CAREER IN LAW

Introduction:

Common Law Admission Test
Major Law entrance exams for admission to LLB courses
LSAT India
Other Law Entrance Exams
List of law schools in India

Career in Law

Complete guide for helping you to become an advocate in India. This article includes highly researched information on Job introduction, how to steps, Course Structure, Job opportunities, eligibility and remuneration for helping you to become a good advocate.

Job Introduction:

An advocate is defined as the one who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. In legal system an advocate pleads the cause of another in a court of law. An advocate is the compulsory constituent of the legal system of any country. He is responsible for accurate presentation of the case and to bring it to an end. The duty of an advocate is extremely crucial. He has to deal with the highest individual and social interest. The judiciary passes its verdict on the basis of the facts and debates presented by the advocates. An Advocate can effectively make or ruin any case. Due to such enormous and significant role in the legal system, he is also known as ‘the officer of the court’.

Advocate meets the client and form the basis or outline of the case. The final documentation and the case structure are however formed only after undergoing the facts and the ground situation. Indian legal system is quite intricate and demands the highest standards of knowledge for comprehension. An advocate is responsible for putting up the things right in place so as to frame a strong case in interest of his client. In a nut shell, an advocate meets up the clients; frame cases/litigations/appeals etc and effectively represent his client in the court of law. Those who have a sense of social responsibility and possess high morality and sense of commitment should pursue their career in law.

Instructions

Bachelor’s degree in Law (L.L.B)

It is compulsory to possess a Bachelor’s degree in Law (L.L.B) duly recognized by bar council of India to become an advocate.

Types of Course

In India, there are two types of courses offered by various universities for the degree of law. One is the three years course offered after graduation and another one is the five year’s integrated course which commences right after the completion of 12thstandard. Choose the appropriate course as per the eligibility conditions.

Common Law Entrance Test

A common law entrance test (CLAT) is conducted on all India basis for getting admissions into five year integrated course in various law schools of the country. Only those who meet the eligibility criteria and pass this test are allowed admissions in the law schools all over the country. However, there are some universities that conduct their own entrance examination, viz. Symbiosis, NLU Delhi, NLU Orissa etc. Some universities grant the admissions on the basis of test conducted by Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Then there are several state level entrance tests also. The topics that are mainly covered in these entrance exams are: legal aptitude, Logical reasoning, English including comprehension, General knowledge/ current affairs and Elementary mathematics.

Three years degree

For three years degree course, some universities conduct separate entrance exams. On the other hand, some universities give admissions on the basis of merit only.

Internship

After the successful completion of the degree in law, a mandatory internship is compulsory for every aspiring advocate as per the guidelines and the norms of the institution.

Enrollment as a advocate in India

An advocate has to get himself/herself enrolled to any State Bar Council regulated by the advocate’s act, 1961 before getting into the profession of law. It is only after this registration that they are allowed to practice in any part of the country.

Course Structure for advocate:

The 3 years bachelor’s degree program comprises of six semesters. The main teaching tools for the course are seminars, tutorial work, moot courts and practical training programs. Though the subjects vary as per the chosen specialization filed but the common subjects among different courses are code of civil procedure, contracts, jurisprudence, legal methods, litigation advocacy, and political science. The general degree of law can be obtained after the completion of four semesters but the complete degree is granted only after the successful completion of six semesters only.

Recognition of the Course:

It is important to possess a bachelor’s degree in law duly recognized by Bar Council of India. To practice anywhere across the country, a duly recognized degree from bar council of India is mandatory. Both the three year and the five year integrated degree holders are equally eligible to practice law anywhere in the country. Bar Council of India is the supreme regulatory body to regulate legal profession in the country. Any university or college granting any degree or course which is not duly recognized by BCI is considered invalid for pursuing the law profession.

Job Opportunities:

There are umpteen options for a law graduate. An advocate can set up his office and can practice independently from the very first day of career. The area of specialization can also be chose according to individual instincts and inclinations. Criminal lawyer, civil lawyer, corporate lawyer or the one dealing with the income tax cases etc are some of the widely available options. The new beginners can also join the senior lawyers in the profession to gain the necessary experience and learn the intricacies of the subject.

An advocate can also serve in the government sector. There are various tests conducted for the selection of public lawyer. Judicial career is also an extension of the law graduate only. Clearing the judicial services examination of states can help in becoming the Civil Judge or Judicial Magistrate. An advocate is also eligible to appear for administrative examinations held on state and national level.

There are several other options in the private sector also. One can join a legal firm and can work as legal assistant in the beginning and can add experience and enjoy monetary gains with the passage of time. Or one can also join corporate houses as legal advisor and can rise up to higher strategic posts in the times to come. Advocates are in high demand in banking sector also. The overall job prospects of advocates are quite encouraging and future is bright for those who commit to excellence.

Eligibility of advocate

There are two types of courses available in the country. For the integrated five year course, the eligibility criteria is a minimum 50% passing marks in the 12th grade examination. And the candidate should not be above 20 years of age in general category. The age and marks limit is relaxed for SC/ST/OBC students.

The three years course covets a successful completion of bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% passing marks in any stream. There is no set age limit for this course.

With the successful completion of the degree anyone is eligible to practice law in the country. However, there is an amendment effective from December 2010, for all the fresh law graduates or those who have not yet enrolled with bar council of India to clear a bar examination before starting practice in any court or tribunal of the country.

Typically no lawyer works nine to five instead this is the time they are in court. All the spade work and preparation for the case has to be done after court and thus, lawyers work beyond regular working hours.

These days, most of the large companies and MNC’s have a separate legal department where there are job hierarchies for the work.The jobs of all the lawyers require a lot of research and analysis and a very thorough knowledge of the subject.

