CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Difficulty Level, Ideal Attempts & Expected Cut Off

CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis: The Consortium of National Law Universities has successfully conducted CLAT 2023 on December 18, 2022. Based on the expert analysis, CLAT 2023 Question Paper is rated easy to moderate with the Logical Reasoning & GK sections being the toughest. Sections on English Language and Legal Reasoning were easy to moderate. A score of 85-100 is considered a good attempt in CLAT 2023.Check CLAT 2023 Cut Off

CLAT 2023 Answer Key (provisional) release date is December 18, 2022. Candidates can use the answer key to calculate their expected scores and use Collegedunia’s CLAT 2023 College Predictor to check the list of colleges that they can seek admission to based on the marks obtained in CLAT 2023.

CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis is provided to help students in understanding the type of questions, topic-wise weightage and difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can also check the previous year’s Paper Analysis of CLAT to understand the difficulty level and type of questions asked over the years.

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CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis
CLAT Previous Year Paper Analysis
CLAT Previous Year Papers Takeaways
CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis FAQs

CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis

CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis

CLAT 2023 has been conducted on December 18, 2022, from 2 PM to 4 PM. Check the detailed analysis for each section provided below:

Candidates reported the overall difficulty of CLAT 2023 to be moderate. Most of the students found the paper o be lengthy.
There were no surprise elements and the paper was as expected.
The Current Affairs Section was reported to be tough. Legal Reasoning was the easiest.
The Logical Reasoning Section was also reported to be difficult to attempt.
The Quantitative Ability Section was reported to be easy to moderate. As per experts around 15 minutes might be enough in order to attempt the Quantitative Ability Section.
The English Language section was easy to moderate. The Vocabulary was a bit tough but reading comprehension based questions were easy. However, the passages were a bit lengthy.

Section	Expected Level of Difficulty
English	Easy to moderate
Quantitative Techniques	Moderate
Current Affairs	Difficult
Logical Reasoning	Moderate to Difficult
Legal Reasoning	Easy

CLAT Previous Year Paper Analysis

With the change in CLAT exam pattern, many students were apprehensive about the expected questions and the difficulty level of the examination. To clear all doubts of CLAT aspirants, Collegedunia has prepared an analysis of a few previous years’ papers. Read below to get a clue about how CLAT paper looked like previously.

CLAT 2022 Paper Analysis

The section-wise analysis, the number of questions asked from various sub-topics, and the difficulty level of each sub-topic for CLAT 2022 Question Paper is tabulated below. Students can refer to the detailed analysis while preparing for CLAT 2023.

A detailed section-wise CLAT 2022 Question Paper Analysis is discussed below:

Section	Difficulty Level	No. of Questions	Details
English	Easy but lengthy	6 Comprehensions with 5 questions each i.e. 30 MCQs	5 Comprehension was non-fiction based (from journals, newspapers, etc.) and one was fiction-based comprehension (work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). The questions were straightforward and based on an understanding of comprehension.
Current Affairs & General Knowledge	Difficult	7 Comprehensions with 5 questions each i.e. 35 MCQs	Comprehensions were based on Gandhi Peace Prize, Faith for Right Mechanism, Indo-China disengagement, Chabahar Day/INSTC, Ramsar Sites/World Wetland Day, Covid-19 Vaccines Maitri and World Water Day
Legal Reasoning	Very Difficult	8 Comprehensions with 5 questions each i.e. 40 MCQs	Passages were the Law of Contracts, Hindu Marriage Act, Volenti Non fit Injuria, etc. The section was tricky and fairly difficult for most of the test-takers.
Logical Reasoning	Moderate	6 Comprehensions with 5 questions each i.e. 30 MCQs	3 Comprehensions were based on Covid-19 and one each on the socio-economic status in schools, climate change impact on Asia, and India and its neighbors. Most of the questions were asked on inferences/deductions/conclusions.
Quantitative Techniques	Moderate	15 MCQs	Questions tested candidates’ knowledge and concepts on simplifications, profit, and loss, income and expenditures, percentages, ratios, averages, arithmetics, etc.

CLAT 2020 Paper Analysis

Section	Number of Questions	Number of Passages	Level of Difficulty
English	30	6	Easy
Quantitative Techniques	15	3	Moderate
Current Affair	36	7	Moderate
Logical Reasoning	30	5	Easy
Legal Reasoning	39	8	Moderate

CLAT 2019 Paper Analysis

CLAT Paper Analysis turns out to be a mandate for all law aspirants as it gives a glimpse of how the paper may look like in the upcoming sessions. As for CLAT 2019, the exam was successfully conducted on May 26 in pen-paper (offline) mode. According to the experts, the overall difficulty level of CLAT 2019 was low, though it was lengthy due to several legal reasoning questions. In comparison to the previous year’s paper, several questions in the legal aptitude section were from legal reasoning which made the paper lengthy.

