Law Entrance Exam

LSAT India is specially created for admissions to law schools in India by the Law School Admission Council, USA (LSAC). Following are the colleges:
Bharat Law College, Jaipur (affiliated to University of Rajasthan)
Bishop Cotton Women's Christian Law College, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka Law University)
Central India College of Law, Godhani, Nagpur (affliated to RTM, Nagpur University)
Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies, Durgapur (affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Faculty of Law (A constituent of ICFAI University)
Geeta Institute of Law (affiliated to Kurukshetra University)
IIMT Law College, Meerut (affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University)
IIT Kharagpur, School of Law (IIT Kharagpur)
Indira Priyadarshini College of Law, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Indore Institute of Law
Institute of Law and Research, Faridabad (affiliated to M.D. University, Rohtak)
ITM Law School, Gurgaon (ITM University)
Jagan Nath University, Law Faculty, Jaipur (Jagan Nath University)
Jai Hind Defence College of Law, Bhopal (affiliated to Barkatullah University)
Janhit College of Law, Noida (affiliated to Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut)
Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (Haryana) (affiliated to Jindal Global University)
Jodhpur Institute of Law, Jodhpur (affiliated to Jodhpur National University)
JSS Law College, Mysore (Autonomous under Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K.L.E. Society's Law College, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
KLE Society's Law College, Chikodi (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K.L.E. Society's B. V. Bellad Law College, Belgaum (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
K.L.E. Society's Gurusiddappa Kotambri Law College, Hubli (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K. L. E. Society's S. A. Manvi Law College, Gadag (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
MATS Law School, MATS University, Raipur (MATS University)
New Law College, Ahmednagar (affiliated to University of Pune)
Oxford College of Law, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law (affiliated to Swami Vivekananda Subharti University)
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore (affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya)
Siddhartha College of Law, Mumbai (affiliated to Mumbai University)
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

* To prepare for the CLAT exam, you require the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
* Plan your preparation after knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You need to be organized and follow a time-table.
* You may refer to reference books related to the course. Internet will also be a huge source of information for you.
* You may even join coaching institute to work on your fundamentals. Some of the institutes are :
-Smart Brains Academy Private Limited
-Career Launcher
-Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd.
-CRS Educational Academy
-Achievers Point Knowledge Systems Pvt. Ltd.
-Paradygm Law
While selecting the best institute, you need to check some of the important parameters such as batch size, syllabus, faculty, fees etc.
* When you get a grip over the basic syllabus, you may refer to mock tests / previous years question papers to analyze your preparation and performance before the final exam.
In a nutshell, the strategy for success must include early, continuous and serious preparation.

If you wish to become a lawyer and be able to practice in the court of Law, you will have to complete the 3 year LLB program for which the eligibility is a graduation in any stream.
Different law Universities and colleges conduct different law entrance exams, to admit students to their courses, like NET (National Entrance Test), CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), Department of Law University of Delhi take admission through a common Entrance Test for all the three Law Centres (Campus Law Centre, Law Centre-I and Law Centre-II).
To be eligible for taking CLAT, a candidate should have passed Higher Secondary School/Intermediate Examination (10+2) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in aggregate.
Structure of the CLAT entrance exam
Total marks 200
Total number of multiple choice questions 200
Duration of the exam 2 hrs
Subject areas:
English including comprehension 40 marks
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs 50 marks
Elementary Mathematics 20 marks
Legal Aptitude 50 marks
Logical Reasoning 40 marks
Things to Remember:
1. Most of the questions in Mathematics are of the elementary level (till Class 10)
2.The questions on legal, GK and aptitude are the toughest. In GK and Current Affairs test, students are checked on their knowledge of current affairs.
3.The reasoning section is for analyzing the candidates ability to identify patterns, logical links, etc.
4.The English Comprehension includes passages and grammar, meanings of words used therein, incorrect grammatical sentences, filling in of blanks, etc.
5.In the Logical Reasoning section- identifying patterns, illogical arguments, syllogisms, sequences, analogies, etc are included.
The key to perform well in any entrance exams is to plan appropriately and practice regularly. Some books that might help you in CLAT preparation are listed below:
Comprehensive Book of English Grammar by Dr. B. B. Jain
CLAT Common Law Admission Test by Mazumdar Rituparna
Common Law Admission Test [CLAT] by Hema Raman
Common Law Admission Test by Lal and Mishra
CLAT Guide by RPH Editorial Board
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by Panel of Experts
Practice Papers for CLAT by Gaurav Mehta
Study Package for CLAT & LLB Entrance Examinations by Andhra Pradesh Bhardwaj
Merriam Webster or Wren and Martin Vocabulary Builder

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) was created in 2003 by the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003. It released its notification for the first year of instruction for its three 5 year integrated courses, BA LLB, B.Sc LLB and B.Com LLB. 15% reservation for SC, 7.5% for ST and 10% for residents of Gujarat. In all, there are 160 students, 80 in a section.
Eligibility - 50% in 10+2 examination or its equivalent. Those appearing for the 2008 March/April exam are also eligible. The age limit is below 20 years as on July 1 of the year of admission. The age limit for SC/ST students is 22 years.
Entrance Test - Admission will now be based on the students rank in the Common Entrance Test for the National Law Schools, and his/her preference.