CLAT Study Material

For effective CLAT preparation it is important that any candidate sources proper CLAT Books and CLAT study material. No matter what method of study they are using, the candidate has to be equipped with the latest editions of all the good books out there. Quality CLAT Study Material is quintessential for the students who prefer to study at their own pace and are self-starters. People engaging with CLAT coaching centers can also procure this material in addition to the Law Study Material they receive from their CLAT coaching centres. It is important to note here that not all CLAT books are required in hard copies. These days the CLAT Study Material is also available online through websites providing paid content. This CLAT Study Material 2021 can be in the form of short and abridged notes, mock tests, previous years question papers, books or any other relevant articles.

While deciding on the CLAT books needed for the law entrance preparation, it is important to understand the CLAT syllabus in detail first. The CLAT exam latest pattern is as follows:

• English – Reading Comprehension: The section will cover questions testing the candidates’ English proficiency through comprehension passages. Previously, till 2019 CLAT was asking questions from grammar usage also but now application of grammar and vocabulary will be part of Reading Comprehension passage only. The comprehension passages check the students ability to understand it and the theme involved. It also tests the candidates’ vocabulary and may have some questions testing the candidates ability to form sentences coherently, filling the blanks, prepositions etc. Students need to look for the Reading Comprehension section in CLAT books to start preparation.

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General Knowledge and Current Affairs: One of the widest sections in the test, the GK questions revolve around general awareness consisting of current affairs which includes a variety of topics like Appointments, Books & Authors, Sports, Important Days, Awards & people, National & International news and miscellaneous questions. Previously, CLAT used to ask current affairs questions of one liners but now as per the new pattern all current affair questions will be based on Comprehension. Students need to look for the Comprehension section of Current affairs material in CLAT books to start preparation.

• Mathematics | Quantitative Technique: As the title of the section suggests, this section will cover elementary maths, i.e. maths taught up to class X. Concepts involved will be basic in nature however the candidate has to practice enough to solve the practical questions. Previously, most of the questions were direct application of concepts but now students will be asked Data Interpretation comprehension questions and most of the concepts like Discount, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Average and Ratio & Proportion. Students need to brush up these topics and should be able to apply these concepts in Data Interpretation questions. Students need to look for the Reading Comprehension section in CLAT books to start preparation. Students need to look for the Data Interpretation section in CLAT books to start preparation.

• Legal Reasoning: As the title suggests, this section will test the aspirants’ aptitude in Law. It won’t focus on specific provisions of law, rather it will give propositions which are legal in nature along with a set of facts. The candidate has to aptly apply the set of facts to the propositions by assuming the truth of the propositions as they may not always be ‘true’ in the real sense. Students will be asked comprehension based case studies and need to apply their reasoning abilities to handle these questions. Students need to look for the Comprehension based questions in the legal Reasoning section in CLAT books to start preparation.

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Logical Reasoning: This section purpose is to test the candidates’ ability to identify patterns, logical arguments and links and correcting illogical sequences. It has a vast array of questions including logical sequences, syllogism, analogies etc. As per the CLAT Exam Pattern revision now most of the questions will be asked from Critical reasoning. Students need to look for the Critical Reasoning questions in the Logical Reasoning section in CLAT books to start preparation.

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Topic Wise Questions Analysis in different subjects from 2019 CLAT Exam 

The following books form an important part of your CLAT Study Material 2021 needed to crack the exam successfully. It is a list of a few books which must be covered by the candidate to get a strong hold on their basics.

Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis: This CLAT book comes highly recommended for CLAT Study Material 2021 no matter how great command you may have over the English language. This book is the bible for tackling the English section in many competitive exams.

Objective English for Competitive Exams by Edgar Thorpe (Pearson): Another bestseller, it caters to all the different types of English questions asked in the CLAT and forms a must have in the CLAT Study Material 2021.

Also, apart from the above 2 books students can also refer to ClearExam English Study Material which is specially designed to cater Law Entrance Exams like CLAT, AILET, SET and IPU-CET.

This ClearExam English CLAT Books Package includes 3 books: 

1. Reading Comprehension for CLAT: CLAT exam pattern has changed recently. Now 90% of the English section questions will be comprehension based. This book is very important for CLAT students as it contains good reading comprehension passages which will be very helpful for students to crack CLAT Exam. Also this English CLAT Book will give students a fair idea about how to tackle different types of questions in reading comprehension but also focuses on speed reading tricks & how to tackle different types of RCs. 

