CLAT 2026 Exam Analysis [Live CLAT 2026 Analysis] Check Answer Key & Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off.

“IMS get.set.law presents a real-time CLAT 2026 analysis based on student feedback and expert review. This includes section- difficulty, expected cutoffs, answerkey and section-wise breakdowns. The CLAT 2026 will be held on 7th December 2025 from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm in offline mode carried out at about 139 testing locations spread throughout 23 Indian states and 2 union territories.

The CLAT 2026 exam consisted of 120 questions and the questions were divided into five sections: English, Current Affairs (including General Knowledge), Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every incorrect answer, and each correct answer will get +1 marks.

Overall CLAT 2026: Highlights

Section	No. of Questions	Number of Passages	Ideal Attempts	Level of Difficulty
English Language	24	5	22	Easy- Moderate
Current Affairs, including General Knowledge	28	5	26	Easy
Legal Reasoning	30	5	28	Easy
Logical Reasoning	26	4	16	Moderate
Quantitative Techniques	12	2	7	Moderate

Overall CLAT exam analysis 2026 – Highlights

Following are the key highlights of CLAT 2026

Overall the exam was easy except the logical reasoning section which came as a surprise.
All the questions in the Logical reasoning section were Analytical reasoning based. Passages were not lengthy and could be easily comprehended
The current affairs were extremely easy and answers were in the passage itself.
100+ attempts to be considered as good attempts and surely will take the cut off for tier 1 NLUs very high.

CLAT exam analysis 2026 – Sectional analysis

CLAT has 5 sections, each one designed to test specific skills relevant to graduate law study. Let’s take a look at our CLAT exam analysis for each section.

1. English:

English Language
2026		2025		2024
No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty
24	2 passage – easy 3 passage – easy to moderate	24	Easy	24	Easy

CLAT English Language Analysis 2026 – Highlights

All the passages were easy to read and comprehend.
Most of the questions were inference based but easy some questions had close options
If you would have been an avid reader it would have helped
Good Attempt – 22; Good Score: 21-22 .

2. Logical Reasoning:

Logical Reasoning
2026		2025		2024
No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty
26	2 passages easy 1 – moderate 1 – difficult	24	Easy to Moderate	24	Easy to Moderate

CLAT Logical Reasoning Analysis 2026 – Highlights

All the passages were from Analytical Reasoning.
One passage was based on a tournament which was difficult.
One passage was based on case analysis.
The renaming questions were easy and straightforward.
Good Attempt – 18 – 20; Good Score: 16 – 18

3. Legal Reasoning:

Legal Reasoning
2026		2025		2024
No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty
30	Easy Passages – 5 Moderate Passages – 1	32	Easy Passages – 5 Moderate Passages – 1	32	Easy Passages – 4 Moderate Passages – 1

CLAT Legal Reasoning Analysis 2026 – Highlights

Overall easy paper.
The length of the passages were moderate
Ideal attempts – 28+
Extra knowledge was needed
Few options were based on your understanding of the passage

4. General Knowledge (GK):

Current Affairs (Including General Knowledge)
2026		2025		2024
No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty
28	Easy Passages – 3 Moderate Passages – 2	35	Easy Passages – 5 Moderate Passages – 0	28	Easy Passages – 4 Moderate Passages – 1

CLAT Current Affairs Analysis 2026 – Highlights

The overall section was easy.
Out of 5 passages 3 were predictable and the other 2 passages though not predictable but were easy
The questions asked were such that they could be answered via reading the passage.

5. Quantitative Techniques (QT):

Quantitative Techniques
2026		2025		2024
No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty	No. of Questions	Level of Difficulty
12	Moderate – 2	12	Easy	12	Easy

CLAT Quantitative Techniques Analysis 2026 – Highlights

The first set was lengthy and when it came to questions, solving was calculation oriented.
The second set was very easy and less calculation oriented .
Questions in both these sets were based on only percentage.
Good Score would be 7

CLAT exam analysis 2026– Expected cutoff scores and ranks

NLU Tiers	CLAT cutoff 2026 (Expected score)	CLAT cutoff 2026 (Expected Closing Rank)
Top-tier NLUs	90 and above	1-500
Tier 2 NLUs	78-89	501-1200
New NLUs	Below 60	Above 3200

Conclusion

The CLAT exam analysis 2026 is based on expert reviews done by our mentors. The expected cutoffs are subjective and will continue to be evaluated as further data pours in. What cannot be doubted is that the paper was considerably easy, and the CLAT cutoffs will continue to climb higher as thousands of students vie for a few hundred seats.

FAQs

What is the overall difficulty level of CLAT 2026?

Overall the exam was easy except the logical reasoning section which came as a surprise.
All the questions in the Logical reasoning section were Analytical reasoning based, which would decrease the overall scores of the students.

Is CLAT 2026 tougher than CLAT 2025?

Yes. Overall, CLAT 2026 was tougher compared to CLAT 2025. The difficulty spiked mainly due to unexpected Analytical Reasoning–based questions in the Logical Reasoning section and the presence of Legal GK–oriented questions in Legal Reasoning. Additionally, the Quantitative Techniques section was more time-consuming, with lengthy calculations that reduced overall attempts for many students.

Answer Key 2026

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