clat 2016 test taking strategies
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CLAT 2016 Test Taking Strategies
Nishant Priyadarshi
CLAT 201617 NLUs participating including Vizag, Trichi and Mumbai
9th CLAT Exam
Conducted by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Second year in online format
CLAT 201645,040 students have applied for CLAT 2016
◦ 39,468 for UG and 5,572 for PG
39,686 students had appeared for CLAT 2015◦ 34172 for UG and 5514 for PG
This is a 13.5% increase in 1 year!
Total seats: 2,342◦ All India Seats: 1,480◦ State Seats: 604◦ Special Category Seats: 258
Selection ratio of 100:5
Other Institute’s using CLAT Score1. Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P.2. IMS Unison University, Deharadun3. Indore Institute of Law, Indore4. Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, U.P.5. Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur6. Manipal University, Jaipur7. Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad8. Raffles University, Neemrana9. Renaissance Law College, Indore10. RNB Global University, Bikaner11. Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore12. SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonipat
Eligibility Criteria for UG ProgramPassed 10+2 or appearing
◦ 45% marks for General/OBC/SAP◦ 40% marks for SC/ST
No upper age limit
CLAT 2016 Question Paper2 hours, 200 Questions paper
Marking: +1/-0.25
Questions Break-up
Test Area Questions Marks
English including comprehension 40 40
GK and Current Affairs 50 50
Elementary Mathematics 20 20
Legal Aptitude 50 50
Logical Reasoning 40 40
Total 200 200
Tie Breaker: Higher marks in Legal Aptitude, Higher Age, Draw of lots
Results and Admission ProcessResults on 23rd May, 2016
State specific and overall category-wise merit list
Allotment of seats on the basis of merit-cum-preference
Scores and Cut-offsAIR 1 in CLAT 2015 scored 141.25 marks out of 200.
NLU Cutoff Rank
NLSIU Bangalore 118.25 54
NALSAR Hyd 111.5 125
WNUJS 106.75 207
NLU Jodhpur 102.75 313
NLSIU Bhopal 101 368
HNLU Raipur 96.5 560
RMNLU Lucknow 95.5 616
RGNUL Patiala 91.75 815
NUALS Kochi 89.25 1006
NLUO Cuttack 89 1031
CNLU Patna 88.5 1055
NUSRL Ranchi 87.75 1122
DSNLU Vizag 87.25 1162
NLU Assam 86.5 1213
TNNLS Trichy 86 1277
Preparation StrategyExactly 30 days to go
Revise all the areas/chapters
Do not leave any chapter/concept
Go through last one year of VistaCareer for GK
Preparation Strategy30 SmartCLAT Tests for practice
◦ 18 CLAT (8 Original and 10 Mocks)◦ 6 AILET (4 Original and 2 Mocks)◦ 4 SET (2 Original and 2 Mocks)◦ 2 IPU (1 Original and 1 Mock)
19 SmartCLAT Tests are over – can be used for practice
11 SmartCLAT Tests to be conducted between today and 5th May, 2016
Spend 2-3 days on analyzing each test
Preparation StrategyIdentify your strong and weak areasDecide the sequence of attempting the paperDecide on time to be spent per sectionFollow it diligently across all Mock Tests
Section Time (in mts)
English including comprehension 20 – 22
GK and Current Affairs 12 – 15
Elementary Mathematics 15 – 20
Legal Aptitude 35 – 40
Logical Reasoning 30 – 35
Preparation StrategyDo each question on its own merit
Remember, each question carries equal mark
Have an exit time
Target 90% accuracy
Remember the datesIPU 17th AprilKIITEE 21st April to 30th AprilAILET 1st MaySET 7th MayCLAT 8th MayLSAT 15th MayBHU UET LLB 15th MayAMU BA LLB 23rd May
Contacts at VistaMind: Nishant Priyadarshi – [email protected]