Some of the Career Options that one can pursue after completing Law Courses are as follows:

Advocate, Advocate General, Attorney General, Company Secretary, District Attorney
Legal Advisors, Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO)
Magistrate
Notary / Oath Commissioner
Public Prosecutors, Solicitor, Teacher

Remuneration:

The remuneration is variable for an advocate. Generally, the career is not highly rewarding in the initial years of private practice. But once you set up your name and prove your reliability, there are no limits to the earnings. With the advancement of time and career, the remuneration of the advocate rises sharply.

Those who join the private sector can earn as much as Rs.50, 000 per month in the early years of professional life. For those who prefer the government sector, the remuneration is satisfactory along with the emoluments etc.

An advocate’s profession is one of the highest rewarding and lucrative career option. But it demands hard work and dedication towards the cause.
INDIA’s Top LAW Colleges, 2014-15 (5 year law schools) are:

1) NLSIU, Bangalore

2) NALSAR Hyderabad

3) NUJS, Kolkata

4) NLU, Jodhpur

5) NLU, Mumbai

6) NLIU, Bhopal

7) GLNU, Gandhinagar

8) AMITY LAW OF SCHOOL, Delhi

9) SYMBIOSIS, Pune

10) GLC, Mumbai

11) HNLU, Raipur

12) ILS. Pune

Bachelor of law specialisation

Corporate law
Civil law
Criminal law
International law
Labour law

Bachelor of law subjects

Subject of law vary from one’s choice of specialisation. However, there are some common subjects. These are:

Legal methods
Contracts
Jurisprudence
Code of civil procedure
Litigation advocacy
Political science
Personal Attributes

Who can and who should pursue a bachelor of law degree. People who have good presence of mind and who are extrovert are the most suited for this profession. A lawyer should also have the good communication skills. They have to cross check the observer and set up facts before the court. The skills related to analysis are extremely important to a successful lawyer.

Common Law Admission Test

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India. The test is taken after the Higher Secondary Examination or the 12th grade for admission to integrated under graduation programmes in Law and after Graduation in Law for Master of Laws(LL.M) programmes conducted by these law universities. This test was conducted for the first time on 11 May 2008 by NLSIU-Bangalore. A total number of 1037 seats from seven law schools were offered to be filled by the test. The two-hour admission test consists of objective type covering questions on English, general knowledge, basic mathematics, besides legal and logical reasoning. The second CLAT, for the academic year 2009-10, was conducted on 17 May 2009 by Nalsar-hyderabad and subsequently by the preceding NLU(s) according to their establishment.

Today, CLAT has become one of the most competitive admission tests in India with an acceptance rate of only 2% under general merit, which makes admission to National Law Universities much more difficult than other premier law schools of the world such as Harvard Law School, Yale Law School and others statistically.

Background

Before the introduction of CLAT, the autonomous law schools in India conducted their own separate entrance tests, requiring the candidates to prepare and appear separately for each of these tests. The schedule of the administration of these tests sometimes conflicted with the other or with other major entrance tests such as the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination and the All India Pre Medical Test. This caused students to miss tests and experience much stress.

There are fifteen National Law Universities in India, the first of which is the National Law School of India University, which admitted its first batch of students in 1987. Out of the fifteen, the National Law University, Delhi conducts its own separate entrance test know as All India Law Entrance Test. With the emergence of other law schools, which also sought to conduct their admission tests at around the same time, students faced a hard time preparing for them. From time to time this issue to conduct a common entrance exam to reduce the burden of the students to give multiple tests was raised, but given the autonomous status of each law school, there was no nodal agency to co-ordinate an action to this regard.

The Ministry of Human Resources Development, (Government of India) and the University Grants Commission of India organized a meeting of the Vice-Chancellors of seven National Law Universities along with the Chairman of the Bar Council of India. After a few such meetings, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Vice Chancellors of the seven National Law Universities on 23 November 2007 to conduct a common admission test. The Common Law Admission Test was to be conducted each year by each of the law colleges and the responsibility of conducting the exam was to be rotated and given on the basis of seniority in establishment. Nonetheless, the matter has not been resolved completely as there are other national law universities which are not taking part in CLAT.

Eligibility

Only Indian nationals and NRIs can appear in the test. The foreign nationals desirous of taking admission to any course in any of the participating Law Universities may directly contact the concerned University having seats for foreign nationals.

Under-Graduate Courses

Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognised Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates) and an age below 20 years as on 1st July of the year of test (22 years in case of SC and ST candidates). Students whose results are awaited can also appear in the test.

Post-Graduate Courses

B/B. L. Degree or an equivalent degree from a recognized University with not less than 55% marks in aggregate (50% in case of SC and ST candidates). The candidates who have passed the qualifying degree examination through supplementary/ compartment and repeat attempts are also eligible for appearing in the test and taking admission provided that such candidates will have to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying examination with fifty-five/fifty percent marks, as the case may be, on the date of their admission or within the time allowed by the respective universities.

Participating law schools

Name of the Institution	Location	Year of joining CLAT
National Law School of India University	Bangalore	2008
Nalsar University of Law	Hyderabad	2008
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	Kolkata	2008
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	Patiala	2009
National Law Institute University	Bhopal	2008
National Law University, Jodhpur	Jodhpur	2008
Hidayatullah National Law University	Raipur	2008
Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar	2008
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University	Lucknow	2009
Chanakya National Law University	Patna	2009
National University of Advanced Legal Studies	Kochi	2009
National University of Study and Research in Law	Ranchi	2012
National Law University, Orissa	Cuttack	2012
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam	Guwahati	2012

The first entrance examination through CLAT took place to admit students for the academic year 2008-09 on 11 May 2008. While, in the first CLAT seven law schools participated, 3 other NLUs; Chanakya National Law University, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, (Lucknow) and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law agreed in principle to utilize the CLAT score for admission. The second entrance examination through CLAT for admitting students for the academic year 2009-10 held on 31 May 2009. From seven last year, the list of participating law schools for this year has increased to eleven. Eleven previous NLU(s) participated in CLAT 2011, whereas National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi admitted students by utilized CLAT 2011 scores.

