CLAT PG Previous Year Question Papers: Official Source and Use

CLAT PG previous year question papers are officially available from the Consortium of National Law Universities, which sells its previous years’ question papers for ₹500, chosen separately from the application fee when you apply on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2027 application closes at 11:59 pm on 31 October 2026 (no extension had been announced on 29 October 2026). After each exam the Consortium also publishes provisional and final answer keys; for CLAT 2026 (held on 7 December 2025) the final PG key came out on 16 December 2025.

Where to get CLAT PG previous year question papers officially

The Consortium’s CLAT 2027 PG instructions list the application fee (₹4,000 for General, OBC and NRI candidates; ₹3,500 for SC, ST, BPL and PwD candidates) and, separately, a charge of ₹500 for previous years’ question papers. That is the cleanest way to get genuine papers. If you have already applied, check your CLAT account for the option before the portal closes on 31 October 2026, and watch consortiumofnlus.ac.in for any notice.

The Consortium also publishes its answer keys after each exam in the notifications section of that year’s page. For CLAT 2026, the provisional key for UG and PG came out at 5:00 pm on 10 December 2025, with objections allowed through the candidate login until 5:00 pm on 12 December 2025 at ₹500 per objection (refunded if the objection was upheld). The final answer key notice of 16 December 2025 records that in the PG paper one question was withdrawn and the answers to three questions were changed. So do not panic over one strange question in the hall.

A CLAT PG question paper PDF or “CLAT LLM question paper” found on a random website may be incomplete, retyped with errors, or from an older pattern. Check such copies against the official key.

What CLAT PG PYQs show about the paper

CLAT PG previous year question papers are not for memorising; questions rarely repeat. Use them for three things.

1. The passage style. The official syllabus says you will get extracts from primary legal materials such as important court decisions, each followed by questions. Old papers show how long and dense those extracts are, and how often you need knowledge beyond the passage.
2. The four skills tested. The syllabus says questions check whether you understand the issues and arguments in the passage, know related legal issues, can summarise it, and can apply the law. Label each CLAT PG PYQ with one of these to see which skill costs you marks.
3. The spread across subjects. Count how many questions each paper gives to each of the 13 subjects. Your own count for two papers is more reliable than any internet table.

Older papers need care. Some earlier CLAT PG papers followed a different structure; the 2021 paper, for example, was reported to include a descriptive section. Use them for reading practice, not timing.

How to use previous papers in the 38 days left

• Keep the most recent paper for a full mock. Write the CLAT PG 2026 question paper (or the latest one you have) in one sitting at 2:00 pm, with a strict 120-minute clock, and score it with the official final key, deducting 0.25 per wrong answer.
• Use the next paper as a second full mock about ten days later, after you have fixed what the first one exposed.
• Use older papers by subject. Pull out all the Constitutional Law passages from two or three older papers and solve them together. Repeat for other subjects.
• Read the judgment behind each passage. Next year’s paper may use a later case on the same point.
• Log every error. Write the question number, subject, skill and reason for the mistake. That log becomes your last-week revision sheet.

Where Lexfolio fits

Lexfolio is an independent publisher; we do not sell or reproduce the Consortium’s papers. Once you have solved the CLAT PG previous year question papers, our original material gives you fresh passages in the same style:

• CLAT PG 2027 Online Test Series (₹99): three full-length mocks online, each timed at 120 minutes, instant scores and explained answers citing the Article, section or judgment.
• CLAT PG 2027 Judgment Passages (₹349): 25 important Supreme Court judgments of 2026, each as a CLAT PG style passage with five questions, answers and explanations, plus a fast-reading method for judgment passages.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get CLAT PG previous year question papers?

The official source is the Consortium of National Law Universities, which sells previous years’ question papers for ₹500, separately from the application fee, through the CLAT application on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2027 application closes on 31 October 2026. The Consortium also publishes answer keys after each exam in that year’s notifications section.

Is the CLAT PG 2026 question paper available?

The CLAT 2026 exam was held on 7 December 2025. The Consortium released the provisional answer key on 10 December 2025 and the final key on 16 December 2025, which withdrew one PG question and changed the answers to three. Check the CLAT 2026 notifications on consortiumofnlus.ac.in and the Consortium’s previous papers option for the paper itself.

Do CLAT PG questions repeat?

Exact questions rarely repeat because passages come from different judgments each year. What repeats is the style: passages from court decisions and statutes, followed by questions on issues, related law, summary and application. Previous papers are for learning that style.

Quick quiz

Read this original practice passage, written in CLAT PG style, and answer the questions.

Passage: A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that privacy is a fundamental right protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as part of the freedoms in Part III. The Court said any intrusion must satisfy legality (a law), a legitimate aim, and proportionality between the aim and the means used.

Sources

• Consortium of National Law Universities, CLAT 2027 PG general instructions (fees; previous years’ question papers at ₹500)
• Consortium of National Law Universities, CLAT 2027 PG syllabus and question format
• Consortium of National Law Universities, CLAT 2026 final answer key notification, 16 December 2025
• LiveLaw report on the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key and objections, 11 December 2025
• Constitution of India, Article 21; K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)

Used up the official papers? Continue with the CLAT PG 2027 Mock Tests.

This page is for education and general information. Lexfolio is not affiliated with the Consortium of NLUs and does not reproduce its question papers. Exam details as on 29 October 2026; check consortiumofnlus.ac.in for any later notice.