LST Frequently Asked (& answered !) Questions |
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1. Is there an entrance exam for law?
2. Is there a common entrance exam for all national
law schools?
3. I would like to know about the top law colleges
in India, and all their admission details.
4. What services does LST offer? Do you organise
coaching classes in any city?
5. What about ILS Pune / Government Law College
Mumbai? Do you offer courses training students for these colleges?
6. I am in the 11th standard. Can I give the entrance
test this year?
7. How much does the course cost? How do I subscribe?
8. How long will it take to receive my materials?
9. Do you have a course to prepare me for entrance
to the LLM (masters) courses?
10. I had subscribed to LST Beacon / LST Plus
/ LST Express before; can I take some course this year at a
discount?
11. Can only LST subscribers participate in the
Discussion Forum?
12. When will the LST Course materials be released?
13. Can I pay by credit card?
14. I am an NRI and would like to subscribe to
LST Beacon / LST Plus etc. Are there any additional charges?
15. Will this year's LST course content be the
same as last year's?
16. I am a college graduate. Can I subscribe
to LST?
or
17. I am a graduate and would like to join the 3 year LLB course;
will your course help me to prepare for the entrance test?
18. I am in the 11th standard. What course should
I take?
19. How do I get the past years papers of these
colleges? Why has LST only sent me the answer keys?
20. What was the cut-off score for entrance/admission
tests for the colleges last year?
21. If I wish to change (upgrade) my LST Beacon
subscription to LST Plus or some other LST course what do I have
to do?
22. I am over the age limit for the good five
year courses but i still want to do law. What option do I have?
Or
23. I am interested in pursuing a career in law after graduation.
Which are the best colleges to apply?
24. Can I do a correspondence course in law?
25. There is just a month left for the entrance.
Does LST offer a crash course?
26. Do I need to have Mathematics as a subject
in Class XII? Will it help me in the entrance exam?
27. Why should I take LST? How will it help me
prepare for the entrance exams?
28. Why has LST not sent me the past Question
Papers of NLSIU, NALSAR and NUJS, but only sent the answers?
1. Is there an entrance exam for law?
Most law colleges today admit students for the 5 year course on the basis of an entrance exam. Some colleges like GLC Mumbai and ILS Pune admit students directly based on their performance in the qualifying exams (10+2 or its equivalent). Read more about the admission process.
2. Is there a common entrance exam for all national law schools?
Yes Sire, the long wait has ended. A
Supreme court directive coupled with a consensus
amongst the law schools has led to the creation of a Common
Entrance Examination for the national law universities. The
effect: 2008 (early May) will witness the first CET for national
law universities.
Read the Times of India news article
3. I would like to know about the top law colleges in India, and all their admission details.
For detailed information about the top law colleges in India and their admission procedures, visit the admission process section on our website. We recommend that you go through the entire Law School section on the site to get all the details.
4. What services does LST offer? Do you organise coaching classes in any city?
LST offers both classroom and correspondence (distance learning) training courses to prepare students for the competitive entrance exams to all the national law schools including NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, NUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur and NLIU Bhopal. To learn more about our courses and how to enroll visit the LST courses section of the site. We offer courses in ALL major cities.
5. What about ILS Pune / Government Law College Mumbai? Do you offer courses training students for these colleges?
These colleges admit students through their performance in the board exams and NOT through entrance exams. While we offer guidance for those applying to these colleges we do not provide any training since none is required. To learn more about these colleges visit the law schools link.
6. I am in the 11th standard. Can I give the entrance test this year?
You can only give the entrance test in the same year that you give your 12th board exams or thereafter till you reach the maximum age (this limit varies from college to college).
7. How much does the course cost? How do I subscribe?
To learn more about our courses and how to enroll visit the LST courses section of the site.
8. How long will it take to receive my materials?
Once we have received your draft, we will immediately send you the LST Beacon materials (all the classroom courses include LST Beacon printed material) that are ready at the time of receipt of your letter (The first module of course material will be ready by early June), by courier. In most cases, you will have the materials within three days of us receiving your draft. If you have not received the materials within 3 weeks of sending your draft, please get in touch with us by email (delivery@lawentrance.com)
9. Do you have a course to prepare me for entrance to the LLM (masters) courses?
No, at this time, we do not have a course for those who wish to write the entrance exam for the LLM course at NLSIU. However, we are considering introducing such a course, so please check in at this website occasionally.
10. I had subscribed to LST Beacon / LST Plus / LST Express / LST OWL before; can I take some course this year at a discount?
