Questions, Marks and Duration

The test is offline. Regular timing is 2 PM to 4 PM on 6 December 2026; eligible PwD candidates have until 4:40 PM. These are examination windows, not centre reporting times.

CLAT PG does not use the UG five-section structure. English, current affairs, logical reasoning and quantitative questions are not separate prescribed PG sections. Reading comprehension is tested through law, and prior LLB-level knowledge matters.

All Thirteen Law Subjects

The subject names are the official scope. The revision topics are a study map, not a Consortium chapter-wise list or a promise of questions from each topic. A question can connect areas, such as a constitutional challenge involving environmental regulation or an administrative decision.

Do not drop the smaller subjects just because a coaching chart gives them a lower predicted share. The published syllabus names them without a fixed quota. The PG question-paper archive lets you inspect actual extracts and questions rather than infer weightage from a topic list.

What a Legal Passage Tests

For a judgment, identify whose argument is being reported before treating it as the court's conclusion. A passage can reproduce an argument and then reject it. For a statute, an exception, proviso or definition can change the answer even when the main provision looks familiar.

The questions can also require related legal knowledge, not only a line copied from the passage. Connect the extract to the doctrine and facts that make its conclusion possible. A sound summary keeps the legal issue and outcome but does not turn a limited decision into an unlimited rule.

Negative Marking and a Worked Score

Raw marks = correct answers - (wrong answers x 0.25). Unanswered questions carry zero. Four wrong answers cancel the mark earned by one correct answer.

This is a calculation for an ordinary 120-question attempt. It is not a percentile or rank prediction. If the final key withdraws a question or accepts a different response, use that year's official scoring decision before comparing the result.

Two candidates can have the same marks from different combinations of correct and wrong answers. The PG tie-break is higher age followed by a computerised draw; it does not add the UG Legal Reasoning tie-break.

Subject Weightage and Older Papers

No official subject-wise percentage, fixed passage count or chapter quota is specified for 2027. A count made from one past paper describes that paper only. Four booklet sets of the same examination must not be counted as four separate annual papers.

Old law questions also need their date preserved. If an extract discusses a provision under an older statute, answer that historical question in its stated setting. For current preparation, separately revise the applicable law; silently replacing words in a past question can change what it asks.

Use the 2026 papers for a recent-format attempt, then compare missed skills with the full subject list. A difficult extract can expose a legal concept gap, a missed exception or a reading error; the remedy depends on which one occurred.

A Focused Revision Method

• Read an LLB topic summary, then identify the statutory provision or judgment behind the principle.
• Reduce a judgment to issue, rule, reasoning and outcome; keep dissenting or party arguments separate.
• Attempt a passage without opening the key, and record the reason for choosing each close option.
• After review, classify errors as legal knowledge, passage reading or answer transfer. Revisit the specific rule or sentence.
• Use full-length papers to practise the two-hour format; a short drill measures only its selected questions.

For application planning alongside preparation, the CLAT PG overview keeps the 31 October deadline and the December examination in one place.

1. 120 Questions in Two Hours
2. Subject-Wise Revision Map

1. Judgment and Statute Questions
2. Calculate Marks on Paper