Preparation Tips and Strategies for CLAT 2026- Expert Tips

• UN Bodies (GK)
• Important Awards (Current Affairs)
• Legal Maxims (Legal Aptitude)
• Criminal Law questions (Legal Aptitude)
• Direction Problems (Logical Reasoning)
• Blood Relations (Logical Reasoning)
• Ratio and Proportion (Mathematics)
• Percentages (Mathematics)
• Cloze Test (English)
• Idioms and Phrases (English)

These are topics where you can score marks easily in CLAT 2026 without putting in too much effort. By no means should you limit your study to them! For the remaining syllabus, here are some strategies you can use to prepare most effectively:

• GK and Current Affairs – This is an ocean, and there is no limit to the amount you can study here. We have seen several students making the mistake of studying from UPSC-level books or going through all the NCERT textbooks of Class VI to X. Neither of these is necessary, nor is it practical in the remaining time to go through such a vast volume of material. Again, it would be much better to sign up for a good coaching programme and study along with what is taught in the classes there. Remember, even the best student would not be able to correctly answer more than 70-80% of the GK / Current Affairs portion, simply because it is so large and undefined.

Also Read: Preparing Current Affairs & GK section for CLAT 2026: Syllabus, Important Topics, Books, Tips

• Logical Reasoning (LR) – If you are finding a certain topic hard to study or understand, it might be better to skip it. There are a few easy and high-scoring topics in LR that we have found most students understand easily. You should definitely score well on these topics. We have outlined them in the list above. In a given topic, remember to practice all the different variants of questions that have been asked in the exam. 
• Mathematics – CLAT has shown a trend of giving increasingly difficult questions in Mathematics, even introducing a couple of new topics in the previous years' papers, such as Permutations & Combinations and Probability. Our advice at this late juncture to students would be to not get worried by this – such questions will not be more than 3-5 in the entire paper. Instead, focus on the traditional favorites such as Time, Speed & Distance, Time & Work, Ratio & proportion etc. These are sure to come and are not very difficult to master. Each of them has only one basic formula, and all questions that are asked can be solved using that formula. 
• English – Reading Comprehension is going to form the bulk of the marks in this section, but do not neglect the easy marks that can be scored in Idioms & Phrases. Many students, even those with poor vocabulary, find this topic easy because several times the idioms are self-explanatory. 

In the remaining days of the exam, every minute is precious – so remember to devote as much time as you can in a day to hard work and efficient studies. We wish you all the best!