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rehan18alam Student Expert 17th May, 2020
Dear Aspirant

The CLAT exam syllabus has changed this year and shift to more aptitude side then remembering things.The no.of questions reduced from 200 to 120/125 but the time duration will be the same that is 2 hours.

Here are few tips for preparation you must follow to get a good score without coaching:-English: Vocabulary questions will be asked. Word Power Made Easy is the book you can use to improve your vocabulary.

High School Grammar and Composition ( by Wren and Martin)It is a book  to improve the grammar skills.

GK: Question on current affairs will be asked. Read newspaper for CURRENT G.K. than trying to grasp all info at once. Some of the newspaper sources which you can use to prepare this section are The Hindu, Financial Express, and The Economist. You can also use some other apps like Inshorts etc for current affairs.Mathematics: Only Data based questions will be asked. Like you have some information and questions on basis of that information.Logical Reasoning: Data tables, Data Charts, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Graphs, Data Comparison and Analysis. These are some of the topics on which you can expect questions.

Here are some links for you:-

https://law.careers360.com/exams/clat

https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-attempt-clat-legal-aptitude-section

https://law.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-clat

Thank you.

ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 17th May, 2020
Hi

It's a little bit difficult to crack CLAT examination without coaching but it's not that difficult if you remain focused and dedicated towards your studies and all you need is perseverance and self discipline.

Follow the below tips:-

  • Go through the syllabus well , you can follow below top books for your preparation which are listed below subject wise

GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

  • Manorama Year Book
  • Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications

LOGICAL REASONING

  • Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
  • A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
  • Quantitative Aptitude ebook (ALL Parts Solved) by R S Agarwal

LEGAL REASONING :-
  • Objective Legal Aptitude by Rs Agarwal
  • Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson


QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

  • Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, Arihant Publications
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's
  • 30 days wonder for Maths ,by S Chand

ENGLISH

  • Objective General English 2020 by A P Bhardwaj
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman
  • Objective General English 2020 by R S Aggarwal


  • Make a time table and try to give at least 8-10 hours to studies
  • Practice questions in each chapter so that you are able to master the concepts
  • Revise :- you should stress on revision as well as syllabus is very wide
  • Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.

Thankyou
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