CLAT Preparation

Hi Sakshi,
If you wish to become a lawyer and be able to practice in the court of Law, you will have to complete the 3 year LLB program for which the eligibility is a graduation in any stream.
Different law Universities and colleges conduct different law entrance exams, to admit students to their courses, like NET (National Entrance Test), CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), Department of Law University of Delhi take admission through a common Entrance Test for all the three Law Centres (Campus Law Centre, Law Centre-I and Law Centre-II).
To be eligible for taking CLAT, a candidate should have passed Higher Secondary School/Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in aggregate.
Structure of the CLAT entrance exam
Total marks 200
Total number of multiple choice questions 200
Duration of the exam 2 hrs
Subject areas:
English including comprehension 40 marks
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs 50 marks
Elementary Mathematics 20 marks
Legal Aptitude 50 marks
Logical Reasoning 40 marks
Things to Remember:
1. Most of the questions in Mathematics are of the elementary level (till Class 10)
2.The questions on legal, GK and aptitude are the toughest. In GK and Current Affairs test, students are checked on their knowledge of current affairs.
3.The reasoning section is for analyzing the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links, etc.
4.The English Comprehension includes passages and grammar, meanings of words used therein, incorrect grammatical sentences, filling in of blanks, etc.
5.In the Logical Reasoning section- identifying patterns, illogical arguments, syllogisms, sequences, analogies, etc are included.
The key to perform well in any entrance exams is to plan appropriately and practice regularly. Some books that might help you in CLAT preparation are listed below:
Comprehensive Book of English Grammar by Dr. B. B. Jain
CLAT Common Law Admission Test by Mazumdar Rituparna
Common Law Admission Test [CLAT] by Hema Raman
Common Law Admission Test by Lal and Mishra
CLAT Guide by RPH Editorial Board
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by Panel of Experts
Practice Papers for CLAT by Gaurav Mehta
Study Package for CLAT & LLB Entrance Examinations by AP Bhardwaj
Merriam Webster or Wren and Martin Vocabulary Builder
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish You Luck!

Hi Srishti,
20 days seem to be too less for CLAT preparation.
However, these are the simple ways to revive your preparation:
-Have a strategy
-Smart Study
-Utilize Time
-Motivate yourself
-Analyse and Assess
-Review
-Mock exams
-Don't Panic
CLAT paper consist of the following sections:
English including Comprehension- 40 Marks
General Knowledge and Current Affairs- 50 Marks
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) - 20 Marks
Legal Aptitude -50 Marks
Logical Reasoning- 40 Marks
Follow these strategies to have a good CLAT score:
STRATEGY 1: Study all Previous Papers What is first advice to any student preparing for CLAT. Go through the papers of last 5years at least. The Strategy behind this is you should be able to relate with the questions analytically and derive a pattern and then you will able to get an idea what Really required, and where you should move.
STRATEGY 2: Study all Current Affairs Another booster for CLAT paper is all questions have root in Current Affairs and Law related verdicts. Start reading a good newspaper like THE HINDU and subscribe to a monthly current affairs magazine like Pratiyogita Darpan, Chronicle or Wizard (It will be sufficient to cover the General knowledge section of Any LAW entrance examination as It compiled all the relevant happening in the current scenario) . Hence second strategy is to have good command over all national and international events.
STRATEGY 3: Study all Probable Questions which you will get from your coaching institute. I'm not saying that without coaching institute you can't Clear CLAT and Law Entrance Exam but the benefit of coaching centre is you get to learn many thing i.e. you will have an edge over others. Try to get all those probable questions from those institutes and study that too.
STRATEGY 4: PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Attempt as many mock test as possible. Even at home, when you attempt mock test papers pay special attention to maintain the time factor. More practice will make you more perfect. Try to identify your weakness and try eliminating them through practice or external help.
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Hi,
* To prepare for the CLAT exam, you require the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
* Plan your preparation after knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You need to be organized and follow a time-table.
* You may refer to reference books related to the course. Internet will also be a huge source of information for you.
* You may even join coaching institute to work on your fundamentals. Some of the institutes are :
-Smart Brains Academy Private Limited
-Career Launcher
-Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd.
-CRS Educational Academy
-Achievers Point Knowledge Systems Pvt. Ltd.
-Paradygm Law
For more, you may refer to the below link :
https://testprep.shiksha.com/clat-law-entrance-exams-coaching-classes-in-india-categorypage-14-50-924-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0#cateSearchBlock
While selecting the best institute, you need to check some of the important parameters such as batch size, syllabus, faculty, fees etc.
* When you get a grip over the basic syllabus, you may refer to mock tests / previous year's question papers to analyze your preparation and performance before the final exam.
In a nutshell, the strategy for success must include early, continuous and serious preparation.
All the Best!