CLAT 2025: Provisional Answer Key (Out), Final Answer Key, Cutoff, Result, Counselling Process

CLAT 2025: Provisional Answer Key (Out), Final Answer Key, Cutoff, Result, Counselling Process

Aparajita Debnath

CLAT: About Exam

CLAT 2025 results are out now on the official website. You can check your result by logging in to your registered account. The exam was scheduled for December 1, 2024. The Consortium of National Law Universities released the final answer key on December 9, 2024. The CLAT 2025 counselling process has also started on December 11, 2024 and will continue till December 20, 2024. The first allotment will be declared on December 26, 2024.  

The Consortium of NLUs conducts the CLAT exam every year for admission to Law courses. This exam facilitates admission to UG and PG courses at NLUs. The CLAT scores are accepted by top NLUs, such as NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal, NLU Jodhpur, and others. 

CLAT 2025 Overview

CLAT 2025 Highlights 

Here are the key highlights of the CLAT 2025 exam: 

Particulars 

Details 

Exam Name 

CLAT 

Full Form 

Common-Law Admission Test 

Conducting Body 

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) 

Exam Level 

National 

Exam Mode 

Offline (Pen and Paper Mode) 

Exam Duration 

2 Hours 

Courses Offered 

CLAT UG: BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB 

CLAT PG: Master of Law 

Accepting Colleges 

24 Participating NLUs and 61 private law college 

Official Website 

consortiumofnlus.ac.in 

Helpdesk Number 

Call At: 08047162020 

Email At: clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in 

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates 

The Consortium of NLUs has declared the CLAT 2025 exam dates. The table below shows the important dates for the CLAT 2025: 

Important Events 

CLAT 2025 Exam Dates 

CLAT 2025 Exam Date 

December 01, 2024 

CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key 

December 02, 2024 

Inviting Objections to the Question Paper & Provisional Answer Key 

December 02 – 03, 2024 

CLAT 2025 Final Answer Key 

December 07, 2024 

CLAT 2025 Result 

December 07, 2024 

Registration for Admission Counselling 

December 09 – 20, 2024 

CLAT 2025 First Allotment List 

December 26, 2024 

Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze/Float options 

December 26 – January 04, 2025 

CLAT 2025 Second Allotment List 

January 10, 2025 

Payment Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options 

January 10 – 16, 2025 

CLAT 2025 Third Allotment List 

January 24, 2025 

Payment Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options 

January 24 – 30, 2025 

Payment of University Fee for the candidates selected the Freeze Option 

May 14, 2025 

CLAT 2025 Fourth Allotment List 

May 20, 2025 

Payment of Confirmation Fee for Freeze/Float options after Fourth Allotment 

May 20 – 24, 2025 

CLAT 2025 Answer Key 

Here is the download link for the CLAT provisional answer key: 

CLAT 2025 Answer Key 

CLAT 2025 Provisional Answer 

Download Link 

CLAT 2025 Result 

You can check your scorecard by logging into your CLAT login account. You will be ranked based on your CLAT 2025 scores and allotted seats through the counselling process. You will be able to download the CLAT 2025 result, by following these steps below: 

  • Visit the official CLAT website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2025. 
  • Login to your applicant account with your registered mobile number and password. 
  • Click on the CLAT result link 
  • The CLAT exam result will appear on your screen 
  • Download and save the result on your device. 

