The Jindal Law School is one of the recognized institutes in India. This university is a part of the reputed O.P. Jindal Global University and has recognition from the Bar Council of India. The admission to the LLB program of JGLS is through LSAT- India. This examination is carried out by the Law School Admission Council. The institution offers LLB course for graduates. In addition to this, they also provide a five-year BA LLB program and a two-year LLM program.

Eligibility Criteria for JGLS LLB Course

The eligibility needed to join the five years LLB program is a pass in class 12.  A minimum of 50 percent marks should have been scored by them. As for the 3 years LLB program, aspirants must have a pass in graduation in any discipline. Students must have scored above 45 percent. Those who have appeared for their final degree exam can also apply for this test.

Admission Procedure for JGLS LLB Course

To get admittance into the LLB course, students ought to have appeared in the LSAT exam. This Entrance Exam is carried out generally in the month of May.

Structure of LSAT

The LSAT exam is intended to examine the reading skills, management skills and presence of mind of the aspirants. The Entrance test includes four sections. The first two sections consist of reasoning questions and the remaining two sections consist of reading comprehension and analytical reasoning questions. The time fixed for each section is 35 minutes. There is break of 15 minutes between section 2 and section 3. The Entrance test consists of objective kind questions with multiple choices. The logical reasoning section is concerned on dealing with arguments. This section is designed to test the presence of mind of the students when encountering that specific condition.

Syllabus of LSAT

Logical Reasoning

• Similarities and differences between patterns of reasoning
• Reasoning by analogy

Analytical reasoning

• Complex numbers
• Percentage
• Probability
• Profit and loss
• Surds
• Time and distance

Verbal Ability

• Comprehension
• Antonyms
• Articles
• Idioms and phrases
• Preposition
• Reading comprehension
• Synonyms

Reference Books for LSAT

The exam pattern is similar to the other Aptitude tests like CAT, MAT, Bank PO test etc. Hence the candidate can refer to the books for these exams while preparing. Some of the popular books are:

• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by R.S Agarwal
• Bookhive Master Resource Book on MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Previous Years Solved Papers by S.L.Gulati,R.Sahney & Sanjay Kumar
• Wren & Martin for High School English Grammar and Composition

For the current affairs sections along with reading newspapers candidates can refer to periodicals like Frontline, Business Today. They can also refer to Competitive Magazines like Chronicle, Competition Success Review etc.

Registration Process for JGLS LLB Course

The registration process has two steps. Students can either apply by the online method by visiting www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia. The fees for registration is Rs. 3500/-. This can be paid by DD or by online itself. Those who wish to register by the offline way can get the form by post. They must send a DD of Rs. 1000/- alongside the request letter. Students who desire to take this test in overseas centres must make a payment of US$ 150 when registering. More details can be got from www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia. Application can also be taken from the official website - www.jgu.edu.in.

Fees structure of JGLS LLB Course

The program fee for each year is Rs 6, 00, 000 a year. An additional Rs 1, 00, 000 should be paid each year for the purpose of dining, laundry and use of Residence hall.

Scholarships provided by JGLS

Students who top the LSAT exam will be given the O.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit Scholarship. The award is Rs. 1 lakh each.

Other scholarships include:

• Naveen Jindal Young Global Scholarships - Rs. 5 lakhs (one student)
• Shallu Jindal Outstanding Women Scholarships - Rs. 2 lakhs (2 students from LLM course)

Important Dates

• Last date for LSAT—India registration – 30th April 2011
• LSAT—India examination – 6th May, 2011
• Last date to submit JGLS admission application – 31st May, 2011
• Last date of JGLS scholarship application submission – June 1st , 2011

More details about the course and others can be got from the official website of the Jindal Global Law School. The official website of this prestigious institution is http://www.jgls.org.