CLAT 2026 Answer Key will be released in December 2025. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level examination conducted for admission to undergraduate & postgraduate courses in the field of law.
Does CLAT release answer keys? Yes (Provisional & Final both), Check details below >>
Through this exam, candidates gets admission into the 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) across the country. Candidates must go through this article to get detailed information about CLAT 2026 Answer Key including the details of releasing date, making object for any discrepancy and how to download the answer key.
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CLAT Answer Key 2026
Candidates will be able to check their answer key only through online mode. The Consortium will release the provisional answer key in December 2025. It will be made available in PDF format. Students can also make objections against provisional answer key from December 2025 by logging into the website and clicking on button provided for provisional answer key objections.
Final Answer Key will be released in third week of December 2025. CLAT 2026 Answer Key contains correct answers of all the questions which were asked in the examination.
With the use of answer key, candidates can get a rough estimate about how much they will be scored in the examination.
The answer key comprised of following details such as:
- Participant ID
- Participant Name
- Test Center Name
- Test Date
- Test Time
- Subject
- Marks Obtained
The answer key contains the correct answers of all the questions that are asked in the examination. With the help of the answer key, students can get a rough idea that how much marks and score they can secure in the examination.
Hence, after the exams the students need not to wait for the results as they are able to calculate their marks from the answer key. The CLAT answer key (prelims) will be published in December 2025 through online mode. The authority will release the final answer key in third week of December 2025.
CLAT Provisional Answer Key 2026:
Candidates will be able to check provisional answer key in December 2025. The preliminary answer key can help the candidates to know their expected number of correct & incorrect answers.
It can also help the candidates in filing objections against the wrong question (if any) & get them rectified before the announcement of result.
CLAT Final Answer Key 2026:
The final & amended answer key will be released by the examination committee in third week of December 2025. It will be published after completion of answer key objection process.
It helps the candidates to know final answers of the CLAT questions. With the help of final answer key, candidates can know their rough marks in the examination.
CLAT Answer Key (previous year) can be checked here:
Click here to view CLAT 2025 PG answer key.
Click here to view CLAT 2025 UG answer key.
Click here to view CLAT 2024 answer key.
Click here to view CLAT 2024 answer key.
Click here to view CLAT 2023 Final answer key.
Click here for CLAT 2023 question paper.
Check CLAT 2022 Answer Keys from below.
| Courses | Question Paper | Answer Key | Final Answer Key |
| UG Courses | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| PG Courses | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
Click here to view modification in answer key (2021)
Click here to view 2021 UG answer key.
Click here to view 2021 PG answer key
Click here to check 2019 (previous year) answer key.
CLAT Answer Key Dates
Check here for official schedule of CLAT Answer Key 2026:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Announced) |
| Exam Date | 7th December 2025 |
| Provisional Answer Key Release | December 2025 |
| Objection against CLAT 2026 Answer key | December 2025 |
| Final Answer Key Upload | December 2025 |
CLAT 2026 Rank Predictor helps candidates to predict their rank in the CLAT examination. Various NLUs across the country consider the CLAT score card for providing admission in law programmes.
CLAT Counselling 2026 will be started from December 2025. It will be conducted for admission to UG and PG law degree programmes. The admission will be provided through centralized counselling. The counselling process take place in four rounds.
How to Calculate Scores using CLAT 2026 Answer Key
With the help of answer key & marking scheme, candidates can determine their expected scores. The question paper will be of 200 marks (For UG course) & 150 marks (For PG course). There will be negative marking for objective type questions. 0.25 marks will get deducted for each incorrect answer. Check below for marking scheme:
| Type of Answers | Marks per Question |
| Correct Answer | +1 |
| Wrong Answer | 0.25 |
| No Response | 0 |
The formula to calculate the CLAT Score is as follows:
CLAT Scores = (Total numbers of Correct options x 1) – (Total number of incorrect responses x 0.25)
How to Download CLAT Answer Key 2026
Follow the given procedure step by step to download CLAT 2026 Answer Key:
- Visit the answer key link (Link will be given above).
- Click on that link as per the required courses.
- The answer key will be opened on the screen in a pdf format.
- Download it and compare your answers.
- Take a print out copy of CLAT Answer Key 2026 for further references.
How to Make Objection
Candidates may have objections if they will find any question(s) wrong or there any discrepancies in the question paper. Candidates can file objections till December 2025 against the incorrect questions or their answer options with an online representation system. Candidates can make objections via online mode.
CLAT Marking Scheme
There will be procedure of negative marking for objective type questions. The question paper of UG courses will be of 200 marks & PG course question paper will be of 150 marks. Candidates will be awarded with one mark for each correct response. For incorrect response, 0.25 marks will get deducted.
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