NLU-D, NLU-O and NLSJA—ASSAM conducted their own admission test. The fifth edition of CLAT was organised by Jodhpur on 13 May 2012. Also, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi National, and National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam are the three NLU(s) who joined CLAT 2012 this year making the total number of Universities to 14.

However, National Law University, Delhi conducted its own admission test, and Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vizag used the CLAT score for admission.

Non-participating schools

Despite the efforts of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, not all law schools in the country could come to an agreement to be participants to CLAT. While the number of participating institutions has increased from seven to fourteen from 2008 to 2012, there are still a number of reputable law schools which choose to continue with their existing system. Some of the main ones are:

Institutions utilizing CLAT 2012 scores

The following institutions have been permitted to utilize CLAT 2011 scores for the purposes of admissions to their undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam
Jodhpur National University, Narandi, Jahnwar Road, Jodhpur
Siddhartha Law College, Sahastradhara Road, Near IT Park, Dehradun
SOA National Institute of Law, Faculty of Legal Studies, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri Square, Bhubaneswar

In addition to this, CLAT has also entered into a MOU with the Indian Oil Corporation, whereby IOC would be utilizing CLAT scores as one of the selection criteria for recruitment of legal professionals to IOC.

Method of allocation

The CLAT form provides the students with a preference list. Each student fills the preference list, according to the colleges he/she desires. On the basis of these preferences and ranks obtained, students are allocated colleges. CLAT 2011 has seen a dramatic change. The previous system of asking applicants preferences of institution at the time of filing the application form has been done away with. In an attempt to allow for more informed choice, CLAT 2011 applicants would be asked to make a selection of institutions after the declaration of results.

Formal structure

The first CLAT Core Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellors of the seven participating NLUs at that time decided that the test should be conducted by rotation in the order of their establishment. Accordingly, the first Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was conducted in the year 2008 by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Subsequently, CLAT-2009, CLAT-2010, CLAT-2011 and CLAT-2012 have been conducted by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, National Law Institute University, Bhopal, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata and National Law University, Jodhpur respectively. The 2013 edition of CLAT is being organised by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.

Controversies

The CLAT 2009, which was scheduled to be held on 17 May 2009, was rescheduled to 31 May 2009 due to leak of question papers.

The CLAT 2011 candidates were disappointed with the standard of exam, as up to 12 questions in the various sections had underlined answers due to the oversight of the organisers and students also found the paper lengthy in comparison to the time limit provided (i.e. 2 hours).

The 2012 CLAT organised by NLU, Jodhpur was marred by number of controversies, which includes allegation of setting questions out of syllabus and out of the pre- declared pattern. The declared rank list also contained error, due to which the first list was taken down and a fresh list was put up. The declared question-answer keys contained several error, which resulted in petitions being filed by the aggrieved students in different High Courts.

CLAT 2013

CLAT 2013 was conducted by HNLU; Raipur saw the introduction of provision of negative marking. For every wrong answer, a deduction of one-fourth of the right answer i.e. -0.25 is made.

Two types of Courses

The LLB course is now in two formats – 5-year integrated LLB course for Class 12 passouts and a 3-year LLB course for graduates of any stream. Those who miss the bus after Class 12 still have an opportunity to study law after graduation.

3 year LLB versus 5 year LLB

How good is a three-year LLB versus a 5-year integrated law programme? Every law faculty is asked this question by a large number of students. The answer is very simple. Both courses are equally good and they should not be compared in the first place simply because they serve to two different audiences. If a candidate is a Class 12 student or has already passed out, he should go for five-year law without giving any thought to the three-year course in future. There’s no doubt that both the three-year and five-year courses should co-exist in an equitable manner; this is in the best interest of legal education and profession.

Universities and Law School network

We have law schools, which are universities in themselves; like the 16 premier National Law Universities or State Law Universities set up by Governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. We also have Departments or Faculties or Schools of Law in the Central, State, Deemed or Private Universities. Further, there are hundreds of aided and unaided, government and private law colleges affiliated.

Increase in Test Takers

Law entrance exams are becoming increasingly popular and competitive with the passing of each year. The number of applicants for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) rose from 10,773 in 2008 to 25,769 in 2012. The number of applicants for the three-year LLB course by Delhi University’s (DU) Faculty of Law doubled from 6127 in 20080to 11,384 students.

Some top law schools or faculties like Faculty of Law, DU and Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) continue to only offer the three-year LLB course. However, some top law schools like Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai and ILS Law College, Pune have also started offering the five-year LLB course.

Eligibilty Criteria

Five-Year LLB Entrance Exams: A candidate should be below 20 years of age as on July 1 to be eligible for CLAT. At some top law schools like NLU Delhi; GGSIP University, Delhi (including Amity Law School) and Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi, the upper age limit is 21 years whereas at AMU Law Faculty it is 22 years. Candidates from reserved category are given a relaxation of two years. Further any student who has passed Class 12 with 50% marks (less 5 % for reserved categories) or has appeared for the Class 12 is eligible to write CLAT and other law entrance exam.
Three-Year LLB Entrance Exams: There is no upper age-limit for admission. However a candidate must be at least 17 years of age on the date of application. A graduation degree with 45% marks (40% for reserved category) is the basic qualification required. Universities like DU and BHU require minimum 50% marks while universities like Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Meerut require only 45% marks in graduation. As per the recent directive by Bar Council of India, applicants who have passed 10+2 or have a graduation degree through distance learning or correspondence mode will also be considered eligible for admission for the integrated five-year or three year LLB course. However, applicants who have obtained 10+2 or graduation or post-graduation through open universities system directly without having any basic qualifications for pursuing such studies are not eligible for admission in law courses.

