Upcoming Law Entrance Exams 2023 in India: Dates, Direct Link to Apply

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Did you know there are over 15 law entrance exams in India that can land you in some of the best law colleges in India for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees? That's right!

These exams are grouped into National, State, and institutional level exams. Your performance in the law entrance exam 2023 is the key to unlocking those doors to your dream law school.

But wait, are you feeling confused with all this information? Don't worry! Buckle up because we're about to get up close and personal with the most popular LLB entrance exams 2023. Who knows – you might just discover the perfect opportunity to kickstart your legal career!

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List of Upcoming Law Entrance Exams 2023 in India: Latest Alerts

There are more than 1000 law colleges in India for LLB and LLM programs. You can apply for the upcoming law entrance exams below to get admission to any of these best law colleges in India.

LSAT 2024

14 August 2023 - Registration for LSAT India Exam Date started! Check Now

Aspect	Details
Exam Full Name	Law School Admission Test - India
Exam Common Name	LSAT India
Exam Conducting Body	Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Global (Discover Law)
Medium of Exam	English Only
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions
Frequency	Twice a Year (January, May/June)
Number of Exam Sections	4
Sectional Time	35 minutes per section
No. of Questions in Each Section	23-24 Questions
Mode of Examination	Online Mode
Courses Offered	5-year integrated LLB, 3-year LLB course, 1-year LLM program
Application Fee	INR 3,799
Score Range	420-480
Total No. of Questions	92
Total Duration	2 Hours 20 Minutes
Subjects	Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension
Colleges Accepting Score	50+ Top Law Colleges in India
Total Seats Offered	Around 3,000 seats
Official Helpdesk Numbers	+91 89898 00123, +91 9315544506
LSAT Application Form	Fill Here
LSAT Preparation Tips	Check Here
List of Top 10 Law Schools through LSAT India	Check Here
LSAT Syllabus	Check Here

LSAT Events	Important Dates
Registration Opens	14 August 2023
Registration closes for January 2024 LSAT India	10 January 2024
Test Scheduling for January 2024 LSAT India	10 December 2023 – 12 January 2024
January 2024 LSAT India System Readiness Check	17 December 2023 – 16 January 2024
January 2024 LSAT India Exam Date	20-21 January 2024
Score Card Release for January LSAT India	To Be Announced
Registration Closes for May 2024 LSAT India	2 May 2024
May 2024 LSAT India System Readiness Check	29 March – 12 May 2024
May 2024 LSAT India Exam Date	16-19 May 2024
Score Card Release for May 2024 LSAT India	To Be Announced

AILET 2024

7 August 2023 - AILET 2024 Registration has started! {Fill Form Now}

Category	Description
Full Name	All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
Conducting Body	National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi)
Exam Level	National
Mode of Exam	Offline (Pen and Paper)
Exam Duration	1 hour 30 minutes (90 Minutes)
Frequency	Once a year
Language	English
Purpose	Admission to undergraduate (BA LLB) law programs at NLU Delhi
AILET Eligibility	10+2 (Senior Secondary) or equivalent with minimum 50% marks (Know More)
Exam Sections	English, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning
Total Questions	150 questions
Total Marks	150 marks
Negative Marking	Yes, 0.25 marks deducted for every incorrect answer
AILET 2024 Exam Date	10 December 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
AILET 2024 Registration Start Date	7 August 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
AILET 2024 Registration End Date	13 November 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
AILET Admit Card Release Date	20 November 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
Application Process	Online (Apply Now)
Official Website	nludelhi.ac.in
AILET Pattern	Check Here
AILET Admit Card	Download Here
AILET Result	Check Here
AILET Counselling	Check Here
AILET Question Paper	Download Here
AILET Preparation Tips	Check Here

MH CET Law 3-year LLB

August 4 - MH CET 5-year LLB Round 3 Final Merit List 2023 OUT

Here are the counselling dates for your reference:

