Every AILET aspirant experiences panic, self-doubt, and unpredictable mock performance – but very few talk about it honestly. Abhijay, who secured AIR 9 in AILET 2025 and earned admission to NLU Delhi, is refreshingly real and relatable. His journey was filled with mistakes, last-minute fear, OMR blunders in CLAT, and a remarkable recovery just 24 hours later in AILET.
In this exclusive conversation with Law Prep Tutorial, he shares how group study saved his preparation, how he approached OMR marking differently for the two exams, how he mastered QT despite dropping Math in Class 10, and why he calls AILET “the paper where stability matters more than scores.”
This interview is a treasure for aspirants preparing for AILET 2027 and beyond, especially those dealing with inconsistency, weak motivation, or fear of Quant. His insights prove that one bad exam doesn’t define your journey – what you do after it does.
About Abhijay, AIR 9 AILET 2025
Abhijay, AIR 9 in AILET 2025, comes from a commerce background and originally prepared for CA/CS before discovering law through a random mock test suggested by his uncle. He enjoyed the mock despite scoring only 50–60, and that single moment sparked his entry into AILET and CLAT preparation.
With boards, CLAT, and AILET all falling in the same year, he struggled with self-study, boredom, inconsistency, and a weak peer environment. Eventually, he formed a three-member study group, which became the turning point of his preparation. The group studied together, solved backlogs, analysed mocks, and motivated each other daily.
Today, he is a student at NLU Delhi, and his journey reflects honesty, resilience, and practical strategy. He openly shares his mistakes, including OMR errors that cost him CLAT, and the mindset shift that helped him crack AILET with a top-10 rank the very next day.
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Interview With Abhijay: AIR 9 in AILET 2025
Law Prep: Were you ever discouraged from choosing law?
Abhijay: No. I was actually pushed towards it! I was preparing for CA/CS but never enjoyed it. My uncle told me about CLAT, I took a mock, scored 50–60, and surprisingly enjoyed it. That’s how I started.
Law Prep: When did you first hear about CLAT and AILET?
Abhijay: Just last year. Everything – CLAT, AILET, and board exams – came together at the same time.
Law Prep: What were the biggest challenges in the beginning?
Abhijay:
- Self-study felt extremely boring.
- Hardly 2–3 serious students in my batch.
- Motivation dipped constantly.
Everything changed after forming a 3-member study group. It brought motivation, accountability, and consistency.
Law Prep: Where are your group members now?
Abhijay: One is at RMLNLU Lucknow. One at Symbiosis. And I am at NLU Delhi.
Group study played a huge part in our success.
Law Prep: What is your message to students who couldn’t clear CLAT or AILET?
Abhijay: Not getting into an NLU isn’t the end. Symbiosis and many other universities are excellent. Even at NLUs, nothing is handed to you — you still work hard.
Always remember: Either you win, or you learn.
Law Prep: What would have been your CLAT college? What went wrong?
Abhijay: HNLU Raipur or NLU Lucknow. But I panicked and made multiple OMR mistakes. Without those, my score would’ve been much higher.
Law Prep: Students fear OMR mistakes. What’s your advice?
Abhijay: Don’t fill the entire OMR together.
My strategy:
- CLAT: Fill OMR passage-wise
- AILET: Fill OMR every 10 questions
Switch sections if you feel mentally tired – AILET is long, you must stay mentally fresh.
Law Prep: What section order did you follow?
Abhijay:
CLAT Order: English → Legal → GK → CR → Quant
(If QT is your weak area, do it earlier.)
AILET: I kept switching sections based on fatigue.
Example: 20 English → 10 GK → 10 CR → back to English
This kept my brain active.
Law Prep: You feared math earlier. How did you handle QT?
Abhijay: If I could do QT, anyone can. I dropped Math in Class 10 (NIOS allows it!), but still covered QT in 3–4 months. QT is essential now – you cannot enter Tier-1 NLUs without it.
Law Prep: Did you experiment with different test-taking patterns?
Abhijay: Yes, I tried Legal-first, English-first, mixed pattern – everything. In the last months, I finalized what worked for me.
Law Prep: How many mocks per week?
Abhijay: Around three CLAT mock tests per week, from multiple institutes. That prevented me from getting used to a single pattern.
Law Prep: Did you analyse every mock?
Abhijay: Yes, without fail. GK and QT were my weak areas. English was strong. CR improved slowly. Mock analysis helped me spot repeated errors.
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Law Prep: How did you deal with boredom and motivation issues?
Abhijay: Group study. 8–9 hours became easy. On normal days, I studied 5–7 hours. Open schooling gave me more daytime, which helped.
Law Prep: Did your sleep cycle get affected?
Abhijay: Not during prep – but law school destroyed it completely!
Law Prep: What should aspirants focus on in the last 30 days?
Abhijay:
- Revise dates, events, themes, military exercises
- Ignore mock score dips
My worst mock score happened 30 days before AILET. Staying stable matters more than scoring high.
Law Prep: Did mock scores affect your confidence?
Abhijay: Yes!
High score = “I am God.”
Low score = “Bad luck.”
But mocks depend on:
- Luck
- Topics you revised
- Weekly GK depth
Stay neutral – that’s the key.
Law Prep: How did you avoid negative marking?
Abhijay: I avoided blind guessing. In GK, I guessed only when I had studied the topic. Random guesses kill your rank.
Law Prep: CLAT results came just 24 hours before AILET. What happened?
Abhijay: I was so disappointed I didn’t even feel like giving AILET. My mother forced me to go. I went with zero expectations. Even forgot my pen and borrowed one at the center!
Still finished 10–15 minutes early and got AIR 9 in AILET 2025.
Law Prep: Final message for aspirants?
Abhijay:
- Don’t let bad mock scores break you
- QT is doable
- Group study helps
- Analyse every mock
- Stay calm in the last week
- Even a bad CLAT doesn’t define you
- Consistent effort always takes you to a top law school.
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