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Topper Interview: CLAT Mock Test Analysis Made AIR 287: Harsh Sahay’s Strategy for CLAT 2027 Aspirants
Harsh Nandan Sahay scored 98.25 out of 120 in CLAT 2026, securing AIR 287 and West Bengal State Rank 9. He is now pursuing BA LLB (Hons.) at NUJS, Kolkata. In the final months, Harsh focused on CLAT mock tests, GK and current affairs revision while preparing across all five sections. In an interview with Careers360. He credits mock analysis and a balanced attempt strategy, and warns against spending too much time on accuracy and leaving other sections untouched.
CLAT Topper Interview With Careers360
Careers360: You have a strong interest in geopolitics and history. Did that interest influence how you approached the CLAT Current Affairs and GK section?
Harsh: Yes, my interests did help me a lot. I found myself being quite familiar with many of the topics being discussed. However, I don't believe that one has to have a strong prior interest in these topics to do well in CLAT Current Affairs and GK.
Careers360: What did your CLAT preparation look like in the final few months before the exam?
Harsh: In the last few months, I focused all my attention on attempting CLAT mock tests and revising GK and current affairs from the previous months, whilst making sure I kept up with the current topics as well.
Careers360: Was there one recurring mistake in your CLAT mocks that you had to eliminate to improve your scores?
Harsh: I wouldn't say that there was such a mistake in a subject or topic. But rather, in the way I used to attempt papers and my strategy. By this I mean, not being consistent with mocks or not placing enough emphasis on CLAT mock analysis. My advice to anyone attempting the exam would be to try out various approaches and find the one that works best for them. This can be done by giving and analysing mocks.
Careers360: With five sections in CLAT, what did you prioritise each day? Did you focus more on weak areas or your strengths?
Harsh: CLAT rewards people who are good at all five sections. Being great in one particular section whilst struggling with the other four will not help. I focused my time on making sure I did well in all of the subjects rather than thinking of them as my strong subject or my weak subject.
Careers360: Now at NUJS, what is something about its academic or student culture that you could not have understood from outside?
Harsh: The amount of opportunities and support one receives in NLUs in general is truly wonderful and something that's quite unexpected and different from other colleges.
Careers360: What is one common CLAT preparation trap you fell into or saw around you that CLAT 2027 aspirants should avoid?
Harsh: One of the biggest traps most people fall into is aiming for very high accuracy, which often leads them to spend too much time on one section and leave the rest incomplete. Each question is worth the same number of marks and should be given equal importance.
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The full form of the CLAT exam is the Common Law Admission Test. You can check the link related to the CLAT exam
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Here are the Careers360 CLAT 2027 Mock Test Resources for your exam preparation.
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CLAT 2027 aspirants can access these monthly current affairs compilations for regular revision. Use these resources to stay updated with important events and topics for CLAT 2027.
CLAT 2027 Current Affairs - Monthly Compilations
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If you have only two months, use a highly structured plan: daily current affairs, English reading, legal reasoning practice, logical reasoning sets, basic quantitative practice and regular full-length mocks. Spend as much time analysing incorrect questions as taking the mock itself. Consistency during these two months can make a substantial
You can download the CLAT previous years' question papers from here:
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https://law.careers360.com/download/clat-sample-papers-previous-years
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