How much time is required to prepare for CLAT?
So, you are a newcomer who wants to prepare for the CLAT exam. But being an amateur, you don't know the right path to proceed in life. However, even if you somehow know the path, you are not sure this is right or wrong. Now the question which comes to your mind is that "How much time is required to prepare for CLAT?"In general, the answer to the above question is not simple. It is because the answer completely depends on the caliber of the Aspirant to crack the CLAT Exam. Some crack this CLAT exam only by studying for a month. Some of them crack it by studying for a year or more. Some couldn't be able to clear even by studying for 2-3 years. So, it depends on you and differs for every student. There is also an example of students who crack the exam within six months without coaching. However, some couldn't crack the exam even after paying a good fee to the CLAT coaching institute for a year.
Now, before diving into the solution to the "How much time is required to prepare for CLAT?" question. Let's first understand the fundamentals of the CLAT Exam. What is CLAT Exam? Is it a really difficult task to crack the exam?
Explaining the CLAT Exam: -
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) Examination is held by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs). 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) take part in the admission process through the CLAT Exam. In these NLUs, both Under Graduate and Post Graduate programs. The CLAT Exam is organized annually by the confederation of National Law Universities (NLUs). Until 2008, CLAT Exam was organized by different NLUs on a rotation basis. But after the year 2019, a permanent body took charge of the exams, i.e., the "Consortium of NLUs" formed by a group of NLUs. This permanent body (Consortium of NLUs) headquarters is located at NLSIU Bangalore. Every year more than 60,000 candidates take part in the examination.
However, Cracking the CLAT is not an easy task in itself; it is difficult. In our country, CLAT is considered one of the toughest exams. The difficulty level of the exam is decided by the Number of students appearing in the exam to the Number of seats present in the NLUs.
Understanding the Preparation Plan: -
Now, let us discuss the solution part of "How much time is required to prepare for CLAT?". Preparation for the CLAT Exam is just like diving into the deep ocean. Here, the question can be Why is it the deep ocean? It is just because if you dive into the ocean without experience. Then there are two possibilities either you can drown, i.e., fail the exam, or gradually with time, you try and learn to swim, i.e., after some consistent effort and time. Sooner or later, you will be able to crack the exam. So, first, give yourself some time to understand the exam. It can be 1-2 months to understand the exam pattern, syllabus, etc. But if you dive into the ocean with considerable experience, then there is a chance of you becoming a champion. This means you will be able to crack the exam after an estimated one month, three months, or 6-8 months.
Defining the Preparation plan through a Table: -
Mentioned below is the list of Nature of the student to the time required by them to crack the CLAT exam. Through the table below, you can now get a clear idea about the question, "How much time is required to prepare for CLAT?". The data mentioned below is the Average Time Required by the Students. All the data on the average time mentioned below is being researched and analyzed by our dedicated team of experts. As already discussed above that, every student has different potential. So, the Time Duration may differ from student to student. However, You can change the given below time duration as per your dedicated effort and zeal. The data given below is analyzed based on certain factors like the student experience, skillset, etc.
Preparation procedure to crack the CLAT Exam: -
Now after going through researched data in the table. Let us understand the "How to crack the CLAT exam" preparation method. The given below method can be chosen by any nature of the student to crack the exam. The following is the method:-
1) First, familiarize yourself with the CLAT previous year questions, exam patterns, and the recent syllabus.
2) Practice the previous year's papers, sample papers, and Mock Tests. Note down your speed while attempting the papers. This will help you to improve your time management skills of yours.
3) Try prioritizing the sections. Try to take the more difficult section. Then deal with the easy sections. In short, give more time to the section, which is difficult. And also, side by side, focus on the basics.
4) Aware of the current national and international affairs. This can be fulfilled by reading magazines and novels, watching news channels, etc.
5) Last but not least, enroll yourself in a guidance program (coaching center) or any law group. Through this process, you can clear the doubts related to the topics.
Final verdict-
Though preparing for the CLAT Exam is not an easy task. But through dedicated and proper effort and structured planning. You can clear the CLAT exam within the time frame. However, every student has a different callibre and potential to grasp things. As a result, every student's success bar will vary. So, Don't worry if you are taking more time. But still, never give up because sooner or later, you will get what you should get.
