Updated on 27 Feb 2026
By Silki Joshi, Content Creator
Candidates must check the below latest updates:
CLAT objection-window opens with the key release. Candidates can raise challenges till 5:00 PM on December 12, 2025
CLAT 2026 exam is conducted on 7 December 2025 in offline mode
CLAT 2025 maintained a moderate overall difficulty, with English emerging as the easiest section and Logical Reasoning standing out as the most challenging due to its analytical-heavy question pattern.
CLAT 2025 exam was held on December 07, 2025. As per the candidates, overall, the difficulty level was moderate. The English Language was the easiest among all the sections. However, Logical Reasoning was a bit moderate, and candidates found the questions to be tricky and of high difficulty. In this article, we have discussed details about the CLAT exam analysis 2025, good attempts, and overall difficulty level.
Candidates who have appeared for the CLAT 2026 exam have shared the complete feedback about each section. Out of all, the English Language section was considered easy in terms of difficulty. Know more about the CLAT 2026 exam analysis below.
| Section | CLAT Exam Analysis 2026 |
| English Language | The section was easy to moderate. This year, vocabulary-based questions increased, and passages came from books like Sapiens and Animal Farm. The paper shifted slightly from news-style reading to more literature-based texts. Students who enjoy reading rich, well-written passages found this section easier. |
| Logical Reasoning | This section surprised many students. Instead of regular critical reasoning, it focused heavily on analytical reasoning. Questions included blood relations, sequences, caselets, arrangements, and coding–decoding. Students familiar with AILET-style reasoning felt more confident. Most rated it moderate to difficult, and it may become the deciding section for top ranks. |
| Legal Reasoning | This section was easy to moderate. A few direct legal knowledge questions appeared on topics like same-sex marriage and governance. The overall pattern stayed stable, so students with regular legal practice handled it well. |
| General Knowledge | GK was predictable and rated easy to moderate. Questions mostly covered major current events such as American taxation, the SCO, Air India, and Pahalgam. |
| Quantitative Techniques | This section was easy to moderate but involved a lot of calculation. Most questions were based on basic concepts like percentages, ratios, and proportions. Speed played a key role, and those good at quick calculations found the section manageable. |
As per the candidates, the CLAT 2026 overall exam was moderate. The questions asked in the exam were not difficult but tricky. Therefore, 118+ is considered a good attempt for this session.
| Section | Ideal Attempt | Good score | No of Qs. |
| Reading Comprehension | 20-23 | 20-21 | 24 |
| Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 25-26 | 23-25 | 28 |
| Legal Reasoning | 28-30 | 25-26 | 32 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20-21 | 19-20 | 24 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 10-11 | 9-10 | 12 |
According to the CLAT 2026 exam analysis, there was a balanced difficulty level across sections. Most of the subjects were easy except Logical Reasoning, which was noticeably tricky. GK and Quantitative questions were the easiest and helped boost overall attempts.
English and Legal Reasoning were moderate, focusing on comprehension and application. Know about the overall CLAT 2026 difficulty level below.
| Section | CAT Difficulty Level (2026) |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate |
| Legal Reasoning | Easy to Moderate |
| General Knowledge / Current Affairs | Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | Moderate & Tricky |
| Quantitative Techniques | Easy (Calculative) |
CLAT 2026 memory-based questions help students understand the types of questions asked, the difficulty level, and the section-wise trends of the exam. These questions are collected from candidates who appeared for the test and provide a close idea of the actual questions asked. Know about the topics asked in the CLAT 2026 exam for each section below.
1. English Language
Vocabulary-based questions
Literature-oriented RC passages (e.g., Sapiens, Animal Farm)
Inference, tone, meaning, contextual vocabulary
2. Logical Reasoning
Blood relations
Ordering and sequences
Coding–decoding
Caselist-style logic
Deductive reasoning puzzles
Tabular arrangement
3. Legal Reasoning
Same-sex marriage
Governance
Basic legal principles
Direct principle–fact questions
4. General Knowledge / Current Affairs
American taxation
SCO
Air India
Pahalgam
Major national and international events
5. Quantitative Techniques
Ratio
Percentage
Proportion
Arithmetic basics
CLAT 2026 cut-off marks will depend on the exam difficulty, the number of test-takers, and seat availability across NLUs. Based on past trends, top NLUs are expected to have higher cut-offs, while newer NLUs may have more relaxed ranges. These expected cut-offs help candidates estimate their admission chances before official counselling.
| NLU | Expected Rank | Expected Score Range |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 1–120 | 90–100 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 120–200 | 88–95 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 200–350 | 85–92 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 350–550 | 82–90 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 550–700 | 80–88 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 700–900 | 78–86 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 900–1300 | 75–83 |
| HNLU Raipur | 1300–1600 | 72–80 |
| RMNLU Lucknow | 1600–2000 | 70–78 |
| RMLNLU Patna | 2000–2500 | 68–75 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 2500–3500 | 65–73 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 3500–4500 | 63–70 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 4500–6000 | 60–68 |
| CNLU Patna | 6000–7000 | 58–65 |
| Other Newer NLUs | 7000+ | 55–62 |
© 2026 Nuvora Education Private Limited. All rights reserved.
