CLAT 2023 Updates: Check exam analysis, final answer key release date

The QA section was on the trickier side as 2/3 sets were difficult, experts and students ahve said. This section had questions from topics such as percentage, ratio and simple interest, and averages. The data interpretation questions were lengthy and confusing.

"It was important that candidates scanned the section thoroughly before starting, as leaving the time consuming questions was important. At least 8-9 questions could have been attempted. It was difficult than previous year paper but easier than the CLAT sample paper," aid Ankit kapoor of Pratham Test Prep.

Candidates and experts have assessed that in the VA section, most of the questions were inference based with about eight questions on vocabulary. The types of passages ranged from narrative and descriptive to literary and history based. The paper required one to have a good reading speed and excellent comprehension ability. Overall, the VA section was of moderate difficulty due to the length. 

This year's law entrance exam has been evaluated as moderate on the difficulty level, but has been assessed to be lengthy. However, unlike the previous year, LR and VA sections were not as overlapping. On the contrary, CA & GK section along with the QA were deemed to be more difficult than the previous years. 
(Inputs from Ankit kapoor of Pratham Test Prep)

Step 1: Visit the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in. 
Step 2: Login to your CLAT account and click on ‘Submit Objections’.
Step 3: Click on the ‘Submit Objection’ button.
Step 4: Select the ‘Type of Objection’, i.e., ‘About the Answer Key’ or ‘About the Question’, as appropriate.
Step 5: Enter your objection details and click on ‘Submit Objection’.
Step 6: Once all your objections are submitted, click the ‘Make Payment’ button to make payment. 

andidates have to pay Rs 1000 for each objection. If the objection is found to be valid and sustained, the said fee will be refunded/ remitted to the same account from which it was paid. However, the same will not be done if the objection is not found to be valid by the experts. 

Step 1: Visit the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in. 
Step 2: On the home page, scroll to the 'Notifications' tab.
Step 3: Click on the link that reads 'Objections to Question Paper and Provisional Answer Key'.
Step 4: The provisional answer key will open in a PDF in a new tab.
Step 5: DOwnload and save for future reference.

Candidates now have time till from today till 9 am of December 20 to raise objections against the provisional answer key.

According to the data released by the Consortium of NLUs, 93.6% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2023 undergraduate test, and 91.7% of the candidates registered for the CLAT 2023 postgraduate test appeared for the test. 

The Consortium of NLUs has released the provisional answer key for CLAT 2023 exam at the official website- consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can check the answer key by logging in using their mobile number and password.

It was quite time taking and had all types of questions from easy to moderate to difficult. There were altogether 3 sets with 15 questions in total. The section was difficult.
(Inputs from Amitendra Kumar, product head of UG programmes at Career Launcher)

There were a total of 30 questions based on 5 passages. The questions were more “conceptual” than “contextual”. Though lengthy, the questions were quite straightforward, majorly revolving around critical reasoning. Overall this section however was easy to moderate and doable.
(Inputs from Amitendra Kumar, product head of UG programmes at Career Launcher)

There were a total of eight passages, all of which dealt with important laws and the latest judgments. These passages were based on current affairs mostly covering topics such as Law of Torts, Contract Law, Indian Penal Code, and related concepts. This section was ‘easy to moderate”.  All the passages were based on some of the very basic concepts of law. An attempt of 34-37 is considered adequate/good for the section and a good score could be around 32-33. 
(Inputs from Amitendra Kumar, product head of UG programmes at Career Launcher)

There were a total of 35 questions based on seven passages. The broad feedback from the students was, “weird and unexpected”, the General Knowledge section was not as expected. The questions were not straightforward except the presidential election one, others were from a variety of topics like FIFA, growth in agriculture sector, FTX etc. Overall, the section was moderate. Attempting a total of 20-21 questions is a good attempt and a good score could be around 15-16.
(Inputs from Amitendra Kumar, product head of UG programmes at Career Launcher)

