Revision is critical for success in the CLAT exam. Let us see here an important CLAT Revision Strategy for the candidates appearing in the CLAT 2027. See details on this page.
Revision is Critical for CLAT Preparation: The Consortium of NLUs conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) every year to select candidates for 5 years integrated LLB degree offered by the National Law Universities (NLU). All the NLUs accept the CLAT score except NLU, Delhi. It conducts its own separate exam.
CLAT 2027 will be conducted on December 6, 2026, as a Computer-Based Test(CBT). There is not much time left as the CLAT applications are going on and will end on October 31. The candidates are suggested to start the CLAT preparation with full throttle. But most of the candidates do not include time for revision in their preparation strategy, although it is an indispensable part of the right preparation strategy.
The candidates can see below the importance of revision and the components of a revision strategy for the CLAT 2027.
- Why is revision important?
- Periodic Allocation of Time for Revision
- Attempting CLAT Previous Year Question Papers
- Attempting CLAT Mock Test in Time-Bound Manner
- Separate Plan for CLAT Topics Revision
Why is revision important?
Candidates should note that the CLAT exam asks candidates a mix of factual and analytical information in the form of passage-based questions. The candidates will be required to search for the desired information or identify the information given in the form of answer options. In both cases, the candidates will be required to re-collect the information studied during their preparation. Without a proper revision strategy, it would be very difficult to reproduce the required information, especially under the immense exam pressure.
There will be 120 questions and the total time allotted for the paper is two hours only. So for each question, the candidate will get 1 minute to read, understand, solve and mark the answers on the Screen. The candidates who want to get a good rank in the CLAT exam are required to have all the information at their fingertips so that they can perform better under exam pressure.
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Revision plays a critical role in searching and reproducing the required information to answer the question. Revision smooths the retrieval of information during the exam too, which boosts the confidence of the candidate while answering the questions in the exam.
Following are some of the most important components of CLAT preparation and the revision strategy.
Commonly asked questions
No, the CLAT Answer Key is not published offline. The CLAT admission process is completely online. Candidates can visit consortiumofnlus.ac.in to access the CLAT Answer Key.
Candidates can download the CLAT Answer Key PDF through these steps
Visit consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Check for CLAT Provisional Answer Key PDF tab
Click on the same
Download the PDF of CLAT Answer Key
Cross check your answer
Candidates must note that the math questions in the CLAT exam are mostly from Class 10th mathematics. The section will have 10-14 questions. Candidates must cover topics like percentages, ratios, averages, profit/loss, and basic algebra.
In CLAT Exam there will be 120 questions. The exam paper will be in MCQ format. Candidates will get 120 minutes to complete the paper. Since there is a negative marking candidates must attempt carefully.
Periodic Allocation of Time for Revision
The candidates should prepare a study plan for the CLAT 2027 and assign a periodic time for revision of the study material. The candidates are suggested to do two revisions in a week. The first revision should be on the third day and the second revision should be after a week.
The candidates are advised to prepare a date-wise plan to prepare the CLAT topics and the dates for revision for the prepared topics. This is a scientific fact that revision can help retain the information for a longer span of time.
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Attempting CLAT Previous Year Question Papers
Candidates must solve CLAT previous-year question papers to get a real feel for the exam. The CLAT exam is a passage-based exam. Solving previous year question papers can improve the reading speed of the candidate and will help in attempting the full question paper.
The questions compel the candidates to think and retrieve the information gathered during the preparation of the topic. And if the candidate is unable to answer the question, they are suggested to revise the topics again where the candidate faced difficulty in answering the question.
Commonly asked questions
Some of the important topics of CLAT Legal Reasoning include
- Legal Maxims
- Important Supreme Court Judgments
- Legal GK
- Indian Constitution
- Important Acts and Amendments of the Legislature
- Current Affairs
Candidates can check the CLAT 2027 Marking Scheme below
| CLAT Marking Parameters | Marks Awarded |
|---|---|
| Correct answer | +1 marks |
| Incorrect answer | -0.25 marks |
| Un-attempted question | 0 marks |
Yes, candidates who have registered for the CLAT exam can access the sample papers through their login credentials.
Yes there is negative marking in CLAT Exam. 0.25 marks will be deducted if the answer is wrong. For each correct answer one marks will be awarded.
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Attempting CLAT Mock Test in Time-Bound Manner
The candidates should note that the CLAT Mock test papers must be attempted and solved in a time-bound manner. It will provide the real feel of the exam. Through CLAT Mock Test Papers, the candidates can practice for the exam in an effective manner.
While attempting the CLAT Mock Test Paper, the candidates will be required to retrieve the information studied during their preparation stage. This will compel the candidates to revise the topics where they were unable to answer while attempting the CLAT mock test papers.
Also Read: Common Mistakes to Avoid in CLAT Mock Test Papers
Separate Plan for CLAT Topics Revision
There will be various exams in December for the candidates seeking admission in the reputed Colleges. The candidates must prepare and revise frequently the topics which they find most difficult. While preparing, revision of the topics where the answer went wrong can help to improve the CLAT score.

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Student Forum
Answered 3 days ago
Neither CLAT nor SLAT is universally better. They serve different career goals, test styles, and college targets. Students who want to get into National Law Universities should appear for CLAT. The SLAT exam is held for admission to Symbiosis Law Schools.
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Answered 3 days ago
The CLAT 2027 application correction facility is available now till November 10.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, the CLAT 2027 registration deadline has been extended. Candidates can now apply online till November 7, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
You can access official CLAT resources and practice materials through structured prep pages on Shiksha CLAT Question Papers.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The CLAT or Common Law Admission Test, is conducted to select candidates for the 5-year Integrated Law Course offered by the National Law Universities across the nation. CLAT PG is conducted to select the candidates for the PG courses.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
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No you don't need to memorise every section. Focus on important concepts key provisions definitions and CLAT style application questions. Understanding legal principles is more important than memorising section numbers.
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