Candidates preparing to appear for CLAT 2025 can get here some valuable preparation tips from CLAT toppers from the past year. Read here to know more.
One who has mastered the art can only teach another to learn it in a better way. Who can tell better than CLAT toppers on how to ace the upcoming examination? Therefore, Shiksha collated preparation tips from past year toppers to share with the exam-appearing candidates. Read this article to know more CLAT preparation tips from toppers. CLAT 2025 is expected to be conducted on December 1, 2024. The Consortium announced the CLAT 2025 Exam Date, CLAT Registration Date 2025 and other important dates along with the CLAT Admission Notification 2025. Candidates must check the eligibility criteria for CLAT 2025 in detail before starting to prepare for the CLAT Exam.
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- CLAT Preparation Strategy shared by Toppers
- Books for Preparation
- Practising Mock Tests and Revision Plan
CLAT Preparation Strategy shared by Toppers
It is essential to prepare in a strategic manner and, every exam topper ensures making an effective strategy for preparation. Let us know how CLAT toppers strategies their preparation.
CLAT 2024 AIR 1, Jai Kumar Bohara, says that Good score in Board exams doesn't guarantee you a good college. I always had two priorities in mind. One was to prepare for CLAT, as it was in December, and it is more important than boards. And second priority was to maintain attendance in School. So, I had to go to school to maintain attendance but I didn’t study for boards apart from school. For the Board exams, I will start my preparation now. Because board marks will not fetch you a good college. It’s the entrance that will finally help you secure a good college.
CLAT 2023 AIR 1, Abhinav Somani, shared that his main strategy was reading the newspaper and giving mocks. I read the newspapers religiously and made notes from them. The newspaper also helps you with your vocabulary, reading speed and comprehension ability. I also gave mocks regularly. I had a study group with 4 of my friends and we used to give mocks together. We started with 1 mock a week in January 2022, bumping it up to 5-6 per week by October 2022.
CLAT 2023 AIR 4, Arnav Maheshwari says the key part of my prep was mock tests, giving and analysing mock tests regularly. It meticulously resulted in a good understanding of the exam and the resultant increase in marks, apart from this I kept up with current affairs and maintained a habit of reading through diverse content be it newspapers or novels.
CLAT 2023, AIR 13 Priyam Mitra says reading speed is important to complete the paper on time. This can be enhanced by reading novels, and also by reading newspapers. Do work on comprehension skills to perform well in passage-type questions.
CLAT 2023 AIR 11, Sana Singh says that she approached the exam as an opportunity to hone her strengths and treated the GK and Quantitative Aptitude sections as score boosters. I wanted to pursue law long before that. This entailed taking weekly mocks and targeting an improvement in my weaker sections. In the 11th grade, I had stayed in touch with news updates and familiarised myself with the pattern of the exam by doing practice questions occasionally.
CLAT 2019 AIR 1, Saumya Singh shared that he started his preparation around two years before the exam date i.e. from class 11th onwards for consistent preparation. He focused on his strengths and weaknesses from all subjects on weekdays and revisions on weekends.
CLAT 2019 AIR 2, Harsh Tomar shares that he prepared a daily schedule for preparation in one year. He said the preparation plan was divided into two parts, wherein for the first six months the focus was allotted to the preparation of his weaker sections and, next six months for preparation of all sections. Throughout the preparation plan, he focused on weaknesses and strengths equally and, devoted sufficient time to learn tips and tricks in maths and practice questions from all subjects (at least five questions per subject).
CLAT 2019 AIR 5, Mouli Jain shared that she followed a promodoro technique wherein, she used to study for a stretch of 25-30 minutes and then take a break for a few minutes. This helped her improve productivity and concentration. Moreover, she prepared a subject-wise timetable to prepare on a daily basis. She studied at least three subjects a day including the subjects she's weak in. She focused on accuracy in the first six months and then, improved speed in her preparation plan. For accuracy, she clarified all concepts and theory and, for speed, she practised past years question papers of CLAT 2022 by setting time.
CLAT 2019 AIR 8, Shubh Mittal shares that in one year of CLAT preparation, his entire focus was on reading skills and speed by taking mock tests.
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Commonly asked questions
The GK section carries a total 25 per cent weightage in the CLAT exam. Read below the best practices to follow to score well in GK section:
- You must be aware of the Daily Current Affairs in the area of the Economy, the Indian Constitution, Awards, sports, etc.
