Sir/Mam I am studying 11th class now I am interested in law and how to prepare for CLAT and AILET from now there are no coching centres here
Though every student has its own unique way of studying for various entrances but some of the tips which are basic yet impactful are:
Know the CLAT & AILET 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 & AILET 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 -Monthly magazines on GK, Current Affair, Books and Novel.
You can check the exam pattern of CLAT & AILET Entrance Exam with the given below link.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-exam-pattern
https://law.careers360.com/articles/ailet-exam-pattern
Good Luck!
You can prepare for CLAT and AILET even without taking any coaching. Make sure you are regular and you practice a lot. Here are some tips for each section.
GK - For static 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.
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. Make sure you start preparing for GK from today on. As it is the section which will bring edge to your rank. The earlier you begin, better it will be.
English - For Vocabulary you can refer the Word Power Made Easy. 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 as well as Vocabulary section of CLAT.
For grammar you can use the Wren & Martin.
Mathematics - For Quantitative aptitude by RS Aggarwal im case you need a separate book. Other than that previous year question papers and Arihant/ Universal guide will be sufficient.
Legal Aptitude - Universal’s guide to CLAT or LLB, Pearson CLAT Guide are considered the best.
Logical Reasoning - RS Aggarwal in case you need a separate book. Other wise Universal/Pearson/ arihant guide will also cover it.
Make sure that you go through the past year question papers and practice them along with sample papers.
Best of luck!
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