CUET PG LLM Eligibility Criteria 2024: Qualification, Age Limit

National Testing Agency has notified the CUET PG LLM eligibility criteria along with other notifications listed earlier. 

If you are going to appear in the CUET exam for admission to the LLM program, you must check the information brochure for all eligibility-related details.

Before filling out the application form for the CUET PG LLM exam, it's essential to ensure that you meet all the eligibility criteria. This is crucial because if you submit an application that doesn't meet the basic requirements specified by the organizing agency, your application will be rejected, and you won't be allowed to take the exam.

So, make sure you carefully review the eligibility criteria and meet all the requirements before submitting your application to avoid any inconvenience later.

The registration process of CUET PG LLM for the academic year 2024 will start as soon as the NTA releases the notification.  

• The agency has not prescribed any particular age limit for the CUET PG LLM exam.
• The applicant must have an LLB or BA LLB degree from a recognized university in the country.
• There is no mention of a state-based domicile for this examination.
• The final selection in the examination is subjected to candidates qualifying for the CUET PG LLM eligibility and entrance examination with high marks.

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CUET PG LLM Eligibility Criteria 2024

All the state, central and private universities shall be taking admission to the LLM courses on the basis of the scorecard of the CUET 2024 examination. 

Also, the final admission in the LLM course is based on two factors i.e qualifying for the CUET PG LLM eligibility and scoring high marks in the examination. 

With that in mind, check out the basic eligibility criteria relevant to the Law programs offered by the universities below. 

Age Limit

No age limit is mentioned for the CUET PG LLM examination. However, the university may notify them of separate age limits relevant to them before the counselling process. If you qualify for that, only then will you be provided admission into the LLM course.

Educational Qualification

As per the CUET PG LLM eligibility, the basic educational qualification for this will be a BA LLB degree from a recognized university.

Reservation Policy

The agency is going to follow the caste-based reservation policy as laid down by the central government. Go through the section below to know about the reservation policy followed by NTA:

• Out of the total seats, a total of 10% seats shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Section.
• The reservation for the OBC category is going to be 27% of the total seats for categories furnished by the central government. 
• Similarly, a reservation of seats equivalent to 15% of seats in every course is applicable for the Scheduled Caste (SC).
• Similarly, a reservation of 7.5% of the total seats is for the ST and 5% of the seats are for the PwBD category students.

Check: CUET PG LLM Exam Pattern

Scribe Details

As per the information brochure if you are visually or orthopaedically disabled and cannot write the exam on your own. Then, in that case, you will be allowed to take the help of a scribe for writing the examination. However, there are certain rules that you should know before opting for the scribe facility in the CUET PG LLM exam.

• The physical disability should be above 40%,
• You have to submit your disability certificate in the prescribed format on the day of the examination.
• Your physical inability has to be certified by a CMO/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care Institution.
• The scribe will only read out the question and mark the correct answer as told by you.
• The scribe shall be assigned by National Testing Agency (NTA) before the exam, you cannot bring your own scribe. 
• You will be awarded a compensatory timing equal to 20 minutes for each completed hour if you are a PWD candidate. 

Check: CUET PG LLM Syllabus

Eligibility Criteria for CUET PG LLM Colleges

As notified earlier, only twenty-one state and central universities shall be participating in the CUET PG LLM examination. However, not all universities offer LLM in Law. Some of them are also offering LLM with specialization. You can check out the CUET PG LLM eligibility for all the colleges from the table mentioned below.

