CLAT Aspirants Face Information Overload as Experts Advise Smart Reading Over Heavy Volumes

With a little over two months left for CLAT 2027, experts warn that the biggest burden for aspirants is not the syllabus itself, but an overload of current affairs information. Many students consume news from two morning newspapers, three Telegram channels, coaching PDFs, and YouTube recaps daily, only to forget much of it by the end of the week. This mirrors a habit seen in first-year law students who can list events but struggle to explain their actual significance. Current affairs make up 25 percent of the CLAT UG paper. The exam does not test how many newspapers a student reads, but rather their ability to understand and draw meaning from developments in law, governance, politics, economics, the environment, and international relations. Major events like a Supreme Court decision, constitutional amendment, government policy, or international treaty deserve attention, while minor administrative announcements and trending stories do not need to be in student notes. To filter information effectively, students should ask if a news item relates to governance, law, or the economy, whether it involves a statute or policy, and if they can explain its importance in their own words. Using too many Telegram channels and coaching PDFs leads to repeated data. Instead, aspirants should pick one credible newspaper, spend 45 minutes to one hour daily reading the editorial and explainer sections, and organize notes by themes like court decisions, law changes, and international affairs rather than by date. Fear of missing out drives unstructured consumption through social media and coaching lists, but no student can read everything. A sensible strategy relies on prioritising information, dropping repeated material, and trusting a disciplined plan. A recommended routine includes spending 45 minutes daily with one newspaper and adding a few note points, taking one hour weekly for revision and passage-based practice, and checking monthly compilations only for missing facts. In the final six weeks, students should avoid adding new sources and focus entirely on revision to protect time for reading comprehension, legal reasoning, and quantitative techniques. The author of these guidelines is the Dean of the School of Law at Woxsen University.