There were 30 questions in the English section based on six passages, most of which were simple but some of them were a little difficult. The questions were straightforward and contextual. Most RC questions were around the tone of the passage, inferences, central idea, etc. Rest of the questions were from idioms, phrases, and grammatical concepts. Overall English was lengthy, slightly tricky from last year, however was doable and easy to moderate. Attempting 25-27 a good attempt and a good score could be around 20-21. 
(Inputs from Amitendra Kumar, product head of UG programmes at Career Launcher)

Candidates will be able to raise objections to the provisional answer key from December 19. The CLAT 2023 final answer key will be released on December 24 and the results will be declared in the last week of December.

CJI DY Chandrachud recently said, “cracking the CLAT does not necessarily result in students who have the right ethos to perceive a career in law….I appeal to the vice chancellor and faculty to place importance on value-based legal education for the students from diverse backgrounds.” He was speaking at the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) in Goa.

The Supreme Court recently asked the Consortium of NLUs to ensure that no differently-abled candidates are denied access to the exam. And all necessary facilities including getting a scribe wherever required.

The Consortium of NLUs is expected to release the provisional answer key for CLAT 2023 today. Students who appeared for the exam can check the answer key at the official website- consortiumofnlus.ac.in

The Logical portion was lengthy but moderate and had a lot of conceptual questions. Similarly, English was lengthy but moderate as well, with a lot of vocabulary questions. Mathematics was difficult. And General knowledge was moderate, there were a few unpredictable topics. Legal was slightly lengthy by moderate. Overall it was lengthy but moderate.
(Inputs from Shah Nawaz from Toprankers)

Step 1: Visit the official website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in

Step 2: Login using your mobile number and password

Step 3: Click on the answer key link

Step 4: A PDF will appear on the screen, check the answer key, download

In the General Knowledge section, candidates reported that a couple of passaged were different. There were a few unpredictable topics too, a few static orientation based questions. While at least one passage was simple, the overall difficulty level was moderate of this section. 

The Logical Reasoning question had a lot of conceptual questions this year. Additionally, the English section was also lengthy but moderate, and had a lot of vocab questions.
(Inputs from Shah Nawaz from Toprankers)

Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

The official provisional answer key will be available for download at the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in

The Consortium of National Law Universities on Monday announced that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 will be conducted in December 2023.

The CLAT 2023 exam concluded at 4 pm today. Now, candidates will soon be able to check the official provisional answer key at the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

A warning bell will ring at 3:50 pm to inform the candidates that only ten minutes are left remaining before CLAT 2023 concludes. The CLAT 2023 exam will conclude at 4 pm.

The pattern of the exam is as below:

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CLAT 2024 will be conducted in December 2023 and the registration form will soon be made available at the official website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

The CNLU also clarified that the law aspirants who could not secure a seat in their preferred college after CLAT 2022, can now reappear for CLAT 2023. “Candidates who were unsuccessful in securing admissions to their preferred institution through CLAT 2022, held in June 2022, are eligible to reappear for CLAT 2023 after completing a fresh registration,” the official notification stated.

Candidates have been instructed to ensure they are not carrying any printed pieces of paper, or any bluetooth devices to the exam centres.

The CLAT 2023 exam started at 2 pm today across 127 exam centres across the country. This year, the exam is being conducted in offline mode, and it will conclude at 4 pm.

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said the current model of selection of students for National Law Universities, which involves cracking the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), may not result in the selection of those with the “right ethos”. Entrance tests like the CLAT do not necessarily allow entry to all the deserving candidates, he said. Read full report here

Candidates have been allowed to enter the exam hall after showing their CLAT 2023 admit card and a government-issed ID card at the gate, and after completing all security checks. The exam will begin at 2 pm.

