Law Entrance Exam

CLAT preparation Tip 1 Understand the syllabus distribution
This is the single most important tip and yet the most common mistake that students make. Students tend to spend disproportionate amounts of time on Mathematics and Logical Reasoning. Therefore, by solving tougher and tougher problems from a wide range of topics, you ignore the other sections. However, as you can clearly see from the table above, Mathematics and Logical Reasoning together constitute only 60 marks. The more important sections are those of Legal Aptitude and GK/Current Affairs. Those two put together are 50% of the paper or 100 marks.
CLAT preparation Tip 2 Focus on Legal Aptitude
Students often struggle with this section because of two major reasons. One is that it is unrelated to what is taught in schools. Second, being the potential area to cover is very vast. However, in reality, you can benefit by knowing what the exam focuses on. The past 8 years of CLAT papers and questions typically tend to come from just 4 major areas: Criminal Law, Law of Tort, Contract Act and Indian Constitution.
Therefore, rather than attempting to cover all of the IPC or the CrPC, it is better to restrict yourself to a more thorough understanding of these 4 basic topics. Each of these topics is vast. However, remember that this is a Law entrance exam. Hence, you are not expected to know the detailed technicalities of these topics in advance. Instead, you should have a good grasp of the fundamental tenets on which the laws are framed. Also, be able to use your logic skills to apply the given principles to the realistic circumstances.
CLAT preparation Tip 3 GK/Current Affairs Syllabus
There is no source from which you can study this section that will guarantee you great marks in this section. Even the best-prepared student would be confident of only 80-85% of the GK questions asked in CLAT exam. A best-prepared student is one who has been constantly reading the newspapers for over 5 years. He/she would have thorough/basic knowledge of all that has happened in the world for the last decade. However, over the years some patterns have emerged areas that are known to be favourites among examiners and from where questions will definitely be asked.
CLAT preparation Tip 4 Writing Mock Tests
CLAT preparation Tip 5 Question Selection
CLAT preparation Tip 6 Do not neglect English

Read the newspaper like a religious fanatic, ensure that you have chosen one proper national daily newspaper and read it every day from top to bottom spending at least an hour daily. This creates more reading speed, brushes up your English and gives you an advantage in the GK section which is heavily focused on current affairs. Solve the past year paper question papers as a matter of life and death, ensure that you have access to all the important past year papers and a reliable solution booklet. There are many random books available. We recommend our own solution booklet since the whole team SAT down and researched and debated for a whole month to come out with detailed explanations for all the questions. Since a lot of the questions in the CLAT are taken from past year papers and are anyways indicative of the kind of questions that the CLAT keeps asking, it is a must do exercise. Take all sections seriously Practice the basic things like Maths and Logical reasoning. Most people simply commit the fatal flaw of assuming in their heads that they cannot do the maths section or some other random excuse! But remember that you may not have enjoyed it (and may even have hated it), but you did pass the maths paper at 10thWHICH MEANS YOU CAN DO IT
Give the mocks as religiously as radical right wing fundamentalists make sure that you give mocks and revise the same with proper analysis. Do this as seriously as the actual CLAT. Take up something serious like the CP Hammerit series (which has of course produced All India Rank 1 for two years in a row now! CLAT 2015 and CLAT 2016). Health is important (remember it clearly) Above all else, ensure that you stay healthy through the preparation process. Listening to mom and dad regarding food can sometimes go a long way! Be calm in the examination and ensure that you don't have any nervousness problems in the middle of all of it.