CLAT 2025 will be held on December 1, 2024 in offline mode. Aspirants can check out CLAT 2025 preparation strategy and tips for last one month here.
The Consortium of National Law Universities is all set to conduct the CLAT Exam. The CLAT Exam Date is December 1, 2024. The CLAT Exam 2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. With less than two months left for the law entrance exam, it is crucial that you keep yourself on the track and prepare for CLAT in a strategic manner in order to gain the most out of it.
Here, we bring you CLAT preparation strategy and tips that will help you gain the most out of the last month.
CLAT One-Month Preparation Strategy 2025
Go through the CLAT strategy given below to ensure you have accommodated all the crucial points in your last-month preparation and study plan.
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Take a fresh look at CLAT syllabus and pattern to check if there is any important topic/point that you have missed that should have been taken into consideration.
Important CLAT Topics
Along with the syllabus and pattern, also go through the list of important CLAT topics to ensure you have covered all of them.
Q: What is the Exam Pattern of CLAT 2025?
The CLAT exam pattern for UG courses will include key features like type of questions, marking scheme, subjects, Section-wise weightage and other details. CLAT 2025 exam will be held in an offline I. e. Pen-Paper based test mode. The question paper of CLAT 2025 will be of 120 marks for a total of 120 multiple choices based question. Candidates will get two hours to attempt CLAT 2025 question paper. The subjects from which questions will be asked in the exam are English Current Affairs including GK, Legal Reasoning Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques. The question paper language will be English only. The subject-wise weightage for each section of CLAT UG paper will be as under:
English Language - 28-32 questions
Current Affairs including General Knowledge - 35-39 questions
Logical Reasoning - 28-32 questions
Legal Reasoning - 35-39 question
Quantitative Techniques - 13-17 questions
Q: How do I secure a seat at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai?
To secure a seat at Maharashtra National Law University students can check the following steps presented below:
- Visit the official website and complete the online application process.
- Candidates can also apply online for courses at the official website.
- Ensure eligibility and merit/entrance-based selection for various programmes.
- The selection criteria is entrance/merit-based.
- Upon selected, pay the specified fee to confirm and secure your seat.
Q: How can I get seat in NALSAR Hyderabad?
Aspirants are offered seat in NALSAR University of Law top courses such as BA LLB (Hons) and LLM based on CLAT score. Candidates with a good rank in CLAT have a chance of getting admission in the university. Besides, the selection for BBA is based on IPMAT, JIPMAT or CLAT scores. Admission to MBA is based on CAT score. The university also conducts an entrance exam to select candidates for MBA. Selected aspirants are further called for a personal interview round for admission.
| CLAT Subjects |
Important Topics |
|---|---|
| Synonyms and Antonyms |
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| Idioms and Phrases |
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| Vocabulary and Word Meanings |
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| National and International Current Affairs |
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| Historical Events of Continuing Significance |
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| Arts and Culture of India and World |
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| Facts, Situations or Outlines of Legal Matters, Public Policy or Moral Philosophical Enquiries |
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| General Awareness of Contemporary Legal and Moral Issues |
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| Relationships |
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| Analogies |
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| Arguments and conclusions |
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| Basic Algebra |
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| Ratios and Proportions |
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| Mensuration |
Also Read: Important topics to study from CLAT 2025 syllabus
CLAT Revision
In the last leg of CLAT preparation, revision should be your major focus. Create a study plan in such a way that you revise at least two-three subjects in a day. Focus on revising important topics for the exam first. If you created notes earlier, this is the ideal time to pick those and do quick revisions.
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CLAT Question Papers & Mock Tests
Try to solve as many CLAT sample papers, question papers and mock tests as possible. Solving CLAT mock tests and papers will not only boost confidence but will also improve your time management skills. However, remember not to leave the CLAT paper only after practice. You must analyse each CLAT question paper or mock test in order to understand your weak and strong areas for the exam.
