Here's how to score well in CLAT (PG) 2025 by legal experts

By: Kandarp Patel

Preparing for CLAT PG 2025 exam? Check section-wise important topics to prepare for CLAT PG exam below.

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an important exam for law aspirants. By scoring good marks in CLAT, one could get admission to the top law institutes of the country. This article discusses some of the important topics and reference books for preparing and scoring well in the CLAT exam. Let’s begin with the pattern of the exam. Every student needs to know the pattern of the exam before preparation. The exam structure of CLAT Exam 2025 consists of 120 questions of one mark each. Among all sections, the Constitutional Law has more weightage in the exam every year.

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CLAT LLM 2025 date is December 1, 2024. However, it is expected to be conducted in December, in a pen-paper based test mode. CLAT application process will be held online. Candidates must fill the CLAT PG Application Form 2025 on or before the last date.

The subject-wise important topics are given below:

Constitutional Law 

In this section, questions will be asked based on LLB subjects. From Constitutional Law, important topics are as follows:

• Constitution of India
• Judicial and Quasi-Judicial bodies which include Supreme Court, High Court, District Court and Tribunals
• Elections of President, Vice President and Legislative Assembly
• Rights and Duties
• Official Languages and Panchayati Raj Acts, etc.

Law of Contracts 

From the Law of Contracts section, some of the important topics are: Nature of Contracts

• Quasi Contracts
• Contracts Formation
• Void and Illegal Contracts
• Contracts Discharge
• Agency Contracts and Insurance – Guarantee, etc.

Law of Torts 

Understand and learn the law of torts clearly as some of the high-weightage questions in the exam come from this section. Some of the important topics are:

• Definitions
• Types of Liability especially Strict and Absolute Liability
• Tort Feasors, Conspiracy, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution and Remedies & Negligence, etc.

Criminal Law 

The students must understand and learn the general principles of criminal law. The important topics of this section are:

• General Principles
• Conspiracy, Offenses, Liability, Punishments and Criminal Conceptions, etc.

International Law 

To score high in this section, students must be aware of the International Law of World Bank, WTO, UN, IMF, etc. The important topics of this section are given below:

• Settlements of Disputes
• International Treaties
• Law of the Sea
• UN Charter
• State Recognition
• Environmental Laws
• Territorial Disputes and Terrorism, etc.

General Tips 

• Apart from the topics given above, also go through Patents and its Acts (1970), WTO IPR Rules, etc.
• Read newspapers and magazines regularly as this would not only improve reading skills but would also enhance knowledge
• Keep up-to-date with the current happenings and its causes around the world
• Try to give maximum mocks as possible and improve scores in every mock test

Study Material 

Right study material is important to crack any exam. The important study material is given below:

• The Constitution of India – P.M.Bakshi
• Indian Contract Act – Dr Paras Diwan
• Law of Torts – R.K.Bangia
• Criminal Law – P.S.A. Pillai
• International Law – Dr Rakesh Kumar Singh

About the Author:

Kandarp Patel

Kandarp Patel is a student at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, pursuing Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (final year). He is also a campus representative with Shiksha.com since 2016.