How to start preparing for CLAT 2024?

CLAT 2024 is likely to be conducted in December 2023. While it might seem like there’s a lot of time left to prepare, you might be confused as to how to start preparing for the examination. 

Read this article to find out the best tips and suggestions to employ in preparing for CLAT 2024.

1. Read the syllabus- The first step in preparing for any competitive exam is knowing the syllabus well. Go to CLAT Consortium’s website, look at previous years’ papers, and make a list of topics that have come previously and have a probability of being asked again. Since you have approximately 12 months, you can chart a detailed plan of action after looking at the syllabus and figuring out your strengths and weaknesses. 

2. Get the correct resources- Get your research done, and find out which books and materials are the best for each section. Check out online resources as well. Do not get confused by the quantum of resources available. Do not try to read and cover everything, it will end up confusing you. Select the resources the work the best for you, and stick to them. One tip from CLATalogue would be to refer to newspapers and editorials a lot. This would not only improve your reading comprehension but also give you a fairly good idea about contemporary events and how to analyze them. 

3. How to choose the best books? The aim of reading books is  to clear concepts, gain knowledge and improve reading comprehension skills. So, for each section, choose books that would help you get a strong grip over fundamentals, and would also help you practice questions. Since CLAT is largely passage-based now, choose practice books and modules, which have comprehension-based passages. 

4. Clear your basics: Ensuring that you are clear with the fundamentals is essential, especially in sections like Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. Make sure that you know the basics of topics like Ratios, Percentages, Profit and Loss, etc, as these are commonly-asked questions. 

5. Solve Mocks: Solve Mocks frequently once you’re ready, but don’t just leave it at that. Even more important than solving mocks, is analyzing them. Check where you went wrong, the time it took you to complete each section, and if you can improve it. Mocks help in giving you an idea of the kind of questions that can be framed and help you understand the kind of questions you are good at, and don’t need a lot of practice with, and the ones you need to work on more. 

6. Devise a section-wise strategy: With 5 sections, each having a significant weightage on your scores, you cannot let any section fall behind. Identify your strongest and weakest sections, make a list of topics you have to cover, do the weakest ones first, allot more time towards such topics, practice more. For the strongest sections, try to reduce the time you take in them. 

All the best!