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CLAT Preparation Tips 2025
Also, check out some other CLAT 2025 preparation tips below:
- While in a bid to fill gaps, you made read a few points, it is suggested to stay away from completely new topics as it will eat into your remaining time and might confuse you
- Be determined to achieve your set goal and work towards it with utmost dedication
- Eliminate all distractions in the form of television or any other electronic device and focus only on CLAT preparation
- Try to study for at least 8-10 hours a day with three-four breaks of 15 minutes to half an hour in between
- In case you get stuck with your preparation or feel de-motivated, take support from your peers or study group and try to rejuvenate yourself
- In order to prepare for CLAT, do not overlook your mental or physical health. Eat and drink healthy, sleep well for minimum eight hours and keep yourself mentally calm
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Q: Can I get direct admission to various courses at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai?
No, candidates cannot get direct admission at Maharashtra National Law University. MNLU admission 2025 is both merit/entrance-based. The college offers BA LLB (Hons.), LLM, MBA, etc., UG and PG-level courses. Students can check some of the course-wise selection criteria from the table presented below:
Course Name | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|
BA LLB (Hons.) | CLAT |
LLM | CLAT |
MBA | CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/ CMAT/GMAT/MHCET |
MA (Mediation and Conflict Resolution) | Merit-based |
PG Diploma | Direct Admission |
PhD | Entrance Test and a Personal Interview |
Q: How do I get admission to various courses at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai?
MNLU admission 2025 is entrance/merit-based. To get admission to the MNLU, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the college. For a UG degree, candidates must complete Class 12 and for a PG degree, aspirants must complete graduation.The college offers BA LLB (Hons.), LLM, MBA, etc., UG and PG-level courses. Apart from the UG and PG courses, the college also offers PhD, certificate, PhD, and PG Diploma courses. To be admitted to the MNLU, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the college.
Q: What is the BA LLB seat intake at NLUD?
The seat intake for the BA LLB (Hons) programme at National Law University, Delhi is 123. The university only offers seats based on availability of seats and the merit lists. Further, NLUD follows the reservation policy while allotting the seats among the students.
Q: What type of GK is asked in CLAT?
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
Q: What is the new CLAT 2025 Exam pattern?
The consortium of NLUs has not come up with changes in the exam pattern of CLAT 2025 as of now. However, the consortium brought changes in the exam pattern for CLAT 2024. The total number of questions was reduced from 150 to 120. However, no changes were made to CLAT 2024 syllabus or the number of sections in the CLAT 2024 exam. The 120 questions were divided into the existing five sections; English Language, Current Affairs Including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques.
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Yes, Gujarat National Law University, accepts CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) scores for admission to its various undergraduate and postgraduate law programs, including the BA LLB, BCom LLB, BBA LLB, BSc LLB and LLM courses. CLAT is a common entrance test used by many of the top law schools in Indi
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Your prospects of getting into a National Law University (NLU) with an All India Rank of 37,778 and a SC category rank of 2452 in the CLAT rely on a number of variables including seat availability, cutoff trends and reservation rules
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Chances of getting RGNLU Patiala can be made.
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Chances of getting NLU Vishakhapatnam, NUSRL Ranchi, DNLU Jabalpur can be made.
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NLUs are not possible on this rank. Please try some private colleges.
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The National Law University (NLU) admission prospects are slim in view of a CLAT rank of 7616 and an EWS rank of 640. Most of the NLU cut-off ranks tend to be exceptionally lower as compared to general category and EWS candidates, even in some of the most sought-after courses like BA LLB.
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With 62.25 marks in the CLAT exam, your rank will likely vary depending on the difficulty level of the exam that year and the overall performance of other candidates. However, based on previous trends, a score of around 62.25 can typically place you in the range of 3000-5000 in the CLAT rankings.
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The mode of National Law School of India University course admissions is online. Admission to various courses is based on merit and entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exams are CLAT and others. Candidates applying through CLAT must first register for the CLAT exam. Then appear for the CLAT
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