List of Top Law Entrance Exams 2026-2027: Application Window, Exam Date, Pattern and More Updates

Aspirants interested in getting admission to popular law colleges including NLUs can get here the list of top law entrance exams 2026-2027 in India like CLAT, AILET, LSAT India, DU LLB, MHCET Law, TS LAWCET and more.

To get admission to the top law colleges in India, candidates need to appear in the law entrance exams. For example, admission to the NLUs is conducted through CLAT; the only exception is NLU Delhi, which conducts its own law entrance exam i.e. AILET. Likewise, there are state-level law entrance exams like MH CET law, and TS LAWCET. In this article, you can find the list of popular law entrance exams in India that every aspirant can appear for if they want to join a good college and make a career in the field of law.

Law education is offered not only by National Law Universities but also by many top private law colleges, including Symbiosis Law Schools, Symbiosis International University, School of Law, UPES, ILS Law College, Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia, Army Institute of Law, and ICFAI Law School. Law aspirants can find here a list of top law entrance exams in India that are accepted by law colleges in India. 

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Top Law Entrance Exams in India 2027

The details regarding top law entrance exams are as follows

 CLAT Exam

The consortium of NLUs conducts the law entrance exam for admission to 5-year integrated LLB course, and one-year LLM course offered by the 24 participating NLUs. The exam is conducted at a national level. In addition to the NLUs, the CLAT exam is also accepted by a number of private law schools for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The law entrance exam will be held in a pen-paper mode in around 80 test cities in India.CLAT Exam 2025 Application Process is currently underway. Check CLAT Exam pattern below:

• Exam duration - Two hours
• Subjects - English including Comprehension, Current Affairs, Quantitative Techniques, Legal Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning
• Total questions - 150 MCQs 
• Total marks - 150 marks

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AILET Exam 

The only law entrance exam in India conducted and accepted by the NLU Delhi. The UG and PG courses offered at NLU Delhi are BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. Candidates could apply for AILET in online mode. 

• Exam timings - 10 am - 11.30 am
• Subjects - English, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Reasoning, and Mathematics
• Total questions - 150 questions
• Total marks - 150 marks 

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SLAT or SET Law

The law entrance exam, SLAT is conducted by SIU Pune - Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission to undergraduate courses offered at its four law schools in Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Pune, SLS Hyderabad, SLS Nagpur and SLS Noida. 

• Subjects - Analytical Reasoning, Legal & Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and GK
• Total questions - 60 questions
• Total marks - 60 marks 

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