AILET 2018 Topper Interview: AIR 3, Anmol Gupta shares that consistency is the key to success

Anmol Gupta secured AIR 3 in AILET 2018 with a score of 83.75. A student of CBSE board, Anmol passed his Class 12 from Commerce stream with 93.4%. He then took a drop year wherein he prepared for various law entrance exams. Ecstatic over his AILET result, Anmol said, “I attribute my success, first and foremost, to my mom, who has been my backbone this whole time. Without her, this, and everything else, would have been impossible. I also attribute this success to my mentors, who guided me every step of the way. And, to everyone, who made my drop year a smooth one”.

Talking about his prep strategy, Anmol shared that he studied all the subjects every day. According to him, “Consistency is the key. Without it, you just can’t crack AILET or CLAT with a good rank”.

Shiksha spoke with Anmol to know the books he read and how he prepared for AILET 2018. Go through the complete interview for more details.

Thank you, so much! Honestly, I never expected a rank in top 10 in AILET 2018, and that, too, AIR 3. It’s just euphoric. I did work hard for it, but, this was a bit unexpected.

NLU Delhi wasn’t my first preference. The Top-5 order of my preference was: 

1. NLSIU Bangalore
2. NALSAR University of Law
3. NLU Delhi
4. NLUJ
5. NUJS

In my drop year, I covered each section everyday. I made sticky notes and tried to complete everyday goals in that day only, even if it took me 6 hours to do it. I never missed even a single section in my everyday schedule. Consistency is the key. For Maths, I did 20-40 questions daily. For Logical Reasoning, I solved various questions of analytical reasoning from books like RS Agarwal. For Legal Aptitude, I solved the mocks of my coaching and other test series. For English, I did one reading comprehension daily (LSAT material is the zenith for this). I read novels for my vocabulary and made sentences with new words that I came through. For GK, I referred to various websites and magazines like Competition in focus and Pratiyogita Darpan.

Yes, I took coaching for 1 year in my city, only. It’s pretty important because you have regular doubt solving sessions which help you improve. Also, the diverse mocks help you prepare for everything. 

I didn’t have ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ sections. I prepared for all sections equally. The only thing I faced real problem in was Static GK, which was covered through a thorough and smart reading of Lucent’s or any other good material available.

For Legal Reasoning, I practiced the modules and the mocks of various coachings. There’s no good material available on legal reasoning, so I’d suggest sticking to the basics and practicing other coaching’s materials. 

For analytical reasoning, I preferred RS Agarwal.

 For critical reasoning, I preferred MK Pandey and LSAT material.

For English, I did Objective General English by Arihant. I also did comprehensions from LSAT material. I also read novels for my vocabulary and I also referred to Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis.

For Maths, I referred to Quantitative Aptitude by RS Agarwal.

For GK, there are a lot of websites available. All are equally good. I referred to AffairsCloud and GKtoday. I also referred to The Indian Express and magazines like Competition in focus and Pratiyogita Darpan.

We are a family of 4. My family is, purely, a business-oriented one. My elder brother also joined my father’s business after school. My mom loves to read and that is why she took vastu as an occupation. Despite the fact that my family was business-oriented, they never stopped me from getting the education I wanted. They fulfilled all my wishes and it couldn’t have been possible without them. 

My hobbies include reading and writing. I read around 16 novels in my drop year, but, I stopped reading after February. I also stopped writing then, only. My stress buster was good music which I continued listening till the D-day. I also talked to my mom a lot as this helped me reduce my emotional stress a lot. 

I gave CLAT 2018. It was a breeze, if compared to AILET 2018. 

I appeared for CLAT. This time CLAT had a lot of technical glitches and AILET was, relatively, very well organised. My computer hung up for 10 minutes in CLAT. But, I faced no difficulties in AILET. 

So, I was clueless about what I would do after 12th. And, this scenario followed till almost after mid-12th grade. So, I talked to one of my seniors, who told me that the things you require to do law are reading, writing and speaking. I was good at all three of them. So, I decided to take it up as a career. 

My suggestion is, don’t expect anything from AILET. And, don’t waste time searching the net for ‘predictions for next AILET paper’. No one knows, no one ever will. Just keep your hardwork up and you’ll get the results. Also, if possible, have a mentor, who has cracked CLAT/AILET to guide you through your year. All the best! 

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