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2. Vocabulary CLAT Book: Vocab is a very important part of today’s competitive exam specially CLAT. This book covers 14 chapters with all kinds of variations asked in exams related to vocab e.g. Synonyms, Paronyms, Homonyms etc. It has a lot of practice exercises and is a one stop solution to prepare for competitive english vocabulary. Due to the changed CLAT Exam pattern most of the vocabulary questions will be part of comprehension passages but vocabulary will be as important as before.

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3. English Grammar CLAT Book: This book is a complete solution of all Grammar topics. This book is divided into 21 chapters. It covers all grammatical concepts and rules with the help of a lot of examples. Though Grammar questions won’t be asked directly in CLAT exam now but students will be asked indirect grammar questions in comprehension passages and also students need to have basic knowledge of grammar rules to crack CLAT. This book is equipped with a lot of solved examples and ample number of topic wise question exercises to help students excel in CLAT entrance exam.

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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by RS Aggarwal: This book, ever since its release in 1989 has made a special space in the study materials for different competitive exams. The book outlines a gamut of different concepts and helps the students clear their problems.

ClearExam Quantitative Techniques CLAT Book:

This package contains 2 types of books: 

1. Three Quantitative Aptitude Conceptual CLAT books to understand basic topics of Quantitative Aptitude. These books are focused on giving conceptual clarity to students of each and every topic with solved examples and practice exercises. Students need to clear their concepts to be able to solve Data Interpretation questions later on which have a lot of applications of these basic Quants concepts.
2. Quants Practice CLAT book: This book has multiple choice practice questions of all topics and chapters of basic Quants concepts. Also, This contains a Special Data Interpretation Book Based on CLAT latest Pattern: This book is specially designed on CLAT new pattern and includes easy, medium and hard type of Data Interpretation Sets.

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Legal Aptitude for CLAT and other Law Entrance Exams (Pearson): For all aspirants, this book will serve as a very useful guiding mechanism to steer through all the intricate concepts involved in the legal aptitude section. This is a CLAT Study Material 2021 must have.

ClearExam Legal Reasoning CLAT Book:

This Legal Aptitude and Reasoning Package package includes 4 books: 

1. CLAT Legal Aptitude Tort 
2. CLAT Legal Aptitude Criminal Law
3. CLAT Legal Aptitude Contract 
4. CLAT Book Legal Reasoning Practice Book: This book has a lot of practice questions of legal reasoning which has application of above three basic concepts of Legal Aptitude. Also, students need to be clear about terminologies of the law world. Our three concept books help students in having a basic understanding of legal topics and further help in solving Legal Reasoning questions of CLAT Book.

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A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Agarwal: The book will give you a basic understanding of different topics. CLAT Study Material 2021 usually includes this book along with other verbal and non-verbal reasoning books.

ClearExam Logical Reasoning CLAT Books:

CLAT Logical Reasoning Package Includes: 

1. Three Reasoning Conceptual Books: These books are focused on giving conceptual clarity to students of each and every topic with solved examples and practice exercises. 
2. Practice book for Logical Reasoning: This book has multiple choice practice questions of all Logical Reasoning chapters. Also, students will get a Special Critical Reasoning Book for CLAT new pattern This book contains Critical Reasoning Sets for practice based on CLAT latest Pattern.

Objective General Knowledge by Edgar Thorpe (Pearson): For the General Knowledge sections, continuous and intense practice is the only way to go. This book will help the students brush up on different types of General Knowledge.

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ClearExam Current Affairs Monthly Timelines:

ClearExam Current Affairs Monthly Timelines are the brief collection of one month’s important news in a manner which is easy for students to comprehend and memorize. We give these current affairs timelines in a way that students can easily grasp and prepare for CLAT new pattern current affairs. We also give students some Current affairs sample passages and their questions every month to help students prepare for CLAT. Students get 12 Monthly Current Affairs Timelines in a year when they join for CLAT online Coaching with us.

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Apart from all this many things may form part of your CLAT study material. It should include things like newspapers (especially ‘The Hindu’) and other periodicals. They help the candidate with increasing their reading speed. A simple habit like this will help you in two things: firstly, it will keep you apprised with the current affairs and news and secondly, it will help you read faster gradually provided you read on a regular basis. How many people wonder why this is important. This is pivotal as CLAT not only tests your aptitude in several areas, it also tests your performance under a specific time period which shows the candidates ability to perform under pressure. Hence this habit of reading regularly and practicing from good CLAT preparation Books will enable you to naturally increase your reading speed which would in turn help you save time.

The exam, while not tough like Civil Services or IIT-JEE, is still a highly rated aptitude test which requires constant hard work and perseverance. But with constant dedication and discipline, the candidate can easily crack this exam. With the help of quality vetted CLAT Study Material 2021, the candidate can perfect their problem solving skills and easily crack the exam.