- Inculcate habit of reading the newspaper on a daily basis
- Static GK is also a part of the syllabus, but most of the questions are asked on the basis of the current affairs
- Try and read about various legal events and issues of the past
- Prepare your own notes. This will help you during your revision time
- Do not cram events. Try and understand why something happened and idea behind it
- Refer to as many Magazines, Newspapers, E-Newspapers, Blogs, etc., possible to be more aware of all the happenings worldwide
- Must watch news channels for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour per day
Books for Preparation
All the topper could achieve good marks in all subjects because they referred the best books for CLAT preparation. Here are books as referred by CLAT toppers for preparation
| Sections | Books referred by CLAT 2025 toppers |
|---|---|
| English | AIR 1 - Word Power Made Easy and 30 days to a Faster Vocabulary by Norman Lewis and, English is Easy by Chetananand Singh AIR 2 - Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis AIR 5 - Objective General English by SP Bakshi, and English is Easy by Chetananand Singh AIR 8 - Word Power Made Easy, English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin, Objective General English by SP Bakshi |
| Legal Aptitude | AIR 1 - Study material from coaching institute and, CLAT previous years papers AIR 2 - CLAT questions papers for Legal Reasoning section AIR 5 - Study material provided by coaching institute AIR 8 - CLAT Past years papers |
| GK including Current Affairs | AIR 1 - The Hindu newspaper, GKToday and StudyIQ, Competition in Focus magazine etc. AIR 2 - Lucent’s Objective General Knowledge and, GKToday & Affairs Cloud (websites) for Current Affairs AIR 5 - GKToday and AffairsCloud AIR 8 - GKToday (website), The Hindu |
| Logical Reasoning | AIR 1 - A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning, for critical reasoning (Analytical Reasoning) by MK Pandey AIR 2 - Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey and, A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal AIR 5 - A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal AIR 8 - Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey |
| Elementary Mathematics | AIR 1 - Study material by coaching institutes and, online prep materials AIR 2 - Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal AIR 5 - Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal AIR 8 - Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal |
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Practising Mock Tests and Revision Plan
CLAT preparation is completed with the revision of entire syllabus for each section and mock test practice. Know here how CLAT toppers revised for their exam:
| CLAT 2023 Topper | Revision and Mock Practice Strategy |
|---|---|
| CLAT Topper AIR 1 | He revised every weekend for the topics that he prepared during the week. He did not take any break from practising questions all through his preparation plan to avoid losing touch of concepts. |
| CLAT Topper AIR 2 | First, clarified all subjects and focused on weakness and, then practised previous years question papers. Practised at least 5 questions every day for each subject from day 1 to learn tips and tricks of solving questions quickly. In the revision time, he advised to practised at least 50 mock tests for overall preparation. |
| CLAT Topper AIR 5 | She developed her own study plan wherein she practised her strong and weak subjects equally. To improve the speed of solving questions, she practised mock tests in the last four months rigorously. To ensure time management, she set the timer while taking mock tests. |
| CLAT Topper AIR 8 | He shared that in order to achieve the desired speed of solving 200 questions within 120 minutes, practice rigorously overall 120 mock tests. Also, he ensured revision on a daily so that his subject strengths become best. |
The preparation tips shared above by CLAT toppers will be helpful to strategise and, focus on key improvement areas. All the toppers advised that to prepare better for CLAT 2025 one should:
- Schedule their preparation properly
- Solve mock tests papers based on the subjects regularly
- Revise thoroughly daily
- Be prepared and don't lose confidence for your performance for the upcoming examination.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 23 hours ago
Aspirants with CLAT scores can get admission in BA LLB (Hons) course at Invertis University. However, it is not mandatory. Candidates can also get admission based on their scores in AILET, CUET-UG or IUCET.
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Answered 3 days ago
Yes, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University does accepts CLAT scores for admission in BA LLB (Hons) course. However, aspirants can also get admission via CUET or CSMU-CET scores. Candidates must also complete Class 12 with at least 45% aggregate.
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Answered 4 days ago
Yes, students have scored ranks between 1 to 15,000 in CLAT, are eligible for DSU scholarships for BBA LLB (hons) course. If you have scored 14890 ranks in CLAT, you are eligible for scholarship of INR 30,000. For details, contact the Institute.
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Answered 4 days ago
Students seeking admission at DSU for BA LLB (hons) through CLAT should apply to official portal. Students need to fill the application form with basic details and upload some requisite documents including CLAT scorecard or admit card. Institute will arrange a counselling session and will shortlist
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Answered 4 days ago
No, aspirants do not require passing CLAT for admission in BA LLB course of Apex University. The university offers seats based on CUET or AUCET scores of candidates. AUCET is an entrance test conducted by the university for admission in UG and PG courses.
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Answered 5 days ago
Yes, Babu Banarasi Das University offers admission in BA LLB based on Class 12 merit to candidates who qualify the eligibility criteria. But CLAT qualified candidates are given preference in admission. So you can get a seat in BA LLB without CLAT but by qualifying CLAT you can improve your chances o
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Answered 5 days ago
Aspirants do not require CLAT score for admission in BA LLB (Hons) course of SAGE University Bhopal. Candidates need to appear for SEE or SAGE Entrance Exam for admission. Aspirants must also complete Class 12 to get a seat in the course.
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KIIT provides BBA LLB (hons) admissions on the basis of K-LAT or CLAT. Students who have not given CLAT can still apply for K-LAT to get admission. Interested candidated can apply for K-LAT in the month of Novemeber. However, If any candidate missed the both entrance can still apply through KIITEE.
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Yes, candidates who want to apply for Gujarat University BBA LLB course can do so without appearing in CLAT-UG. No mandatory entrance exams are mandatory to qualify for BBA LLB admissions. All candidates are admitted based on Class 12 board exam result during GCAS counselling.
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Answered 6 days ago
Manav Rachna University considers CLAT scores for admission in BA LLB (Hons) course. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants can also appear for MRNAT for admission. It is a entrance cum scholarship test conducted by the university.
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