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What is the minimum percentage required in 12th standard to get admission in Law school? Can someone please provide me the complete information on the same? It will be really helpful if you can get back to me on this. Awaiting for the response.

According to best of my knowledge the minimum percentage required for Law course like LLB is mostly 50% for the general and OBC category and 5 to 10% less for SC and ST.

Candidates who have completed their intermediate in any stream with minimum of 50% marks from a recognized board are eligible to give Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Once you qualify in this exam with good marks you will get admission in LLB. There is no age limit available for this course. Thanks

B.A LLB is five year duration course and to get admission in course candidates have to appear and qualify in entrance examination conducted by various institutes.

The eligibility to appear in examination is :-

Candidate must have passed 12th from a recognised board.

Candidate must have scored minimum 50% ( varies with institutes ).

There is no limitation on discipline of 12th. But, age limit varies with institutes. So, you can appear for CLAT, BHU LAT etc to get admission in law course after 12th.

Since you are interested in joining Law schools i.e; to pursue Law course after for your Class 12th academics so at this stage of academics you are eligible to pursue integrated LLB ( Bachelor of Legislative Law ) course if five years.

Further the minimum criteria required for pursuing the same degree course from a recognized law university is a Class 12th degree in any discipline with at least 45% marks from a recognized board. Some universities do ask for higher percentage marks in Class 12th for admission in their institutes. For students belonging to SC/ST/PH category there is provision of marks relaxation of 5%.

Further for admission in NLUs ( National Law Universities ) for pursing LLB integrated degree course you need to qualify CLAT where for admission in Central universities like BHU, DU, etc. you need to qualify their respective entrance examination. For details regarding entrance examinations of different universities you can refer to their respective official links.

To join law after passing your 12th standard you have to appear in the class entrance exam and if you will qualify the entrance exam then according to your rank you will get one of the law universities of government colleges in India. But to appear in Clerk entrance exam you must have registered already in 10th. The duration of this law course is 5 years after 12th and 3 years after graduation.

The required minimum aggregate to appear in various Law Admission Test varies with examination.

The common eligibility to appear in examination is candidate must have passed 12th with minimum 50% in any discipline.

The upper and lower age limit also varies with examination.

You can appear for CLAT examination to get admission in National Law universities. For CLAT examination visit at www.clat.ac.in.

Some of the universities such as BHU, DU also conducts entrance examination to get admission in course.

LLB stands for Bachelor of law and the admission for this course is based on class entrance examination.

Applicant should complete graduation in any stream from a recognised University and the percentage in this academic should be minimum 55% and 5% relaxation is given to reserved students.

The admission based on the merit list for the examination.
If you join LLB after 12th then the duration of this course is 5 years and if you join this after graduation than course duration is 3 years only.

1. For LAW course, candidate must have passed 12th class from a recognized board.

2. The minimum percentage required in 12th class for LAW COURSE is 50%.

3. As per my suggestion you can go for BA LLB course after completing your 12th class.

4. The duration of this course is five years.

The name of best entrance examination are given below.

** Kerala Law Entrance Exam

** Guru Nanak Dev University Common Entrance Test

** Rajasthan University LLB Entrance Test

LLB means bachelor of Law is an undergraduate course. There are 2 options of legal course first is 3 years course after graduation and second 5 years course after 12th.

Eligibility for Law course:

Candidate should have graduation with minimum 50% marks and for reserved categories should have 45% marks from a recognized university.

percentage required varies to university to university.

Entrance exam for LAW:

CLAT: It means common law admission test it is an all India law entrance exam. This exam is conducted for admission in law for graduate or undergraduate course.

LAWCET: Law common entrance exam, this is also an entrance exam for admission in law colleges and universities.