CLAT 2023 Exam Analysis
CLAT 2023 EXAM ANALYSIS
CLAT 2023, the national level law entrance exam, was held on December 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The NLU Consortium administered the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023 at 127 test centers across India, including 23 states and two union territories.
- CLAT EXAM DATE: 18th December 2022
- No. of Questions: 150
- Time: 120 minutes
- – 0.25 Negative Marking
- Conducted as Pen Paper Test, at various centers.
OVERALL EXAM INPUTS
The paper is both moderately difficult and extremely long. It was longer and moderately more difficult than the previous year’s paper. Although expected, this year’s paper is still tougher than previous years.
CLAT 2023 consisted of 150 questions to be answered in 120 minutes. Given the paper’s difficulty level, the negative marking scheme may act as a deterrent this year.
PAPER ANALYSIS
According to the examination of CLAT question papers from the previous three years by experts and candidates, the exam was considered to be fairly challenging with a few difficult problems. Furthermore, only two sections—Legal Reasoning and Current Affairs & General Knowledge—had the most surprising questions.
English Language :
The English section contained 30 questions based on six passages, the majority of which were simple but some of which were difficult. The questions were simple and contextual. The majority of the RC questions revolved around the passage’s tone, inferences, central idea, and so on. The remaining questions dealt with idioms, phrases, and grammatical concepts.
English was longer and slightly more difficult than last year, but it was doable and easy to moderate. Aiming for 25-27 is a good start, and a good score could be around 20-21.
S.No | Topic | Readability | Level of Difficulty QNs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | keeladi | Moderate | E,M,M,E,D |
2 | Water concern | Moderate | M,E,E,E,M |
3 | Provincial reader | Easy | M,E,E,E,E |
4 | Indian english | Easy | E,M,E,M,E |
5 | Internet | Moderate | E,E,M,E,E |
6 | Haroon and the sea of stories | Moderate | E,M,E,E,E |
Level of Difficulty | No of Qns |
---|---|
Easy | 20 |
Medium | 9 |
Difficult | 1 |
Total | 30 |
*NOTE : Good score 25-28
Current Affairs incl GK :
The section Current Affairs incl GK did not go as planned. Let’s just call it CLAT’s surprise this year. Except for the presidential election question, the other questions covered a wide range of topics such as FIFA, Agri-growth, FTX, and so on.
The section was strange and mild. A total of 20-21 questions attempted is a good attempt, and a good score could be around 15-16.
S.No | Topic | Familiartity | Bucket | Â Level of Difficulty QNs |
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7 | Patents- Green Technology | Medium | International Affairs | E, M, D, M, E |
8 | Mission Sagar | Easy | Defence | E, E, E, M, E |
9 | Drone Shakti | Medium | Business Economy | M, E, M, E, D |
10 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Medium | Business Economy | E, E, M, E, E |
11 | Russia- Ukraine | Easy | International Affairs | E, E, M, E, E |
12 | AFSPA | Medium | Polity & Governance | E, M, E, M, E |
13 | Space- ISRO | Difficult | Space | D, D, D, E, D |
Level of Difficulty | No of Qns |
---|---|
Easy | 20 |
Medium | 9 |
Difficult | 6 |
Total | 35 |
*NOTE : Good score 25-27
Legal Reasoning :
There were a total of seven passages, all of which dealt with important laws and recent decisions. These passages were based on current events and mostly covered topics like tort law, contract law, the Indian Penal Code, and related concepts. This is what we would call an easy to moderate section.All of the passages were based on some of the most fundamental legal concepts.
This section was easy to moderate in difficulty and length. A score of 34-37 is considered adequate/good for the section, and a good score could be in the range of 32-33.
S.No | Topic | Familiartity | Area | Â Level of Difficulty QNs |
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14 | Consent by Mistake in Contract | Easy | Contract Law | E, D, M, M, D |
15 | Monism & Dualism – Relation between International Law & Domestic Law | Medium | International Law | M, M, M, M, D |
16 | Bigamy | Easy | Criminal Law | M, D, E, M, D |
17 | Fundamental Rights – Reasonable Restrictions | Easy | Constitutional Law | E, M, D, E, M |
18 | Sustainable Development – Anthropocentricism & Ecocentricism | Difficult | Constitutional Law | E, M, M, M, M |
19 | Secular State – Funds for Religious Promotion | Easy | Constitutional Law | E, E, E, E, M |
20 | Divorce by mutual consent in Special Marriages. | Easy | Family Law | M, M, M, M, M |
21 | Writ of Mandamus | Easy | Constitutional Law | E, M, E, M, E |
Level of Difficulty | No of Qns |
---|---|
Easy | 12 |
Medium | 22 |
Difficult | 6 |
Total | 40 |
*NOTE : Good score 25-27
Logical Reasoning :
There were 30 questions based on 5 passages in total. Time management is always essential in this situation. The questions were more conceptual in nature than contextual. Despite being lengthy, the questions were straightforward and mostly focused on Critical Reasoning.
Overall, this section was simple to moderate and complete.
S.No | Topic | Readability | Â Level of Difficulty QNs |
---|---|---|---|
22 | Editorial on print media | Moderate | M,E,E,M,M,M |
23 | Stereotypes affects on women’s careers | Easy | M,E,E,M,M,M |
24 | Editorial on depreciation on rupee | Moderate | M,M,E,M,M,E |
25 | A hopeful history | Moderate | E,E,M,M,E,M |
26 | New energy conundrum | Easy | E,E,M,M,M,E |
Level of Difficulty | No of Qns |
---|---|
Easy | 12 |
Medium | 18 |
Difficult | 0 |
Total | 30 |
*NOTE : Good score 23-25
Quantitative Techniques :
There were no mistakes this time, but the students’ moods were drastically altered. It was a lengthy process. There were questions ranging from easy to moderate to difficult. There were three sets of questions totaling 15 in total. This section was unquestionably difficult.
S.No | Set Topic | Set Difficulty | Â Level of Difficulty QNs |
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27 | Fruit production | Moderate | E,M,M,D,D |
28 | Salaries | Difficult | M,M,D,D,M |
29 | Averages | Easy | E,M,M,M,D |
Level of Difficulty | No of Qns |
---|---|
Easy | 2 |
Medium | 8 |
Difficult | 5 |
Total | 15 |
*NOTE : Good score 8-10