Best Books for CLAT 2021
CLAT exam went through some changes last year. The new exam pattern included 5 sections in the exam that are English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. Therefore going by that, the candidates need to follow the books that cover the syllabus of CLAT for these sections. On this page, we have provided some of the most recommended books as per the new exam pattern of CLAT 2021 for English Language, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques.
The aspirants of CLAT 2021 who wish to crack the exam must have idea if the books that are:
- Easy to understand
- Most recommended by the toppers and experts
- Cover all the topics for the exam
- Latest in publication
- Have the sample papers and previous year CLAT question papers
To help you we have given below a list of books that follow all he above criteria for each of the section in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT):
Best Books for CLAT 2021 English Language
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| Unlock Your Word Power: Have English at Your Fingertips | Check Price |
| The Pearson Guide to the CLAT | Check Price |
| Objective General English (English) by RS Aggarwal | Check Price |
| A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | Check Price |
| Key to High School English Grammar and Composition | Check Price |
Best Books for CLAT 2021 Current Affairs including General Knowledge
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | Check Price |
| General Knowledge Overview with Current Affairs | Check Price |
| Manorama Yearbook 2020 | Check Price |
| Complete CLAT Companion(3e): with free current affairs booklet | All Major Legal Examinations | Check Price |
| Current Affairs Yearly 2020 | Check Price |
Best Books for CLAT 2021 Legal Reasoning
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| Wiley’s ExamXpert Legal Awareness & Legal Reasoning (LA & LR) for CLAT & other Law Entrance Exams | Check Price |
| Legal Awareness and Logical Reasoning 2020 | Check Price |
| Legal Aptitude & Reasoning for CLAT & AILET Exams | Check Price |
| Legal Aptitude for the CLAT (Old Edition): A Workbook | Check Price |
Best Books for CLAT 2021 Logical Reasoning
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| Legal Awareness and Logical Reasoning 2020 | CLAT, AILET, SLAT and Other Law Entrance Examinations | Check Price |
| A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning | Check Price |
| 501 Challenging Logic and Reasoning Problems | Check Price |
| Shortcuts in Reasoning (Verbal, Non-Verbal, Analytical & Critical) | Check Price |
Best Books for CLAT 2021 Quantitative Techniques
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| RS Agarwal – Quantitative Aptitude + Logical Reasoning | Check Price |
| Quantitative Aptitude for CAT | Check Price |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Check Price |
| Maths 30 Days Wonder | Check Price |
CLAT 2021 Books with Mock Tests, Sample Papers, and Previous Year Question Papers
Apart from the books that will help you with the topics covered in each of the sections, you can also check some books that have sample papers, previous year papers, and mock tests for practice:
| Name of the book | Link to buy online |
|---|---|
| Kiran UG CLAT 2020 MOCK TEST | Check Price |
| Super 10 Mock Tests for CLAT with Passage based Questions | Check Price |
| CLAT 2020 : 12 Mock Tests | Check Price |
| Law Entrance (CLAT/AILET) Exam Mock Test 2020 | Unlimited Online Test Series & Speed Test | Check Price |
Free Mock Tests for CLAT 2021
The books are fr preparation and to test the preparation, candidates need to take mock tests, here is CAT mock test for free:
| Section | Number of ques | Link |
|---|---|---|
| English | 40 | Start |
| GK and current affairs | 50 | Start |
| Legal aptitude | 40 | Start |
| Logical reasoning | 40 | Start |
| Maths | 20 | Start |
| Full length | 200 | Start |
CAT 2021 Syllabus
(Based on what is known about the upcoming exam as on the date of first publishing this article)
Tye syllabus for CLAT 2021 is prescribed by the Consortium of National Law Universities. It is important to go through the syllabus properly before starting the preparation for CLAT 2021. The books recommended above for CLAT 2021 cover all the full syllabus of the exam which is as follows:
Current Affairs including General Knowledge: In this section, candidates are given a passage of up to 450 words following a series of questions. The passage can be based on news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. In this section, candidates are expected to exhibit knowledge of legal information related to the passage.
Legal Reasoning: In this section, candidates get a 450 words passage based on facts, situations and scenarios related to legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. Candidates with prior knowledge of law like general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues will help you score good marks in the exam.
Logical Reasoning: This section contain a series of short passage of about 300 words followed by one or more questions after each passage.
Quantitative Techniques: This section has short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, textual material, pictorial material, or diagrammatic representations of numerical information followed by a series of questions. Candidates need to derive information from the facts and apply mathematical operations to them.
About CLAT 2021
(Based on what is known about the upcoming exam as on the date of first publishing this article)
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level law entrance exam for admission in the LLB, LLB 5 year Integrated, LLM, etc. courses offered by the NLUs. For UG law admission CLAT UG is held and admission on PG law courses is done on the basis of CLAT PG. The admission in the participating institutes is granted on the basis of merit-cum-preference basis of CLAT exam. All the NLUs use CLAT score to grant admission, other than NLU Delhi which conducts All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) to fill seats.
The exam pattern of CLAT 2021 as per last year is as follows:
Exam pattern of CLAT 2021 UG
- Duration of the Exam: The duration of the test is 2 hours (120 minutes).
- Number of questions: There are 150 questions in the exam.
- Type of Questions: The question paper of CLAT contains Multiple Choice Questions
- Marking Scheme: Add 1 mark for each correct answer and deduct 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
Subject areas
| English language | Logical reasoning |
| Legal reasoning | Quantitative techniques |
| Current affairs including general knowledge questions | – |
Exam pattern of CLAT 2021 PG
- Duration of the Exam: The duration of the exam is 2 hours (120 minutes).
- Type of Questions: It consists of both objective and subjective type questions.
- Number of questions: There are 100 MCQ and 50 subjective type questions in the exam.
Marking scheme:
- 2 essay type questions of 25 marks each
- 100 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each
- -0.25 for the wrong answers
