Expect the unexpected. This is how one can sum up the 2023 PG CLAT exam in the best possible manner. In one of the first, the Consortium of National Law Universities conducted the CLAT exam twice in the same year. The paper was conducted on 18th December 2022. The exam consists of 120 questions which one has to solve within the time limit of 120 minutes.
In this blog, we have dissected the entire 2023 PG CLAT paper for you so that you can get a better idea of the overall paper.
Difficulty level of CLAT PG 2023
Was this year's paper difficult for the aspirants? Umm...Not really. Aspirants said although the paper was not tough, it was certainly somewhat different than the previous years.
Some found the paper lengthy since there were more application-based questions than direct questions relating to provisions and case laws. The test also included problem-based questions, a lot of which could be answered by the passages. However, the case laws questioned were not from recent years.
So, the difficulty level falls between easy-moderate.
Subject Wise Distribution
Unlike previous year's question papers which focused more on contemporary issues, the 2023 CLAT test shifted from this trend. There were no questions on Family Law, Jurisprudence, and Torts. Only one passage dealt with recent issues, ie Russia-Ukraine war.
This year's paper consisted of 12 passages. Few passages included questions that comprised two or more subjects. Few questions were directly related to case laws, however, the case laws were not very recent.
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Passage No.
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Area of Law
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Topic
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Difficulty Level
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1.
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Constitutional law
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Case Law - Indian Young Lawyers Association vs The State Of Kerala and Article 17
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Moderate
(Includes Direct Questions)
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2.
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Constitutional law
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Ordinance
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Moderate - Difficult
(Provision based)
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3.
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Minor Acts, Constitution
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Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 & T Jacob judgment
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Moderate
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4.
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Constitutional law
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Emergency
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Moderate - Difficult
(Included application-based questions)
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5.
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Criminal law
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FIR & Lalita Kumari judgment
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Difficult
(Case law based)
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6.
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Indian Evidence Act
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Section- 65B(4), Certificate and authentication of Evidence
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Difficult
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7.
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Jurisprudence, Constitution
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Models of Government
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Moderate
(Problem based, time consuming)
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8.
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Corporate Law
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insider trading
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Easy
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9.
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Public International Law
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Russia-Ukraine War
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Moderate
(Included direct questions)
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10.
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Agreement
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Interpretation of contracts, Damages
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Moderate - Difficult
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11.
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IP
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Trademark
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Easy
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12.
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Corporate Law
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CSR
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Easy-Moderate
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(Based on Set M)
CLAT PG 2023 Question Paper & Answer Key
The question paper for CLAT PG 2023 exam and answer key released by the Consortium- https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/CLAT-2023/notifications/ObjectionsAndProvisionalAnswerKey.pdf
CLAT PG 2023 Expected Cut off
As the paper is comparatively easy, the cut-off is expected to be higher. Experts are speculating it to be 80+.
Conclusion
One takeaway from this year's exam is to focus more on learning the basics of law as it comes in handy while solving application-based questions. The exam tests the legal understanding of the candidates. Also, be well versed with Landmark Judgements.