How to prepare for English, General Knowledge, Maths and Legal Aptitude for CLAT?

The Common Law Aptitude Test (CLAT) is one of the most competitive exams in India and that makes it essential to have a plan laid out to move forward with your preparation for CLAT.

When it comes to English, you should focus on working on their reading speed for the comprehension-based questions. Some students prefer reading the questions first and then reading the passage and vice versa. “Practice makes perfect”, practice on various tests and questions and figure out what works better for you. Also, focus on your grammar and vocabulary to get the best results.

General Knowledge helps boost your overall score in CLAT as most of the questions in general knowledge are direct and factual. To prepare for general knowledge you need to go through the current affairs of at least 1 year before the actual exam, this means that for the year 2023, you must go through the current affairs from April 2022 to May/June 2023. Focus on reading newspapers and staying up to date with the current affairs happening around the world.

Mathematics is one of the highest-scoring sections in CLAT. The questions are generally of the IXth and Xth standard levels. Having a grasp on the basic concepts with enough practice to solve the questions in adequate time would help you clear this section.

Legal Aptitude will require you to invest time reading and going through articles and the highlighted legal decisions of last year. Having basic legal knowledge will go a long in helping you clear this section as it would be focused on legal reasoning. You will have to go through passages and identify facts and principles, going through previous year's papers will give you a brief idea of which topics you should focus on to ace this section.