Most new generation law schools, that is, those set up in the 10-15 years including the National Law Universities (NLUs) have excluded the three-year LLB and have marched ahead only with 5-year LLB course.

Major law entrance exams for admission to LLB courses
5-year Integrated LLB (after Class 12)
Entrance Exam	Participating law schools	Website
CLAT	14 National Law Schools/Universities	www.clat.ac.in
AILET – NLU Delhi	National Law University, Delhi	www.nludelhi.ac.in
LSAT India	Over 40 Law Schools including Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat, Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Faculty of Law(ICFAI University), Dehradun and 24 more colleges under it.	www.pearsonvue.com/lsatindia www.jgls.edu.in
SET	Symbiosis Law Schools Pune & Noida	www.set-test.org www.symlaw.ac.in
CET of GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi	6 law schools including USL, LS and Amity Law School, Delhi IP University: Admission test conducted for app 685 seats (60 seats in USSLS) in University School of Law & Legal Studies Amity Law School, Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies, Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Ideal Institute of Mgt. & Tech, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies.	www.ipu.ac.in
CUSAT Cochin	School of Legal Studies, Cochin	www.cusat.ac.in
Bharti Vidyapeeth Pune	New Law College, Pune	www.bvuniversity.in
Christ University	Christ University’s School of Law	www.christuniversity.in
Panjab Univ. Chandigarh	UILS Panjab University Chandigarh	www.puchd.ac.in
AMU Aligarh	Faculty of Law, AMU	www.amu.ac.in
Jamia Millia, Delhi	Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia	www.jmi.ac.in
LAWCET of Andhra Pradesh	All law colleges in AP affiliated to state universities	www.apsche.org
CEE – Kerala	Four government Law colleges of Kerala	www.cee-kerala.org

3-year LLB (after graduation)
University of Delhi (DU) LLB Entrance Test	Faculty of Law- Law Centre I&II and Campus Law Centre	www.du.ac.in
BHU – UET (Law)	Law School, Faculty of Law Benaras Hindu University	www.bhu.ac.in
LSAT-India	Jindal Global Law School OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat	www.pearsonvue.com/lsatindia/ www.jgls.edu.in
Panjab University	Department of Law, PU Chandigarh	www.puchd.ac.in
LAWCET of Andhra Pradesh	All law colleges in AP affiliated to state universities	www.apsche.org
CEE – Kerala	Four Govt. law colleges in Kerala	www.cee-kerala.org
Kurukshetra University	Department of Law, KU Kurukshetra	www.kuk.ac.in
MD University, Rohtak	Department of Law, MDU Rohtak	www.mdurohtak.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur (Own Test & LSAT-India	Rajeev Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur)	www.iitkgp.ac.in

Employment trends

The five-year LLB, particularly at the NLUs have placed their graduates in national and international law firms, corporate legal departments and consulting companies, in much better way. However, the judges, academicians and law officers in the government mostly come from three-year LLB courses offered at university law departments and faculties. Important in this context for a law aspirant is to aim for and secure admission to a top law school/faculty to get a wholesome legal education and learning experience.

Admissions system

The admission process to law programmes is not uniform. We have law schools admitting students through All India entrance exams like CLAT for National Law Schools/Universities, LLB Entrance Tests for Delhi University, and law colleges admitting students on merit, that is, secured in qualifying examinations. However, a vast majority of the top law schools admit students through entrance exams only. CLAT for NLUs and LLB Entrance Test for DU could be considered to be the most important law entrance exams of the country for five-year and three-year LLB courses respectively (view table for listing of major law entrance exams in India).
The tuition fee at National Law School is Rs 80,000 per year.

Famous Personalities

Some of the famous people who were lawyers are Mahatma Gandhi, Bill Clinton, Franz Kafka, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Abraham Lincoln. Apart from them , a lot of politicians copme from the profession of law.

In India, quite a few of central ministers and politicians of opposition parties are lawyers by profession, like Mr.Kapil Sibbal, Mr.Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mr.Arun jaitley etc. Even the current US President, Mr.Barack Obama is also a lawyer.

Career Prospects

Law as a career holds a lot of promise. Some of the fast developing areas of specialisation are genetic law, cyber law, corporate law and human rights. A career in any of these fields comes with the right law degree and right amount of marketing. Another option available is to choose the State Judicial Services and start a career as a Judicial magistrate or a civil judge and move up the ladder. Apart from becoming a judge in the court, one can also work with the corporates, business houses, nationalised banks, defence services etc.

Pay and Remuneration

There is a lot of variation in the pay packets of lawyers. For a lawyer who gets associated with a senior lawyer and starts practicing in the court can get a salary of Rs.25,000 to abour Rs.40,000. The amount will depend on the firm or the lawyer one is associated with. There is also an option to work with a legal process outsourcing firm and the salary will vary from Rs. 20000 to Rs. 50000 initially. Once successful, the legal profession is a very highly paid one but the salary depends on the popularity, experience, calibre and success of the lawyer. A very important factor that determines the salary in the initial years is the college from which one has graduated.

LSAT– The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is conducted in order to admit students into the law schools in United States of America, Canada, and Australia.

Whereas LSAT – India is an entrance test designed by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), USA and is conducted by Pearson VUE, LSAC’s affiliate in India to admit candidates in the associated Law colleges of India like Jindal Global Law School etc.

