Once a student has graduated from school the next step which is taken is to compete in entrance tests to get into a trusted university in their desired field of study. A number of law entrance exams are available for students who wish to pursue law. Each law entrance exam has different participating institutes.
Given below are the law entrance exams that are your gateway to the best law colleges that offer five-year and three-year law programs
|
Law Entrance exam |
University |
Duration of the Law program |
|
CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) |
24 NLUs except for NLU Delhi |
5 years |
|
AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) |
NLU Delhi |
5 years |
|
SLAT |
Symbiosis University |
3 years |
|
MHCET-law |
All government law colleges in the state of Maharashtra |
3 years/5 years |
|
NMIMS-LAT |
NMIMS |
3 years/5 years |
Given in the tabular form below are the exam dates for some of the law entrance exams being conducted for the academic year 2023.
|
Entrance Exam |
Intake |
Application Start Date |
Application Last Date |
Exam Date |
Website |
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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) |
3000 |
Aug-23 |
Mid-November 2023 |
3-Dec-2023 |
|
|
All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) |
110 |
7-Aug-23 |
Mid-November 2023 |
11-Dec-23 |
|
|
Symbiosis Law Admissions Test (SLAT) |
1080 |
Jan-end 2024 |
Mid-June 2024 |
First week of July 2024 |
|
|
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHCET) |
2000+ |
Mid-Feb 2024 |
April-end 2024 |
June 2024 |
|
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NLAT |
- |
Dec-start-2023 |
May-end-2023 |
Jan-May 2023 |
Given below are details on top law entrance exams and their respective eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and marking scheme.
CLAT is an entrance exam conducted for admission to the 24 NLUs that are a part of the Consortium of NLUs. The scores are considered for admission into the BA/BBA-LLB programs at these institutions.
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Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
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Written Exam Pattern |
5 Sections: Quantitative Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Current Affairs including GK, Legal Reasoning and Logical Reasoning. |
|
Marking Scheme |
+4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer |
|
Participating Institutes |
All NLU except NLU Delhi |
|
Program duration |
Five years |
AILET is conducted exclusively by National Law University (NLU) Delhi for admission to its BA-LLB, LLM, Ph.D. programs.
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Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
|
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 150 3 Sections: legal aptitude, general awareness, verbal aptitude, logical reasoning, mathematics |
|
Marking Scheme |
+4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer |
|
Participating Institutes |
NLU Delhi |
|
Program duration |
Five years |
|
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
|
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 40 Sections: Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, English Language and Current Affairs Including General Knowledge |
|
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer. -0.50 for wrong answer, -0.25 for unanswered questions |
|
Participating Institutes |
NLSIU (NLU Bengaluru) |
|
Program duration |
Five years |
SLAT is a common written entrance test for UG law admissions into Symbiosis Law Schools situated in Pune, Noida, Nagpur, and Hyderabad.
|
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
|
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 90 |
|
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer and no negative marking |
|
Program duration |
Three years |
|
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
|
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 40 5 Sections: Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, English Language and Current Affairs Including General Knowledge |
|
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer. -0.50 for wrong answer, -0.25 for unanswered questions |
|
Participating Institutes |
NLSIU (NLU Bengaluru) |
|
Program duration |
Five years |
|
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
|
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 40 Sections: Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, English Language and Current Affairs Including General Knowledge |
|
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer. -0.50 for wrong answer, -0.25 for unanswered questions |
|
Participating Institutes |
NLSIU (NLU Bengaluru) |
|
Program duration |
Five years |