Name Of College/University	Course	CUET PG LLM Course Eligibility requirements
AKS University, Satna	LLM	of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in the LL.B. Degree. A relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination will be given to candidates from SC, ST categories.
Apex University, Rajasthan	LLM-2years Corporate & Commercial Law	Passed in LL.B. Obtained at least 48% Marks For All categories
Arunachal University of Studies	LLM	LL. B. or equivalent
Assam University	LLM	50% marks in aggregate in the Bachelor of Law 3 or 5-year course. All seats will be filled up on the basis of merit in the CUET-2024.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	LLM	Human Rights - Law Graduate Degree (Three or Five years LL.B.) with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD) from a recognized University / Institution. Law (One-year) - LL.B. with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST/PwD) from a recognized University/Institution. Law (Two-year) - LL.B. with 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST/PwD) from recognized University/Institution.
Banaras Hindu University	LLM	3-Year LL.B. after Graduation under the 10+2+3 pattern or 5-year (Integrated) LL.B. under the 10+2+5 pattern recognized by the Bar Council of India, securing a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in LL. B. 3 year/ 5 year (Integrated) Degree
Barkatullah University	Human Right	Graduation in any discipline with II division
Career Point University, Kota	PG Diploma/LLM	PG Diploma IN Criminology|So cio Economics Crimes - Graduation in Law (LL.B.) or Post Graduate in Social Sciences with 48 % marks PG Diploma in Labour Law | Labour Welfare & Personnel Management - Graduation in Law (LL.B.) or Master degree in any discipline with 48 % marks LLM - LLM Eligibility is that students must clear either 3 years LLB degree or BA LLB /BSc LLB /BBA LLB degree of 5 years with 50 aggregate scores
Central University of Haryana	LLM	Candidates having three years / five years LL.B. Degree from a recognized Indian or foreign university with at least 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate (Relaxation of 5% to the SC/ST/PWD/ OBC
Central University of Kashmir		55% in LL.B. 3 year/Law Integrated Courses for GENERAL category and 50% for OBC/SC/ST/PWD
Central University of Kerala		at least 50% marks or equivalent grade point in 3 or 5 year LLM course. Up to 5%relaxation in the minimum requirement of marks is granted to SC/ST candidates. The upper age limit for admission to a Post Graduate Programme in law be 32 years as on first day of July in the year of admission for General category candidates and 35 years for those in the Reserved category candidates.
Central University of South Bihar	LLM (one year)	3-Year LL.B. after Graduation under 10+2+3 pattern or 5-year (Integrated) LL.B. under 10+2+5 pattern recognized by the Bar Council of India securing a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate in LL. B. 3 year/ 5 year (Integrated) Degree
Central University of Tamil Nadu	LLM in Corporate Law and Industrial Jurisprudence	LLB Degree or its equivalent with not less than 50% of marks (45% in case of EWS/OBC(NCL)/SC/ST/PWD/EWS) in the aggregate in all the 3 years / 5 years of B.L / LLB Degree Course
Chanakya University	LLM	Minimum 50% in UG with respective or allied subjects.
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore	Business Law	LLB/B.A.LL.B. with 55% marks
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya	LLM	LL.B./B.A.LL.B/B.Com.LL.B/B.Sc.LLB./BBA. LL.B.: Candidate must have passed LL.B. 3- Years after graduation under 10+2+3 pattern or five years LL.B. under 10+2+5 pattern duly recognized by the Bar Council of India and have secured a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in the LL.B. Degree. A relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination will be given to the candidates belonging to SC, ST and PWD categories.
Galgotias University, U.P.	LLM	50% marks in LLB or in a 5 year integrated law program from a recognised university.
G D Goenka University	LLM	BCI-approved law degree from a recognized University in India or equivalent
Geeta University, Panipat, Haryana	LL.M. (One year)	Pass 3 year/5 year LL.B. Degree with minimum 50% marks from a recognized University.
GLA University	LLM	Passed 3-year LL. B or Five-Year Integrated LL.B or an equivalent degree from a recognized University with at least 50% marks
Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun Campus	LLM	LLB with 50% aggregate