LSAT Eligibility

Although the Eligibility requirements of the participating law schools providing admission to Law courses may vary but the basic eligibility for LSAT exam is +2 for taking admisssion to 5 years integrated LLB programme and Graduation in any stream (50% marks may be the minimum percentage for some participating law schools) for admission to LLB and integrated LLB-LLM programmes.

LSAT Syllabus

LSAT consists of questions from the following given topics/subjects.

Analytical Reasoning:

These questions measure the ability to understand a structure of relationships and to draw logical conclusions about that structure. The test taker is asked to reason deductively from a set of statements and rules or principles that describe relationships among persons, things, or events. Analytical Reasoning questions reflect the kinds of complex analyses that a law student performs in the course of legal problem solving.

Logical Reasoning:

These questions assess the ability to analyze, critically evaluate, and complete arguments as they occur in ordinary language. Each Logical Reasoning question requires the test taker to read and comprehend a short passage, then answer a question about it. The questions are designed to assess a wide range of skills involved in thinking critically, with an emphasis on skills that are central to legal reasoning. These skills include drawing well-supported conclusions, reasoning by analogy, determining how additional evidence affects an argument, applying principles or rules, and identifying argument flaws.

Reading Comprehension

These questions measure the ability to read, with understanding and insight, examples of lengthy and complex materials similar to those commonly encountered in law school. The Reading Comprehension section contains four sets of reading questions, each consisting of a selection of reading material, followed by four to eight questions that test reading and reasoning abilities.

LSAT Pattern

Section	Number of Questions	Timing
Analytical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
1st Logical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
2nd Logical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
Reading Comprehension	Approx. 24	35 minutes
Total	92-100 questions	2 hours and 20 minutes

There is one 15-minute break between section 2 and section 3. All questions are in a multiple-choice format, some with 4 answer choices and others with 5.

LSAT Exam Dates

The LSAT is conducted for four times throughout the year, i.e. in the months of June, September/October, December, and February, out of which the June month’s examination is considered to be the start of a new cycle, as most of the applicants appears for the June month’s LSAT examination for the following year’s law schools’ admission process.

How to register for LSAT Exam?

LSAT India Registration

Candidates need to register online for the LSAT-India at the website www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia.

Confirmation of completed registration and payment will be sent by electronic mail only.

There is no provision for on-the-spot registration for the LSAT-India on the day of the test. Candidates have to follow the prescribed registration process published as part of the LSAT-India announcement on the website.

Only one registration can be made by a candidate. Duplicate registrations are liable to be rejected.

A form is considered valid only if submission is made, and the registration fee is received by Pearson VUE by the due date. Registration forms, for which the registration fee is not received in time, will be rejected outright.

In case the candidate registers online using a credit card that does not belong to him/her, the candidate needs to furnish a signed statement from the credit card holder as per the format provided below. Failure to furnish the afore stated signed statement, if applicable, shall render the registration form invalid, and the same shall be voided without prior notice. The candidate needs to print the following statement, get it filled out and signed from the credit card holder, and carry the physical signed statement along with the credit card that was used for the transaction, for signature verification, to the test venue on the day of the exam. The candidate will not be allowed to sit for the test if this requirement is not fulfilled.

LSAT-India Registration Fee Rs.3500

LSAT-India Registration Fees (overseas test centers) USD 150

Registration for the LSAT-India is online and can be done by submitting the form on the LSAT-India website. Payment for the registration by test takers in India can be done online (via credit card only) or through a demand draft.

The demand draft should reach the below mentioned address on or before the mentioned date.

Pearson VUE c/o Blueshift
21 Abdul Razack Street,
Saidapet Chennai – 600015
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 044–42272727

Candidates should write “LSAT-India” at the bottom of the envelope. If you are a candidate testing from outside India, you can pay online via a credit card only.

In case your registration is accepted, an acknowledgement of the same will be e-mailed by Pearson VUE. If your registration is not accepted, a notification will be e-mailed to you.

LSAT Test Centres

North: Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow
South: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi
West: Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai
East: Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi

Main test centers for LSAT outside India are:

Bangkok
Hong Kong
Johannesburg
London
Manila
Singapore and Sydney

Institutes considering LSAT Score to providing admission.

LSAT-India 2015 scores will be considered by folloiwng colleges to provide admission to their Law courses:

Amity Law School, Gurgaon (Affiliated to Amity University, Gurgaon)
Central India College of Law, Godhani – Nagpur (Affliated to RTM, Nagpur University)
College of Legal Studies – Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)
Faculty of Law – Dehradun (A constituent of ICFAI University)
G.H. Raisoni Law College – Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM Nagpur University)
ITM College of Law – Gurgaon (ITM University)
Jindal Global Law School – Sonipat (Haryana) (Jindal Global University)
JSS Law College – Mysore (Autonomous under Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K.L.E. Society’s Law College – Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
MATS Law School, MATS University – Raipur (MATS University)
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) – 3 yr LL. B. (IIT Kharagpur)
Saveetha School of Law – Chennai (Saveetha University)

In addition to the above mentioned list of Colleges, LSAT—India 2013 scores are also accepted by the following institutes. Candidates can choose the colleges individually or select “all” option to apply to these colleges while registering for LSAT—India.

