CLAT 2022 Preparation Tips by Harsh Gagrani and Karan Mehta
Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )
Registration - 1 Aug '25 - 31 Oct '25
Confused about how to prepare for CLAT 2022 based on the new pattern? Read this article to know the best strategy, tips and focus areas as shared by CLAT experts at the LegalEdge Tutorials.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2022 tentatively in May/June. In 2020, the Consortium had changed the exam pattern of CLAT by reducing the total number of questions to 150 and introducing more number of comprehension-type of questions. Ever since the changes were announced, the law aspirants are perplexed and CLAT experts are working on framing the right preparation strategy for CLAT 2022 as per the new pattern.
Shiksha discussed the new exam pattern and the preparation strategy with CLAT experts, Harsh Gagrani and Karan Mehta, Directors at LegalEdge Tutorials. Read below to get insights on the same:
- Opinions on the changes made in CLAT Pattern
- Effects of the changed pattern on the law aspirants appearing for CLAT
- Best preparation strategy according to the new exam pattern of CLAT
- Prep tips for dropper candidates
- Books to refer for CLAT 2022
Opinions on the changes made in CLAT Pattern
Harsh, who is an expert on the CLAT exam for the past nine years, says that the new exam pattern is a welcome change as it looks forward to future requirements of the legal domain. He says that by including the comprehension type of questions in CLAT, the Consortium has improved the legal education. The lawyers should be well-read and with the new pattern of CLAT, the aspirants will adapt the same. He added the CLAT Consortium should have made the changes in the past itself but it is better late than never.
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The official statement of the CLAT Consortium regarding the same – ‘The idea is to get better students to National Law Universities who have competence in reading texts and demonstrate skills in inferential reasoning.’
Effects of the changed pattern on the law aspirants appearing for CLAT
In 2020, it was natural for the law aspirants appearing for CLAT to feel jammed in the middle of their exam preparation after the changes, says Karan. He added, the Consortium had announced the changes in November 2019 but no clarity on the exact pattern was provided until January 1, 2020 after the official website of CLAT went live. However, candidates who are appearing for CLAT 2022 should just focus on reading skills, keeping track of news regularly, improve vocabulary as well as critical reasoning skills.
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The law aspirants who are planning to appear for the law exam in the coming years should develop intensive reading habits now on; they should focus improving themselves with language comprehension, learning vocabulary and work on critical thinking, added Karan.
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Best preparation strategy according to the new exam pattern of CLAT
With few months remaining for CLAT 2022, the best strategy to score well in the exam would be focusing more on critical reasoning based questions, core law topics and related news, reading and vocabulary enhancement etc. advised Harsh.
To this, Karan added that for CLAT 2022, candidates should focus less on the old pattern of Mathematics and Logical Reasoning. However, he says that as the candidates will be appearing for other law entrance exams like AILET, LSAT India so they should not completely change their preparation strategy based on the old pattern. The candidates will have to find a balance between both the patterns.
Prep tips for dropper candidates
Last year, many candidates dropped the year to score well in the exam, such candidates have to make slight changes in their preparation strategy advised Harsh.
The candidates should take at least 2-3 mock tests every week and ensure to do preparation analysis, as this will help them check their progress and key work areas, added Karan. This is because; the exam pattern changes came as late news to the candidates who were already preparing for more than a year. Certainly, for them, it was revision time and hence, they should practice as much as possible according to the new pattern. The focus should be on preparing for the reasoning based sections – Legal and Logical, Quantitative Techniques and, keeping track of Currents Affairs and GK with the help of newspaper.
Books to refer for CLAT 2022
Harsh says, there are no books available in the market based on the new exam pattern of CLAT. Therefore, the candidates should rely on the study material provided by their coaching centres. Candidates should focus on a section-wise preparation strategy for CLAT 2022 to score well.
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Yes, the application form for CLAT was released long back in August. Those who have not filled the form yet must understand that there is no right day to fill the form. You should fill is as soon as possible. Because if you miss it you have to wait one more year unnecessarily to appear in the exam.
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This is so sad. But unfortunately, even with all the right documents, if you have not paid the application fee, your application form will be rejected. Since the application process is currently underwa, y you can still go and submit the fees. Once the window will close you won't be able to pay the
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The last date to submit the application form is October 31, 2025. It must be noted that the consortium will open the application correction window after that. Sometimes the consortium do extend the last date for registration but it is better to fill the form way before and why to wait.
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Students can fill the application form by visiting the official website. You should know that there is no other way to fill the registration form. The application form is not released offline neither you can download the form and send it to the consortium. You should fill the form by October 31, 20
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You can fill out CLAT form by following the simple steps given below:
- Go to the official website
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Yes, you can fill out the CLAT Application Form in phases. There is an option to save in every step. However, it will be better if you fill the form in one go. For this, you should keep all the documents ready in hand. See if you fill the form in one go you don't have to worry about it.
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Candidates can check the list of documents required to fill the registration form for CLAT below:
- Passport-Size Photograph
- Scanned Signature
- Class 10 Marksheet/Certificate
- Class 12 Marksheet
- Category Certificate
- PwD Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Valid Photo ID Proof
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