The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT on 19 June 2022 for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Out of the total registrations for CLAT, about 10,434 candidates registered for CLAT PG. The exam conducted was in pen and paper mode. However, to help the candidates analyse their performances, our expert faculty has curated a detailed-exam analysis of CLAT PG 2022.
CLAT PG Exam Overview
The CLAT PG exam consists of 120 questionsto be answered in 120 minutes. However, the questionpattern is mentioned below –
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Total Number of Questions
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Total Passages
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No. of Questions per passage
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Areas Covered
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- Passage 1: Jurisprudence
- Passage 2: Jurisprudence
- Passage 3: Constitutional law
- Passage 4: Environment, Constitution and International law
- Passage 5:
Hindu law and CrPC
- Passage 6: Family law
- Passage 7: Contract Law
- Passage 8: Property law and Constitution
- Passage 9: CrPC
- Passage 10: IPC
- Passage 11: International Law
- Passage 12: Contract Law
- Passage 13: Tax and Company law
- Passage 14: Constitution
- Passage 15: Constitutional law
- Passage 16: Evidence Act
- Passage 17: JJ Act
- Passage 18: International law
- Passage 19: Contract
- Passage 20: International law
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Level of difficulty
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2 Passages: EASY
9 Passages: MEDIUM
9 Passages: DIFFICULT
Overall Difficulty: MEDIUM to DIFFICULT
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Expected cut-off
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65-70 for top 3 NLUs
55-65 for other NLUs
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CLAT PG Exam: Difficulty Level
The CLAT PG exam consisted of 20 legal passages. So, it can be said that the exam difficulty level was difficult. The legal passages had 6 questions, each based on the topics that have been a matter of concern in the legal community. The topics asked in the CLAT PG 2022 include –Company law, Juvenile Justice, Evidence Act, Tax Law etc., which are generally not questioned in the exam.
Though the topics were new in the exam, it was majorly dominated by Criminal Law, Jurisprudence, International Law, Constitutional Law, and Contracts. The paper was mostly about what had happened recently, and there were only a few questions about the old landmark cases. Most of the questions in the contract were easy to answer and based on real-world situations. Questions about criminal law were based on recent events, such as an arrest, a dowry death, etc.
However, the exam was conceptual and focused on testing the legal understanding of the candidates. The exam was full of surprises as there was a passage based on the amalgamation of companies. Besides, the exam contained a few problem-based questions too.
CLAT PG Exam: Passage-wise Exam Analysis
Please remember that these questions have been split in the right way. Some passages were about Constitutional Law and Criminal Law/Environmental Law, for example.
PASSAGE NO.
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TOPIC
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PASSAGE 1
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Jurisprudence
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Introduction to Law
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PASSAGE 2
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Jurisprudence
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Law and Morality
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PASSAGE 3
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Constitutional law
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Appointment of Judges
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PASSAGE 4
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Constitutional law
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Article 19
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PASSAGE 5
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Hindu law and CrPC
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Maintenance
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PASSAGE 6
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Family law
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Family courts act
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PASSAGE 7
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Contract Law
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Section 56
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PASSAGE 8
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Property law and Constitution
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Real Estate (regulation and development) Act, 2016
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PASSAGE 9
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CrPC
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Arrest
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PASSAGE 10
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IPC
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Section 304-B
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PASSAGE 11
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International Law
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Law of Sea
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PASSAGE 12
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Contract Law
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Contingent Contracts
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PASSAGE 13
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Tax and Company law
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Amalgamation of company
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PASSAGE 14
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Constitution law
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Judicial Review
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PASSAGE 15
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Constitutional law& Environment law
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Article 21, Article 48
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PASSAGE 16
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Evidence Act
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Circumstantial Evidence
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PASSAGE 17
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JJ Act
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Age and Liability of Juvenile
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PASSAGE 18
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International law
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United Nations Water Conference
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PASSAGE 19
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Contract law & Tax
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Doctrine of unjust enrichment and excessive tax
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PASSAGE 20
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International law
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Russian-Ukraine Crisis
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CLAT PG 2022 examination tested the legal knowledge of the aspirants in various subjects. 20% of the total questions pertained to Constitutional and Criminal Law.
10% of the total questions were from Family Law, Contract Law, Environmental Law, Jurisprudence, and International law. 5% of the total questions pertained to tax and company laws.
There were a total of 20 passages with six questions each. 54 questions in the paper were moderate to difficult, slightly tricky and tested the conceptual understanding of the aspirants. 54 questions were easy to moderate, and 12 questions were easy and direct.
Unlike the 2020 and 2021 examinations, there weren't many questions on recent landmark decisions. The weightage given to Constitutional Law was significantly less than in previous years.
Approximately 48-50 questions in the previous year's papers pertained to Constitutional law; this year, there were only 24 questions from this area.
There were questions from unexpected areas this time, such as Juvenile Justice Act and Family Courts Act. Overall, the examination was moderately difficult.
CLAT PG 2022 Expected Cut off
- The expected cut-off forthe Top 3 NLUs is around 65.
- The expected cut-off forthe Top 10 NLUs is 55+.
- And for the remaining NLUs, the cut-off expected is 40+.
The CLAT 2022 Consortium has issued a provisional answer key on its website.The CLAT PG analysis will help you in analysing your performance better.