Alliance College of Law, Bangalore (Private University established in Karnataka State)
AURO University School of Law, Surat (Affiliated to AURO University, Surat)
Balurghat Law College – Dakshin Dinajpur (WB) (Affiliated to University of Gour Banga)
Bharat Law College – Jaipur (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan)
B.N. Law College – Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur)
B.S. Anangpuria Institute of Law – Faridabad (Affiliated to Maharshi Dayanad Universitry, Rohtak)
Bundelkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya – Orai (UP) (Affiliated to Bundelkhand University, Jhansi)
Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies – Durgapur (Affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Dr. Anushka Vidhi Mahavidyalaya – Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohan Lal Sukhdev University)
Dr. Milind Yerne College of Law – Bhandara (Affiliated To Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Nagpur)
Ganjam Law College -Berhampur (Affiliated to Berhampur University)
Geeta Institute of Law – Panipat (Affiliated to Kurukshetra University)
Haldia Law College – Midnapore Affiliated to The Vidyasagar University
Himgiri Zee University Law School, Dehradun (Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun)
IMS Law College – Dehradun (Affiliated to HNB Garhwal University)
Institute of Law and Research – Faridabad (Affiliated to M.D. University, Rohtak)
I. P. E. M. Law Academy – Ghaziabad (Affiliated to CCS University, Meerut)
Jagan Nath University, Law Faculty – Jaipur (Affiliated to Jagan Nath University)
Jai Hind Defence College of Law – Bhopal (Affiliated to Barkatullah University)
Jaipur School of Law, Jaipur (Affiliated to Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur)
Jodhpur National University – Jodhpur (Affiliated to Jodhpur National University)
J. S. S. Sakri Law College – Hubli (Affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad)
K. L. E. Society’s Law College – Chikodi (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K.L.E. Society’s B. V. Bellad Law College – Belgaum (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
K.L.E. Society’s Gurusiddappa Kotambri Law College – Hubli (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
K. L. E. Society’s S. A. Manvi Law College – Gadag (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Maa Sharda Law College – Azamgarh (Affiliated to Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur)
M A B Institute of Judicial Science – Murshidabad (Affiliated to Kalyani University)
Mewar Law Institute – Ghaziabad (Affiliated to C. C. S. University, Meerut)
Midnapore Law College – Midnapore (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University)
Mother Teresa Law College- Jabalpur (Affiliated to Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur)
M. P. Law College – Aurangabad (Affiliated to Jodhpur National University)
M. S. Government P. G. College – Guna (Affiliated to Jiwaji University)
R. N. Patel Ipcowala School of Law and Justice, Anand (Affiliated to Sardar Patel University)
Royal College of Law – Ghaziabad (Affiliated to Choudhry Charan Singh University, Meerut)
Saifia College – Bhopal (Affiliated to Barkatullah University)
Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law – Meerut (Affiliated to Swami Vivekananda Subharti University)
Sarwa Dharma Vidhi Mahavidyalaya – Gwalior (Affiliated to Jiwaji University, Gwalior)
School of Law, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam (AP) (Affiliated to Gitam University, Visakhapatnam)
Shri Swami Dayal Bhatnagar Law College, Sikandrabad (UP)
Siddhartha Law College – Dehradun (Affiliated to Uttarkhand Technical University)
Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School – Mumbai
SOA National Institute of Law – Bhubaneswar (Affiliated to Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed University)
S.P. College of Law – Chandrapur
Sri Vaishnav Institute of Law – Indore (Affiliated to Devi Ahiliya Vishwavidyalaya)
Tagore Institute of Law – Jaipur (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan)
Unity Law College – Rudrapur (Affiliated to Kumaun University)
Vaikunta Baliga College of Law – Udupi (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Vidya Pratishthan’s Vasantrao Pawar Law College – Pune (Affiliated to University of Pune)
Vivekananda College of Law – Bangalore

Other Law Entrance Exams

NLU NET Exam – National Law University Jodhpur National Entrance Test

Chanakya National Law University Entrance Exam

KLEE – Government of Kerala Law Entrance Exam

NLSIU – National Law School of India University Entrance Exam

NUJS – W.B. National University of Juridical Studies Entrance Exam

SET – Symbiosis International University Entrance Exam

RMLNLU – Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Entrance Exam

NALSAR – NALSAR University of Law Entrance Exam

GNLU – Gujarat National Law University Entrance Exam

CLAT – Common Law Entrance Test

AIBE – All India Bar Exam

NLUO Admission Test – National Law University Orissa Admission Test

ILSAT – ICFAI Law School Admission Test

AILET – All India Law Entrance Test

UTU CLAT – Uttarakhand Technical University Common Law Entrance Test

AIL Entrance Test – Army Institute of Law Entrance Test

PU LLB Entrance Exam – Panjab University LLB Entrance Exam

RULET – Rajasthan University Law Entrance Test

BHU BLAT – Banaras Hindu University B.A.LL.B.(Hons) Admission Test

BHU UET for LLB – BHU LLB Entrance Exam 2014

List of law schools in India State wise

Andhra Pradesh

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University , Visakhapatnam
Nyaya Vidya Parishad(N.V.P) Law College, Visakhapatnam
Nbm Law College, Visakhapatnam
All Saints Christian Law College, Visakhapatnam
Visakha Law College Visakhapatnam
Sri Shirdi Sai Law College, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam
M.R.V.G.R. Law College, Vizianagaram
M.P.R. Law College, Srikakulam
Veeravalli College of Law, Rajahmundry
D. N. Raju College of Law, Bhimavaram, West Godavari district
P.S.Raju. Law College, Kakinada, East Godavari district
G.S.K.M. Law College, Rajahmundry, East Godavari
Sri R.K.M Law College, R.V.S Nagar, Chittor
Andhra Christian College of Law, Guntur
V. D. Siddhartha Law College, Vijayawada, Krishna district
D. S. R. Hindu Law College, Krishna District
Indira Priyadarshini Law College, Ongole
Jagarlamudi Chandramouli College of Law, Guntur
V.R. Law College, Nellore
Sri Eshwar Reddy College of Law, Chittoor District
K.K.C. College of Law, Chittoor
Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Tirupati Chittoor District

