The CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key is now available. The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) released the answer key today, December 10, 2025 , at 5:00 PM . Students who appeared for the CLAT 2026 exam can find it on the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026/ . This provisional answer key helps students check their answers and estimate their scores.
Important Dates for CLAT 2026 Answer Key
| Event | Date and Time |
| CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key Release | December 10, 2025 , at 5:00 PM |
| Last Date to Raise Objections | December 12, 2025 , till 5:00 PM |
How to Download Your CLAT 2026 Answer Key
Students can easily download the provisional answer key from the official website. No login details are needed to download the PDF. The answer keys are released set-wise, meaning different sets of questions have different keys. Follow these steps to get your answer key:
- Go to the official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026/ .
- Look for the section titled "CLAT 2026". Click on it.
- Scroll down the page. Find and click on the "CLAT 2026 Provisional Key Link".
- You will see links for the set-wise CLAT 2026 Answer Keys and the Master Question Paper.
- Click on the answer key for your specific exam set to download it.
How to Calculate Your CLAT 2026 Score
After downloading the answer key, students can calculate their estimated scores. The CLAT 2026 exam follows a specific marking system. Use this system to check your performance:
- For every correct answer, you get 1 mark .
- For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks are deducted.
- If you mark two answers for one question, 0.25 marks are also deducted.
By comparing your marked answers with the provisional key, you can get a good idea of your total marks. This helps you understand your potential rank in the exam.
Raising Objections to the Answer Key
If a student finds an error in the provisional answer key, they can raise an objection. This means you can tell the authorities if you think an answer given in the key is wrong. The window to raise objections opened as soon as the provisional answer key was released.
Important Points for Objections:
- The last date to raise objections is December 12, 2025 , by 5:00 PM .
- To raise an objection, you must log in to your account on the official website.
- You need to provide documents or proof to support your claim that an answer is incorrect.
- There is a fee of Rs 1000 for each question you object to. This fee is generally non-refundable.
The Consortium of National Law Universities will review all objections received. After checking these claims, they will release the final CLAT 2026 Answer Key . This final key will be used to calculate the official results.
Next Steps After Provisional Key
The provisional answer key helps students plan their next steps, such as preparing for counseling or checking expected cutoffs for different law universities. The final CLAT 2026 Answer Key will be released after all objections are reviewed. Following this, the official CLAT 2026 results will be announced on the same website.