 

CLAT 2025 Accepting Top Colleges 

The table below shows some top colleges in India that accept the CLAT 2025 score: 

NIRF 2024 Ranking 

CLAT Accepting Colleges 

National Law School of India University, Bangalore 

Nalsar University of Law 

NLU Kolkata (NUJS) - The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences 

GNLU Gandhinagar (NLU) – Gujarat National Law University 

SOA University – Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan 

17 

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 

19 

LPU - Lovely Professional University 

20 

NLU Lucknow RMLNLU) - Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University 

21 

NLIU Bhopal - National Law Institute University 

22 

NLU Ranchi - National University of Study and Research in Law 

24 

NLU Patiala - The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law 

26 

NLU Odisha (NLUO) – National Law University 

27 

NLU Assam (NLUJAA) – National Law University and Judicial Academy 

31 

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai 

31 

CNLU Patna – Chanakya National Law University 

34 

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur 

38 

NLU Kochi (NUALS) – The National University of Advanced Legal Studies 

39 

NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) – Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University 

CLAT 2025 Cutoff 

Here are the expected CLAT 2025 cutoff marks for all the NLUs throughout India: 

NLU 

General 

OBC 

SC 

ST 

EWS 

PwD 

NLSIU Bangalore 

98 

95 

90 

86 

96 

80 

NALSAR Hyderabad 

96 

93 

86 

82 

94 

78 

WBNUJS Kolkata 

94 

90 

84 

80 

92 

78 

NLIU Bhopal 

91 

88 

82 

78 

89 

70 

NLU Jodhpur 

92 

89 

81 

76 

90 

76 

HNLU Raipur 

87 

83 

74 

70 

85 

65 

GNLU Gandhinagar 

90 

84 

76 

72 

86 

60 

RMLNLU Lucknow 

87 

84 

76 

72 

85 

55 

RGNUL Punjab 

89 

83 

72 

68 

84 

56 

CNLU Patna 

85 

82 

70 

66 

83 

52 

NLU Odisha 

84 

81 

68 

64 

82 

50 

NLUJAA Assam 

80 

78 

65 

60 

79 

48 

DSNLU Vizag 

79 

76 

63 

59 

78 

45 

TNNLU Trichy 

81 

79 

64 

61 

80 

47 

CLAT 2025 Counselling Process 

The CLAT 2025 counselling process will start once the result is released. The CLAT counselling process involves these following steps: 

  • CLAT 2025 Result Release: The Consortium of NLUs first releases the CLAT result on their official website. 
  • CLAT 2025 Counselling Registration: If you have a valid score, then register for the CLAT 2025 counselling process. To register for the counselling process, you must login to your account and pay the registration fees. You are also required to submit your NLU preference list after the result is declared. 
  • CLAT 2025 Allotment List Publish: After the registration, the authority will release the NLU-wise CLAT allotment list with the details of shortlisted candidates. 
  • Exercising Freeze/Float/ Exit: Shortlisted candidates must select one among the freeze, float, and exit options. Candidates who are satisfied with their seat allotment will select the freeze option. If they are not satisfied and want to be considered for further admission process, then they will select the float option. If candidates who wish to exit from the counselling process will select the exit option. Candidates who will not select any of these options will be considered exited from the counselling process. 
  • Payment of Confirmation Fee: The candidates who have selected the freeze, have to pay the confirmation fee of INR 20,000/-. This fee amount will be adjusted to the balance of university fees to be paid at the time of admission. 
  • Payment of University Fee: The candidates have to pay the university fees within the given date and complete the seat allotment. 
  • Reporting & Document Verification: Candidates have to report to the allotted institute and complete their document verification, along with other formalities. 

 

CLAT 2025 Admit Card 

The CLAT 2025 admit card was already released on November 15, 2024. You can download your CLAT hall ticket until December 1, 2024, from the official website. Download the CLAT admit card by following these steps: 

  • Go to the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2025. 
  • Then, login to your account by entering your mobile number and password. 
  • From there, download the admit card and make sure to cross-check all the details. 