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Law Academic, Naharlagun

Assam

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan School of Legal Studies, Assam University, Silchar
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
National Education Foundation (NEF) Law College Guwahati, Assam
Diphu Law College Diphu, Assam
A. K. Chanda Law College Silchar, Assam
Centre for Juridical Studies, Dibrugarh University Dibrugah, Assam
S.I.P.E. Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam
Jorhat Law College, Jorhat, Assam (Estd.1964)
North Lakhimpur Law College, (Estd.1999) North Lakhimpur
Tinsukia Law College (Estd.1973)
University Law College, Gauhati (Estd.1976)
B.R.M. Govt. Law College Guwahati
Barpeta Law College (Estd.1972)
Dhubri Law College (Estd.1967)
Tezpur Law College, P.O.Napaam Sonitpur
Goalpara Law College (Estd.1967)
Bongaigaon Law College (1994)
Nowgong Law College, Nagaon (Estd.1990)
Dispur Law College
Kokrajhar Law College (Estd.1988)
Mangaldai Law College
J.B. Law College Guwahati
Nalbari Law College (Estd.1991)
Karimganj Law College

Bihar

Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Braja Mohan Thakur Law College, Purnia
Patna Law College, Patna University, Patna
C M Law College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga
Bihar Institute of Law, Patna
S.K.J Law College Muzaffarpur. B.R.A.Bihar university Muzaffarpur.
T.N.B Law College Tilka Manjhi University, Bhagalpur, Bihar
Sasaram Law Collage, Sasaram, Rohtas
Surya Deo Law College,Katihar B.N.M University [ Madhepura ]

Chandigarh

Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh
University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University

Chhattisgarh

MATS Law School, Raipur
Hidyatullah National Law University, Raipur
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Delhi

National Law University, Delhi
Jindal Global Law School, Sonipet
ITM Law School
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, New Delhi, with 3 centres: Campus Law Centre, Law Centre I and Law Centre II
University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida
Amity Law School, Noida (Constituent college of Amity University)
Amity Law School, New Delhi (affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi (affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
Chandra Prabhu Jain College of Higher Studies, Narela, New Delhi (affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, Karkardooma, New Delhi (affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Holambi khurd, New Delhi
sharda university,school of law,greater noida

Goa

V.M. Salgaocar Law College, Panaji (affiliated to Goa University)
VVM’s Govind Ramnath College of Law, Margao (affiliated to Goa University)

Gujarat

Baroda School of Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Law College, Bharuch, Gujarat
VT Chowksi Law College, Surat
Sidharth Law College Surat
Dinshaw Daboo Law College, Navsari
SKM Law College, Valsad
Shree P.M.Patel College of Law & Human Rights, Anand
Anand Law College, Anand

Haryana

Lala Ami Chand Monga Memorial Collge of Law, Ambala (affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra)
Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana
Department of Law, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
Vaish college of law, Rohtak
Smt. Shanti Devi Law College, Saharanwas, Rewari Affiliated with MDU, Rohtak
Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Department of law, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, [Sirsa]
Chajju Ram Law College, Hisar. Affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat (affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra)
SBS College of Law, Gohana road, Rohtak Affiliated with MDU, ROHTAK.

Himachal Pradesh

Department of law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

Jammu and Kashmir

Department of law [Kashmir University, Srinagar]
Department of law [Jammu University, Jammu
The Law School [Jammu University, Jammu]
Dogra Law College, Bari Brahamana, Jammu
K.C. Law College, Jammu
School of Legal Studies, [Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar]
Sopore Law College, Sopore, Kashmir
Kashmir Law College, Srinagar
Pulwama Law College, Pulwama, Kashmir
Vitasta Law College, Srinagar

Jharkhand

Law College, Dhanbad
Chhotanagpur Law College, Ranchi
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi

Karnataka

Al-Ameen College of Law, Hosur Road, Bangalore.
S. S. L. Law College Gulbarga
Siddharth Law College Gulbarga
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, (Bangalore)
Karnataka State Law University’s Law School, Navanagar, Hubli. (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University) offers 5yrs B.B.A.,LL.B.(Hons), B.A.,LL.B.(Hons) & LL.M in IPR & Constitutional Law. Visit www.kslu.ac.in for more details.
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathrishwara Law College, Mysore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University) offers BBA LL.B (5 years), BA LL.B (5 years), LL.B (3 years) and LL.M (1 year) along with other Certificate Courses.
Society’s Law College, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, Belgaum
R.K Law College, Banglore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Law College and Centre for Post Graduate Studies in Law, Mangalore, Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University.
Garden City College of Law, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
CMR Law School, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Govt Law College Ranebennur, (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Hurkadli Ajja Law College-Dharwad, (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
Indira Priyadarshini College of Law, Bangalore (affiliated to Karntaka State Law University) offers LLB.& BA, LLB,.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
University College of Law, Karnataka University, Dharwad
University Law College, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Vaikunta Baliga College of Law, Udupi
Vivekananda College of Law, Bangalore (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Bishop cotton Women’s Christian Law college, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
B.M.S College of Law, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
B. R. R. Mahajana Law college, Mysore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Saradavilas Law College, Mysore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Vaikunta Baliga College of Law, Udupi
Vidyavardhaka Law College, Mysore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Krishna Law College, Hassan (Affiliated to UKarnataka State Law University)
PES Law College, Mandya (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Vivekananda Law College, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada
Vidyodaya Law College, Tumkur. (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Seshadripuram Law College, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)