All the sections were easy but time-consuming. Surprisingly, no questions were asked from “Constitution of India” and Legal Knowledge.
In the GK and Current Affairs section, 45-46 questions were from Current Affairs and rest 3-4 questions were static which was related to recent events.
The questions were asked from the events of the past 3-4 months.

Section	Number of Questions	Number of Good Attempts	Level of Difficulty
English	40	35-36	Easy
General Knowledge	50	40-42	Easy-Moderate
Elementary Mathematics	20	12-14	Easy-Moderate
Logical Reasoning	40	34-35	Easy
Legal Aptitude	50	40-42	Easy-Moderate
Total	200	170-174	Easy

CLAT 2019- Section-wise analysis

Below given is the section- wise analysis for CLAT 2019:

English Language

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	10	Easy
Foreign Words	5	Medium
Idioms	5	Easy
Mis-spelt Words	5	Easy to Medium
Para Jumbles	5	Easy
Sentence Correction	10	Easy

General Knowledge & Current Affairs

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
National	7	Easy
International	7	Easy to Medium
Science and Technology	7	Easy to Medium
Economic Development	7	Easy to Medium
Sports	2	Easy
Awards and Honours	6	Easy
Science & Technology	2	Easy to Medium
Misc. GK	4	Easy to Medium
Books and Authors	3	Easy
Polity	2	Easy
History	1	Easy
Geographical Indicators	2	Easy
Total	50	Easy

Elementary Mathematics

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
SI/CI	2	Easy
Percentages, Profit & Loss	3	Easy to Medium
Ratio, Mixtures, Allegations	2	Easy to Medium
TSD, Time & Work	5	Easy to Medium
Algebra	2	Easy
Number System	1	Easy
Mensuration	1	Easy
Clocks	1	Medium
Calendars	2	Easy to Medium
Venn Diagrams	1	Easy
Total	20	Easy

Logical Reasoning

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Arrangements	14	Easy
Blood Relations	1	Easy
Coding-Decoding	2	Easy
Number Series	4	Easy
Alpha-numeric series	2	Series
Alphabet series	1	Series
Directions	1	Easy
Odd one Out	4	Easy
Analogies	3	Easy
Syllogisms	5	Easy
Connectives	3	Easy
Total	40	Easy

Legal Aptitude

Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Contracts	18	Easy to Medium
Criminal Law	11	Easy to Medium
Torts	12	Easy to Medium
Miscellaneous	9	Easy to Medium
Total	50	Easy to Medium

CLAT 2018 Paper Analysis

The law entrance examination had 200 questions spread across five sections – Legal Aptitude, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, English, and Elementary Mathematics. Each question had a weightage of one mark, and a negative marking of one-fourth marks was applicable for each incorrect answer.

Legal Aptitude

As per the experts, this was the easiest section.
It had close to 35 legal reasoning questions which were simple and direct.
There were a few questions on Legal Knowledge mostly based on the Constitution.
It had 8-10 Legal GK questions, including static LGK questions.
A score of around 36-37 can be considered as a safe score for this section.

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

The questions were on predictable lines, i.e. questions were from Current Affairs.
Static GK questions (15 questions) dominated this section.
A few questions based on events in early 2018 where asked.
As the questions were straightforward, the difficulty level of the section was quite easy.

Logical Reasoning

This section had tricky questions, especially the 3 puzzles that were asked.
Questions were based on Blood relations, Coding & Decoding, Syllogisms, etc.
It was a relatively lengthy but easy section.

English

Another predictable section has one reading comprehension with 10 questions.
Different question types were vocabulary (5 Ques.), sentence correction (5 Ques.), and short paragraphs with one question each (4 – 6 Ques.).
This section can be considered the most scoring section out of the lot.

Elementary Mathematics

This section was the most difficult and time-consuming one out of all the sections.
The section was dominated by time and work, speed distance, and time questions.
Even good students did not have a serious attempt above 10-12.

Tabulated below is the section-wise breakup of CLAT 2018 (LLB Program) –

Section	No. of Questions	Good attempts	Score (with 85 % accuracy)
Legal Aptitude	50	40-42	33-35
GK & Current affairs	50	32-33	26-27
Logical Reasoning	40	30-32	25-26
English	40	30-32	26-27
Elementary Mathematics	20	10-11	8-9

CLAT 2017 Paper Analysis

The national-level law entrance examination was conducted for UG and PG Programs on the same day and time. The level and type of questions were different.

