CLAT previous year question papers from 2015 to 2026 are free here, with the UG and PG (LLM) paper for every year: answers are inside the papers for 2015 to 2018, 2020 and 2021, and the Consortium’s answer keys are separate PDFs for 2022 to 2026. The UG paper now has 120 passage-based questions for 120 marks in 2 hours, so CLAT 2024, 2025 and 2026 are the closest match to CLAT 2027 on 6 December 2026.
CLAT Previous Year Question Papers
Pick a year to get both the UG and PG (LLM) papers from that sitting, with the keys where available.
2 papers
CLAT Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | Answer key | Pattern that year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAT 2026 | 2 papers | Yes | UG 120 Q · 120 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2025 | 2 papers | Yes | UG 120 Q · 120 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2024 | 2 papers | Yes | UG 120 Q · 120 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2023 | 2 papers | Yes | UG 150 Q · 150 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2022 | 2 papers | Yes | UG 150 Q · 150 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2021 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 150 Q · 150 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2020 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 150 Q · 150 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2019 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 200 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2018 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 200 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2017 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 200 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2016 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 200 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | View papers |
| CLAT 2015 | 2 papers | Not available | UG 200 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | View papers |
CLAT Question Papers by Subject
paper on the page 2019 paper not available · squares run 2015 → 2019
CLAT Paper at a Glance
| Questions | 120 MCQs in the UG paper (CLAT 2024 onwards); the PG (LLM) paper also has 120 |
|---|---|
| Marks and time | 120 marks, 2 hours (2:00 to 4:00 PM), offline on an OMR sheet |
| Marking | +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong one, 0 if left blank |
| UG sections | English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude (as named in the 2026 booklet) |
| Papers on this page | 2015 to 2026: 24 UG and PG papers, plus 10 answer keys for 2022 to 2026 |
| Next exam | CLAT 2027: 6 December 2026, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Application open, 3 August to 7 November 2026 |
How the CLAT UG Paper Changed (2015–2026)
- 2015 to 2019: 200 one-mark questions in 2 hours, with Legal Aptitude and stand-alone GK questions. 2015 to 2018 were online; 2019 was pen and paper.
- 2020 to 2023: the comprehension-based pattern began, with 150 questions built on passages, and Legal Aptitude became Legal Reasoning.
- 2024 onwards: the paper was cut to 120 questions in the same 2 hours, so each question gets a full minute, including reading time.
- Exam month: from CLAT 2023 (held on 18 December 2022) CLAT moved to December of the year before admission, which is why CLAT 2026 was held on 7 December 2025.
What a CLAT Paper Looks Like
The CLAT 2026 UG Set A booklet from 7 December 2025 has 120 multiple-choice questions for 120 marks in 2 hours, across 40 pages. Its cover says every right answer gets 1 mark, every wrong answer loses 0.25 mark and unanswered questions lose nothing. Each section is a set of passages, about 200 to 250 words each, with questions under them, in the order below.
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 1–24 (24) | 24 |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 25–52 (28) | 28 |
| Legal Reasoning | 53–82 (30) | 30 |
| Logical Reasoning | 83–108 (26) | 26 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 109–120 (12) | 12 |
Most CLAT questions need their passage, but some Current Affairs questions can be answered on their own. These four are from CLAT 2026 UG, Set A.
Q1. Who was the first Indian to earn the title of chess Grandmaster?
- D. Gukesh
- Praveen Thipsay
- Dibyendu Barua
- Vishwanathan Anand
Answer: (4) Vishwanathan Anand
CLAT 2026 UG Set A, Q31 · Consortium answer key
Q2. Which amongst the following is not a SAARC Nation?
- Afghanistan
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Bangladesh
Answer: (3) Mauritius
CLAT 2026 UG Set A, Q37 · Consortium answer key
Q3. The Indus Water Treaty signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan was facilitated by:
- The United Nations General Assembly
- The United Nations Security Council
- The World Bank
- The permanent Indus Commission
Answer: (3) The World Bank
CLAT 2026 UG Set A, Q39 · Consortium answer key
Q4. Prime Minister of India stated that India strongly supported projects such as Chabahar port. Where is this port located?
- Oman
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
Answer: (2) Iran
CLAT 2026 UG Set A, Q43 · Consortium answer key
The CLAT 2026 UG PDF holds all four booklet sets (A to D), and the sections come in a different order in each, so check your set before you score. The key on this page is the Consortium’s provisional key for all four sets; it withdrew one question in each set (Q100 in Set A), so results were first worked out on 119 questions.
How to Use CLAT Previous Year Papers?
- Time the full 2 hours. 120 questions in 120 minutes is one minute a question, and that minute includes reading the passage. Note how long each section takes you, since Legal Reasoning has the most questions (30).
- Know what a guess is worth. With −0.25 for a wrong answer, a blind guess among four options averages only about +0.06 marks. Ruling out two options lifts that to about +0.38, so guess only after cutting options.
- Solve CLAT 2026, 2025 and 2024 first, because they have the current 120-question pattern. The 2020 to 2023 papers are passage-based too and are good extra practice; use 2015 to 2019 only for legal and GK facts.
- Use the five weeks before 6 December. Two full papers a week from 2022 onwards, each checked against the key, covers every recent UG paper once before CLAT 2027.
Free full-length CLAT mock tests with timers and answers.