easier than its predecessors.
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Know MoreCLAT cutoff is an indication of the rank that is expected of a candidate to achieve for getting shortlisted by the participating National Law Universities. The top NLUs are known to have a higher CLAT cutoff range.
CLAT cutoff generally depends on certain factors like the difficulty level of the exam, number of test-takers, number of seats, etc.
Find below the tabulated CLAT 2023 cutoff (opening and closing ranks):
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CLAT 2023 Participating NLUs |
Opening Rank |
Closing Ranks |
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National Law School of India University, Bangalore |
1 |
118 |
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NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad |
8 |
177 |
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The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |
117 |
256 |
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National Law Institute University, Bhopal |
186 |
449 |
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National Law University, Jodhpur |
70 |
383 |
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Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar |
33 |
462 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai |
325 |
590 |
|
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur |
481 |
851 |
|
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow |
432 |
749 |
|
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack |
504 |
1207 |
|
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala |
563 |
1307 |
|
Chanakya National Law University Patna |
628 |
1541 |
|
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi |
638 |
1461 |
|
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi |
939 |
1895 |
|
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) Visakhapatnam |
538 |
2080 |
|
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam |
1375 |
2569 |
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The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli |
704 |
2045 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
878 |
2102 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad |
686 |
2726 |
|
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla |
822 |
2816 |
|
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
1696 |
2702 |
|
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana |
767 |
2713 |
CLAT 2024 is an offline (paper-pencil) exam. The CLAT 2024 exam pattern has been changed by the Consortium of NLUs.
The exam will have a total of 120 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes unlike CLAT 2023 which had 150 questions.
Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark while a wrong answer will lead to the deduction of 0.25 mark. Thus, the marking scheme is +1/-0.25.
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Section |
No. of Qs. |
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English Language |
22-26 |
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Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
28-32 |
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Legal Reasoning |
28-32 |
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Logical Reasoning |
22-26 |
|
Quantitative Techniques |
10-14 |
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CLAT 2024 is the gateway to the top Law Schools in our country-the National Law Universities. CLAT 2024 scores will also be accepted by other government and private Law schools including Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IPU), Delhi; NMIMS University, Mumbai; University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun among others.
The consortium of National Law Universities will release the provisional answer key following the CLAT 2024 exam, and then there will be an objection window. In the following few days, the candidates' scores and the final answer key will be made public.
In the first week of January 2024, the NLU consortium will begin the NLUs' common counseling process. Prior to the board exams, the first two rounds of counseling will be finished.
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Section |
No. of Questions |
Number of Passages |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
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English |
30 |
6 |
28-30 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge |
35 |
7 |
30-35 |
Moderate to Difficult |
|
Legal Reasoning |
40 |
8 |
32-34 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Logical Reasoning |
30 |
6 |
25-27 |
Moderate |
|
Quantitative Techniques |
15 |
3 |
8-9 |
Difficult |
|
Total |
150 |
30 |
110+ |
Moderate-Difficult |
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For Retaker's-CLAT 2025
CLAT or Common Law Admission Test, is a national-level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses. It's accepted by 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) and various other colleges/universities across India. To see the list of Participating Universities for CLAT 2024, click here.
CLAT 2024 will be held on December 3, 2023, in offline mode.
Candidates who have finished Class 12 in or before the April/May 2024 session can register for CLAT UG, whilst those who have completed LLB graduation can appear for CLAT PG.
No, it will only be held once during the 2024 session. It takes place every year in December.
There is no maximum age requirement to take CLAT.
In case of any discrepancy in the admit card, the candidates must immediately contact the test conducting authority and try to rectify the issue in time. Hence, it is advised for the candidate to download the document as soon as available.
In the month of January 2024.
CLAT preparation typically takes 6 months to a year. This is due to the fact that a number of critical principles must be learned and then put into practice.
Yes, you can apply. However, you will be required to present such documentation at the time of admission, otherwise, you will be disqualified for admission to the course for which you have applied.