CLAT Answer Key 2020 (Released download pdf) - CLAT Score, Marking Scheme

CLAT Answer Key 2020 - Consortium of National Law Universities has released RELEASED final CLAT answer key 2020 on October 3, in the form of a notification. where it has modified certain answer keys; further THREE questions in UG programme and ONE question in PG programme have been dropped. The consortium had earlier released the answer sheet of candidates which can now be used to calculate the CLAT scores. The final CLAT 2020 answer key has been released for undergraduate (BA LLB) and postgraduate (LLM program) at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Meanwhile, in the provisional answer key of CLAT, there are around 8-10 incorrect answers which are expected to be addressed in the final key. The answer key of CLAT 2020 is released in two parts - first is the provisional CLAT answer key, which is followed by the final answer key. Candidates were given the option to raise objections against the answers given in provisional answer key through the CLAT login portal. The CLAT result will be declared on October 5 and will be prepared on the basis of final answer key. The CLAT 2020 for undergraduate and postgraduate law courses was conducted on September 28. To know more about CLAT answer key 2020, read the complete article below.
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FINAL answer key of CLAT 2020 RELEASED

1. The link to download the final answer key is GIVEN above.
2. As per the FINAL answer key, THREE answer keys were found to be incorrect in the PROVISIONAL answer key; modified answer keys have been released.

Modifications in CLAT 2020 answer keys - PG programme

Note: No modification have been made in ANSWER KEYS for PG programme

DROPPED QUESTIONS:

• THREE questions dropped from UG paper

• ONE questions dropped from PG paper

What is the significance of consulting the CLAT answer key 2020?

• The answer key contains official answers to questions asked in the CLAT exam
• So, by consulting the keys given in the CLAT answer key, one can calculate the number of questions they managed to answer correctly. The candidate will also be able to calculate the number of incorrect attempts
• The consortium has released the CLAT 2020 question papers for the ug and pg programmes, which makes the task to tally correct /incorrect answers that much easier as one doesn't have to then recall what the question was.
• Once the number is decided ( correct /incorrect attempts), one can easily calculate probable scores using official marking scheme (see below).
• The probable score can in turn be compared with previous year's cutoff trends to estimate one's chances of admission.
• CLAT answer key brings transparency to the admission process: Without the answer key, there is no way to find out whether the scoring (once result is declared) is done fairly or not. But with the answer key in hand, one is able to find out if they are penalized unfairly, or if the scoring process is fair.

How to download CLAT Answer Key 2020

The exams will be conducted in different sets/series, and the consortium website will release the keys for all sections. To download CLAT 2020 answer key for 5-year Law Programme and LLM Programme, follow the simple steps given below.

• Click on the answer key download link given above

• The provisional answer keys will be displayed on the screen.

• Click on the relevant answer key code

• The pdf file of the answer key containing the tabular list of question wise correct options will appear on screen

• Download and take a printout

Provisional CLAT 2020 answer key and its importance

The CLAT 2020 answer key is the detailed document containing the answers to all questions asked in the exam. The conducting body releases the provisional answer key of CLAT for all paper sets (A, B, C, D). One must go through it to verify whether all given answers are correct or not. If any answer is incorrect according to the provisional answer key, it is advised to cross-check it through a reliable source. Students can also raise objections against answers of the provisional key; for this, a 3-4 days window will be provided. Candidates can raise their objections by providing a supporting document for their answers and submit the same through their login portal.

Release of final CLAT answer key 2020

After the release of provisional answer key, candidates will be able to send their objections. Once the objections are taken into consideration the conducting body will release the final answer key of CLAT 2020 in online mode. On the basis of final answer key, candidates will get clarity on the marks they might score in CLAT 2020. Knowing estimated marks will help students in analyzing their chances of getting admission or a higher preference seat; to help their cause candidates may consult previous years’ CLAT cutoff trends.

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CLAT Answer key 2020 - Marking scheme

To calculate probable scores in CLAT 2020, the candidate needs to follow the instructions given in the table below.

Marking scheme for CLAT 2020

How to calculate the marks through CLAT Answer Key

Since every correct answer is awarded 1 marks and every incorrect answer will deduct 0.25 marks, one can use the formula given below.

For e.g.

If the number of correct answers is 130 and incorrect answers is 30 then the total marks will be calculated as-

Total CLAT Marks = (130*1) - (30*0.25)

Therefore; Total marks = 130 - 7.5 = 122.5

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CLAT 2020 Answer Key - Important points to remember

• The answer key will be released in two phases, provisional and final answer key.

• There will be a window of a few days for raising objections.

• Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark while for every incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted

• After the release of the final answer key, no further objections or communication will be entertained by the conducting body.

• After the release of CLAT answer key 2020, the conducting body will publish the CLAT 2020 result.

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