CLAT 2023 Question Paper Format Released: Subjects & Weightage

Updated On: March 02, 2023 05:36 PM

CLAT 2023 exam will be held in five sections, Legal Aptitude, Mathematics, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, English Language and Logical Reasoning. Check the section wise paper pattern here.

The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) set the CLAT 2023 exam pattern. As per the paper pattern of the CLAT 2023 exam, the exam will be conducted in offline mode. The type of questions will be objective-based. The total duration of time of the CLAT 2023 exam will be 120 minutes. The candidates have to answer a total of 150 questions with 200 marks. The authority will schedule the CLAT exam 2023 on December 23, 2022 .

CLAT 2023 Marking Scheme

The candidates can check the CLAT 2023 marking scheme here in the following section.

For every correct answer: +1
For every incorrect answer: -0.25
Unattempted answer: No deduction will be there

CLAT 2023 Question Paper Pattern

CLAT 2023 exam will be held in five sections, Legal Aptitude, Mathematics, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, English Language and Logical Reasoning. Check the section-wise weightage here in the given table.

Subject/topics	The total number of questions	Percentage weightage
English Language	28-32 questions	20%
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge	35-39 questions	25%
Legal Reasoning	35-39 questions	25%
Logical Reasoning	28-32 questions	20%
Quantitative Techniques	13-17 questions	10%

CLAT 2023 Exam Pattern Analysis

Check the detailed subject-wise exam pattern analysis in the following section.

English: The candidates will have to write comprehension passages of 450 words each, from contemporary or historically significant, fiction and non-fiction writing
Logical Reasoning: This section will comprise a series of short passages of around 300 words each. The candidates can identify the patterns, logic and arguments and answer accordingly
Quantitative Techniques: In this section, the candidates will comprise the set of questions from graphs, propositions, pictorial, diagrammatic representations of numerical information, textual representations etc
Legal Reasoning: The candidates will have to read passages of approx 450 words each. The passages will be related to the fact situations or scenarios including legal matters, public policy questions or the moral philosophical enquiries
Current Affairs including the General Knowledge: Here, in this section, the candidates will have to answer the questions related to passages of up to 450 words. The passages will be derived from journalistic sources, news and other non-fiction writing

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FAQs

What are the participating colleges of CLAT 2023?

The participating colleges of CLAT 2023 are as follows:

NLU Jodhpur
NLSIU Bangalore
NLU Dwarka
NALSAR Hyderabad
NLIU Bhopal
GNLU Gandhinagar
WBNUJS Kolkata
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
NUALS Kochi
NLU Odisha

What is the exam analysis of CLAT 2023?

The exam analysis of the CLAT 2023 is as follows:

The CLAT 2023 paper was extensive.
The estimated average number of successful attempts can be around 80-82.
According to a few students, the questions' difficulty level was moderate.
The GK component of the exam was challenging.
The logical component was moderately difficult.
The legal section of the CLAT 2023 was straightforward.
Overall the paper was long and time consuming particularly the English section which required much reading.
The CLAT 2023 was as predicted, with no unexpected surprises.
More students struggled with GK and Current Affairs questions.
The vocabulary in the English portion was difficult but the comprehensive questions were simple.

What is the marking scheme for the CLAT 2023?

The marking scheme for the CLAT 2023 is given below:

+1 is awarded for every correct answer.
-0.25 is awarded for every incorrect answer.
0 marks for every unattempted question.

What is the CLAT 2023 exam pattern?

The exam pattern of the CLAT 2023 is as follows:

Passage-based questions: Except for the Quantitative Technique section, the remainder of the four sections will include passage-based questions. The English, Current Affairs, and Logical Reasoning sections will include 450-word passages. The Logical Reasoning section will have short passages of about 350 words. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions.
Quantitative Techniques section: The section will include short sets of facts, propositions, graphs, pictorial representation, etc. The candidate has to derive answers from such passages, representations, etc.
Total questions and marks: The CLAT UG exam will contain 150 multiple-choice questions; each question will carry 1 mark. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for an incorrect answer.
Exam difficulty level: The difficulty of CLAT exam 2022 will be of Class 12. Questions asked in Quantitative Techniques are of Class 10 difficulty level.
Skills to be evaluated: The CLAT UG question paper will test the comprehension and reasoning skills of candidates. So, rote learning won't cut the ice.

What is the question paper format of CLAT PG 2023 exam?

The question paper format of CLAT PG 2023 exam is as follows:

Subject	No. of Questions in CLAT PG 2020	No. of Questions in CLAT PG 2021	No. of Questions in CLAT PG 2022	No. of Questions in CLAT PG 2023
Constitutional Law	50	36	28	60
Jurisprudence	20	6	12	10
Administrative Law	10	0	0	10
Family Law	10	12	10	10
Law of Contracts	0	18	14	10
International Law	10	18	12	5
Criminal Law	10	24	24	5
Labour Law	10	0	10	5
Environmental Law	0	18	10	5

What is the question paper format of CLAT UG 2023 exam?

The question paper format of CLAT UG 2023 exam is as follows:

Topics	No. of Questions in CLAT UG 2020	No. of Questions in CLAT UG 2021	No. of Questions in CLAT UG 2022	No. of Questions in CLAT UG 2023
English	30	30	30	30
Current Affairs & G.K	36	35	35	35
Logical Reasoning	30	30	30	30
Legal Reasoning	39	40	40	40
Quantitative Techniques	15	15	15	15

What is the CLAT PG 2023 subject-wise weightage?

The CLAT PG 2023 subject-wise weightage is given below:

Subject	No. of MCQ Questions	Marks
Constitutional Law	60	60
Other law subjects including Criminal Law, International Law, Law of Torts, Contract Law, Jurisprudence and IPR	60	60
Total	120	120

What is the CLAT UG 2023 subject-wise weightage?

The CLAT UG 2023 subject-wise weightage is given below:

Subject	No. of Questions	Percentage Weightage
English	28-32	20%
Current Affairs and General Knowledge	35-39	25%
Logical Reasoning	28-32	20%
Legal Reasoning	35-39	25%
Quantitative Techniques	13-17	10%