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Updated 2026-04-06 · 2026 Edition

CLAT 1-Year Plan

A complete 365-day plan covering 23 highest-weightage topics — prioritised by subject weight, not alphabet. No signup, no fees.

Days
365
Topics
23
Subjects
5
Phases
4
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Long-horizon mastery a from-scratch concept pass, two depth passes, and a months-long mock campaign

How to actually use your 365 days

A year to build from the ground up: deep concepts, multiple passes, and a long mock campaign.

Daily study
2–3 hours
New topics / day
≈ 0.06
Approach
a from-scratch concept pass, two depth passes, and a months-long mock campaign

This 1-year plan gives you 365 days to work through 23 weighted CLAT topics across 5 subjects — roughly 0.06 new topics a day at 2–3 hours of focused study. That light daily load is sustainable for a full year without burning out — consistency beats intensity over this long.

CLAT marks are not spread evenly across subjects. English, Logical Reasoning, and Legal Reasoning carry the heaviest weightage in recent papers, so this plan front-loads them — so the early months build deep fluency in them while there is time to spare. Cut nothing. Over a year, low-weight topics are exactly where you build the edge most candidates never reach — depth compounds at this length.

A full year means you are not preparing for CLAT so much as mastering it — building every one of the 23 topics from first principles, including the low-weight ones that separate top ranks from safe passes. The year-long failure mode is silent drift — early months feel relaxed, then the second half panics. Run monthly self-tests so a slipping schedule shows up early.

What to prioritise & cut

Cut nothing. Over a year, low-weight topics are exactly where you build the edge most candidates never reach — depth compounds at this length.

Mock tests & revision

Light topic tests in the first months, monthly full-length mocks from the midpoint, shifting to weekly in the final 10–12 weeks. Revisit your error log on a spaced schedule throughout.

Weekly rhythm

Quarter-by-quarter: foundations, depth and problem-solving, full-syllabus revision, then a mock-and-fine-tuning quarter. Re-touch every subject at least three times.

Phase-by-phase plan

52 weeks total

A 365-day plan only works when you sequence it. Here is how the 1-Year Plan breaks down — foundation, depth, then mocks.

  1. 1

    Foundation Q1

    12 weeks

    Concept pass + textbook coverage

    NCERT/standard-text mastery
    Topic-wise notes
    Concept tests
  2. 2

    Advanced Q2

    12 weeks

    Higher-difficulty material, problem journals

    Reference book problems
    Topic-wise journals
    Weak-area drill
  3. 3

    Practice Q3

    14 weeks

    PYQs + topic-wise mocks

    Last 10 years PYQs
    Topic-mock cycles
    Error log
  4. 4

    Mocks + revision Q4

    14 weeks

    Weekly full-length mocks + final revision

    12+ mocks
    Final cheatsheets
    Last-mile drill

Week-by-week schedule

Week Days Topics covered
1 1–7 English: Comprehension (w5)
2 8–14 Current Affairs: Legal News (w5)
3 15–21 Legal Reasoning: Principles of Law (w5)
4 22–28 Logical Reasoning: Syllogisms (w5)
5 29–35 Quantitative Techniques: Arithmetic (w5)
6 36–42 English: Vocabulary (w4)
7 43–49 Current Affairs: National News (w4)
8 50–56 Legal Reasoning: Case Situations (w5)
9 57–63 Logical Reasoning: Logical Sequences (w4)
10 64–70 Quantitative Techniques: Data Interpretation (w5)
11 71–77 English: Grammar (w4)
12 78–84 Current Affairs: International News (w4)
13 85–91 Legal Reasoning: Legal Maxims (w4)
14 92–98 Logical Reasoning: Blood Relations (w4)
15 99–105 Quantitative Techniques: Algebra (w4)
16 106–112 English: Para Summary (w4)
17 113–119 Current Affairs: Static GK (w4)
18 120–126 Legal Reasoning: Indian Constitution Articles (w4)
19 127–133 Logical Reasoning: Analogies (w3)
20 134–140 Quantitative Techniques: Geometry (w4)
21 141–147 English: Antonyms (w3)
22 148–154 Logical Reasoning: Direction Sense (w3)
23 155–161 English: Fill in Blanks (w3)

Subject-wise topic split

Each topic shows its weightage (1–5 dots) and the concepts you'll cover. Higher-weight topics appear first.

English

6 topics
  • Comprehension ●●●●●

    Reading and interpreting unseen passages followed by factual, inferential, and vocabulary-based questions.

