In the recent
press release on December 7, the CLAT Consortium had stated the CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key for both UG and PG will be released on December 10, 2025 at 5 PM.
The overall difficulty was moderate, very similar to the pattern seen in the past two years. English, GK and Legal Reasoning were comfortable for well-prepared aspirants because the passages followed familiar themes and the questions were mostly direct.
The major talking point this year was the heavy weightage of Arithmetical Reasoning in Logical Reasoning, which made that section more time consuming than expected.
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Section Wise CLAT 2026 Analysis
English Language
The English section stayed within an easy to moderate range. Passages centered around contemporary themes such as public policy, social issues, environment and behavioural studies. Vocabulary demanded contextual understanding instead of rare words. The main challenge was interpreting tone and author perspective. Students who regularly practiced reading comprehension performed well.
| Parameter | Details |
| Number of Questions | 24 |
| Difficulty | Easy to Moderate |
| Good Score | Around 20 |
| Good Attempt | 16 to 18 |
Current Affairs and GK
GK continued to be the most scoring section. Most questions revolved around recent national and international developments. Students who kept track of monthly current affairs found the section straightforward. Topics likely covered included Operation Sindoor, developments in Nepal, G20 and SCO summits and major constitutional discussions in news.
| Parameter | Details |
| Number of Questions | 28 |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Good Score | Around 25 |
| Good Attempt | 23 to 24 |
Legal Reasoning
CLAT 2026 maintained its focus on comprehension based legal reasoning rather than testing deep prior knowledge. Passages touched upon constitutional rights, basic tort principles and everyday legal conflicts. While the passages were slightly longer, the structure was predictable. Accuracy depended on identifying the precise legal principle and applying it without personal bias.
| Parameter | Details |
| Number of Questions | 30 |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Good Score | Around 28 |
| Good Attempt | 24 to 26 |
Logical Reasoning
Logical Reasoning was the trickiest section this year. Many students felt the arguments were longer and layered. Strengthen, weaken, assumption, inference and conclusion based questions formed the majority. Time management was crucial. Eliminating extreme or emotionally attractive options helped boost accuracy.
| Parameter | Details |
| Number of Questions | 26 |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Good Score | Around 20 |
| Good Attempt | 16 to 18 |
Quantitative Techniques
QT featured a mix of arithmetic and DI sets. The difficulty level stayed moderate and the section required two or three step calculations. No major pattern change compared to CLAT 2025. Students with strong basics found it solvable while others experienced time pressure.
| Parameter | Details |
| Number of Questions | 12 |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Good Score | Around 10 |
| Good Attempt | 6 to 8 |
Read Detailed Analysis of CLAT UG 2026 Here!
CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key
Per
this press release, the CLAT Consortium has stated the provisional answer key will be released on December 10, 2024 at 5 PM and the portal to file objections against the questions and provisional answers will remain open from December 10, 5 PM to December 12, 5 PM.
Steps to Download the CLAT 2026 Answer Key
- Visit the official website of the NLU Consortium: consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Navigate to the CLAT 2026 section.
- Check the notifications for the Answer Key and Master Question Paper.
- Click on the provided link to download the answer key PDF.
Click here to download the CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key
How to file objections against the Questions or Answer Key of CLAT 2026?
- You can file the objections (if any) at the CLAT Consortium website between 5PM on December 10 to 5 PM on December 12, 2025.
- Objections received over email, support tickets on the website or phone calls will not be entertained.
- A fee of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only) is to be paid for each objection. If the objection is found to be valid and sustained, the said fee will be remitted to the same account from which it was paid.
- No requests for deposit of the amount in any other account will be entertained.
- No objection will be entertained without payment of the prescribed fee.
How to calculate the total marks obtained in CLAT 2026?
- Add 1 mark for all the correct answers and deduct 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
- Don’t add or deduct anything for unanswered questions.
- Add total number of marks obtained from correct answers, multiply the number of wrong answers with 0.25 and then deduct it from the total marks obtained.
Click here to download the CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key