The official CLAT 2026 question paper and answer key are on this page as PDFs from Consortium of NLUs, with the original source linked beside each file. The CLAT exam covers English, Current Affairs/GK, Legal, Logical and Quantitative. Download them below, then sit the paper under exam timing with the attempt plan and error-log routine on this page.
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Official files from the Consortium of NLUs
The Consortium of NLUs published the four question booklet sets for CLAT 2026 (UG and PG) with the provisional answer keys, then a separate final answer key notification dated 16 December 2025. Both are hosted below.
At a glance
| Exam date | 7 December 2025 |
| UG questions | 120 |
| Marking | +1 for a correct answer, minus 0.25 for a wrong answer, nothing for a blank |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Marks adjustment | Evaluated out of 119 marks after the Subject Expert Committee review; answers to three questions were modified |
What the 2026 files contain
The provisional file is one long PDF. Appendix I holds the four UG question booklet sets and Appendix II the four matching provisional keys; Appendices III and IV repeat this for PG. The final key notification is a short document that lists only what changed after objections: the evaluation of UG candidates is out of 119 marks, and the answers to three questions were modified. Apply those corrections to the provisional key before you score yourself.
Using CLAT 2026 for practice
CLAT 2026 follows the 120-question format introduced for CLAT 2024, so it is the closest official guide to what CLAT 2027 will look like. Sit one set start to finish in 2 hours, and mark answers against the final-key corrections rather than the provisional key alone.
Score each of the five sections separately: English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques. Passage-based sets reward reading speed, so note which passages cost you the most time.
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FAQ
Where can I download the official CLAT 2026 UG question paper?
Both the question booklet and the answer key are hosted above, copied from the Consortium of NLUs site (consortiumofnlus.ac.in). Check the source link next to each file.
How many questions were there in CLAT 2026 UG?
120. Evaluated out of 119 marks after the Subject Expert Committee review; answers to three questions were modified.
Which CLAT 2026 answer key should I use?
Use the provisional key in the question booklet file and then apply the changes in the final answer key notification dated 16 December 2025. The final notification modifies three answers and sets UG evaluation at 119 marks.