| Law Entrance Exams | Accepting University | Duration of the Courses |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Law Aptitude Test) |
Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS) | 3 years/5 years |
| MHCET-law (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test - Law) |
Many government law colleges in Maharashtra and some private colleges | 3 years/5 years |
| NMIMS-LAT (Narsee Monjee Institute - Law Aptitude Test) |
NMIMS colleges | 3 years/5 years |
| LSAT-India (Law School Admission Test - India) |
LSAT-affiliated colleges | 3 years/5 years |
| Entrance Exam | Application Start Date | Application Last Date | Exam Date (Tentative) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) | July 2024 (Closed) | Mid-November 2024 (Closed) | First week of December 2024 | www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in |
| AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) | August 2024 (Closed) | Mid-November 2024 (Closed) | Second week of December | |
| SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admissions Test) | Mid-December 2023 (Closed) | Mid-April 2024 (Closed) | Second week of May 2024 | www.set-test.org |
| MHCET-law (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test) | Mid-February 2024 (Closed) | April-end 2024 (Closed) | May 2024 | www.mahacet.org |
| LSAT-India | 14 August 2023 (Closed) | 10 Jan 2024 (January Session) 20 Jan 2024 - 21 Jan 2024 (May session) |
02 May 2024 16 May 2024 - 19 May 2024 |
www.lsatindia.in |
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized national-level entrance exam for admission to 25 of the 27 National Law Universities (NLU), except NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya.
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent, with cutoff marks.
Exam Duration: 2 Hours
Number of Questions: 120
Marking Scheme: +1 for correct, -0.25 for wrong answers.
Participating Institutes: All NLUs except NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya.
NLU Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for admissions to its undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent.
Exam Duration: 2 Hours
Number of Questions: 150
Marking Scheme: +1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for wrong answers.
Participating Institutes: NLU Delhi only.
SLAT is a test for admission to Symbiosis Law Schools across Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur for their 3 and 5-year law programs.
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent.
Exam Duration: 1 Hour
Number of Questions: 60
Marking Scheme: +1 for each right answer, no negative marking.
Participating Institutes: Symbiosis Law Schools.
MHCET-Law is conducted by the State CET Cell, Maharashtra for admissions to law programs in participating colleges in Maharashtra.
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent.
Exam Duration: 2 Hours
Number of Questions: 150
Marking Scheme: +1 for correct answers, no negative marking.
Participating Institutes: Various government and private law colleges in Maharashtra.