The CLAT 2023 exam will have nearly 28 to 32 questions (roughly 20 per cent of the paper) for English language, 35-39 questions (around 25 per cent) for current affairs. Legal reasoning portion will have around 35 to 39 questions (around 25 per cent), logical reasoning will have around 28-32 questions (roughly 20 per cent of the paper) and 13-17 questions (roughly 10 per cent of the question paper) for quantitative techniques.

The PG exam of CLAT 2023 will also be of two hours (120 minutes). It will have 120 objective-type, which will be worth 1 mark each. Every wrong answer will result in deduction of 0.25 marks.

Candidates should remember that those who arrive after 2:15 pm will not be allowed to appear in the exam. The entry into exam hall will begin at 1:30 pm and the exam will begin at 2 pm.

CLAT 2023 candidates should avoid few items such as 
— Digital watch
— Mobile phones
— Bluetooth devices
— Coloured/ non-transparent water bootles
— Henna designs
— Jewellery
— Scraps of paper

The official provisional answer key will be available for download at the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in

The provisional answer key will be released today, after the exam. Then, the final answer key will be released on December 24, and the rank list will be released in the last week of December. 

CLAT has 5 sections — English language, current affairs, including general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning and quantitative techniques.

Candidates should remember to carry these important things for the CLAT 2023 exam:
— A government-issued ID card such as Aadhaar card, PAN card
— CLAT 2023 admit card 
— Blue/black ballpoint pens
— A transparent water bottle

While aspirants might have attempted several mock and sample test papers, they should remember to concentrate on quality of answers now in the CLAT 2023 exam today, rather than quantity. Do not always go for 100 per cent attempt; even 90 per cent accuracy can help score good.

Intellectual Property Rights: Nature, Definition and Scope of IPR, Trademarks Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957, Patents Act 1970, , IPR in International Perspective

Torts: Nuisance, defamation, classification of torts, trespass, liability for misstatements

Criminal Law: Elements of crime, exceptions, attempt to commit offences, group liability, abetment, criminal conspiracy, offences against body

International Law: Overview of international law, international law of sea, origin and development of international law and bodies, air, land

The CLAT 2023 exam is scheduled to begin at 2 pm, and candidates should report to the exam centres at least 1.5 hours before the exam so that candidates can complete the security check and other formalities in time.

English: Passages, reading, comprehension, inference, and conclusion, summary, vocabulary

Current Affairs: Arts and culture, international affairs, contemporary events of national and international significance, historical events of significance.

The important topics to revise in logical reasoning are Argument- premise and conclusion, inference, relationships and analogies, contradictions and equivalence

The important topics to revise in Quantitative techniques section are: Numerical information, ratio, basic algebra, menstruation, statistical estimation, graphs, and proportion

The CLAT 2023 exam will be conducted in offline mode this year. CLAT 2023 exam is scheduled to be conducted today from 2 pm till 4 pm.

Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

The CLAT exam will be held for a duration of two hours. It will be for 150 marks and will have a total of 150 questions, one mark for each question. 

CLAT 2023 will have around 28 to 32 questions (roughly 20 per cent of the paper) for English language, 35-39 questions (around 25 per cent) for current affairs. Legal reasoning portion will have around 35 to 39 questions (around 25 per cent), logical reasoning will have around 28-32 questions (roughly 20 per cent of the paper) and 13-17 questions (roughly 10 per cent of the question paper) for quantitative techniques.

The final answer key will be released on December 24 and the results will be announced in the last week of December at the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in. 

The Consortium of NLUs will release the provisional answer key today at the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in. After that, candidates will be able to raise objections against the given answer key from tomorrow i.e. December 19. 

The Supreme Court has directed the CNLU to ensure that no differently abled student is denied access to the CLAT examination and all necessary facilities are made available to the deserving candidates including a scribe to write the papers. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said no deserving student shall be stopped from getting scribe in the examination.

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Candidates appearing for the CLAT 2023 exam can download the admit cards for the law entrance test from the official CNLU website — consortiumofnlus.ac.in.