If you have completed your SLAT exams and waiting to be called in for the interview process? Taking a look at the question curated in the article will be helpful. To begin with, confidence and being yourself is the key to feel comfortable during the interview process. This post will help you ease your preparations, and give you an idea of the type of questions and the personal interview process.

Our subject mentor from LegalEdge has explained simple tips to crack the SLAT personal interview 2021 with good scores. 

You must clear the entrance test, written ability test and personal interview to study at the Symbiosis International University for both UG and PG programs. 

What is a Personal Interview in SLAT?

The aim of a personal interview is to test whether you are suitable for a law career or not. Based on your score in SLAT, you will be called for the interview. Make sure to secure a score about the cut off marks prescribed for SLAT.

The Personal Interview for SLAT is mainly a personality test. Apart from answering the questions asked by the interview panel, you need to possess good body language, be confident and genuine. 

Documents to be carried for SLAT Personal Interview

You need to prepare a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and carry it to the interview round. Along with your CV, you need to carry a few documents like

1. Your SLAT ID and score
2. Marks sheet of 10th and 12th standard
3. Any achievements or certificates

Questions & Important Topics for SLAT Personal Interview

As mentioned above this is a personality test, hence make sure to be prepared for all questions related to your education and career.

Here are a few frequently asked questions in the personal interview of SLAT, which are as follows: 

1. Tell us about yourself?
2. Why do you want to pursue law?
3. Why should we select you?
4. What are your major strengths? Give example?
5. What are your weaknesses?
6. Would you prefer SLS over the other National Law Schools?
7. What are Human rights? Why are they important for us?
8. What do you understand by Intellectual properties, right?
9. What is the Fundamental right in the context of the Indian Constitution?
10. What do you understand by Environmental laws?
11. Reasons for choosing a particular law programme and SLS?
12. What are your long term career goals?

How to clear SLAT Personal Interview?

You need to keep a few points in mind before you proceed with the personal interview preparation. 

• It is important to be prepared with the above set of questions.
• Be well prepared for all the above questions which are frequently asked in SLAT Personal Interview.
• Know about your field and be clear why you would like to pursue a career in  law.
• Be thorough with the recent current affairs and know about the latest happenings across the globe.
• Know about your academics subjects thoroughly.
• Be clear with the subjects you had studied in 11th and 12th. 
• You can be questioned on speak about your favourite subject or any generic subject.