Self Preparation for CLAT 2021

 

A law degree has got huge popularity for many decades. That makes it a favorable choice for students because it is neutral to all the streams, whether commerce or engineering. Further, it has huge scope in terms of career and respect in society. Common-Law Admission Test (CLAT) is an exam to get admission to the country's top National Law Universities. Cracking this competitive exam requires a lot of focus along with determination and perseverance. Dedicated candidates aiming to choose law as a career are the right time to kick start their preparations.

The CLAT 2021 is scheduled to be conducted on 13th June 2021, three days after the board exams are finished. While this comes as a rude shock to the students, another dilemma remains the preparation strategy and focuses on preparing for boards or CLAT and effectively managing both.

Looking into the larger picture for the future and career aspects in law, it is not that simple as it may seem. Preparing for law demands a lot of focus, determination, and perseverance to crack the beast-like entrance exams for India's most reputed law colleges. Many aspirants lose the chances of fulfilling their dreams, assuming the journey frivolously.

Hence the prerequisite hard work required to crack the exam is well evident. Studying at the 11th hour is never a fruitful exercise. It does not fetch the students much benefit, but if they make it a regular routine to prepare for a paper that is a multiple-choice question-based exam with a disciplined outlook, they are sure to achieve their goals. It’s always good to have a path and vision from an early age.

Primarily it is important to understand the format and sections of the exam paper, which contains the following sections –

a) Legal Aptitude: Being the most important section, this also happens to be the deciding sections in case of a tie break. The section is passage-based, consisting of questions on legal knowledge and terminologies, and requires reading. The candidates should be well versed with the recent happenings in the Legal world.

b) General Knowledge and Current affairs – This is another passage-based section with questions covering Culture, World Affairs, and Current Affairs. Reading newspapers regularly is the most relevant and appropriate thing to ace in this section. The pattern shows that most of the questions have been put up from certain newspaper articles and editorials.

c) English (Comprehension and Grammar Based) – The section has reading comprehension, including grammar and vocabulary questions. The passages are medium to small in length and require a deep understanding of the text. The questions are more inference-based.

d) Logical Reasoning – This section has passages on critical reasoning and complex arrangement. Critical reasoning demands good comprehension ability and critical thinking ability. The questions on assumptions, strengthening and weakening arguments, conclusions require a lot of practice.

e) Elementary Mathematics – The questions will cover Data interpretation covering sub-topics such as Ratio Proportion, Average, Percentage, Profit and Loss, and Mixture Allegations. The section includes short sets of facts, graphs, or other diagrammatic representations.

The following expert tips will certainly guide any law aspirant in their journey of achieving their goal –

1. Strategic Planning – Strategic planning helps prioritize the subjects and topics requiring more attention than the others as per each individual's learning style. While this includes preparing for class XII and dedicating only three hours a day (classes and self-study) for CLAT, the remaining time can be utilized for Class XII. You can join CLAT online course for better preparations under the best mentors.

2. Effective time management – As the aptitude test's objective is to check articulate thinking, it is not advisable to attempt all the questions compulsively. Instead, one should focus on maximizing the scores by attempting known questions. In fact, sometimes, this urge to attempt all the questions can bring your accuracy level down drastically under timing pressure.

3. Regular Practice – Any entrance exam preparation requires regular practice. An aspirant should target to attempt the questions with 80-90% accuracy. When you practice, you must try to identify the question types within each section you are good at and those you are not good at. This will help you save time on the actual exam. Current Affairs are always a make-or-break section for anyone.

4. Mock tests and analysis –  It is very important to constantly improve vocabulary and learn current affairs. This will help you enhance your score. Although, you can always modify this strategy based on your performance in the CLAT Mock Tests.

Don’t be skeptical! A person needs to have self-belief. Self-motivation helps in developing a perspective and reaching the set goals effectively. Since the pattern more readingnbaseddd, normally, students are not able to complete the paper. Therefore, they feel demotivated and leave preparation midway. Regular intervals in your daily schedule where you take out time for yourself will help you achieve success.