 

CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern 

The Consortium of NLUs released the CLAT 2025 exam pattern on the official website. The detailed CLAT 2025 exam pattern for the UG program and PG program is discussed below: 

Category 

UG Program 

PG Program 

Exam Duration 

2 Hours 

2 Hours 

Mode of Exam 

Offline 

Offline 

Type of Questions 

Objective-type, passage-based questions 

Objective-type, passage-based questions 

No. of Questions 

120 

120 

Sections 

  1. English Language 
  2. Current Affairs & GK 
  3. Legal Reasoning 
  4. Logical Reasoning 
  5. Quantitative Techniques 
  1. Constitutional Law 
  2. Other Law Subjects, such as Contract, Criminal Law, Torts, International Law, Environmental Law, Tax Law, Labour & Industrial Law 

Total Marks 

120 Marks 

120 Marks 

CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme 

The CLAT 2025 marking scheme is the same for both UG and PG courses.  

CLAT 2025 Marking Scheme 

Correct Answer 

+1 mark for every correct answer 

Incorrect Answer 

-0.25 marks for every incorrect answer 

CLAT 2025 Syllabus 

Here are the important topics of the CLAT 2025 syllabus

Sections 

Topics 

English Language 

Grammer, Word Meanings, Comprehension Passages, Correct/Incorrect Sentences 

Current Affairs, including GK 

Current Affairs include national and international importance, new appointments, sports, awards, honours, etc. 

Static GK includes the geography, history, politics, environment, etc. 

Legal Reasoning 

Study of law, Problem-solving ability, Research Aptitude, Questions based on hypothetical situations, Important court decisions, etc. 

Logical Reasoning 

Logical and Analogical reasoning skills 

Quantitative Techniques 

Algebra, profit & loss, time & work, average, mensuration , speed & distance, permutation combination, Venn diagrams, statistical estimation, etc. 

Here are the important topics for the CLAT 2025 PG exam syllabus: 

Section 

Important Topics 

 

Objective Section 

Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law, etc. 

CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips 

While preparing for the CLAT 2025 exam, this advice you should keep in mind: 

  • Should have a proper section-wise CLAT preparation strategy 
  • Check the CLAT exam syllabus carefully 
  • Pick the best study material for CLAT 
  • Should have time management skills and accuracy 
  • Solve mock tests, sample papers, and previous year’s questions as much as possible 

 

CLAT 2025 Mock Test 

The Consortium of NLUs released the CLAT 2025 mock tests for UG and PG exams. They shared the links to online mock tests on their official website. If you are a registered candidate, then you can check the same on the official website. 

 

CLAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria 

The table below describes the CLAT 2025 eligibility criteria

Criteria 

CLAT 2025 Eligibility for UG Program 

CLAT 2025 Eligibility for PG Program 

Educational Qualification 

Must have passed class 12 examination. 

Must have completed a 5-year integrated or 3-year LLB course. 

Age Limit 

No age limit criteria 

No age limit criteria 

Minimum Marks 

45% marks for General 

40% marks for SC/ST 

50% marks for General 

45% marks for SC/ST 

Number of Attempts 

No limit 

No limit 

CLAT 2025 Registration Process 

For the CLAT 2025 registration, follow these steps: 

Step 1: Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2025. You could register by providing your name, mobile number, email, etc. 

Step 2: Login to the applicant account and fill out the application form. 

Step 3: Make sure to pay the CLAT 2025 application fee in online mode. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

FAQ - CLAT

Ans: You can compare the CLAT 2025 answer key with the answers and then refer to the marking scheme to calculate the marks. 

Ans: You can download the CLAT 2025 answer key from the official website, by clicking on the answer key link. 

Ans: The Consortium of NLUs first releases the provisional answer key, which contains certain question answers. The provisional answer keys are revised later on at the time of the release of the final answer key. 

Ans: After the exam, you must register for the CLAT counselling process by paying the registration fee. The seat allotment will be done based on your CLAT rank and NLU preferences. 

Ans: You can check the CLAT 2025 cutoff through the official website under the notification section. There are no specific details required to check your CLAT 2025 cutoff. 

Ans: The CLAT 2025 cutoff score is not the same for all the NLUs. The cutoff score at NLSU Bengaluru is generally higher as compared to their institutes. 

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