Complete Guide About Law Admission 2024

Latest Update: Nov 20, 2024

Law education is a meticulous choice for aspirants who want to explore fields other than Engineering and Medicine. In India, law education is gaining popularity as the other options have limited admission opportunities and high competition. Law education has renowned law colleges including National Law Universities, as well as top private law colleges including Symbiosis Law Schools, Symbiosis International University (SIU); School of Law, UPES; ILS Law College; Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia; Army Institute of Law; ICFAI Law School. The Law colleges in India offer admission to only those candidates who hold a score in a law entrance exam. Law aspirants can find here a list of top law entrance exams in India that are accepted by law colleges in India.

Top Law Entrance Exams Dates 2023 -2024

Generally, the law entrance exams in India are held once a year and this year, the exam authorities are conducting the upcoming exams as per the schedule below:
Law Entrance Exams Last Dates of Application Exam Dates
LSAT India 10-Jan-2024 for January session (Open) 07-May-2024 for May session (Open) 20-Jan-2024 to 21-Jan-2024 for January session 16-May-2024 to 19-May-2024 for May session
AILET 13-Nov-2023 15-Nov-2023 10-Dec-2023
DU LLB Entrance Exam 13-May-2023 (through CUET 2023) 05-Jun-2023 to 12-Jun-2023
UPES Law School Admission Test To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
MHCET Law To be announced for 2024 7-May-2024 and 8-May-2024 (for 5-year LLB) From 11-Mar-2024 to 13-Mar-2024
LFAT To be conducted through CUET UG 2024 To be conducted through CUET UG 2024
Allahabad University LAT 20-May-2023 02-Jun-2023
ILICAT 21-Apr-2023 07-May-2023
SLAT To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
AMU Law Entrance Exam 29-Mar-2023 for AMU Entrance Exam 11-Apr-2023 for CUET courses 30-Apr-2023, 14-May-2023 (BA LLB) 21-May-2023 to 06-Jun-2023 for CUET courses
PU UG Law To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
PU LLB Entrance Exam 24-May-2023 with late fee 04-Jun-2023
AIL LET To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
AP LAWCET To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
TS LAWCET To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
AP PGLCET To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
TS PGLCET To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
GLAT To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
KLEE 26-Jul-2023 for 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB 06-Aug-2023 for 5-year LLB 13-Aug-2023 for 3-year LLB
ULSAT LLM To be announced for 2024 To be announced for 2024
The law entrance exams in India are conducted at two levels i.e. national level (candidates irrespective of region or nationality can apply and appear) and at the state level (only the candidates who are locals of the state can apply and appear for the examination). Generally, law aspirants opt for both national as well as a state-level examination of their state to improve their chances of admission to a top law school in India. Therefore, for the convenience of the candidates we have shared the detailed features of top law entrance exams in India:

Top Law Entrance Exams in India 2024

Among the most popular law entrance exams in India are CLAT, AILET, LSAT India, SLAT, DU LLB Entrance Exam, and the details regarding these entrance exams including courses offered, key features, and exam patterns are as under:

CLAT Exam

The consortium of NLUs conducts the law entrance exam for admission to 5-year integrated LLB course, and one-year LLM course offered by the 24 participating NLUs. The exam is conducted at a national level. In addition to the NLUs, the CLAT exam is also accepted by several private law schools for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The law entrance exam will be held in a pen-paper mode in around 80 test cities in India. The CLAT 2024 application will open soon.
  • Exam duration - Two hours
  • Subjects - English including Comprehension, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning
  • Total questions - 150 MCQs
  • Total marks - 150 marks

AILET Exam

The only law entrance exam in India conducted and accepted by the NLU Delhi. The UG and PG courses offered at NLU Delhi are BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. Candidates could apply for AILET in online mode.
  • Exam timings - 10 am - 11.30 am
  • Subjects - English, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Reasoning, and Mathematics
  • Total questions - 150 questions
  • Total marks - 150 marks
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SLAT or SET Law

The law entrance exam, SLAT is conducted by SIU Pune - Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission to undergraduate courses offered at its four law schools in Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Pune, SLS Hyderabad, SLS Nagpur and SLS Noida.
  • Subjects - Analytical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and GK
  • Total questions - 60 questions
  • Total marks - 60 marks

LSAT India

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) conducts the law entrance exam, LSAT India, for admission to undergraduate as well as postgraduate law schools in India. Initially, Pearson VUE conducted the LSAT India examination on behalf of LSAC. However, since 2020, LSAC has set up LSAC Global - Discover Law to conduct and manage the LSAT India entrance exam. The LSAT India application process is available on the official website - discoverlaw.in. Below are some crucial pieces of information about the exam:
  • Exam duration - 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Subjects - Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning 1 & 2 and Reading Comprehension
  • Total questions - 92 questions
The entrance exam is conducted for five-year integrated LLB as well as three-year LLB courses offered at the Maharashtra state universities and law colleges. The law entrance exam is conducted at a state level by the Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell) Maharashtra. As per the exam pattern of MHCET Law, the exam is held in computer-based test mode for two hours. Know the key features of MHCET Law as under:
  • Exam duration - Two hours
  • Subjects - English, Logical and Analytical Reasoning, General Knowledge including Current Affairs, Mathematical Aptitude, and Legal Aptitude
  • Total questions - 150 questions
  • Total marks - 150 marks

FAQs

Which law exam is best?

CLAT or the Common Law Admission Test is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. Going by the number of candidates appearing for the exam, it is by far the most popular entrance exam for law after 12th.

How many exams are there for law?

National-Level Law Exam: It includes CLAT, AILET, LSAT, and AIBE. State-level Law Entrance Exam: It includes MH CET Law, TS Law Set, AP Law Set, and more. Institute-level exams for Law: These include JMI BA LLB, CUET LLB, and DU LLB.

Is CLAT compulsory for LLB?

No, it is not at all necessary to give CLAT to become a lawyer. Candidates can enroll in law courses offered by various universities and colleges to pursue UG and PG law courses.

Which exam is required for LLB?

There are various types of LLB entrance exams like university-level entrance exams or state-level entrance exams. CLAT, AILET, and LSAT are national-level LLB entrance exams. RULET and MHT CET are state-level law entrance exams.