Law School Admission Test (LSAT) India 2017

About

LSAT India 2017 is a law entrance exam conducted offline (paper-pencil based) for admissions to five-year integrated undergraduate and two-year postgraduate law programmes in as many as 76 law schools of India. 

This year, Pearson VUE administered LSAT India, which is a standardized test of reading and reasoning skills will be conducted on 23rd April 2017 

The paper-pencil based law school admission test for India will have as many as 100 questions and can be attempted within two hours and thirty minutes (90 minutes). Candidates seeking admissions in the undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes across the participating Indian law schools need to apply for LSAT India 2017 by April 10, 2017 

LSAT-India Test Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes without any break 

Eligibility Criteria 

Academic Qualification: Interested candidate must have passed 12th examination with 50% marks from a recognised board of examination along with a post graduation in LL.B/B.L degree with 50% of marks from a recognised university 

The qualifying marks, however, shall vary for each of the participating colleges across India 

Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for LSAT India exam 

How to Apply

• Candidates can register for LSAT - India through online mode only. No demand draft will be accepted for LSAT-India 2017. 

• Register online for the LSAT - India entrance test by logging on to lsat.formistry.com (registrations opens on 14th September 2016). 

• The LSAT- India registration fee is INR. 3800/- 

• The fee can be paid online only through credit/debit cards. The candidate can also contact Pearson VUE at lsatindia@pearson.com for more information. 

• On completion of the registration, all candidates will get an LSAT-India registration number. Candidates will need to mention this LSAT-India registration number while submitting the application forms to the associated colleges. 

• After obtaining the LSAT-India registration number, the candidate must download/obtain the application form from the associated college. The college admission application forms will require candidates to mention their LSAT-India registration number. Candidates must ensure that they write their LSAT-India registration number at the given place in the Application Form of the associated colleges. 

• All registrants who complete the test registration, pay the test fee in a timely way, and follow published test rules may sit for the LSAT-India. It is the candidates' responsibility to understand the eligibility requirements of the associated law schools before deciding to register for the LSAT-India.

• The school(s)/program(s) will not consider your LSAT-India score for admission if you do not complete the application form and pay the application fee for the program(s) prior to the last application date.

Fees 

• Candidates can register for LSAT-India by paying the LSAT-India registration fee Rs.3800/-, payable by credit card or demand draft/pay order/ banker's cheque. 

• The last date of payments receipt differs for these two modes; candidates are advised to check "Important dates" for details. 

• Registration fee will be accepted only through VISA and Master Card credit cards, issued in India. 

• Pearson VUE will not be held responsible for late or non-delivery of any material or information sent by it through electronic mail and/or post to candidates 

Admit Card 

• Applicants can download their admit card of LSAT India 2017 from 15th April till 22nd April 2017 by logging into their registered accounts of law school admission test.

• LSAT India 2017 admit card will be the hall tickets to appear in the law entrance.

• LSAT India 2017 admit card (hall ticket) will mention the examination and candidature details including exam name, programme level, exam duration, timings and venue besides the roll number, name and date of birth of the candidates.

• In case any candidate finds any mistake in their LSAT India admit card 2017 details including their names and date of birth, they need to bring it to the notice of exam officials, immediately and get it rectified.

• No applicant in any case will be allowed to appear in the admission test without a valid LSAT India 2017 admit card 

LSAT India Participating Institutes

Pearson VUE has listed out as many as 76 law schools as participating institutes of LSAT India 2017. These LSAT India 2017 participating institutes will accept the admission test scores.

1. ITM Law School (Gurgaon)
   
2. Alliance School of Law, Alliance University (Bangalore)
   
3. School of Law, Ansal University (Gurgaon) 
   
4. AURO University, School of Law (Surat)
   
5. Jindal Global Law School (Sonipat)
   
6. School of Law, Gitam University  (Visakhapatnam)
   
7. Central India College of Law (Nagpur)
   
8. JSS Law College (Mysore)
   
9. School of Law, K. R. Mangalam University (Gurgaon) 
   
10. College of Legal Studies (Dehradun) 
    
11. KLE Society’s Law College (Bangalore) 
    
12. School of Law, Noida International University (Noida) 
    
13. ICFAI University (Dehradun)
    
14. Faculty of Law, ICFAI (Gangtok) 
    
15. ICFAI University (Jaipur)
    
16. ICFAI Law School
    
17. IFHE (Hyderabad) 
    
18. MATS Law School 
    
19. MATS University (Raipur) 
    
20. School of Law, Sharda University (Greater Noida) 
    
21. GH Raisoni Law School (Nagpur)
    
22. RGSIPL; IIT Kharagpur (Kharagpur) 
    
23. VIT Law School (Chennai)
    
24. Chotanagpur Law College (Ranchi)

Testing Locations 

The LSAT-India 2017 test will be conducted in the following cities:

• North: Chandigarh, Delhi (NCR), Jaipur, Lucknow 

• South: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi 

• East: Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi 

• West: Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai, Nagpur

Important Dates

• Date of Notification: 14th September 2016 

• Applications Start from: 14th Sept 2016

• Last date to Apply: 3 May, 2017

• Admit Card Release: 15th - 22nd April 2017 

• LSAT-India 2017, Test Date: 23rd April 2017 

• Announcement of Results: 20th May 2017