CLAT 2022: Important preparation tips to crack national law entrance exam

NEW DELHI : Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2022 application forms can be filled till May 09, 2022. The CLAT examination is one of the most challenging and important exams for students to get admission to the national law universities (NLUs). Hence, the candidates should know the tricks and tips to crack CLAT 2022 exams.

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Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct CLAT 2022 exams in offline mode with pen and paper format, on June 19, 2022. Law aspirants can take admissions to top NLUs for the 5-year LLB as well as the LLM programme based on CLAT 2022 scores.

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Preparation tips to crack CLAT 2022 exams

CLAT 2022 is one of the most competitive entrance exams for law in India. A student to reach the merit list of NLUs should have a proper preparation strategy and tips. Some of the important tips to crack the CLAT 2022 examination are given below:

Know the syllabus

Students should know their subjects and syllabus very well as this will help them in making further study-related strategies. CLAT syllabus is divided into five sections. The subject wise marks distribution for CLAT exam is given below.

Syllabus for CLAT 2022 exam

Subject/topics	Number of questions	Percentage
English language	28-32	20%
Current affairs, including general knowledge	35-39	25%
Logical Reasoning	28-32	20%
Legal reasoning	35-39	25%
Quantitative aptitude	13-17	10%

Get the best books and study materials

Aspirants need to follow the best books and study materials to crack the exam. Appropriate study books will help in understanding the concepts easily.

Recommended books for CLAT 2022

Subjects	Book Name	Author
English	Objective General English	N. Khurmi and George
Quantitative aptitude	Legal Aptitude for CLAT and Other Law Exams: Workbook	A. P Bhardwaj
General awareness	Legal General Knowledge	R.K.Gupta
Logical reasoning	Logical Reasoning	Prateek Jain
Previous year papers	Previous Years Papers	A.P.Bhardwaj

Practice mock tests and previous year's sample papers regularly

For clarity in concepts and to check their capabilities a candidate needs to practice mock tests as well as sample papers regularly. Based on the scores of these tests, candidates should change their preparation strategy. Also, candidates should focus on areas where they have scored less marks.

Follow the right study pattern and plan

Candidates to clear CLAT 2022 exams need a proper study routine and plan. They should first focus on clearing the subjects carrying more scores and then accordingly move to less scoring subjects. A proper study plan will help in clearing all the subjects before time and candidates can start doing revisions.

Keep yourself focused, de-stressed and calm

Aspirants should be focused on their goal of clearing CLAT 2022. They must be de-stressed and calm and for this, they can do meditation, exercise, and yoga.