CLAT 2015 0r Common Law Admission Test 2015 is an aptitude test which tests your abilities in five different areas. These are: English, General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Maths.

English: The broad areas tested in the 40-mark English section include vocabulary, grammar and comprehension. Reading speed matters. Try to go through the opinion or op-ed pages in newspapers daily for awareness of current events as well as reading speed, vocabulary and grammar. Books like Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis also help.

Maths: Elementary Maths studied up to Class 10 is tested in this section. Though it has just 20 marks out of a total of 200, a full score in this section can make or break your chances of getting into a good law school. “Ten 10 to 15 minutes should be devoted to this section. Tips and tricks for doing quick maths prove to be handy," says Gupta.

Legal reasoning: This is by far the most important sections of CLAT since it carries 50 marks. This section mostly consists of questions where a legal principle and corresponding fact scenario is given. “Apply the principle to the facts and determine the correct answer. Prior knowledge of law is not required for attempting these questions. Going through old papers of NLSUI Bangalore helped a lot as the legal principles given in these papers closely resembled the ones in CLAT,” says Gupta.

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