Hello Kunal Bhardwaj....

i will provide you with some basic tips to prepare clat,you can divide your study plans in various phaes

.try to solve the last year clat question papers

.identify your weakness and try to focus on them

take more and more online mocks

.for current affiars read daily news papers

.donot panic if you are unable to score well in the mocks

.at the last moment dont get confused with various study materials available in the market.

.focu on current legal happenoings like uniform civil code,jallikattu..etc

.try to refer to career launcher clat program.

All the best

Thank you

Hey Kunal.

1 year in advance would be the most appropriate time needed to prepare for CLAT. You will be able to start your preparation easily and without any pressure or work load. But even if you start the preparation later than this, then it is not impossible to catch up. It totally depends on how much you effort you are capable and willing to put in. If you start later the most effort would be required for GK section. Rest all the sections can be managed easily if compared. But you will be required to catch up with a year's worth current affairs.

The Syllabus of CLAT includes a total of 5 sections. Here is the section wise syllabus of CLAT-

1. General Knowledge and Current Affairs- 50 questions for 50

2. Legal Aptitude- 50 questions for 50 marks

3. English- including Comprehension questions 40 for 40 marks

4. Logical Reasoning- 40 questions for 40 marks

5. Elementary Mathematics-20 question for 20 marks.

In case you have started preparing later an all inclusive guide like - Universal's guide to CLAT and LLB can be used. As you can find all the appropriate concept as well as practice material in the same splace. Other good guides for the same are- Arihant's guide for CLAT and Pearson's guide to CLAT.

Here are some tips for preparation for each individual section of CLAT along with individual sources for each.

General Knowledge - The GK Section includes both Static GK as well as current affairs. For gstatic general knowledge you can refer to the Concised size Pearson or the Arihant’s guide. For current affairs, first of all develop a habit to read newspapers daily. The Hindu is the newspaper preferred by various CLAT Aspirants. It not only builds a strong base for General knowledge but will also help you in your verbal ability section. This can be done efficiently in a year's time. Even if yous start late then start reading newspaper from that day on and refer to other sources as mentioned below- There is a site called GK today.in which you can go to for current affairs. They have daily quizes based on current affairs which has been proved very usefull for CLAT preparation. You can go through a few quizes each day to cover up the previous days. Make sure to pay extra  attention to this section.

English - In case you are looking for a separate book For Vocabulary you can refer the book Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis.  You will come across various words while reading the newspaper too, prepare a list, go through them regularly and try to use them in sentences. You should read the Editorial section of the Hindu for your Reading section as well as Vocabulary section of CLAT. For the reading section practicing your sample questions while timing it would prove usefull. For grammar you can use the Wren & Martin. You can catch up in this section by practicing daily from now.

Mathematics - The weightage of the maths section is very less in CLAT. Also the syllabus included elementary level of Mathematics. Hence, if you purchase an all inclusive guide, then practicing for it would suffice. Not much time is required for preparing this section.

Logical Reasoning - For Quantitative aptitude in case you are looking for a separate book then quantitative aptitude  by RS Aggarwal can be used. Other wise Universal's guide to CLAT or Arihant guide is also sufficient for CLAT. Make sure that you go through the previous year question too. All you need to do in this section is be clear in the concept amd practice as much as you can. You will be able to catch up.

Legal Aptitude - Universal’s guide to CLAT and LLB, Pearson CLAT Guide are considered the best for this section. Fo through the basics of handling the questions of this section at first, and then utilise it to practice from these guides or any other source online, previous year papers etc. In this section too, you will be able to cover up by practicing.

Make sure that you go through the past year question papers and practice them along with sample papers. This will help you to have an idea about how to attempt the paper, the level of questions for each section, and how to manage your time well. If you are planning to take any coaching in institutes like Career launcher, Bulls eye etc then their reading material covers all aspects.

Best of luck!

Well!  a student with good study plan and proper time table  can prepare for clat in approximately 7 to 8 months. However, it depends upon you that how much you are giving time to your preparation. If you can give much time to each subject daily, then you will be prepared in very less time otherwise you have to give more time to the preparation. Good command in subjective questions, quality study material and regular practice will definitely prepare you  properly.

Good luck!!