Event Description	5-year LLB Dates	3-year LLB Dates
Date of CET	April 20, 2023	May 2 and 3, 2023
Date of Declaration of MH CET Law Result	May 21, 2023	May 22, 2023
Date of sharing Score Cards	May 21, 2023	May 22, 2023
Commencement of online registration for CAP counselling	June 15, 2023, to June 27, 2023	June 26 to August 3, 2023 (Extended)
Candidate Registration for NRI/OCI/PIO/FNS and CIWGC	June 15, 2023, to June 30, 2023	June 26 to August 3, 2023 (Extended)
E-Scrutiny of uploaded documents and filled in Application forms by the e-verification Team	June 15 - 29, 2023	June 26 to August 6, 2023
Display of Alphabetical List For Round 1	June 30, 2023	August 9, 2023
Resolving Grievances related to an Alphabetical list. Candidates are to Edit the application form & upload required documents through Candidate login (if required)	June 30 - July 2, 2023	August 9 - 11, 2023
Release of final merit list	July 4, 2023	August 14, 2023
College Option Form Filling For Round-I & Round-II	July 4 - 8, 2023	August 4 - 7, 2023
Allocation of Round-I	July 10, 2023	August 17, 2023
Candidates report to the allocated college and Seek Admission for Round-I	July 10 - 14, 2023	August 17 - 22, 2023
Colleges upload the Admitted Candidates on the Portal	July 15, 2023	August 23, 2023
Candidate Registration for Unregistered CET Qualified Candidates for Round-III & Institutional Level Round	July 7 - 28, 2023	August 17 - September 9, 2023
CAP Round-2	-	-
Display of Vacant Seats for Round-II	July 17, 2023	August 24, 2023
Publication of NRI/OCI/PIO/FNS/CIWGC Candidates Merit List	July 17, 2023	August 24, 2023
Allocation Round 2	July 19, 2023 (Released)	August 25, 2023
Candidates report to colleges and Seek Admission for Round 2	July 19 - 22, 2023	August 25 - 29, 2023
Colleges upload the Admitted Candidates on the Portal	July 19 - 24, 2023	August 30, 2023
CAP Round 3	-	-
Candidate Registration for Unregistered CET Qualified Candidates for Round-III & Institutional Level Round	August 17 - September 2, 2023	-
Display of Vacant Seats for Round-III	July 25, 2023	August 30, 2023
College Option Form Filling for all candidates	July 26 - 28, 2023	August 31 - September 2, 2023
E-Scrutiny of uploaded documents and filled in Application forms by the Expert Committee	July 26 - 28, 2023	August 31 - September 4, 2023
Display of alphabetical list for Round 3	July 31, 2023	September 5, 2023
Resolving Grievances related to the Alphabetical Merit list and edit facility of application form & documents upload through Candidate login if required.	July 31 - August 2, 2023	September 5 - 7, 2023
Publication of final merit list	August 3, 2023	September 8, 2023
Allocation round 3	August 5, 2023	September 11, 2023
Candidates report to colleges	August 5 - 9, 2023	September 11 - 14, 2023
Colleges upload a list of admitted students on the portal	August 10, 2023	September 15, 2023

MH CET Law 5-year LLB 

Name of Exam	MH CET Law (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for Law)
Conducting Body	State CET Cell Maharashtra
Official Website	mahacet.org
Exam Level	State-level, Undergraduate Law Entrance Test
Medium	English, Marathi
Programs offered	5-year LLB & 3-year LLB
Participating institutes	Law colleges in Maharashtra
Seats offered	MH CET  3-year LLB - Around 16000 seats & 5-year LLB - Around 10,000 seats
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Type	Objective Test Paper
MH CET Law Application Fees	GEN - 800 & Reserved category - 500 (Apply Here)
No. of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Exam Duration	2 Hours
MH CET Law Exam Pattern	Check Here
MH CET Law Syllabus	Check Here
MH CET Law Preparation Tips	Check Here
MH CET Law GK Questions	Check Here
MH CET Law Best Books	Check Here

CLAT 2024

5 August 2023 - The Consortium released CLAT 2024 Official Sample Paper. [Download Now]

Exam Name	Common Law Admission Test
Conducting Body	Consortium of NLUs
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level
Application Fee (General)	4000 Rs [Online]
Exam Mode	Offline
No. of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Participating Colleges	24 (*subject to changes)
Exam Duration	2 Hours
CLAT 2024 Registration Start Date	1 July 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
CLAT 2024 Registration End Date	3 November 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
CLAT 2024 Exam Date	3 December 2023 [ANNOUNCED]
Official Website	https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/
CLAT Eligibility	Check Here
CLAT Application Form	Apply Here
CLAT Admit Card	Download Here
CLAT Syllabus	Check Here
CLAT Pattern	Check Here
CLAT Result	Check Here
CLAT Counselling	Check Here
CLAT Preparation Tips	Check Here
CLAT Question Paper	Download Here

SLAT

24 May 2023 - SLAT 2023: Result is OUT now; Get the direct link here.

Name of the Examination	Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT)
Conducting Body	Symbiosis International University, Pune (SIU)
Mode of exam	Online
Courses Offered	BA LLB, BBA LLB, BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons)
Total Seat Intake	1080
Participating Institutes	SLS Pune, SLS Noida, SLS Hyderabad, SLS Nagpur
Number of Questions	60
Total Marks	60
Exam Duration	1.5 Hours
Registration End Date	16 April 2023 (Fill Here)
SLAT Admit Card Test 1	22 April 2023
SLAT Admit Card Test 2	28 April 2023
SLAT Test 1 Date 2023	6 May 2023
SLAT Test 2 Date 2023	14 May 2023
Declaration of SLAT Result 2023	24 May 2023
SLAT Syllabus	Check Here
SLAT Exam Analysis	Check Here
SLAT Preparation Tips	Check Here
SLAT Preparation Books	Check Here

