Last Minute Strategy for CLAT PG 2023

CLAT PG 2023 is scheduled to be conducted on December 18, 2022. It means only 9 days are left for the exams. And, by now every student is expected to be well-acquainted with the leave of preparation they have. Some might be in their revision phase and some have just started the preparation 10 days before. What to expect from yourself in these 9 days?

This blog will try strategies for last-minute preparation for students to help them prepare better.

The only important thing is revision, revision, revision.

Revision for conceptual clarity

Till the exam is approaching, one must revise, recollect and have a strong grip on the conceptual clarity of all the subjects. Often a student gets so engrossed in the revision of case laws that the revision of basic concepts of law is ignored. As a result, at the examination hall, the students lose on very simple questions due to lack of revision.

Also, another advantage: At times if a student forgets a landmark or a recent case, still the passage can be solved because of strong conceptual clarity, and 2 to 3 marks can be fetched out of a passage of 6 questions each.

Revision of last 3 years recent cases along with landmark

This would seem to be a huge task. But faith in yourself and full dedication can make you achieve wonders. The students should not read the whole judgment.

Here is the modus operandi to revise case laws:

Since live streaming is one of the historic steps. Two cases are very important, i.e., Swapnil Tripathi v. Union of India (2018) and Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar v. State of Maharashtra (1966)

The student must read the case brief or summary of the above two judgments:

• Focus on issue
• Ratio Decidendi
• Finding of the Judgment.
• Extract the sections from the judgment [For Example:  In Swapnil Tripathi, these sections were mentioned in the judgment) i.e Section 327 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Section 327 of CrPC and Section 153B of CPC (Court to be open; Article 19(1)(a) and Article 21.]
• Read important sections from the bare act.

Hence, everything is connected. If your strategies to revise concepts, landmarks, and recent ones individually, it will become overwhelming and difficult to complete.

Revision of mock test

The students who are in the revision phase might have solved mocks. The next important step in the next 9 days is to revise the solved mock test. It is not advisable to attend mocks at the last stage since a wrong answer will create a lot of anxiety.

Hence, the student needs to identify the mistakes committed in the mock test so that the same mistakes are not committed again.

Do not study new topics

Studying new topics for students is not the best thing at this point. It is our basic tendency to try to cover everything before the exam so that nothing is left untouched. But, this mindset will create a problem for the students i.e in the effort of studying new topics, the concepts of which might not get better in 9 days, one will forget to revise the important concepts.

Study and Rest two slides of the same coin

In the last week of the exam, a student tends to witness anxiety, stress, and unwanted thoughts. To cope with the stress pertaining to the exam, the student must be present. One must have a balance of study and rest. Too much study will drain and exhaust you, and too much rest will create anxiety for not preparing well.

The student must try to meditate, go for a walk, go to the gym and do any recreational activities to ease the stress.

Hence, every student preparing to give CLAT PG 2023 in December must follow the above strategies till the exams. “Read, Recollect and Revise” must be the mantra for succeeding in the examination. The student must not bother himself/herself with the result, rather must concentrate on the revision part.

Attentiveness in the examination hall and a clear mind will make your task easy to solve all the questions in the paper.

All the best! An attempt is worth more than nothing!

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