PGLCE is conducted for admitting candidates to the LLM course. All the candidates who pass this exam are eligible for admission in the many well reputed law colleges of our country. The faculty members there are well qualified and they will give all the required knowledge. This entrance exam is only for those candidates who are having a degree in law.

Structure of PGLCE

The exam consists of two parts. There will be a total of 120 questions for 120 marks. The duration of the PGLCE will be 120 minutes i.e. one minute for each question.

In part A there will be 40 questions .Twenty questions each from jurisprudence and constitutional law. The total marks in part A will be 40 i.e. 20 marks each for the two topics.

In part B, there will be 80 questions.16 questions each from public international, mercantile law, labour law, crimes and torts and IPR & other laws. Each section carries 16 marks and altogether 80 marks.

Syllabus for Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test (PGLCE)

The syllabuses for Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test (PGLCE) are:

Jurisprudence

• Schools of Jurisprudence
• Sources of Law
• Custom Precedent and Legislation
• Rights and duties
• Ownership and Possession
• Persons
• Obligation
• Property
• Liability
• Legal Sanctions

Constitutional Law

• Nature of the constitution
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Center - State Relations
• Emergency provisions
• Amendments to the constitution
• Privileges of legislature

Public International Law

• International Law and Municipal Law
• State Territory
• Air
• Sea and outer space
• Nationality and Statelessness
• Extradition
• Asylum
• State Jurisdiction
• United Nations & Human Rights

Mercantile Law

• General Principles of Contract (Sections: 1-75, Indian Contract Act - 1872)

Labour Law

• Trade Union Act 1926
• Industrial Disputes Act 1947

Crimes and Torts

• Indian Penal Code – General Principles & General Exceptions

Torts

• General principles of Tort
• Defences
• Joint liability
• State liability for torts
• Consumer Protection Act, 1986

IPR & Other Laws

• Copy right Act, 1957
• Patents Act, 1970
• Environmental Protection Act, 1986;
• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993,
• Salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000
• Right to Information Act 2005

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate applying for the Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test (PGLCE) should have a degree in law. The candidate should have a minimum 45% mark in the qualifying examination. Age relaxation is there for the candidates coming under the reserve category. Age relaxation is not applicable for all candidates that come under the general category.

How to Apply?

Candidates can buy the form from the,

Address : Office of Convener, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517 502

The form will cost you Rs 275.Send the completed form to the above mentioned address through speed or registered post. Candidates cannot submit online forms.

How to fill the Form?

Candidate should fill all the columns without any mistake. They need to recheck after completing. When giving information about the caste and religion, candidate should give the details correctly. Because once the form reaches the office then he / she will not be allowed to change it .All the details should be entered with black ball pen.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Exam will be in the second week of June, 2012

Application form is available from first week of March, 2012

It will be available till end of April, 2012

Candidate can submit the form with late fee till May, 2012 second week

List of PGLCE centers

The lists of centers for Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test (PGLCE) are listed below:

• Hyderabad
• Tirupati
• Warangal
• Visakhapatnam

Contact Address for the LAWCET

• Address : Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh
• Phone: +91-8574-2289414, 2289545
• Fax: +91-8574-2289544
• Website : http://www.svuniversity.in/

Colleges Accepting the LAWCET score

The list of colleges accepting the LAWCET score are:

• Dr.Ambedkar College of Law, Waltair (Andhra UniversityLaw College)
• M.R.V.R.G.R. Law College, Viziayanagaram
• D.N.Raju Law College, Bhimavaram
• Rajiv Gandhi institute of Law,Kakinada
• N.B.M. Law College, Visakhapatnam
• N.V.P. Law College, Visakhapatnam
• All Saints Christian Law College, Visakhapatnam
• G.S.K. Memorial Law College, Rajahmundry
• Shri Shiridi Sai Law College, Anakapalli
• Department of Law, A.P.University of Law, Visakhapatnam.
• Smt. V.D. Sidharth Law College, Vijayawada
• A.C. College of Law, Guntur
• Indira Priyadarshini Law College, Ongole
• D.S.R.Hindu College of Law, Machilipatnam
• J.C.College of Law, Guntur
• ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
• University College of Law, Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Adarsha Law College, Warangal
• Manair College of Law, Khammam
• University College of Law, Hyderabad
• Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Sultan-UI- Uloom Law College, Hyderabad
• Padala Rama Reddy Law College Hyderabad
• Dr.Ambedkar College of Law, Chikadapalli, Hyderabad
• Ponugoti Madhavrao Law college, Secunderabad
• K.V.Rarga Reddy Institute of Law Hyderbad
• Mahatma Gandhi Law College, Hyderabad
• Law of College for Women Andhra Mahila Sabha Hyderabad
• Pentakanti Law college, Hyderabad.
• Marwadi Siksha samithi Law College, Hyderabad
• Prasunna College of Law, Kurnool
• Sree Vijayanagar Law College, Anantapur
• Sri R.K.M. Law College, Chittoor
• Shri P.Easi Reddi College of Law, Cuddapah
• V.R.Law College, Nellore
• Dr.B.R.Amebedkar Law College, Tirupati
• Sri Venkateswara College of Law, Tirupati
• Smtd. Basava Rama Tarakam Memorial Law college, Cuddapah
• Anantha College of Law, Tirupati
• Sri Eshwar Reddy Law College, Tirupathi
• K.K.C. College of Law , Puttur
• Faculty of Law Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam, Tirupati
• University College of Law, Telengana University, Nizamabad

Reference Books for PGLCE

The reference books for Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test are listed below:

• LLM entrance exam guide by Asian books private ltd
• Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by Panel of Experts
• Comprehensive Book of English Grammer by Dr. B. B. Jain
• Common Law Admission Test CLAT (Guide) by Rph Editorial Board
• Common Law Admission Test by Lal and Mishra
• Common Law Admission Test by HemaRaman
• Guide to Common Law Admission Test by Hema Raman
• Comprehensive Book of English Grammar by Dr. B. B. Jain

Coaching Centers for PGLCE

• B. R .M academy
• Indian I A S
• Sahaya I A S academy
• Zenith point
• University knowledge forum
• Sanjeevani
• Rau,s I A S study circle
• I A S coaching
• S M S institute for professional development
• Brilliant tutorials pvt ltd
• Paradigm I A S academy
• Dhruv academy
• Lakshya I A S academy
• Academy of competitive examinations
• Royal I A S institute
• A Shahs I A S institute
• Chetana unique academy
• Study circle
• Jai bharat
• Cosmos I A S academy
• Anand academy
• Sociology made easy
• Vardhman academy
• Mimansha academy
• Crescent
• Katakana I A S
• Career coaching
• Krishna coaching institute
• Center for excellence
• Engineers India center
• New Delhi I A S
• Hamdard study circle
• Anand institute of mathematics
• Political science for I A S.
• Mitra I A S
• Vajiram and Ravi institute for civil services examination.

Study Plan

Study all the topics you have studied during the graduation time. Spend lot of time in studying general topics. As coaching centers for this exam is less; candidates should focus to study by themselves. Candidate should fill all the columns without any mistake. They need to recheck the details before submission of the form. When giving information about the caste and religion, the candidates should be careful.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The website address is: http://www.svuniversity.in

Score Validity

Score is valid for One year only.