Legal Aptitude

The questions were easy to moderate. Out of 50 questions, 35 questions were based on Principle Facts and 15 were Legal GK questions. The majority of students stated that the legal reasoning section was quite easy.

The legal reasoning section was dominated by contract law, and criminal law followed by constitutional law and torts questions. Surprisingly, there were no questions from Intellectual Property, Family Law, or International law. In all, the section was from easy to moderate level.

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Current affairs dominated the section. Unlike previous years, questions on history and static areas were completely missing. More questions were testing a candidate’s knowledge of Personalities, Economy, and International Organizations formed a good part of the section.

Logical Reasoning

The difficulty level of this section was low. Questions were majorly from Arrangements, Directions, Blood Relations, Series, and Syllogisms. Verbal Reasoning had 12 questions based on analogy, vocabulary, odd one-out, and syllogisms. Questions on topics such as Statement Argument, Statement-Assumption were only one or two in number.

English

As per the analysis, the section was a bit lengthy and the reading comprehension was quite tricky. Again, the section was considered to be the most predictable one. Fill in the blanks, sentence correction, spelling correction, and error detection questions dominated the section. The reading comprehension was lengthy (800 words) and tricky. There were no vocabulary-based questions.

Elementary Mathematics

This section was the most difficult and time-consuming one out of all the sections. The section was dominated by time and work, speed distance and time questions. There were no questions from the geometry section.

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Tabulated below is the section-wise breakup of CLAT 2017 (LLB Program) –

Section	No. of Questions	Good attempts	Score (with 85 % accuracy)
Legal Aptitude	50	39-40	34-35
GK & Current affairs	50	30-32	26-27
Logical Reasoning	40	34-35	30-31
English	40	35-36	31-32
Elementary Mathematics	20	10-11	9-10

CLAT 2016 Paper Analysis

RGNLU Patiala conducted CLAT 2016 on May 8, 2016. As per the paper analysis, it was considered as the easiest Common Law Admission Test ever. The experts said the paper looked like CLAT 2014 conducted by GNLU.

Tabulated below is the section-wise breakup of CLAT 2016 (LLB Program) –

Section	No. of Questions	Good attempts	Score	Level of Difficulty
Legal Aptitude	50	42-44	40+	Easy to Moderate
GK & Current affairs	50	43-45	40+	Moderate
Logical Reasoning	40	34-35	30-33	Easy to Moderate
English	40	36-38	33-36	Easy
Elementary Mathematics	20	10-12	9-10	Moderate

CLAT Previous Year Papers Takeaways

Time management and accuracy are essential when it to comes to solving CLAT papers. Candidates must plan and strategize the sections and practice immensely to avoid running out of time during the exam.
Keep in mind that there is no sectional time limit. SO aim for the sections which you are good at or are easier before solving the harder sections.
It helps to know the exam pattern and syllabus of CLAT to solve the questions without any surprises.
Candidates must also familiarize themselves with the range of questions from each section. There s no fixed number of questions from either section.
Work on your reading speed and practice reading every day in a way that you do not miss out on any important information while reading long passages.
GK questions are asked from recent events. DO not miss our on these while preparing.
CLAT questions are not consistent in difficulty. While some questions are easy, others are difficult.
Number Systems, Algebra, and Geometry are the most popular topics from Quant Techniques. Probability, Permutation, and Combination are not that important.
Visual and pictorial questions are common in the quant section and candidates must familiarize themselves with the same.

Frequently Asked Questions

CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis FAQs

Ques. Which is the most important section for CLAT Papers?

Ans. The most important section for CLAT 2023 is the legal reasoning section. This section carries the most weight and is considered scoring.

Ques. How to start preparing for CLAT 2023?

Ans. To start preparing for CLAT 2023, tackle the individual questions from each topic first. Then, you can try solving the sample papers.

Ques. What is the best way to improve speed for CLAT 2023?

Ans. The best way to improve speed for CLAT 2023 is to have plenty of practice in examination conditions. Put a timer and prioritize the questions you know you can solve easily.

Ques. How to use the CLAT Paper Analysis?

Ans. Using the CLAT Paper Analysis you can understand how to approach the preparation for CLAT. Understand the pattern of questions that comes for each year and approach preparation that way.

Ques. What is the level of questions asked in CLAT?

Ans. As for CLAT UG, the questions asked will be from the 12th standard. The Quantitative Techniques section will be from the 10th standard level. Whereas CLAT PG will be of Undergraduate level(LLB).

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Difficulty Level, Ideal Attempts & Expected Cut Off

CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis

CLAT Previous Year Paper Analysis

CLAT 2022 Paper Analysis

CLAT 2020 Paper Analysis