In India, Common Law Entrance Test is organized for the admission of candidates to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Law. The test is mainly carried out for evaluating the candidates’ aptitude ability in related subjects. It may include legal, constitution & political system, mathematical problems, analytical reasoning, general awareness and English language.

All interested candidates should satisfy the eligibility criteria for their admissions. Only those who have successfully completed 10+2 examination or equivalent from any reputed institutions are eligible for under graduate programme. And for the post graduate programmes, the candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in related field.

List of Common Law Entrance Exams in India

• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) L.L.M. Entrance Exam
• Banaras Hindu University LLM Entrance Exam
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University Law Entrance Test
• Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) National Law Entrance Test
• CLAT - Common Law Entrance Test
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya LLM Entrance Exam
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Entrance Exam
• Gujarat National Law University Entrance Exam
• Government Law College Maharashtra LLM Entrance Exam
• Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) National Entrance Test
• Indian Law Institute Common Admission Test
• Jamia Millia Islamia University LLM Entrance Exam
• Karnataka State Law University LLM Entrance Exam
• Kerala Law Entrance Examination (KLEE)
• KLSAT ( KIIT Law School Admission Test )
• Law School Admission Test  (LSAT)
• NALSAR University of Law Entrance Exam
• National Law University Jodhpur, National Entrance Test (NET)
• NLIU Entrance Test Bhopal
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Entrance Exam
• Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Entrance Exam

General guidelines to prepare for Law Entrance Exam

These entrance examinations have become more competitive nowadays. So the candidates need to be careful while preparing for those. Aspirants can clear the tests if they go through a systematic preparation. Some simple tips provided here will help them to get out the tensions and worries about the examination.

• They should collect as much previous question papers and work out them. This will give an idea about the exam pattern and syllabus.
• They should develop the habit of reading national and local news and this will certainly be useful to improve their vocabulary and reading skills.
• They should collect the weeklies on current affairs as this may help them to update their general awareness.
• They should spend at least three or four hours every day to study the subjects.

Law Entrance Exam Pattern

Almost all the law entrance tests will comprise about 200 multiple choice questions. The time duration of the test will be two and half to three hours. The question paper includes the following topics

• Legal Aptitude
• Analytical & Logical Reasoning
• English with comprehension
• Numerical ability
• General Awareness

Apart from this, the entrance test for post graduate entrance paper will include questions from

• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Law of Contracts
• Public International Law
• Jurisprudence
• Law of Property
• Law of Crimes
• Company Law
• Interpretation of Statues
• Law of Torts

This test for LLM will also include short answer questions and essay questions.

Plan for a full proof study

The essential factor that all candidates must do initially is to figure out a study plan. They should follow this study plan accurately and that will definitely help them to achieve their goals. The plan should be made in such a way that it is stress less and more effective. They should be able to follow these at all times of preparation.

Ladders in preparing for the Exam

Candidates preparing for these exams should allot their time sensibly. The easiest way to study the whole syllabus is to divide them into small sections and cover each section separately within the allotted time. This will give them confidence to answer all questions in the examination. Major problem with all students is exam nerves and this will lead them to forget even the well prepared portions. The necessary relaxations in between the studies will help them to avoid such problems. They should not put back a topic for later study. Cover the portions accurately according to the planned timetable. Also they must take essential breaks in between.

The candidates must develop the habit of reading newspapers and other dailies and this will help to improve their vocabulary. They should go through the entire question paper first at the time of examination. Time management is also important in attending the questions.