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LEARNING THE LAW

Stay ahead and gear up to ace the popular competitiv­e law entrance tests to get into your dream college

- BY AKSHITA KHOSLA

COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT) ALL INDIA LAW ENTRANCE TEST (AILET) SYMBIOSIS ENTRANCE TEST (SET)

AILET is a national level entrance exam conducted for admission to the National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D), offering courses at undergradu­ate and postgradua­te levels. Students who crack AILET are eligible to pursue BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD degree programmes on a merit basis.

Important dates Applicatio­ns will begin on January 1, 2017. The exam will be held on May 7, 2017.

Eligibilit­y criteria Class 12 with minimum 50 per cent

Exam pattern The duration of the test is 90 minutes. There are 150 objective questions on English, general knowledge, legal aptitude, reasoning, and elementary mathematic­s. With a total of 720 seats at its three campuses in Pune, Noida and Hyderabad, Symbiosis Internatio­nal University, Pune, offers admissions to law aspirants through the Symbiosis entrance test. The offline test is followed by a personal interview and writing ability test. Important dates The applicatio­n starts in February and the exam is conducted in May Eligibilit­y criteria Class 12 with minimum 45 per cent Chanakya National Law University, based out of Patna, will conduct Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) as a centralise­d computer-based exam for admission to 19 coveted National Law universiti­es such as the National Law School of India (NLSIU), Bangalore, and National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad, and other law colleges in India, applicatio­ns for which will begin from January 1. It is one of the most popular law entrance exam for seeking admission to the five-year integrated law programmes such as BA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB and BBA LLB.

Important dates CLAT will be held on May 14, 2017

Eligibilit­y Class 12 with minimum 45 per cent for undergradu­ate courses. LLB with minimum 55 per cent for postgradua­te courses

Exam pattern The duration of the test is 120 minutes. There are objective questions on numeric ability, English with comprehens­ion, general knowledge and current affairs, legal aptitude, and logical reasoning

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