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Chattisgarh	LLM	LLB after graduation under 10+2+3 pattern or five year Integrated LLB under 10+2+5 pattern recognized by the Bar Council of India securing a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in LLB. Relaxation of 5% to aspirant belonging to SC/ST/PWD/OBC (NC) category
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar	LLM	50% in LL.B. 3 year/Law Integrated Courses for all categories
Himalayan University	LLM	LLB with minimum of 50% marks
IIMT University, Meerut	LLM	LLB with 45 % marks
Invertis University, Bareilly	LLM	55% (50% FOR SC/ST) MARKS
ITM University, Gwalior	LLM	Graduation from any Recognised University in LL.B./5 Year Integrated Law with atleast 50% (45% for SC/ST category) in aggregate.
Jagannath University	LLM	LL.B./ BA LLB/ BBA LLB or its equivalent degree with not less than 50% of marks
K.R. Mangalam University	LLM	The Candidate should have passed the LL.B. from recognized University with not less than 50% in aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidates of Haryana only).
Manav Rachna University	LLM ( 1 and 2 year course)	Pass in LLB or 5 Year Integrated Law course with 50% or more marks in aggregate. Preference shall be given to the law graduates with experience of 3 years or more.
Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur	LLM	LL.B. Degree or its equivalent with not less than 50% of marks(45% in case of SC/ ST) in the aggregate in all the 3 years/ 5years of B.L/ L.L.B Degree Course.
Manipur University		50% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in LLB course; 45% in aggregate for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layers)/PWD categories.
Mewar University	LLM	Minimum 45% in UG in respective subjects
Mody University, Rajasthan	International and Comparative Law/Corporate and Commercial	50% in Graduation (Law)
Nirwan University, Jaipur	LLM	LL.B with 55%
North-Eastern Hill University	LLM	Secured 55% (for General candidates) and 50% (for SC/ST candidates in LL.B. or equivalent examination
Pondicherry University	LLM	LL.B. Degree or its equivalent with not less than 50% of marks(45% in case of SC/ ST) in the aggregate in all the 3 years/ 5years of B.L/ L.L.B Degree Course.
Rajiv Gandhi University (A.P)	llm	Graduation degree in law
RNB Global University, Bikaner	LLM	Graduation from any Recognised University in LL.B./5 Year Integrated Law with atleast 50% (45% for SC/ST category) in aggregate
Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan	LLM	Law Graduate with 50 % Marks for General & 45% for SC/ST/OBC/DA.
Sardar Patel University of Police	LLM	LLB with minimum 55% Marks
Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology	LLM	50% in LL.B. 3 year/Law Integrated Courses for all categories
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	LLM	LLB with 55% aggregate
Shri Khushal Das University, Hanumangarh	LLM	LLB with 50% aggregate
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University	LLM	minimum aggregate marks of 50% or CGPA of 5.5 for Gen/OBC and 45% marks or CGPA of 5.0 for SC/ST category
Central University Punjab	LLM	Bachelor’s degree in Law with 50% marks {45% in case of SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PWD}
Sikkim Professional University	LLM	LLB with minimum of 50% marks
Sikkim University	LLM	Law Graduate with 50 % Marks for General & 45% for SC/ST/OBC/DA
Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur	Corporate & Commercial Law/ Criminal & Security Law	3 years LLB degree or BA LLB /BSc LLB /BBA LLB degree of 5 years with 60% (5% relaxation in case of SC/ST category)
The ICFAI University, Sikkim	LLM	LLB with a minimum of 55% marks
University of Delhi	LLM	A three/ Five Year-Integrated LL.B. Degree from a recognized University 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade for  UR/OBC/EWS category AND 45% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade for SC/ST/PwBD category
University of Jammu	LLM	must have passed in the final year of bachelor's degree examination in Law
Vikram University, Ujjain	Cyber Law,Business Law Cyber Law and Information	Minimum 45% in UG in respective subjects
Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur	LLM	Corporate Law - 45% (40% for Sc/ST) Marks in LLB. Constitutional Law - 45% (40% for Sc/ST) Marks in LLB. Criminal Law - LLM Eligibility is that students must clear either 3 years LLB degree or BA LLB /BSc LLB /BBA LLB degree of 5 years with 50-60% aggregate scores. Intellectual Property Right - 45% (40% for Sc/ST) Marks in LLB