Yes, we take into account the fact that you are a past subscriber. You get a discount of Rs.1500 on the LST Beacon course this year. Since all the classroom courses include LST Beacon this means that you get a discount of Rs.1500 to any course. So you'll get LST Plus, LST Express at Rs.X (the course fee) minus Rs.1500. In your application please mention your previous years enrolment ID.
11. Can only LST subscribers participate in the Discussion Forum?
No. The LST Discussion Forum is free and open to all visitors to our website who wish to participate in the discussion about law, general knowledge and other areas of mutual interest. It is intended to be a meeting place for all students who are interested in law, to discuss matters of mutual interest, and it is maintained by LST as a public service.
We reserve the right to monitor all activity on the forum, and the right to remove any messages or permanently bar any users at our sole discretion. However, the Forum respects the values of free speech, and in normal circumstances we will only delete messages or users that are abusive, offensive, or those that violate any applicable law in any way.
Please note that although we monitor the forum and post important announcements to it, it is not really intended as a channel to contact us. To contact LST, you should email us at info@lawentrance.com or post a query on the Virtual Classroom - the forum is meant for students to discuss matters among themselves.
12. When will the LST course materials be released?
Please visit the LST Beacon page for more information.
LST now supports online payment by credit card or netbanking account. Click on the 'Pay by credit card' link on the required course page.
14. I am an NRI and would like to subscribe to LST Beacon / LST Plus etc. Are there any additional charges?
The cost of sending material outside India is much more than a domestic despatch and therefore your draft amount will have to accommodate that extra cost. For this reason, to find out what your draft amount should be, you must first email us at info@lawentrance.com and tell us which country you are resident in. We'll get back to you with the exact draft amount.
15. Will this year's LST course content be the same as last year's?
No, it will not be the same; the course will be thoroughly revised though the core aspects of the course will be similar. The new course will reflect the changes as per the last entrance tests held.
16. I am a college graduate. Can I subscribe to LST?
Or
17. I am a graduate and would like to join the 3 year LLB course; will your course help me to prepare for the entrance test?
5-year law courses only take students directly out of 12th standard school or within a particular age limit, and you may not be eligible. If you are above 21 there is a very strong likelihood that you are not eligible for the five-year courses, in which case you should be looking at 3-year law courses.
Graduates in any field are eligible for admission to 3-year LLB courses. However please check whether the college you are applying to has an entrance exam in the first place! While we certainly have no objection to your subscribing to the LST course, please note that though our course is not specifically designed for the 3 years LLB course, but for the 5 year LLB course, however, it has been found to be helpful to students who have taken the entrance test for 3 years LLB course.
18. I am in the 11th standard. What course should I take?
While in the 11th, you could take our LST Beacon correspondence course. Then when you join the 12th, you can take our 1 year classroom course, LST Plus. Since you would have taken our Beacon course the year before, you will be offered a substantial discount on the LST Plus course fee.
19. How do I get the past years papers of these colleges? Why has LST only sent me the answer keys?
See #28
20. What was the cut-off score for entrance/admission tests for the colleges last year?
The cutoff marks are not important. They vary widely each year because the colleges do not use the system of cut off marks (that is, a system where all people who get above a certain score are admitted). They use a system whereby the top certain number of students, whatever their marks, are admitted. Since the questions and mix of students are very different each year, the marks obtained also vary widely and it is not really helpful to know the marks of the lowest ranking admitted student.
Please note that in order to prepare effectively, it is STRONGLY encouraged that you obtain the past question papers of each exam that you are doing.
21. If I wish to change (upgrade) my LST Beacon subscription to LST Plus or some other LST course what do I have to do?
First check on the website whether you are within the time limit and whether seats are available (you should call the centre). If both are positive then all you have to do is send us a Demand Draft for the difference amount along with a covering letter mentioning that you are an existing LST Beacon subscriber (mention your enrolment ID) who wishes to upgrade to a particular course. You could even do the same by visiting the LST centre itself.
22. I am over the age limit for the good five year courses but i still want to do law. What option do I have?
Or
23. I am interested in pursuing a career in law after graduation. Which are the best colleges to apply?
If you are over the age limit for a five year law course and/or have graduated, you can still pursue a three year course, a simple LLB. The best three year courses are offered by the following colleges:
Government Law College, Mumbai
'A' Road,
Opposite Churchgate Station,
Mumbai 400 020, Maharashtra,
India.
Phone: 91 - 22 - 2041707
email: webmaster@glc.edu
Office Timings : 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
http://www.glc.edu
Faculty of Law (University of Delhi)
Chattra Marg,
University Enclave,
University of Delhi,
Delhi -110007
Phone: 91 - 11 - 27667725 -Ext. 1510
ILS Pune
Pune 411004
Phone: 91 - 20 - 5656775, 5678678
Fax: 91 - 20 - 5658665
Email: ilslaw@vsnl.com
http://www.ilslaw.edu
On our site the pages dealing with these colleges also provide basic information about the three year courses offered by these colleges. For additional information, which usually varies from year to year, you have to contact the colleges themselves.
