As Tamil Nadu is one of the developing states of India, it has several leading colleges that offer that conducts courses in Law. The Law colleges and institutes in Tamil Nadu offer high quality education. These colleges provide excellent infrastructure along with quality education.

Dr. Ambedkar Law University is located in the city of Chennai. It has five affiliated colleges. A large number of candidates across the state of Tamil Nadu appear for this examination every year so as to get an admission in any of the five constituent colleges. Altogether these colleges offer around thousand seats for B.A. L.L.B. courses.

Structure of Tamil Nadu DALU Entrance Test

Language Comprehension

Through Language Comprehension test the ability of the student to express in a particular language can be determined. This section consists of 80 questions from English language and 20 questions from Hindi language. Thus there will be a total of 100 questions for this section. When the candidate makes a right answer, then he/she is awarded with a one mark and for every wrong answer 1/3 marks will be reduced.

General Awareness and Current Affairs

This section is designed in such a way to rate the candidate’s knowledge in general awareness as well as current affairs. It includes a total of 100 questions which covers both the topics.

Reasoning, Mental Ability and Legal Aptitude

The third section of the test is aimed at testing the mental ability and legal aptitude of the candidate. There will be a total of 50 questions of two marks each. For every wrong choice 2/3 marks are reduced.

Syllabus for Tamil Nadu DALU Entrance Test

Current Affairs

• National Events
• International Events
• Economics
• Science
• Technology
• Sports
• Persons
• Places
• Books and Authors

Legal Aptitude

• Legal terms
• Torts and Contracts
• Constitution
• Civil and Criminal law
• Legal Committees
• Historic Law

English

• English Vocabulary
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Analogies
• Cloze Tests
• English Usage Errors
• Common Errors
• Spotting Errors
• Inappropriate Usage of Words
• Spelling Mistakes (English Usage)
• English Comprehension
• English Proficiency
• Idioms And Phrases, Idioms And Phrases
• One Word Substitution
• Sentence Improvement
• Rearrangement of Words in Sentence
• Rearrangement of Sentence in Paragraph
• Fill in The Blanks

Mathematics

• Simplification
• Approximations
• Ratio And Proportion
• Average
• Logarithms
• Commercial Maths
• Interest
• Percentage
• Profit And Loss
• Partnership
• Discounts
• Mensuration- Areas And Volumes
• Reasoning
• Alphabet Test
• Ranking Tests
• Time Sequence Test
• Logic Tests
• Statements Assumptions
• Statements Arguments
• Statements Conclusions
• Statements Action
• Arithmetic (Number Theory)
• Number Systems
• Surds and Indices
• Square Roots
• Fractions And Decimals
• H.C.F. And L.C.M.
• Reasoning Tests
• Direction and Distance Test
• Analogy Test
• Classification (Odd Man Out) Test
• Coding Decoding Test
• Number Test
• Series Test
• Relationships Test

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have cleared 12th board exams with an aggregate of 45% from any of the schools affiliated to state board or central board. There is a 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates. The candidates those who are under the age of 21 years are eligible to appear for this examination. Students those who are currently in the 12th standard can also apply.

How to Apply?

The candidates those who wish to apply for the law entrance examination conducted by Dr. Ambedkar Law University can obtain the application forms from the University campus as well as from any of the colleges that is affiliated to this University. The application form can also be obtained through post by sending a request along with the demand draft of specified amount.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Starting Date of sale of Application form: First week of June, 2012

Last date of submission of Application form: Second week of June, 2012

List of Tamil Nadu Law Entrance Test Exam Centers

• Chennai
• Coimbatore
• Chidambaram
• Dindigul
• Erode
• Karaikudi
• Madurai
• Nagercoil
• Salem
• Thanjavur
• Tirunelveli
• Trichy
• Vellore
• Villupuram
• Virudhunagar

Contact Address for Tamil Nadu Law Entrance Test

Address: Poompozhil, 5, Greenways Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Website: http://www.tndalu.org

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 044 - 4941212

Fax: 044 - 4957414

Colleges Accepting the Tamil Nadu Law Entrance Test Score

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
• Government Law College, Madurai
• Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli
• Government Law College, Coimbatore
• Government Law College, Tirunelveli
• Government Law College, Chengalpattu

Reference books for Tamil Nadu Law Entrance Test

• Legal Aptitude And Legal Reasoning For The CLAT And LLB Examinations By A. P. Bhardwaj
• Study Package For CLAT And LLB Entrance Examination By Bhardwaj
• LLB (5 Years Course) Entrance Exam Guide By Rph Editorial Board
• Guide To LL. B. Entrance Examination 201112, 21st Edn. Based On New Syllabus By Manisha Arora
• The Pearson Guide To The LLB Entrance Examinations By Edgar Thorpe
• LLB (3 Years Course) Entrance Exam Guide By Pankaj Kr. Jaiswal
• Ultimate Guide To The LLB Entrance Examination 2011, 3/e PB By Rashid M

Coaching Centers for Tamil Law Entrance Test

• Piyush Law Academy
• Career Launcher
• National institute of Advanced Learning
• Ambition Law Academy
• Vigyan Mandir
• B.R.C Institute
• LLB Asian College
• I.M.S
• A.B Anil Verma Maths Classes
• Yukthi Educational Services
• Ambition Law Academy

Study Plan

• As regular studies help the candidates in getting a good score, the candidates are supposed to study for three to four hours daily.
• The candidate has to plan and prepare an efficient study plan.
• Stick on to the goals established once you have created it
• The time table should be created in a stress free manner to keep the candidate focused while preparing for the examination
• This helps you a lot in achieving the goals that you have created.
• As these kinds of examinations have become very competitive now days, the candidates have to utilize their maximum potential in order to succeed in these examinations.
• For that the candidates have to follow a systematic study plan. .
• The candidates have to work on a lot of previous question papers as it helps in obtaining an overall idea of the pattern of the examination as well as the syllabus.
• They have to start reading a national or international newspaper so as to improve their General awareness as well as vocabulary.
• Keep your focus on the current affairs by reading weeklies.

How and Where to get the Results?

The results of the Law Entrance Test conducted by Dr. Ambedkar Law University can be downloaded from the official website of the University. The website address of the University is

Score Validity

The validity period of the score obtained through Dr. Ambedkar Law University entrance Test is for one year.