CLAT 2026 Provisional answer keys out at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026

Of these, 75,009 registered for the Undergraduate (UG) programme, while 17,335 applied for the Postgraduate (PG) programme. The overall male-to-female ratio among candidates stands at approximately 0.72:1.

The exam witnessed a turnout, with 96.83 per cent of Undergraduate applicants and 92.45 per cent of Postgraduate applicants appearing for the test. The exam is for students who want to pursue law and gain admission into India’s National Law Universities (NLUs).

CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Keys: How to check and download

Step 1. Log in to your CLAT account at consortiumofnlus.ac.in and click on ‘Submit Objections’.

Step 2 . Click on the ‘Submit Objection’ button.

Step 3. Select the Question Booklet set, ‘Type of Objection’, i.e., ‘About the Answer Key’ or ‘About the Question’, as appropriate

Step4. Select the question number, enter your objection details and click on ‘Submit Objection’

Step 5. Once all your objections are submitted, click the ‘Make Payment’ button to make a payment. A fee of Rs 1,000 will be paid for each objection.

The Consortium will publish the provisional answer key on its official website at 5 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Candidates who wish to challenge any questions or the provisional key may submit objections through the designated portal. The portal will remain open from 5 PM on December 10 until 5 PM on December 12, 2025, after which it will automatically close.

Here is the list of participating universities

The participating universities in CLAT are:

— NLSIU Bengaluru

— NALSAR Hyderabad

— NLIU Bhopal

— WBNUJS Kolkata

— NLU Jodhpur

— HNLU Raipur

— GNLU Gandhinagar

— GNLU, Silvassa Campus

— RMLNLU Lucknow

— RGNUL Punjab

— CNLU Patna

— NUALS Kochi

— NLUO Odisha

— NUSRL Ranchi

— NLUJA Assam

— DSNLU Visakhapatnam

— TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

— MNLU Mumbai

— MNLU Nagpur

— MNLU Aurangabad

— HPNLU Shimla

— DNLU Jabalpur

— DBRANLU Haryana

— NLUT Agartala

The CLAT 2026 examination carries a maximum of 20 marks and is conducted over a duration of two hours. The test comprises 120 multiple-choice questions, each carrying one mark. For every incorrect response, a penalty of 0.25 marks will be applied under the negative marking scheme.

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