Upcoming Law Entrance Exams 2023 Exam Updates

The table below shows the start date, closing date and name of examinations for Upcoming Law Entrance Exams in India:

Law College Entrance Exam 2023	Start Dates for Registration	Law Entrance Exam 2023 Date
CLAT	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
LSAT India	April 2023	May 2023
AILET	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
SLAT	May 2023	June 2023
UPES Law School Admission Test	June 2023	July 2023
Banaras Hindu University BA LLB Entrance Test	June 2023	July 2023
MHCET Law	April 2023	June 2023
Allahabad University LAT	October 2022	November 2022
ILICAT	April 2023	June 2023
AMU Law Entrance Exam	June 2023	July 2023
PU UG Law	April 2023	August 2023
AP LAWCET	June 2023	July 2023
TS LAWCET	6 April 2023	July 2023

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Top Law Entrance Exams in India 2023

Here is the list of the law entrance exams based on their status:

National Level Law Entrance Exams

1. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
2. All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
3. LSAT-India (Law School Admission Test)

State Level Exams Law Entrance Exams

1. Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH CET Law)
2. Andhra Pradesh Law Common Entrance Test (AP LAWCET)
3. Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET)
4. Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Entrance Test (TNDALU)
5. Rajasthan University Law Entrance Test (RULET)
6. Karnataka State Law University Entrance Test (KSLU)
7. Uttar Pradesh Common Entrance Test for Law (UPCET Law)
8. Kerala Law Entrance Examination (KLEE)
9. Himachal Pradesh National Law University Entrance Test (HPNLET)

Institutional Level Law Entrance Exams

1. Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT)
2. Christ University Law Entrance Exam (CULEE)
3. KIIT Law School Admission Test (KLSAT)
4. Amity Law School Admission Test (ALSAT)
5. UPES Law Studies Aptitude Test (UL-SAT)
6. Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test (BHU-UET Law)
7. Lloyd Entrance Test (LET)
8. Army Institute of Law Entrance Test (AIL-LET)
9. Nirma University Law Entrance Exam (NULEE)
10. ICFAI Law School Admission Test (ILSAT)

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Tips for Choosing the Right Law Entrance Exam

Are you on the hunt for the perfect law entrance exam but not sure where to start? Don't worry! We'll look at important factors to consider to chose the right law entrance exam.

1. Participating institutions: Research the law schools that accept the scores of the exams you're considering. Make sure that the institutions align with your career aspirations, location preferences, and budget.
2. Exam syllabus and pattern: Analyze the syllabus and pattern of each exam to determine which one best suits your strengths and learning style. Some exams may have more of a focus on legal reasoning, while others may emphasize general knowledge or language skills.
3. Exam frequency and schedule: Examine the frequency and schedule of each exam. Are they conducted annually, bi-annually, or at a different interval? Do they clash with any other important exams or personal commitments?
4. Eligibility criteria: Check the eligibility criteria for each exam. Some exams may have specific age limits, academic requirements, or nationality restrictions that could impact your candidacy.
5. Application process and fees: Consider the ease and cost of the application process for each exam. Some exams may have a more cumbersome application process or higher fees that could influence your decision.
6. Reflect on your interests: Take a moment to think about what interests you in the legal profession. Are you passionate about human rights, corporate law, or something else? Choose an exam that caters to your specific interests and will help you gain admission to a law school with a strong program in that area.
7. Evaluate your long-term goals: Consider your long-term career goals when choosing an exam. Do you want to work in a specific sector, region, or for a particular organization? Some law schools have stronger connections to certain industries or regions, so choose an exam that can help you gain admission to a school with those affiliations.
8. Location preferences: Think about where you'd like to study and practice law. If you have a strong preference for a particular city or state, it may be wise to focus on state-level exams or exams connected to schools in those locations.
9. Weigh your strengths and weaknesses: Honestly assess your academic strengths and weaknesses. Choose an exam that plays to your strengths while also providing opportunities for growth in areas where you may need improvement.

Remember, there is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to choosing the right law entrance exam.

Conclusion

As we wrap up our exploration of the upcoming law entrance exams in 2023, it's essential to remember that the key to success lies in finding the right exam for your unique needs and aspirations. Whether it's a national, state, or institutional level exam, make sure to thoroughly research and compare the participating institutions, syllabi, and other factors that could impact your decision.