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manisha.gupta 10th Jan, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

This is the enough time to be well prepared for the exam. You need to follow a proper startergy.

some of the tips which are basic yet impactful are:

Know the CLAT paper pattern, marking scheme, changes in previous year, latest trends and participating colleges.
It is not the quantity of books but the quality of books which matters. So make sure you have a selective yet good books with you.

Start with previous year CLAT question papers and previous year papers.

Be updated with General awareness, current affairs updates and even legal updates.

Work on your vocabulary. Read newspapers and relevant novels. This will also help you in increasing your speed.

Areas of Law to be understood in basic form includes: Law of Torts, Law of Contract, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and some understanding of Family law.
Attempt online and offline mocks test. There are sectional and full length mocks available as well.

Material you can refer to are: -Previous year question papers -Norman Lewis- Word Power Made easy -Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning- By RS Agarwal -Universal guide to LLB Exam -Pearson GK Module -Monthly magazines on GK, Current Affair, Books and Novel.

Good Luck!

Sourav Sarkar Student Expert 9th Jan, 2020

Hi,

Hope you are doing well!

Now let's go through your question.

As you will be knowing that CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. It is a national graduate level law examination. National Law Universities across the country (NLUs) conduct CLAT on an annual basis. This exam admits candidates to the NLU’s undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes.

Here are some of the basic tips that you you must follow to prepare for clay:

  1. Understand the syllabus distribution
  2. Focus on Legal Aptitude
  3. GK/Current Affairs Syllabus
  4. Writing Mock Tests
  5. Question Selection
  6. Think Positive

Hope it helps!

Thank You!

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