CLAT 2026 Question Paper PDF (OUT) with Solutions: Download Here

CLAT 2026 Question Paper PDF (OUT) with Solutions: Download Here

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Ritika JonwalUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 05:54 PM IST
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The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026 exam has been successfully conducted, and thousands of aspirants have appeared for this national-level law entrance exam. Conducted by the Consortium of NLUs, the test evaluates your comprehension ability, logical and legal reasoning skills, and awareness of current affairs.

LiveCLAT 2026 Answer Key LIVE: UG, PG provisional key on December 10, paper analysis out, cut-offDec 7, 2025 | 8:46 PM IST

The CLAT 2026 provisional answer key will be released on the official website at 5 PM on December 10. Candidates will be able to access the answer key and review the questions through the designated portal.

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CLAT 2026 Question Paper PDF (OUT) with Solutions: Download Here
CLAT 2026 Question Paper PDF

Careers360 has released CLAT 2026 unofficial answer key. Candidates will be able to download the question paper, verify their responses, and calculate their expected scores immediately after the CLAT 2026 exam.

The answer key for CLAT 2026 is expected to be released shortly after the exam. Students can refer to the solutions to analyse accuracy, identify mistakes, and estimate their chances of qualifying for top NLUs.

The CLAT 2026 Question Paper PDF with Solutions will be uploaded immediately after the examination is conducted. Stay tuned and best wishes for your exam!

CLAT 2026 Question Paper with Answer Key - Free PDF

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How To Download CLAT 2026 Question Paper - Free PDF

Careers360, which provides complete question papers and solutions for a range of competitive exams, including the CLAT, offers the CLAT 2026 question paper with Solutions for download. To obtain the CLAT Previous Year Question Paper with Answer Key, follow these instructions:

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CLAT Exam Analysis 2026 - Overall Review

The overall analysis of the CLAT 2026 exam is provided below to help students prepare for the test:

Section

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

English Language

18-22Easy to Moderate

General Knowledge including Current Affairs

15-20Moderate

Legal Reasoning

18-22Moderate

Logical Reasoning

16-20Moderate

Quantitative Techniques

12-16Moderate

Overall

80-90Moderate

Section-wise CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis

To learn more about the exam's general difficulty level, the topics included in the CLAT 2026 exam, and more, students are advised to go through the table below.

Section

Difficulty Level

Nature of Questions

Key Skills Tested

Preparation & Strategy Tips

Legal Reasoning

Moderate

Constitutional provisions, amendments, court judgments, Preamble, Objectives Resolution, landmark cases (e.g., same-sex marriage, Governor's powers)

Legal application, understanding of law, and critical reasoning

Focus on the Constitution, amendments, and landmark Supreme Court cases. Understand principles, not just facts. Practice scenario-based legal reasoning.

English Language

Easy-Moderate

Reading comprehension, inference, tone, theme, vocabulary

Reading comprehension, inference, and critical thinking

Practice active reading. Focus on the main idea, tone, and theme. Avoid extreme/unrelated answer options.

General Knowledge & Current Affairs

Moderate

Static GK + current affairs: India & world, geography, treaties, diplomacy, sports (chess, AI), international trade

Retention of facts, awareness of events

Focus on India-centric current affairs, strategic locations, treaties, sports milestones. Revise maps and key international events.

Logical Reasoning

Moderate

Letter/word puzzles, coding-decoding, detective reasoning, family relations, alibi & timelines

Deductive reasoning, logical chains, pattern recognition

Use diagrams for family relations, tables/timelines for detective reasoning. Solve stepwise to avoid errors. Accuracy > speed.

Quantitative Techniques

Moderate

Data interpretation: tables, ratios, percentages, totals, growth, allocation, energy statistics

Arithmetic, ratios, percentages, data analysis

Practice tabular and chart DI. Use scratch paper to track intermediate calculations. Check stepwise totals carefully. Approximation is acceptable if instructed.

Overall Exam

Moderate

Combination of legal reasoning, reading comprehension, current affairs, logical and quantitative reasoning

Accuracy, logical thinking, current awareness, speed

Maximize high-scoring areas (Legal, English, GK). Manage moderate scoring sections (LR, QT) efficiently. Practice time management and stepwise problem-solving.

Additional Observations

  • High Scoring Sections: Legal Reasoning, English Comprehension, GK (especially India-centric).

  • Moderate Scoring Sections: Logical Reasoning (multi-step problems), Quantitative Techniques (data interpretation heavy).

  • Time Management: Allocate more time to Legal Reasoning and LR; solve QT efficiently using stepwise calculations.

  • Overall Trend: CLAT 2026 emphasized accuracy, logical reasoning, and current awareness over rote memorisation.

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CLAT 2026 Section-wise Questions with Detailed Solutions

Here are some questions from the CLAT 2026 question paper along with their answers. Each section of the CLAT 2026 question paper is represented by the questions.


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Good Morning, Candidate,

It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.

Hello

The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:

https://law.careers360.com/hi/articles/clat-syllabus

Hope it helps.

Hello there!

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about JEE.

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main

NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national level examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses. It is also conducted by NTA but in offline mode as in pen and paper test. It includes courses like MBBS, BDS BHMS , BAMS etc. The exam consists of 180 questions in total 45 from each physics , chemistry , zoology and Botany. The total marks for the exam are 720 marks.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about NEET examination:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-full-form

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for the admission in national law colleges of India. The test is taken after 12th grade examination for the 5 years integrated programs in law. It tests students knowledge in legal aptitude. It also serves as a basis for public sector undertakings for legal positions.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the complete information about the CLAT examination.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/what-is-clat-full-form-all-about-nlus-entrance-exam

thank you! Hope it helps!


Hello,

The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.

Subjects Covered:

  1. Constitutional Law

  2. Jurisprudence

  3. Criminal Law

  4. Contract Law

  5. Other core law subjects

Here are some tricks which you must follow:

  1. Practice Previous Year Papers & Mock Tests
  2. Focus on Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
  3. Time Management in Exam
  4. Revision Strategy

To know more access below mentioned link:

https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-clat-pg-exam

Hope it helps.