CLAT and AILET are two of the important exams for any law aspirant who is willing to study in premier national law institutes of India. Although, the competition for these exams is high, nonetheless, 8-month period is a completely sufficient and suitable time to prepare and crack these exams. Such a period for preparation is an opportunity for a student to crack the exam not in the haze but with pace. In an 8-month preparation period, an aspirant can strategically structure their plan of study, their routine of devoting daily hours for aforesaid exams, ensuring that all essential topics and subjects are covered, and finally, revision is adequately done of the prepared syllabus.
Tips and Tricks to clear CLAT and AILET in 8 months
Here are some tips and tricks to help you make the most of your preparation time:
A. Familiarize yourself with exam patterns– As it is said, you can’t build a good building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you are going to have a strong superstructure. Thus, familiarizing yourself with the syllabus of CLAT and AILET, understanding the exam pattern and how the questions are placed, the marking scheme of the exam, and gauging the overall exam idea is the first step that a student must do when they start their preparation for exams. By this, a clear picture of the exam is replicated in the minds of students which helps students in drawing up an exam preparation schedule and preparing a good exam strategy.
B. Hunt for Effective and Good Study Material– Now that we have spent time understanding the exam pattern, the second step is to identify the best study material for exams. In the market, there are numerous study materials that a student may find. However, a student mustn’t try and test with the study material because such preparation material will lay the second brick of your foundation. Refer only to the reputed and selected books available for CLAT and AILET exam preparation so that your preparation becomes more effective.
C. Plan a Study Schedule– As we are ready with our preparation material and also have a fair idea of the exam, now comes the third step of preparing the exam schedule. It is necessary to have a schedule so that no section of the exam is given unreasonably more time for preparation compared to other sections. Without time balance and without allocating proportionate time to each section of the exams for their preparation, it is difficult for an aspirant to prepare for the exam fruitfully. Hence, a study schedule is necessary to articulate how one should prioritize those sections in which they feel weak over other sections, giving more time to those sections that have a higher set of questions in the exam, etc. Hence effective planning requires an effective study schedule.
D. Focus on fundamentals– Now when we start preparing for exams, a student should ensure that they are not engaged in the habit of rote learning the concepts. CLAT and AILET exams are not as easy as learning any physics theorem or a mathematics formula that you can just rote learn and then apply. These exams are more analytical based and require that student focus more on the fundamental part so that they can apply their brain while solving or attempting the questions. A strong foundation is required in preparation rather than an approach of rushing to attempt the advanced questions. Hence, focus more on clearing the fundamentals.
E. Mock Tests are a must– Lastly, the eight-month period for preparation is sufficient for giving the CLAT and AILET exam but the chance of converting an attempt to a successful attempt depends on how much you have revised and have given mock examinations. Students are strongly advised that mock tests are one thing that cannot be compromised. A student should, as soon as they can, start giving mock examinations which could be in terms of sectional tests, concept-based specific tests, or full-length mock tests. Not only these exams will bring confidence, but they will also act as a catalyst to identify your weaker sections which require more preparation. This way, you can effectively identify your weak spots and work on them sincerely.
Other than what is said above, the real key is that students should not lose motivation. A positive attitude with realistic goals is the approach that students should have in mind while preparing for such competitive exams.
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