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CLAT 2016 Topper Interview: Taking mock tests is imperative, says Sreeja Pal, AIR 9
By: Apratim Chatterjee Updated On: 24 May 2016 07:37 PM IST 2 Tweet Follow 1
Sreeja Pal cracked Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2016 with an All India Rank (AIR) 9. From an AIR of 1111 last
year, this 18 year old Kolkata girl has escalated to this year in the law entrance exam. With sheer determination and
perseverance, her dream of pursuing law from the top law collegeNLSIU Bangalore has come true. According to Sreeja,
consistent preparation of General Knowledge and Current Affairs played a vital role in her success.
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In her interview with Careers360, the young champion shares her wish to explore different fields in law programmes. Her
heart yearns to help those in distress with her legal knowledge. Read on to know more about the success journey of Sreeja
Pal, the CLAT 2016 Topper.
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Careers360: Congratulations! How are you celebrating your success?
Sreeja Pal: Thank you so much for your wishes. The feeling is yet to sink in, as the result is beyond my expectations. I am
celebrating the success with my family.
Careers360: What was your CLAT 2016 score? Was it your first attempt?
Sreeja Pal: I scored 170.25 marks in CLAT 2016.
This was my second attempt. Though with AIR 1111 in CLAT last year I was allotted a seat at NLUO, but couldn’t continue
my studies at the institute due to severe health issues. During that time, I was very disheartened but my family supported
me and I thought of giving it another try this year.
Careers360: What preparation strategy did you devise for cracking CLAT 2016?
Sreeja Pal: My preparation strategy was based on conceptual clarity. I focussed on clarifying the basic concepts of
different sections including Legal Knowledge and Legal Reasoning.
Since I had appeared in CLAT last year too, it was an added advantage. I began my preparation with General Knowledge &
Current Affairs sections, which were my weak areas.
I also went through different monthly magazines, online GK sites and revised static GK from Pearson’s Manual. I would
also follow newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express to keep myself abreast with the recent updates.
To practise numerical ability questions, I went back to NCERT text books of class 9th and 10th. Since my basic grammar
portion for English section was good, I concentrated more on solving questions from the past years’ GMAT and LSAT
question papers.
For Legal Aptitude section, I practiced previous years’ question papers of law entrance exams, while mastering my basics of
legal knowledge by working on constitutional rights, general Indian Penal Codes (IPCs), etc.
legal knowledge by working on constitutional rights, general Indian Penal Codes (IPCs), etc.
My preparation strategy would revolve around revision and taking mock tests regularly.
I would also like to attribute my sucess to Rajneesh Singh, the CLAT mentor (Founder DoZen and CLAT Essentials), who
guided me all through the year for CLAT preparation.
Careers360: In your view, are mock tests helpful in cracking law exams?
Sreeja Pal: In last 3 months, from January 2016 onwards, I have taken as many as 5060 mock tests. In my
understanding, mock tests are very helpful as they are the real evaluative tools for analysing your preparation level. You
need to take a variety of mock tests on a regular basis, beginning from minitests to assessment and sectional tests to full
length mocks. Moreover, one needs to take mock tests based on different paper patterns including GMAT, LSATIndia,
CLAT and AILET, since CLAT is pretty unpredictable.
It’s imperative that a law aspirant analyses his/her mock tests score and work towards improvement of the weak areas.
Careers360: Would you like to share about your hobbies with us and how did you destress yourself during the hectic
preparation schedule?
Sreeja Pal: My hobbies include listening Rabindra Sangeet, playing different musical tunes on keyboard and reading a
variety of books. After continuous study of 68 hours, I would destress myself by watching English TV series –
Supernatural and Suits.
Careers360: Are you a movie buff? Have you seen any movie in the recent past?
Sreeja Pal: Just a week before my CLAT 2016 paper, I went to see ‘Jungle Book’ with my family. It was an interesting
movie and I enjoyed it.
Careers360: Any suggestions for CLAT 2017 aspirants? What books would you refer to the candidates?
Sreeja Pal: I would just share some basic tips–
1. Be confident; there will be times when you feel dubious, listen to your innerself and carry on your thorough preparation
2. Always remember that there is no shortcut to success
3. Prepare analytically and analyse every mistake of yours
4. Practice with different set of question papers like GMAT and LSAT
5. Analyse your preparation level through mock tests and take them seriously
I would like to refer the following books to law aspirants–
1. Legal Aptitude – Practice previous years’ papers of different exams
2. Legal Reasoning – CLAT Essentials by Rajneesh Singh
3. Logical Reasoning – Logical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey
4. Critical Reasoning – LSAT and GMAT question papers
4. Critical Reasoning – LSAT and GMAT question papers
5. English – Wren and Martin and Word power made easy
6. Mathematics – NCERT text books (9th and 10th)
7. General Knowledge and Current Affairs – The Hindu and the Indian Express, Jagran josh website, any monthly
magazine
CLAT is Common Law Admission Test conducted by the NLUs. This year RGNUL Patiala conducted the law exam for
admissions to as many as 2252 fiveyear integrated law programmes. As many as 37,176 candidates had appeared in CLAT
out of a total of 39,415 registered for the law exam.
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