Preparing for law entrance exams? Keep these tips in mind

Being a law aspirant, feeling apprehensive about the exams and what the results would be is quite common. However, cracking the law entrance exam would be like a cakewalk for you if you prepare well.

We know you are thinking about what strategy you should use to study and how to study smart. No need to worry, we are here to help you.

Keep these tips in mind while preparing for your law entrance.

Law Entrance Examinations and Institute you wish to get admissions in

If you are a law aspirant, you should be well aware of the law exams that you should appear for. CLAT and AILET are law exams that are held in India. The most famous of them all is CLAT, however, cracking them all is quite tough. Besides exams, you must also shortlist institutes and LLB courses that you want to join, based on your priority. Many law schools conduct their own entrance exams and some accept CLAT’s scores as well.

Apart from NLU’s there are many law schools that can help you make your dream career in law. Like there is Mansarovar Global University in Bhopal which is one of the best university in Bhopal to offer extensive legal knowledge and produce the lawyers of tomorrow.

Syllabus

Before starting the preparation, or joining an institute to help you with preparation, it is essential that you are thorough with the syllabus. The syllabus is a list of topics that are expected to come in the exam. Thus, having knowledge about the syllabus will help you in studying the relevant material and will save you from dwindling from place to place.

Manage your time like a pro!

Usually, when a student prepares for such exams, they must start preparing 7 to 8 months before so that there is no time crunch, they are able to cover everything in detail and there remains sufficient time for revisions. It would be helpful if you create a timetable and follow it religiously.

Here’s an example of what your timetable should look like:

Sr. No.	Activity	Time slot
	Wake up, have breakfast, and freshen up	7 am
	Study session-1	9 am to 11 am
	Break/ any other activity of choice	11 am to 12:30 pm
	Study session- 2	12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
	Break/ any other activity of choice	3:30 pm to 5 pm
	Study session- 3 (Revision of topics studied during the day)	5 pm to 6:30 pm
	Rest, have dinner post 1 hour, then decide topics for tomorrow and sleep	6:30 pm

If you follow a timetable like this, with enough study sessions and breaks, it will turn to be really beneficial for you.

Remember to take breaks within the study session

While studying, it is essential to take a 5 min break every 30 mins. During these 5 mins, you can stroll around, close your eyes to give them rest, listen to one or two of your favourite songs, etc. These breaks will rejuvenate you and will enhance your concentration as well. To help you with your breaks better, you can put on alarms or reminders so that you remember to take a break from time to time.

Develop a note-making habit

As we grow up, we do not indulge in writing notes as we think it is a waste of time. However, it is scientifically proven that we learn better when we write things down. Thus, making notes is essential and powerful in helping us learn efficiently and study smarter.

Your notes can be simple like written with one colored pen and in paragraphs. Or, they can be upgraded by using at least two different pens, adding headings and subheadings, and making pointers. Other than that, some love to make their notes fancy and cute by using highlighters, coloured pens and sketches. You can make notes however you feel like as long as you are able to learn them.

Another essential point to keep in mind is that write notes in a simplified language that you understand and is easy to grasp. For example, instead of writing “the paragraph is incomprehensible”, you can write “the paragraph is difficult to understand”.

Find the best study material

To study better, make use of the best study material available to you. A few of our recommendations are:

Name of the book	Publisher/Author	Price
Self-Study Guide LLB entrance exam	Arihant Publications	Rs. 249
Universal Guide to CLAT and LLB	Universals Publication	Rs. 808
AILET	Sura	Rs. 900

You must also go through previous year’s question papers and sample papers to know what kind of questions come and what is the standard of the questions. A month before the entrance exam, indulge in solving the previous year’s question paper or sample papers to know where you stand and what you need to study more. This helps you to know your strengths and weaknesses as well.

Develop a reading habit

Almost all the entrance exams have a section on current affairs where they ask questions regarding the events that recently happened. Thus, to answer such questions, make sure to read newspapers to be up to date with the happening around the world. Make sure to read opinions as well to know what other people have to say regarding an issue. This will amplify your knowledge about the topics in trends.

Focus on mathematics, logical reasoning and legal aptitude

Law exams also measure a student’s ability to solve maths problems, logical reasoning questions and their knowledge of India’s legal system. Thus, you should practice these quite often in order to get a hang of such questions. Usually, students get afraid of such questions, however, a keep to answer such questions with grace is to practice them again and again.

Take sufficient rest and stay healthy

Lastly, make sure to take a rest between studying sessions. Indulge in activities that make you happy and ignite your creativity be it exercising, dancing, painting, crafts, going for a walk, etc. Eat a balanced and healthy diet filled containing all the essential nutrients. Include fruits in your diet to keep you hydrated and get essential vitamins and minerals.

Conclusion

Make sure to follow these tips to excel in your law entrance exams and join the institute of your choice. The Mansarovar Global University in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh is a leading law college in Bhopal that provides a Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) course and BA LLB (HONS.) An integrated course for law aspirants. Furthermore, the students who wish to pursue a master’s degree in law can join MGU’s Master of Legislative Law (LLM).

LLB course at MGU is a 3-year course in semester mode. The course will benefit the students in learning argumentative skills which is an essential skill needed to be a lawyer. The course will delve into the relationship between law and society. Besides that, students’ analytical skills will also be improved manifolds.

In order to be eligible to take admission in this course, the students must have passed 45% aggregate marks in Graduation and equivalent. There is a 5% relaxation for candidates of North-East states, Sikkim/ Defense Personnel, and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmiri Migrants. Admission will be based on scores achieved in the qualifying examination and for SC/ST/OBC/PH students, reservations are in place as per the government norms.