24. Can I do a correspondence course in law?
Correspondence courses in Law are not normally recognised by the Bar Council of India, so please check if the degree you are considering is recognised. Otherwise, you will not be able to practice law with this degree. If you are not planning to practice law after completing the course but instead would like to gain knowledge about the law or some aspect of it, then you can certainly do a correspondence course.
25. There is just a month left for the entrance. Does LST offer a crash course?
LST offers courses customised for those beginning their preparations after the board exams - LST Express and LST Beacon.
26. Do I need to have Mathematics as a subject in Class XII? Will it help me in the entrance exam?
The level of mathematics asked in the law entrance exams is mostly simple, commercial mathematics as taught in class 10. You do not need class 12 mathematics to clear the law entrance exams.
27. Why should I take LST? How will it help me prepare for the entrance exams?
The LST training courses are arguably the best-regarded preparation for the law entrance exams. Our results for the 2008 CLAT say it all.
28. Why has LST not sent me the past Question Papers of NLSIU, NALSAR and NUJS, but only sent the answers?
We do not provide the past question papers of NLSIU or any other University. We only provide our own Model Answers to the papers. NLSIU or any other university is the sole distributor of its past question papers and you must obtain it directly from NLSIU. Below is the relevant information for NLSIU, NALSAR, NUJS, and HNLU Raipur -
>NLSIU
The past 19 years' question papers (1988 - 2006) including the 2006 paper are available for the price of Rs.760/- (or Rs.760/- for all 19 past test papers in one volume) or Rs.75 for only the 2006 paper. The payment can be made by Demand Draft in favour of 'NLSIU' payable at Bangalore. Prices are inclusive of delivery charges. The draft can be sent to the address given below.
You can also personally go to NLSIU and buy the past years' papers, in which case you need to pay Rs.700 for the entire volume of 19 years' papers or Rs.50 for the 2006 paper.
The Registrar
National Law School of India University
P.O. Bag 7201,
Nagarbhavi
Bangalore - 560 072
INDIA
University Central Phone Line Numbers: 91 - 80 - 2321 3160; 2321 1303; 2321 1065 > Registrar extension is 221
Fax: 91 - 80 - 2321 7858
email: registrar@nls.ac.in
website: http://www.nls.ac.in/
>NALSAR
The past 12 years' question papers including the 2006 paper are available
for Rs. 650/- by post. You can also choose to take only the 2006 paper for Rs.95/-. The payment can be made by DD in favour of "Registrar NALSAR University of Law " payable at Hyderabad to the address given below.
The Registrar
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
3-4-761, Barkatpura,
Hyderabad - 500 027.
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: 91 - 40 - 27567955
Fax: 91 - 40 - 27567310
e-mail: nalsar@hd2.dot.net.in
website: http://www.nalsarlawuniv.com
>NUJS
The last 6 years question papers (2000 - 2006) including the 2006 paper can be
availed of by sending a demand draft of Rs.450 with a mention of the
request in the covering letter. The demand draft must be in favour of "WB NUJS, Kolkata " payable at Kolkata. This request along with the payment can be sent to
The Registrar
The West Bengal National University Of Juridical Sciences (NUJS)
NUJS Bhavan
12, LB-Block, Sector-III
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 098.
Phones: 91 - 33 - 2335 7379 / 0765 / 0500 / 0534
Fax: 91 - 33 - 2335 7422
E-Mail : nujs@cal3.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.nujs.edu
>GNLU
Contact the Senior Accounts Officer, GNLU for information about past years papers.
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Old NIFT Building,
E-4 GIDC, Electronics Estate,
Gandhinagar - 382 028,
Gujarat
Phone: 079 - 232 43296, 232 43308,
Fax: 232 43317
http://www.gnlu.ac.in/
>NLU
The past 6 years' questions papers including the 2006 paper are available
for Rs. 500/- by post. You can also choose to take only the 2006 paper for Rs.100/-. The payment can be made by DD in favour of 'Registrar, National Law University Jodhpur' payable at Jodhpur to the address given below.
The Registrar
National Law University
NH-65, Nagour Road,
Mandore, Jodhpur - 342304.
Phone : 0291-2577530, 2577526, 5121594, 5121702
Fax : 0291-2577540
Email: nlu-jod@raj.nic.in
www.nlujodhpur.ac.in