Law Entrance Exams 2021: India is a hub for legal studies at both UG and PG levels. Various national and state-level entrance exams offer admissions to BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Sc LLB programs after class 12th. Candidates can also choose to pursue 3 year LLB programs as part of graduation or LLM courses after graduation. Along with the lines of engineering and medical courses, the law is one of the most popular professional career options amongst today’s youngsters. Various colleges and institutions are offering legal courses in India select students based on entrance exam scores. Here is the list of law entrance exams conducted at national and state levels for law aspirants in the country.
Top Law Entrance Exams in India
National Level Exams
CLAT 2021 – The National Law Universities across India, on a rotation basis, conduct Common Law Admissions Test (CLAT) for offering admissions to UG/ PG and integrated law courses at different NLSIU campuses in India. There are totally 18 campuses under the NLSIU umbrella. CLAT is held in the online CBT mode.
AILET 2021 – National Law University, Delhi conducts All India Law entrance test for offering admission to UG/PG law courses at national law university and its affiliated institutions.
AIBE 2021 – The Bar Council of India supervises the All India Bar Examination, which is a national level entrance exam. Applications shall be made available in the online mode. Candidates who pass this entrance exam with the qualifying marks shall be awarded “Certificate of Practice” by the Bar Council.
LSAT 2021 – Law School Admission Council, USA conducts a worldwide entrance exam in law called the Law School Admission Test or LSAT. This exam offers admissions into various law colleges in both India and abroad. LSAT offers UG admission for programs like BA LLB, BSc LLB and B.Com LLB.
SAAT 2021 – Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhaan university admission test, monitored by Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhaan university conducts a university level entrance exam for offering admission to various courses offered at its constituent colleges. The SOA national institute of Law school accepts students on the basis of marks obtained in SAAT, CLAT and LSAT exams.
Delhi University Admissions 2021 – Delhi University conducts its own law entrance examination known as DU LLB/ LLM entrance test. Applications for the exam shall be made available from March 2021 onwards and paper shall be set in English language only.
IPU CET 2021 – Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University offers UG/PG admissions for BA LLB/ BBA LLB and LLM courses. The university previously used to offer admission in law courses through IPU CET exam. With recent changes made, admissions are now based on CLAT UG/PG scores.
AMU 2021 – Aligarh Muslim University conducts a university level entrance exam for offering admissions to its various courses. For law programs, the university conducts BA LLB admission test and LLM admission test.
Allahabad University 2021 – Allahabad University, UP conducts UG/PG / Diploma admissions for arts, commerce, law, sciences and research fields. For law admissions, an entrance test for offering 3 year programs in BA LLB (Hons), five year integrated course admission test (LFAT) and LLM are conducted.
CUSAT 2021 – Cochin University of Science and Technology offers various courses in engineering, management and law fields. In areas of law, the university offers admission for LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB and LLM courses.
KIITEE 2021 – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology conducts KIITEE which is a university level exam offering admissions for UG/PG levels in engineering/ law/ medical courses etc. Under law courses, the university offers BA LLB/ BBA LLB/ B.Sc LLB amongst other courses.
Symbiosis Entrance Test 2021 – Symbiosis International University conducts SET in the offline pen and paper mode. Amongst the many constituent colleges of Symbiosis University, Symbiosis law schools in Pune, Noida and Hyderabad offer BA LLB and BBA LLB courses.
BVP CET 2021 – Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university offers courses in engineering/ law/ management programs etc. Entrance exams under law disciplines include BVP CET LLB/ BVP CET BA LLB/ BVP CET BBA LLB and BVP CET LLM entrance exams.
LPU NEST 2021 – Lovely Professional University conducts an entrance exam for offering admissions to law, engineering and other courses. LPU NEST is a mandatory exam for all aspirants who wish to pursue courses in LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), B.Com LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.).The entrance test shall be conducted for candidates in the online mode only.
DU LLB Entrance Exam 2021 – The Delhi university law faulty organises DU LLB entrance exam for offering 3-year law program admissions. It’s a university level exam held going to be held in June 2021 and offers LLB programs to selected candidates.
BHU Admissions 2021 – Banaras Hindu University conducts BHU UET, a university level exam for offering admission to UG courses. Candidates who wish to pursue 3 year LLB programs need to attempt this exam mandatorily.
State Level Exams
AP LAWCET 2021 – The Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Anantpur organises state level law entrance exam on behalf of AP state council of Higher education. This exam called AP Law common entrance test provides admission into LLB, LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB, B.Com LLB and BA LLB (Hons.) programs.
TS LAWCET 2021 – The Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test is conducted by Kakatiya University, Warangal on behalf of TSCHE. This exam offers admission into 3 years/ 5 year regular LLB courses in Telangana state. The paper shall be set in both English and Telugu languages.
MH CET Law 2021 – State Common entrance test cell, the government of Maharashtra, conducts the state level exam Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for Law for offering admissions to three year LLB courses and five years integrated LLB programs in the state.