On 1 December 2024, the Common Law Admission Test for undergraduate programs (CLAT 2025) was conducted for the academic year 2025-26. With an impressive 75000+ students taking the exam, the excitement was high, and the stakes were raised.
The CLAT exam 2025 paper followed the same structure as the CLAT exam 2024; however, in addition to the 24 NLUs, RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa are the latest universities to join the consortium, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.
In this blog, we will examine this year's CLAT exam 2025 in more detail!
Overview of CLAT 2025 Question Paper
📌 Overall, the exam was easy-moderate.
📌 Passages were not lengthy & could be easily understandable.
📌 Quants were lengthy & time taking.
📌 100-110 attempts are considered optimal attempts.
Section-wise analysis of CLAT 2025
A. English
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Number of passages
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4
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Number of questions
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24
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Good number of attempts
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20+
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Good score
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20
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Topics
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Swami Vivekananda,
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George Orwell,
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An excerpt from RK Narayan's ‘An Astrologer's Day’,
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Excerpt from 'The Right Kind of Education'
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Level of difficulty
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Moderate
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CLAT 2025 English Analysis:-
📌 Similar structure to last year.
📌 Clear and direct questions.
📌 Strong focus on vocabulary.
📌 Slightly lengthy format.
B. Current Affairs/GK
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Number of passages
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5
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Number of questions
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28
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Good number of attempts
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25+
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Good score
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24
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Topics
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Nari Shakti,
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Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)
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Article 370,
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BRICS,
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Paris Olympics
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Level of difficulty
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Easy to Moderate
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CLAT 2025 Current Affairs/GK Analysis:-
📌 Basic and general understanding of contemporary issues required.
📌 Similar pattern to CLAT 2024.
📌 Direct questions featured.
📌 Focus on Static GK and CDM.
C. Legal Reasoning
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Number of passages
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6
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Number of questions
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32
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Good number of attempts
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30+
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Good score
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28+
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Topics
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Contract law, Data Privacy laws,
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Anti-cheating bill (Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Act 2024),
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Environmental Protection,
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Children in Conflict with Laws
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Level of difficulty
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Moderate
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CLAT 2025 Legal Reasoning Analysis:-
📌 Easy and passage-based questions.
📌 Focus on fact-based content.
📌 Requires a basic understanding of Static GK.
D. Logical Reasoning
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Number of passages
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4
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Number of questions
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24
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Good number of attempts
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20+
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Good score
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17+
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Topics
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Consultant,
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Passage from Indian Express: Mental Health,
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Covid 19,
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Seating Arrangement
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Level of difficulty
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Moderate
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CLAT 2025 Logical Reasoning Analysis:-
📌 Focus on comprehension & analytical skills.
📌 Reading comprehension based questions.
E. Quantitative Aptitude
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Number of passages
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2 data sets
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Number of questions
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12
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Good number of attempts
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10+
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Good score
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8
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Topics
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Percentage,
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Ratio Proportion
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Level of difficulty
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Easy to Moderate
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Important Dates for CLAT Exam 2025
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SL. No.
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Particulars
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Tentative Date
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1
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Date of the Test
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1 December 2024
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2
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Publication of the Provisional Answer Key
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2 December 2024 at 4 PM
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3
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Inviting Objections to the Question Paper and the Provisional Answer Key
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4 PM on Monday, 2 December 2024 to 4 PM on Tuesday, 3 December 2024
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4
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Publication of the Final Answer Key
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9 December 2024
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5
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Publication of the CLAT 2025 Results
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10 December 2024
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6
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Registration for Admissions Counselling Opens
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11 December 2024
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7
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Registration for Admissions Counselling
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December 11-20, 2024
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8
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Publication of First Allotment List
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26 December 2024
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9
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Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and 26 December 2024 to Float options and Admission by NLUs
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4 January 2025
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10
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Publication of Second Allotment List
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10 January 2025
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11
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Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs
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January 10-16, 2025
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12
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Publication of Third Allotment List
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24 January 2025
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13
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Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs
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January 24-30, 2025
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14
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Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the counselling process for First, Second & Third Allotment Lists (first, second & third rounds of counselling)
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14 May 2025
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15
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Publication of Fourth Allotment List
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20 May 2025
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16
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Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and May 20-24, 2025 Float options and Admission by NLUs for the Fourth Allotment List
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May 20-24, 2025
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17
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Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment List (Fifth round of counselling starts)
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29 May 2025
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18
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Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze option and Admission by NLUs for the Fifth and final Allotment List
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29 May 2025 to 2 June 2025
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19
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Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the counselling process of Fourth & Fifth Allotment Lists (fourth & fifth rounds of counselling)
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10 June 2025
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Author's Remark
CLAT 2025 maintained a balanced mix of easy-to-moderate questions, similar to CLAT 2024. The focus was on comprehension and analytical skills across sections. New additions to the consortium, like RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa, expand opportunities for law aspirants.
The expected cut-offs may slightly increase, following the trend of previous years. Good luck to all candidates awaiting the results! Stay tuned for more updates.
FAQs related to CLAT Exam 2025
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What was the difficulty level of the CLAT exam 2025?
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CLAT 2025 Sections
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Difficulty Level
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English
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Moderate
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Current Affairs
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Easy
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Legal Reasoning
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Easy
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Logical Reasoning
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Easy-Moderate
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Quantitative Techniques
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Easy-Moderate
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Overall Level
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Easy-Moderate
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What are the cut-off marks for CLAT 2025?
Since the paper pattern for CLAT 2025 was the same as CLAT 2024, it can be anticipated that the cut-off marks might follow a similar trend to the previous year with slightly higher marks.
Expected cut-off marks for CLAT 2025
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NLU Name
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General
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EWS
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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NLSIU Bengaluru
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100+
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95+
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90+
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83+
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78+
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NALSAR Hyderabad
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100+
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95+
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90+
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82+
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78+
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WBNUJS Kolkata
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98+
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- |
56+
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80+
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74+
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NLU Jodhpur
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95+
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- |
88+
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79+
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74+
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GNLU Gandhinagar
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95+
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90+
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87+
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77+
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70+
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If you are looking for a CLAT PG 2025 Exam paper analysis, click on the link to read about it.