The CLAT PG Exam was finally conducted on June 19, 2022, from 2 PM to 4 PM after much waiting. Like last year, CLAT PG 2022 was pen and paper-based. A total of 70,277 students registered for CLAT 2021. Out of this, 10,434 students registered for the Postgraduate exam. In this CLAT 2022 PG Exam Analysis, we will go through the section-wise detailed analysis of the paper. Also, we will take a look at the difficulty level of questions, the pattern of the exam and the weightage of topics.
Our CLAT 2022 PG Exam Analysis will include:
- Subject wise division of questions
- Difficulty level of the questions
- CLAT PG 2022 Question Paper with Answers
- CLAT PG 2022 Answer Key
- CLAT PG 2022 Expected Cut off
The CLAT PG Exam consists of 120 questions that need to be answered in 120 minutes. The division of questions (in general) and weightage of sections is as follows:
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Constitutional Law | 60 | 60 |
| Other Law Subjects including Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR and Jurisprudence | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
Difficulty Level of CLAT 2022 PG Exam: An Analysis
The exam in total consisted of 33 pages. Overall, it can be said that the difficulty level of CLAT PG was difficult.
There were 20 legal passages, each containing 6 questions related to the passage. The question paper was based on topics that have been of recent concern for the legal community.
The difficulty level of the paper was difficult. An analysis of the paper highlights the significance of recent judicial decisions in the examination. It was quite surprising to see questions from Company Law, Evidence Act, Tax Laws and Juvenile Justice this time as these topics are generally not tested in the CLAT PG Exam.
The paper was conceptual, testing the legal acumen of the students. Some instances of problem-based questions were also found in the paper.
The majority questions asked were from Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Contracts and International Law. The paper majorly focused on the recent developments with few questions from the static landmark cases. Most of the questions from contract were situation based and easy to attempt. Criminal law questions were based on recent issues like arrest, dowry death etc.
Also, a complete passage from amalgamation of companies is a kind which we generally didn’t expect.
Subject Wise Analysis of CLAT PG Exam 2022
Please note that the bifurcation of these questions has been done in ‘pure’ form. Some passages were in a combination of two subjects like Constitutional Law and Criminal Law/Environment Law etc.
| Subject | Actual Number of Questions | Difficulty Level | Ideal Score |
| Constitutional Law | 28 | Moderately difficult | 20 |
| Jurisprudence | 12 | Moderate | 8 |
| Law of Contract | 14 | Moderate | 9 |
| Family Law | 10 | Moderately difficult | 6 |
| Criminal Law | 24 | Difficult | 16 |
| Company Law/Tax Law | 10 | Difficult | 5 |
| Public International Law | 12 | Difficult | 7 |
| Environmental Law | 10 | Moderate | 6 |
| Overall | 120 | Difficult | 77 |
CLAT PG 2022 Analysis
Passage 1: CrPc & Constitution
- Level – Easy
- Bifurcation: 2 – Constitution; 2- Direct CrPc; 2- Case in the passage
Passage 2: Taxation Law and Contracts
- Level – Moderate to Difficult
- Bifurcation: 2 – Contracts; 4 – Taxation Law
Passage 3: Company Law
- Level- Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6 – Company
Passage 4: Environment Law+ Constitution+ International law
- Level- Easy
- Bifurcation: 1- International Law; 1- Constitution; 4- Environment Law
Passage 5: Jurisprudence
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Jurisprudence
Passage 6: RERA+ Constitution
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Constitution
Passage 7: Contracts
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Contract
Passage 8: Family Law
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 3- HMA; 1- Section 125 CrPC; 1- HAMA
Passage 9: Evidence Act
- Level- Moderate to Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- Evidence
Passage 10: Public International Law
- Level: Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- International Law
Passage 11: Family Law
- Level- Moderate to Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- Family
Passage 12: IPC
- Level- Easy to moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- IPC
Passage 13: Environment Law
- Level- Moderate to Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- Environment Law
Passage 14: Constitution
- Level- Easy to Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Constitution
Passage 15: Juvenile Justice Act
- Level- Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- Juvenile Justice
Passage 16: Indian Contract
- Level- Easy to Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Contract
Passage 17: Jurisprudence
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Jurisprudence
Passage 18: International Law
- Level- Moderate to Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- International Law
Passage 19: Constitution
- Level- Moderate
- Bifurcation: 6- Constitution
Passage 20: Constitution
- Level- Difficult
- Bifurcation: 6- Constitution
OVERALL DIFFICULTY: Difficult
CLAT PG 2022 Expected Cut off
- The expected cut off for Top 3 NLUs is around 65.
- The expected cut off for Top 10 NLUs is 55+.
- And for the remaining NLUs, the cut off expected is 40+.
CLAT PG 2022 Answer Key
The provisional answer key for CLAT 2022 has been released by the Consortium on its website. You can check the same here.
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With inputs from Unnati Goel and Suhaib Salman.