CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Difficulty level, expected cutoffs, types of questions
CLAT 2025, the primary entrance test for India’s top NLUs and many private law colleges, was held on 1 December 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM in a single slot across the country. As the clamouring aspirants poured out of their respective centres, one thing became clear—the difficulty level of CLAT 2025, much like CLAT 2024, was manageable. With most questions ranging from easy to moderate, CLAT 2025 will see cutoffs for top NLUs reach the higher end of the 90s. Continue reading the CLAT exam analysis 2025 to see what expert CLAT mentors from IMS thought of CLAT 2025. We’ll also include a snippet on expected cutoff scores and ranks for top NLUs to help you decide your course of action post-CLAT.
Out of the 26 NLUs across the country, 24 accept CLAT scores, making it India’s biggest law entrance. Over 60,000 students are expected to have taken the test, with competition for the few hundred seats in the top NLUs intensifying.
Our CLAT exam analysis 2025 showed that the paper was similar to last year, with few, if any, changes. The pattern remained largely the same, and so did the level and type of the questions.
CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Overall
As mentioned above, the paper’s overall difficulty level ranged from easy to moderate. There were a few tricky questions, but nothing that would rattle a well-prepared student.
Here is our breakdown of the test:
| Section | No. of Questions | Number of Passages | Ideal Attempts | Level of Difficulty |
| English Language | ||||
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | ||||
| Legal Reasoning | ||||
| Logical Reasoning | ||||
| Quantitative Techniques |
Read More – CLAT Cutoffs 2025 (Expected)
Overall CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Sectional analysis
CLAT has 5 sections, each one designed to test specific skills relevant to graduate law study. Let’s take a look at our CLAT exam analysis for each section.
CLAT English Language Analysis 2025
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Read More – What does a good score in CLAT look like?
CLAT English Language Analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT Current Affairs (Including General Knowledge) Analysis 2025
| Current Affairs (Including General Knowledge) | |||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
CLAT Current Affairs Analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT Legal Reasoning Analysis 2025
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| No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
CLAT Legal Reasoning Analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT Logical Reasoning Analysis 2025
| Logical Reasoning | |||||
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| No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
CLAT Logical Reasoning Analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT Quantitative Techniques Analysis 2025
| Quantitative Techniques | |||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty | No. of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
CLAT Quantitative Techniques Analysis 2025 – Highlights
CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Key takeaways
CLAT exam analysis 2025 – Expected cutoff scores and ranks
You can read more about the top NLUs in India here – Top NLUs in India.
| NLU Tiers | CLAT cutoff 2025 (Expected score) | CLAT cutoff 2025 (Expected Closing Rank) |
| Top tier NLUs | 95-100+ | < 250 |
| Tier 2 NLUs | 85-95 | < 750 |
| New NLUs | 75-85 | < 2000 |
CLAT 2024 analysis – Major highlights
| Section | No. of Questions | Number of Passages | Ideal Attempts | Level of Difficulty |
| English Language | 24 | 4 | 20+ | Easy |
| Current Affairs, including General Knowledge | 28 | 5 | 24+ | Easy |
| Legal Reasoning | 32 | 5 | 28+ | Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | 24 | 4 | 20+ | Easy- Medium |
| Quantitative Techniques | 12 | 2 | 8+ | Easy |
| Total | 120 | 20 | 100 | Easy |
Read More – CLAT exam analysis 2024 – Overall and sectional breakdown
Following are the key highlights of CLAT 2024:
- Overall the exam was rated easy by most students.
- Passages were not lengthy and were easy to comprehend.
- Students could easily deduce answers for all sections, including the legal reasoning ones, which was a relief for many.
- 90+ attempts were considered good attempts and took the cutoff for tier 1 NLUs very high, exceeding 100 marks in cases.
The CLAT exam analysis 2025 is based on expert reviews done by our mentors. The expected cutoffs are subjective and will continue to be evaluated as further data pours in. What cannot be doubted is that the paper was considerably easy, and the CLAT cutoffs will continue to climb higher as thousands of students vie for a few hundred seats.