  • Vocabulary ●●●●○

    Word meaning, usage, synonyms, antonyms, and contextual vocabulary frequently appearing in law entrance passages.

  • Grammar ●●●●○

    English grammar rules including tenses, subject-verb agreement, modifiers, and error identification in sentences.

  • Para Summary ●●●●○

    Identifying the main idea of a passage and selecting the most accurate summary from given options.

  • Antonyms ●●●○○

    Words with opposite meanings tested in context within legal, social, and philosophical passages.

  • Fill in Blanks ●●●○○

    Completing sentences with contextually appropriate words testing vocabulary and grammatical coherence.

Current Affairs

4 topics
  • Legal News ●●●●●

    Recent Supreme Court and High Court judgments, new legislation, legal reforms, and significant court orders.

  • National News ●●●●○

    Current events in India covering government policies, appointments, important bills, and national awards.

  • International News ●●●●○

    Important global events, international organisations, treaties, summits, and geopolitical developments.

  • Static GK ●●●●○

    Static general knowledge including history, geography, civics, and cultural awareness relevant to legal contexts.

Legal Reasoning

4 topics
  • Principles of Law ●●●●●

    Fundamental legal principles derived from Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law, and Constitutional Law for application to fact patterns.

  • Case Situations ●●●●●

    Applying legal principles to fact-based scenarios to determine the correct legal outcome or liability.

  • Legal Maxims ●●●●○

    Latin legal maxims and their meanings, frequently tested in CLAT legal reasoning section for application in case situations.

  • Indian Constitution Articles ●●●●○

    Key articles of the Indian Constitution relevant to fundamental rights, directive principles, and governance.

Logical Reasoning

5 topics
  • Syllogisms ●●●●●

    Logical deduction using Venn diagrams and proposition-based reasoning to draw conclusions from given statements.

  • Logical Sequences ●●●●○

    Identifying patterns and sequences in number, letter, and figure series and predicting the next element.

  • Blood Relations ●●●●○

    Solving family tree problems using coded relationship terminology to determine degrees of kinship.

  • Analogies ●●●○○

    Establishing relationships between pairs and applying the same relationship to identify the analogous pair.

  • Direction Sense ●●●○○

    Problems involving cardinal directions, distance travelled, and turning angles from a starting reference point.

Quantitative Techniques

4 topics
  • Arithmetic ●●●●●

    Number system, percentage, ratio-proportion, average, time-work, time-distance, profit-loss, and SI-CI at Class 10 level.

  • Data Interpretation ●●●●●

    Reading and interpreting tables, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs to answer calculation-based questions.

  • Algebra ●●●●○

    Linear and quadratic equations, identities, exponents, and basic algebraic expressions and inequalities.

  • Geometry ●●●●○

    Properties of triangles, circles, quadrilaterals, area and perimeter of plane figures, and basic 3D geometry.

Why a 365-day plan beats a 1,200-page prep book

DimensionTypical CLAT bookThis 1-Year Plan
Time to startHours of reading before any study startsSeconds — plan is already here
PersonalisationOne-size-fits-allFits exactly your 365 days
FreshnessPrinted months agoUpdated for the 2026 cycle · verified 2026-04-06
Weightage signalAuthor guessDerived from last 5 years' papers
Cost₹500–2,500₹0
Sign-up requiredOften (with a trial trap)None

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CLAT 1-Year Plan — common questions

Is 365 days enough to prepare for CLAT? +

A full year means you are not preparing for CLAT so much as mastering it — building every one of the 23 topics from first principles, including the low-weight ones that separate top ranks from safe passes. The honest answer depends on your starting point, but this 1-year plan is built to get the most from the time you have: a year to build from the ground up: deep concepts, multiple passes, and a long mock campaign.

How many hours a day does this CLAT 1-year plan need? +

Plan for 2–3 hours of focused study, covering about 0.06 new topics a day. Quarter-by-quarter: foundations, depth and problem-solving, full-syllabus revision, then a mock-and-fine-tuning quarter. Re-touch every subject at least three times.

What should I skip if I am short on time? +

Cut nothing. Over a year, low-weight topics are exactly where you build the edge most candidates never reach — depth compounds at this length.

When should I start mock tests on this plan? +

Light topic tests in the first months, monthly full-length mocks from the midpoint, shifting to weekly in the final 10–12 weeks. Revisit your error log on a spaced schedule throughout.

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