CLAT Paper Analysis 2024: The CLAT 2024 examination is scheduled to be held from 2 pm to 4 pm on December 3, 2023. The detailed CLAT paper analysis for 2024 will be provided here soon after the completion of the exam. As per initial conversations with students exiting the exam halls, the CLAT 2024 paper was moderately difficult with lengthy questions. While some students found Logical reasoning difficult, some found English lengthy. The students are, hence, anticipating a high cutoff.
CLAT 2024 had an updated exam pattern with 120 questions. Earlier, there were a total of 150 questions in total. The CLAT paper review shall be updated here subject wise for English Language, GK and Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. This article provides CLAT candidates with comprehensive information on the CLAT exam analysis 2024 subject wise.
CLAT 2024 Paper Analysis: CLAT Exam Date and Time
CLAT UG 2024 will be conducted on Sunday, December 3, 2023, from 2 pm to 4 pm. The exam shall be held in a single shift in offline mode only.
CLAT 2024 Exam Time |
2 PM to 4 PM |
CLAT 2024 Exam Date |
December 3, 2024 |
Check the exam timings below:
Bell Type |
Timing |
Purpose |
Long Bell |
1:00 P.M. |
Permitting the entry of candidates inside the test centre premises |
Long Bell |
1:30 P.M. |
Permitting the entry of candidates inside the hall/classroom |
Short Bell |
1:50 P.M. |
Distribution of the sealed envelopes – Announcement of CLAT 2024 exam day instructions by the invigilators |
Long Bell |
2:00 P.M. |
Commencement of the test. The candidates can open the sealed envelopes |
Short Bell |
2:15 P.M. |
No candidate will be allowed to enter the test centre after this time |
Short Bell |
3:00 P.M. |
Marks the completion of 60 minutes of the test |
Short Bell |
3:50 P.M. |
Warning bell to indicate that 10 minutes are remaining for the test to end |
Long Bell |
4:00 P.M. |
Marks the completion of the test. After this bell, no candidate can write anything on the OMR Response Sheet/Question Booklet. |
CLAT 2024 Paper Review: Subject Wise Analysis
The 2024 UG CLAT 2024 cut-off could go high.
The number of questions asked from each subject in the 2024 UG CLAT examination:
Subject/topics |
No. of questions/passages |
Expected cut-off |
English Language |
26 | 20+ |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge |
30 |
25+ |
Legal Reasoning |
30 |
25+ |
Logical Reasoning |
25 |
20+ |
Quantitative Techniques |
10 | 7+ |
CLAT Paper Analysis 2024: Subject-wise Analysis
Based on the first look by subject matter experts and exam candidates, the exam difficulty level was moderate. There are five subjects from which the questions were asked. Check the subject-by-subject analysis of questions below:
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
English Language |
26 | Moderate, Lengthy |
Current Affairs & General Knowledge |
30 |
Moderate |
Legal Reasoning |
30 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Logical Reasoning |
25 |
Moderate, Tricky |
Quantitative Techniques |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
For your reference, check the prescribed exam paper blueprint below:
Subject/topics |
Number of questions |
Percentage weightage |
English Language |
22-26 questions |
20% |
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge |
28-32 questions |
25% |
Legal Reasoning |
28-32 questions |
25% |
Logical Reasoning |
22-26 questions |
20% |
Quantitative Techniques |
10-14 questions |
10% |
Previous Year CLAT Paper Analysis
Check the 2022 exam paper analysis of CLAT UG:
CLAT Exam 2022 |
Analysis |
English Language |
Moderate, as expected |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
Moderate, as expected |
Logical Reasoning |
Moderate and Lengthy |
Legal Reasoning |
Easy |
Quantitative Techniques |
Difficult, few tricky questions |
Overall difficulty level |
Moderate and Lengthy |
CLAT 2024 Analysis: Expected cut-off
The cut off scores for CLAT UG 2024 is not announced or fixed. It will be shared later by the Consortium, based on the question paper difficulty, performance of students, etc.
The expected cut-off of CLAT 2024 is dependent upon factors such as:
- Number of applicants
- Number of participating institiutions
- Total seats available
- Seat reservation policies
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Performance of candidates
- Past year cutoff trends
CLAT 2024 Question Paper
Once the question paper is made available, the PDF link to the question paper will be made active here.
What is a good score in CLAT 2024?
Based on past year trends, scoring between 75 to 90 in CLAT 2024 appears to be safe in order to secure your seats in the top Law institutions participating in CLAT.
CLAT AND Cutoff 2022
CLAT Cut Off 2022: UG Level
Check the previous year cut-off for undergraduate CLAT 2022 with te opening and closing ranks:
CLAT Participating Institutions |
CLAT Opening Rank |
CLAT Closing Rank |
NLSIU, Bangalore |
1 |
85 |
NALSAR, Hyderabad |
8 |
162 |
WBNUJS, Kolkata |
117 |
257 |
NLU, Jodhpur |
155 |
378 |
GNLU, Gandhinagar |
175 |
430 |
NLU, Bhopal |
241 |
451 |
RMNLU, Lucknow |
377 |
756 |
NLU, Odisha |
470 |
1191 |
NUSLR, Ranchi |
933 |
1603 |
CMLU, Patna |
932 |
1498 |
NLUJAA, Guwahati |
1131 |
1979 |
DSNLU, Vishakhapatnam |
1002 |
1589 |
TNNLS, Tiruchirapalli |
807 |
1816 |
MNLU, Mumbai |
64 |
548 |
MNLU, Aurangabad |
1390 |
2323 |
MNLU, Nagpur |
999 |
1657 |
HPNLU, Shimla |
1056 |
2302 |
MPDNLU, Jabalpur |
1314 |
2262 |
DSNLU, Vishakhapatnam |
1002 |
1589 |
TNNLS, Tiruchirapalli |
807 |
1816 |