If I read in so, how can I prepare for law exam??

There are quite a few Law Entrance examinations in India like CLAT, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, LSAT, etc. You can check the complete list at: https://law.careers360.com/articles/law-entrance-exams . One of the most important exams is CLAT and we shall help you with its details. If you need information about any specific exam, please do let us know and we shall help you with relevant information.

CLAT is a 2 hour test with 150 MCQs. Each correct answer gets you 1 mark and wrong answer takes away 0.25 marks. The exam is divided into 5 subjects:

English:

You will be given passages of about 450 words. These passages are usually from Contemporary or Historically signification fiction and nonfiction writing. The standard would be of 12th standard student. So each Passage has a series of questions which will check your Comprehension and language skills. You will be required to Read and comprehend the main point discussed in the passage. Draw Inferences and conclusions based on the passage. Summarise the passage. You will have to compare and contrast the different viewpoints set out in the passage. You will have to understand the meaning of various words and phrases used in the passage.

Current Affairs including General Knowledge: You will be given passages of upto 450 words and these passages are usually taken from News, Journalistic sources and nonfiction writing. The questions may include legal information or knowledge but do not need any additional knowledge of the law beyond the passage. This sections requires you to demonstrate knowledge of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge including Contemporary events of significance at National and International Level, Arts and Culture, International Affairs and Historical Events.

Logical Reasoning section consists of Short passages of about 300 words each. You have to recognise an argument, its premises and conclusions. You have to read and identify the arguments set out in a passage. Critically analyse the patterns of reasoning and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence. You have to infer what follows from the passage and draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence.

Legal Reasoning section has passages of 450 words each which may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. You need not require any prior legal knowledge. General awareness will do. Yuo have to idenify and infer the rules and passages set out in the passage and apply those rules to various fact situations and understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter the application to various fact situations.

Quantitative Techniques section includes short set of facts or prepositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information followed by a series of questions. You need to apply 10th standard mathematical operations on ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation.

For preparation material and sample papers, please visit the official website: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2020/ug-lms.html

You can read our page for tips to prepare for CLAT: https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-clat-without-coaching

Good afternoon dear aspirant,

So you can prepare for law entrance from the tips which I am mentioning here -

Here are a few tips that can help you with your preparation:

Stick to the Syllabus

Students who appear for law entrance mostly try to read everything even if it’s irrelevant because they want to be thorough. But, do you know how much unnecessary data you’ve allowed to enter your brain that the useful ones might just bounce over.

Arrange your Study Material

Once you’re aware of the syllabus, you can move ahead with gathering the required study material for preparation. The study materials mostly are:

UNIVERSAL’s guide

Past law entrance question papers

Question papers from other competitive exams

10th and 12th Grade Maths workbooks

Newspapers

Books on Logical Reasoning

Books on Current affairs of the world from old to latest

A water bottle, because you must always be hydrated for your mind to function well.

Bifurcate your Subjects as per Dates

If you bifurcate how you want to plan your studying days for each subject, you can cover a lot more without any interruption. For e.g.: First 10 days of the month can be for one subject, second ten for another and so on and so forth. Once you’ve covered all the subjects, you can start with revising the ones from the start and check for far you remember the topic. This is only a brushing up phase.

Engage in Debates

When it comes to current affairs and logical reasoning, always engage in healthy discussions and debates. Because what you hear and say stays with you a lot longer than what you read. Any landmarks current issue or old issues dated back in history or any logical quizzes must always be discussed amongst friends and family members. In your free time, you can engage in these conversations with your friends and family over coffee and popcorn and learning becomes fun.

Be Inquisitive

Be inquisitive of everything that you think might help in improving your knowledge. You learn only when you ask questions, you might not be updated with everything around the globe. But, your parents or someone from your circle might be, so always rely on the help and get your doubts cleared. If you come across a question and you don’t know how the solution for it was arrived at, then figure it out, don’t just blindly memorise your answer. Always remember that the University is way smarter than you are so no shortcut to success.

I hope we have cleared your doubts and if you have any other query then we are always ready to help you.

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