CLAT 2023 : How to Manage both Board Exam & CLAT ?

The CLAT 2023 exam will be conducted on 18 December 2022. You should be smart enough while creating a study plan for Common Law Admission Test, as all subjects play a vital role in qualifying for the exam.

CLAT is the most difficult entrance examination for Law Aspirants. Approximately 70,000 students appeared for CLAT 2022, a number that keeps on increasing every year. The level of difficulty in the entrance is high, experts advise that with a proper study plan and ample amount of time Aspirants will be able to encounter any sort of difficulties.

The amount of time before your exam is a life-changing period. Do not forget that thousands of Law Aspirants competing for seeking admission in India's Top NLUs for a few seats. Make sure to adhere to the time-table and not waste your time. Plan ahead of time and start preparing honestly.

Our experts at CLATATHON have curated the best Study Plan for CLAT 2023 to ease out your preparation. Try to follow all the tips given in the post below and make the best study plan to better succeed in the upcoming CLAT exam.

One of the essential things, before you start planning your schedule, is to know about Syllabus, Exam pattern, Important Books.

CLAT-UG Syllabus

The CLAT-UG shall be a 2-hour test, with 150 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects:

• English Language
• Current Affairs, including General Knowledge.
• Legal Reasoning
• Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative Techniques

Go through the CLAT-UG Syllabus

CLAT UG Exam Pattern

The below table explains the subject-wise weightage of questions. Before studying any topic.

Go through the CLAT-UG Exam Pattern

What is the Section Wise CLAT Study Plan for 2023?

Many of you may have queries on subject-wise preparation like what are the important topics, what should be focused on more, etc.

Well, go through the subject-wise study plan from the article below and enhance your preparation for the upcoming CLAT-UG 2023 exam.

This is tough situation for every Law Aspirants to manage two exams with short of time span as we know this year CLAT 2023 exam will be held on 18 December 2022.

Class XI-XII is considered one of the crucial phases of the students, especially for those who prepare themselves for board exam and another entrance exam like CLAT, IIT and JEE at the same time. Only CLAT allows to seat all students whether they belong to any stream. Generally, ever science students take separate tuition for Physics, chemistry, biology, and Maths. This leaves them with very less time to prepare for CLAT. The school, tuition and CLAT preparation would take away a big chunk from the 24hrs we all get.

Contrary to popular perception, it is not tough to balance your board exam and CLAT exam. Yes, you read that right. Realise this – the apparent difficulty of managing board exam and CLAT exam is more hype than reality. This country’s education system is plagued by a hype mentality. Schools, teachers, parents and our very own peers unknowingly feed the narrative about board exams being a do – or – die situation and demanding far more of your time, effort and energy than what is absolutely necessary. But that no means be casual approach towards your board exam. That is not the point I am trying to put across here. All I am trying to stipulate is that boards aren’t as tough or demanding as you might currently perceive them to be and it’s very much possible to handle both Board exam and your CLAT preparation.

Law aspirants need to know that Class XII board score is not important for CLAT, only 45% marks is required for general categories student and 40% required for other reservation categories in board exam, if you crack CLAT exam, but there are many other places where Board score matters a lot. Not only that score well since it reflects in their academic career and latter some big companies consider the board marks to decide which candidate to hire. So, you will give equal importance to both the exams.

‘Procrastination’ is your number one enemy. I know that as young, restless individuals you will experience a natural revulsion towards the boring and mundane activities of studying and testing. Procrastination is dangerous and will mess up your board and CLAT exam preparations. Don’t put off till later what you can accomplish now. Binge watching Black Mirror on Netflix is indeed enticing but that’s not what you are supposed to be doing right now. Take care of the work first, you can always relax once you’re done for the day.

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Out experts at CLATATHON (Clat Coaching by NLU Grads) curated some best tips and in this article to help you better understand how to manage Board exam and CLAT preparation.

Need to follow the steps for CLAT preparation-

Usually, first board exam will be conducted in November, while the second will be in March. You can prepare for the CLAT exam every 15 days in this period.

1. Start early

2. Join Online Coaching

3. Be focused

4. Scheduled a study plan and stick to it

5. Approach to your Mentor

1. Start early

• If you have set your goal to get admission to one of the top NLUs like NLSIU, NALSAR NLU you must start early!

• It is advised to start your preparation at least six months well in advance so that you cover the entire syllabus for both CLAT and board exams.

• And at the same time, you will get time for revision and practicing Previous Year's Questions Papers for CLAT.

Generally, you will have one month for CLAT preparation after completing your board exams. Hence, it would help if you planned your CLAT preparation well not to hamper your board preparation.

2. Join Online Coaching

When you are preparing for your class 12th board, and CLAT a time, it becomes quite monotonous to manage everything yourself. So, it the best option to join online CLAT coaching, you need a competitive platform to guide you. Undoubtedly, you cannot go out and waste time commuting during board exams.

Online classes will help you time management tricks and get conceptual clarity on all subjects. According to Toppers, opting for online coaching is one of the best preparation methods to succeed in the law entrance exam.

3. Be Focused

• Firstly, you are required to focus on your strengths and weaknesses and allocate the time accordingly. Also, making the study plan for the CLAT exam depends on the number of days left for the exam.

• Divide the topics from most important to least important as per the weightage of each subject.

• Make sure to distribute all the subjects in your daily plan.

• Ensure to give extra time to the relevant mapping of cases while preparing legal topics.

• Try to review your weak areas and allocate more time to topics that have a scope for improvement.

• Don’t begin your preparation with a tricky and tedious subject.

• Take up the subject or topic that you love the most first and later move to other subjects.

• Also, make sure to keep sufficient time for revision at the end of the day.

4. Schedule a study plan and stick to it

What Should I Include in the Daily CLATStudy Study Plan?

Here is a simple study plan which you can follow for enhancing your CLAT preparation.

• 120-180 minutes for core Critical Reasoning preparation.

• 120-180 minutes for core Data Interpretation preparation.

• 60-90 minutes for Reading Comprehension and 60-90 minutes for vocabulary.

• 45-60 minutes for revising previous months' current affairs.

• You can give 90 minutes for Legal reasoning preparation

You will have to come up with your own, personalised study schedule. A good study schedule should have the following characteristics –

Check out: Study Plan for CLAT-UG 2023

5. Approach to your Mentor

If you are confused and are not able to bridge the two together then you need a mentor to guide you.

Start with your boards, whatever stream you are in, approach one of the teachers at your school. Tell them about your plans to take CLAT and that you need to score well in boards too. Ask for reference books and other resources which will decrease the time you spend on boards preparation. The goal is not to become the topper but to do well in the exam. Take her/his help in chalking out a plan, evenly spread out the syllabus in the amount of time between you and board examinations.

CLAT coach can help you manage your preparation quite efficiently. They have immense years of expertise. They know what part of the syllabus you should focus on to ensure your selection. So, this, in return, would reduce unnecessary parts in your prep. The CLAT coach will help you plan your strategy to crack CLAT. Tell them everything you know and ask them everything you want to know.

What are the Things that you can Avoid Managing Board and CLAT Preparation?

The following are some things that you can keep in mind to enhance your preparation levels.

• Do not refer to multiple books, as this will create confusion.

• Try to avoid attempting mocks from various websites. Instead, attempt mocks only from one trusted website like CLATTAHON.

• Don't get demotivated by seeing others' preparation.

• Don't indulge yourself in social platforms.

• Avoid studying for 2-3 hours continuously.

• Do not ignore to refer to NCERT textbooks.

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