Once a student has graduated out from school the next step which is taken is to compete for a good college for the respective fields in which the student wishes to go. 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 lead to the admission in 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) |
23 NLUs except for NLU Delhi |
5 years |
AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) |
NLU Delhi |
5 years |
SLAT |
Symbiosis University |
3 years |
BLAT |
BHU |
3 years |
Delhi University LLB Entrance Exam |
Delhi University |
3 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.
| Program | Entrance Exam | Intake | Application Start Date | Application Last Date | Exam Date | Website |
Law |
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) | 2175 | 08-Aug-22 | 13-Nov-22 | 18-Dec-22 | www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
| All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) | 110 | 7-Sept-22 | TBA | 11-Dec-22 | www.nludelhi.ac.in | |
| Symbiosis Law Admissions Test (SLAT) | 1080 | Jan-end 2023 | Mid-June 2023 | First week of July 2023 | www.set-test.org | |
| Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH-CET) | 2000+ | Mid-Feb 2023 | April-end 2023 | June 2023 | www.mahacet.org | |
| Christ University-Entrance Test (CUET) | - | Mid-Jan 2023 | April-end 2023 | May 2023 | www.christuniversity.in | |
| LSAT-India™ | - | Oct 2023 | June 2023 | June-end 2023 | www.discoverlaw.in | |
| UPES Law School Admission Test-ULSAT | 400+ | Dec 2023 | July-end 2023 | Aug 2023 | www.upes.ac.in | |
| IP University, Delhi | 1200+ | March 2023 | June-end 2023 | CLAT | www.ipu.ac.in |
Given below are details on top Law entrance exams and their respective eligibility criteria, Exam Pattern and Marking scheme.
CLAT is an LLB entrance exam conducted on rotation by 18 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs (LL.B. & LL.M.). Some of the NLUs that consider CLAT scores for admissions are NALSAR, WBNUJS, NLU, NLIU, and GNLU.
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
Written Exam Pattern |
Section: Quantitative Techniques, English, Current Affairs including GK, Legal Reasoning and Logical Reasoning. |
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer and -0.25 for wrong answer |
Participating Institutes |
All NLU institutes, except NLU Delhi |
Program duration |
Five years |
AILET - All India Law Entrance Test is a law entrance exam exam conducted exclusively by National Law University (NLU) Delhi for admission to it's BA-LLB, LLM, PhD programmes.
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 150 Sections: legal aptitude, general awareness, verbal aptitude, logical reasoning, mathematics |
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer and -0.25 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 Under Graduate law admissions into Symbiosis Law Schools situated in Pune, Noida and Hyderabad. . It is mandatory to appear for SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admission Test) as a precondition for admission to Symbiosis Law Schools.
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 90 |
Marking Scheme |
+1for correct answer and no negative marking |
Participating Institutes |
Symbiosis Pune, Symbiosis Noida, Symbiosis Hyderabad |
Program duration |
Three years |
Delhi University Law Entrance Test is conducted by Delhi University for admissions to various law programmes run by the Faculty of Law Department of Delhi University for PG admissions to LLB and LLM. Check out for all details of eligibility criteria, entrance test details and important dates of Du Law Entrance Test.
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
Written Exam Pattern |
Total questions- 100 |
Participating Institutes |
Faculty of Law, Delhi University |
Program duration |
Three years |
BLAT conducted by Banaras Hindu University is the law entrance exam for students who are seeking to pursue Law.
Eligibility |
10+2 Appeared/Cleared |
Written Exam Pattern |
Total No of Question: 150 |
Marking Scheme |
+3for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer |
Participating Institutes |
Benaras University |
Program duration |
Three years |
Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test of reading and verbal reasoning skills conducted four times every year specially designed for LLB and LLM admissions.
Eligibility |
Five-year integrated LLB course: |
Written Exam Pattern |
Sections: Logical Reasoning (two sections), Analytical Reasoning, Reading |
LSAT Scoring |
LSAT has a score range of 120-180 |