CLAT Preparation Tips by Debajyoti Das – Co-Founder at Legal Sapiens

CLAT Preparation Tips by Debajyoti Das – Co-Founder at Legal Sapiens

With almost few months left for CLAT 2021, there are a lot of questions going through the mind of students for CLAT 2021 preparation. To solve some of the important questions through expert opinions, I got a chance to be in conversation with Debajyoti Das - Co-Founder at Legal Sapiens and Legal Aptitude Faculty at GradeUP.

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In this interview, Debajyoti Sir shares his opinion on CLAT  Preparation Strategy,  Books recommended for preparation, Mock tests and much more

Here are the excerpts from the Interview :

Harshita - Choosing the right Books and Preparation material have always been a concern for many students preparing for CLAT as they don’t find enough past CLAT aspirants around them. So, according to you which are some of the best books for preparation that you recommend for CLAT 2021 for each of the 5 sections and overall preparation?

Debajyoti – I believe that the pattern change in 2020 has presented unique challenges for all CLAT aspirants. However, lot of the basic subjects continue to have the same weightage. I recommend having a copy of the Constitution as a must. My favorite book for logic and mathematics is the one authored by Abhilasha Swarup and Shyam Saraf. For GK – reading the newspaper is an absolute must do – preferably either the Indian Express or Hindu.

Harshita - Giving enough Mock Tests and good Mock Tests have been a concerning point for a lot of students before giving CLAT. According to you what should be the right approach that a student must follow for giving Mock Tests before CLAT?

Debajyoti - Giving the mock tests just like an actual exam is the key. At the same time it is important that candidates take out the time to explore their specific strategies and figure out the time management issues that is obviously a challenge in an examination like the CLAT. When looking at answer keys and explanations it is very important to look at trusted faculty members keys and making sure that you look at the explanations not just of the wrong answers but also the correct answers in many cases – the reasoning that a student applied and the correct reasoning may be very different. That distinction is an important one for overall improvement.

Harshita - It is always advised that a student who is preparing for CLAT examination must go through the previous year papers of exam, According to you why it is  important to solve the previous year question papers and how they are helpful for the student?

Debajyoti - Past year papers are not only important, rather I believe that they are perhaps the MOST important part of the entire preparation. The most common mistake that people do is to start looking at past year papers only after the passage of a few months of preparation. I strongly suggest that everyone start looking at past year papers immediately. It gives you an insight into the kind of questions that actually come in the examination. Therefore, students get an idea as to what to remember in the newspapers; what to expect in the legal section etc. It can also be a humbling experience when students perhaps keep under estimating the difficulty of the CLAT; looking at the actual past year papers give you an idea as to the difficulty as well.

Harshita - In the recent years the exam pattern of CLAT has undergone some changes one of them being most of the questions in almost all sections being based upon Passages both short and long, what are your opinions on the current exam pattern of CLAT and are there any suggestions from your side that might be helpful for the students if implemented in the future CLAT exam pattern?

Debajyoti - Major changes to the pattern for sure since the 2020 examination. Preparation remains the same, however, the practice is very different. Access to material on the new pattern is quite scarce. Similarly, it is more important than ever before that a candidate has excellent reading speed since the length of the paper by default has become much more than before. Therefore, do read the newspaper no matter what! If you are COVID+ and are using Whatsapp and Instagram – you are healthy enough to read newspapers! Remember your competition is not making excuses, so it will not help if you make them!

Harshita - It is always advised to the students who are preparing for any Entrance Exam which includes English section that they must read daily newspapers and Editorials, do you think that  a CLAT aspirant should also go through this type of preparation & how it will  help to a student?

Debajyoti - Newspaper is an absolute must! It helps polish up English speed. It helps in the GK section and it helps in the Legal section which is almost entirely current affairs based. In my opinion not reading the newspaper makes it impossible to clear the CLAT with a top rank (NOT difficult to clear – IMPOSSIBLE to clear!)