CLAT PG Answer Key 2026: Official Final Key Out, Download PDF and Score Calculation

The Consortium of National Law Universities released the CLAT PG 2026 final answer key on December 16, 2025 on the official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The exam was held on December 7, 2025. After a clerical correction to Question 41 in Set C, the Consortium published revised CLAT PG 2026 results on December 17, 2025 — students can download the final answer key PDF directly from the official portal.

Source: CLAT PG 2026 Final Answer Key – Consortium of National Law Universities

• The provisional CLAT PG 2026 answer key was released on December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM; the challenge window ran from December 10 to December 12, 2025 (closing at 5:00 PM on Dec 12).
• Students could compare the answer key with their individual response sheet to identify discrepancies and decide which answers to challenge before the window closed.
• The challenge fee was a non-refundable INR 200/- per question; a clerical error in Question 41 (Set C) was identified during expert review and the Consortium issued corrected CLAT PG 2026 results on December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM.
• The CLAT PG 2026 final answer key is the basis for the official rank list and LLM seat allotment across all participating National Law Universities for the 2026–27 academic year.

You can use the final CLAT PG answer key 2026 to verify your marks and check where your score falls in the marks-vs-rank distribution for LLM admissions at NLUs.

In 2026, over 6,000 students appeared for CLAT PG from across India, competing for approximately 800+ LLM seats at National Law Universities.

CLAT PG 2026 Final Answer Key  (Out)

The CLAT PG 2026 paper was a single integrated paper of 120 MCQs — not divided into sections — covering Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Family Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and Labour & Industrial Law. The Consortium released set-wise keys (Set A, B, C, D); the final key incorporates the correction to Q41 Set C that led to revised results on December 17, 2025.

CLAT PG 2026 Unofficial Answer Key

CLAT PG 2025 Answer Key with Solutions PDF  (Available)

The Consortium of National Law Universities released the CLAT PG 2025 answer key and question paper after the exam held on December 1, 2024. Students can download the 2025 set-wise answer keys below as a study and practice resource — comparing your answers on the 2025 paper with the official key helps you spot recurring high-frequency topics and gauge the depth of legal reasoning expected across different subject areas.

Source: Consortium of National Law Universities – CLAT 2025 Official Portal

How to Download the CLAT PG Answer Key 2026?

The CLAT PG 2026 final answer key is available as a downloadable PDF on the Consortium’s notifications page. Follow these steps to access it:

Here are the complete guided steps to download the CLAT PG Answer Key 2026:

• Step 1: Visit the official CLAT 2026 portal at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026/.
• Step 2: Navigate to the "Notifications" section on the homepage or your candidate dashboard.
• Step 3: Click on the "CLAT PG 2026 Final Answer Key" notification to open the PDF link.
• Step 4: Log in using your CLAT PG 2026 application number and password/date of birth if prompted for the personal response sheet.
• Step 5: Confirm your paper set (Set A / B / C / D as printed on your admit card) and cross-check each answer against the correct option in the relevant set column of the PDF.
• Step 6: Download and save the PDF for score calculation and future reference.

Note: Always confirm your paper set code from your admit card before matching answers — using the wrong set’s key will produce an incorrect score estimate.

Details Mentioned on CLAT PG Answer Key 2026

The official CLAT PG 2026 answer key PDF published by the Consortium of National Law Universities contains the following information:

• Name and official seal of the Consortium of National Law Universities
• Exam name: CLAT PG 2026 (Common Law Admission Test – Post Graduate)
• Paper set code (Set A / Set B / Set C / Set D)
• Question numbers from 1 to 120
• Correct answer option (A, B, C, or D) for each of the 120 questions
• Exam date (December 7, 2025) and answer key release date
• Instructions for the objection/challenge process and the official portal URL
• The non-refundable challenge fee amount (INR 200/- per question)

Your individual response sheet, which records the answers you actually marked during the exam, is a separate document — the answer key does not contain your personal responses. You must download your response sheet separately via login to make a meaningful score comparison.

How to Challenge the CLAT PG Answer Key 2026?

The CLAT PG 2026 challenge window has now closed (it ran from December 10 to December 12, 2025). The information below documents the process for reference and for students preparing for future CLAT PG cycles. In CLAT PG 2026, the review mechanism proved consequential: a clerical error in Question 41 of Set C was identified during expert review, leading to corrected scores and revised results published on December 17, 2025.

Eligibility: Any student who appeared for CLAT PG 2026 could challenge any question in the provisional answer key during the window.

Challenge Fee: INR 200/- per question (non-refundable) — the fee is not returned even if the objection is accepted and the answer key is updated.

Here are the steps to challenge the CLAT PG Answer Key:

• Step 1: Log in to the official CLAT portal at consortiumofnlus.ac.in using your application credentials.
• Step 2: Navigate to "Submit Objections" on the candidate dashboard — visible only during the active challenge window.
• Step 3: Enter the question number(s) you wish to challenge and select the answer option you believe is correct.
• Step 4: Upload documentary evidence supporting your objection — standard textbooks, Supreme Court/High Court judgments, statutory provisions, or authoritative legal commentaries.
• Step 5: Pay INR 200/- per challenged question via the online payment gateway (credit/debit card, UPI, or net banking).
• Step 6: Submit the challenge and save the payment confirmation receipt for your records.

Note: Objections supported only by opinion or unverified sources are typically rejected. For each challenged question, attach credible legal sources — statute text, Supreme Court precedents, or standard law textbooks — to maximise the chance of acceptance.

How to Calculate Your Score Using the CLAT PG Answer Key 2026

To estimate your CLAT PG 2026 score, download both your response sheet (login-based) and the final answer key PDF from the official portal. The paper carries 120 marks for 120 questions. Apply the official marking scheme once you have both documents:

• Award +1 mark for every correct answer (your response matches the answer key for your set).
• Deduct –0.25 marks for every incorrect answer (your response is a different option from the answer key).
• Award 0 marks for every unattempted question — no negative marking for questions left blank.
• Apply the formula: Total Score = (Correct Answers × 1) − (Incorrect Answers × 0.25)
• Since CLAT PG allows fractional scores, your total may include a decimal (e.g., 78.75).

Note: Only the official CLAT PG 2026 result (declared December 17, 2025) contains the final verified score; any self-calculated score based on the answer key is an estimation only.

Example of CLAT PG 2026 Score Calculation:

CLAT PG 2026 Marking Scheme

CLAT PG Marks vs Rank 2026

The table below shows the expected rank range corresponding to different score bands in CLAT PG 2026, derived from historical mark-vs-rank trends across the 2024 and 2025 cycles. Because CLAT PG has a smaller applicant pool than UG CLAT — roughly 6,000 students competing for ~800 LLM seats — even a 2–3 mark swing can shift your rank by several hundred positions in the competitive range. Actual 2026 ranks are available in the official result declared on December 17, 2025.

Note: These rank ranges are indicative, based on historical trends from CLAT PG 2024 and 2025. Actual CLAT PG 2026 ranks are published in the official result at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

Colleges Accepting CLAT PG 2026

CLAT PG 2026 scores are accepted by all National Law Universities participating in the Consortium’s centralised LLM counselling for the 2026–27 academic year. Seat allotment is based on your CLAT PG 2026 rank, category, and programme preferences submitted during counselling.

Note: NLU Delhi (National Law University, Delhi) conducts its own separate entrance test (AILET PG) and does not participate in CLAT PG centralised counselling.