Kerala

Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, under Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
Government Law College, Ernakulam, under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Government Law College, Thrissur, under Calicut University, Calicut
Government Law College, Calicut, under Calicut University, Calicut
NSS Law College, Kottiyam, Kollam, Affiliated to Kerala University
Sree Narayana College of Legal Studies, Kollam, Affiliated to Kerala University
Mar Baselious Law College, Nalanchira, Trivandrum, Affiliated to Kerala University
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Center for Legal Studies, Kannur University, Kannur
Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (affiliated to Kerala University)

Madhya Pradesh

Department of Legal Studies & Research (DLSR), Barkatullah University, Bhopal
Department of Law, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
Faculty of Law, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya PradeshSagar
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
School of Law, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
College of law, Maharani Laxmibai Govt. College of Excellence, Gwalior
Indore Institute of Law, Indore
Amity Law College
Altius Institute of Universal Studies, Indore www.altius.ac.in

Maharashtra

Government Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
Central Law College, Nagpur (affiliated to Nagpur University)
Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College, Satara (affiliated to Shivaji University)
K.C. Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
S.V.K.M’S College Of Law (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
Rizvi Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
G.J. Advani Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
Dr. Ambedkar College of Law, Wadala, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
New Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Mumbai)
N.C.Law College, Nanded (Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded)
S.C.P. Law College, Nanded (Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded)
V.N. Law College, Nanded (Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded)
Shri Sivaji Law College, Kandhar, Nanded (Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded)
Dayanand College Of Law, Latur (Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded)
ILS Law College, Pune (affiliated to University of Pune)
DES Law College, Pune (affiliated to University of Pune)
A.K.K. New Law Academy, Pune (affiliated to University of Pune)
DES Law College, Pune (affiliated to University of Pune)
New Law College, Ahmednagar (affiliated to University of Pune)
New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
Symbiosis Law School, Pune (Symbiosis International University)
P. E. Society’s [[Modern Law College]www.modernlawcolege.org], Pune (University of Pune)
Navjeevan Law College, Nashik (affiliated to University of Pune)
Narhar Balwant Thakur College of Law, Nasik (affiliated to University of Pune)
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh College of Law, Amravati (affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amaravati University)
M.P. Law College, Aurangabad (affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law (BACL), Nagpur University, Nagpur.
Ambedkar Law College, Dhule
St. Wilfred’s College of Law, Panvel, Mumbai University, Raigad
Y.C.New Law Collage Malakapur, Karad, (affiliated to Shivaji University)

Manipur

L.M.S. Law College, Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong Law College, Dhankheti, Shillong, Meghalaya (Affiliated to North Eastern Hill University)
Faculty of Law, North Eastern Hill University, Main Campus,
Mawlai Mawkynroh-Unshing (Established in the year 2005)

Mizoram

Mizoram Law College

Nagaland

City Law College, Dimapur (Affiliated to Nagaland University)
Kohima Law College, Kohima (Affiliated to Nagaland University)
Mokokchung Law College, Mokokchung (Affiliated to Nagaland University)

Orissa

National Law University, Orissa, Cuttack
KIIT School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
SOA National Institute Of Law, SOA University, Orissa, Bhubaneswar
University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
M.S. Law College, Cuttack
Jeypore Law college, Jeypore (Koraput)
Lingaraj Law College, Brahmapur
Dhenkanal Law College, Dhenkanal
Law College, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur
Law College, Berhampur University, Berhampur
Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack
Ganjam Law College, Berhampur
The Law College, Cuttack

Pondicherry

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pondicherry, [affiliated to Pondicherry University]

Punjab

Baba Farid Law College, Faridkot
Army Institute of Law, Mohali (affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala)
Department of Laws, Punjabi University, Patiala
Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Department of Laws, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Department of Laws, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Gurdaspur
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh, Ludhiana
St. Soldier Law Collage, Behind REC, GT Road, Jalandhar
Baba Kundan Singh Memorial Law College Moga (Affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh)
Guru Hargobind Institute of Law for Women Sidhwan Khurd, Ludhiana (Affiliated to Panjab University Chandigarh)
Bathinda Of Law, Bathinda [affiliated by Punjabi University Patiala]
KCL Institute Of Laws, Jalandhar

Rajasthan

National Law University, Jodhpur
Mody Institute of Technology and Science
Seedling School Of Law & Governance, Jaipur National University, Jaipur
Faculty of Law, Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur
Faculty of Law, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
University College of Law, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
University Five Year Law College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Department of Law, Guru Nanak Khalsa Law College, Sri Ganganagar
Department of Law, Maharishi Dayanand Law College, Sri Ganganagar
Department of Law, Government Law College, Sri Ganganagar
Department of Law, Girdhari Lal Bihani Sanatan Dharam Law College, Sri Ganganagar
School Of Law, Raffles University, Neemrana
Vidyasthali Law College, Durgapura, Jaipur
Amity Law School, Jaipur
S.S. Jain Subodh Law College, Jaipur

Sikkim

Department of law and legal jurisprudence studies, Sikkim University

Tamil Nadu

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (established 1891)
Government Law College, Madurai (established 1979)
Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli (established 1979)
Government Law College, Coimbatore (established 1979)
Central Law College, Salem, Salem (established 1984)
Government Law College, Tirunelveli (established 1996)
Government Law College, Chengalpattu (established 2002)
School of Excellence in Law, Chennai, (SOEL) (established 2002)
Government Law College, Vellore (established 2008)
Tamil Nadu National Law School Srirangam, (Tiruchirappalli) (established 2012)
SASTRA University, School of Law, Thanjavur

Telangana

Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad (established 1998)
Osmania University College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Paddala Ram Reddi Law College, Hyderabad
Pendekanti Law College, Hyderabad
Sultan-Ul-Uloom College of Law, Hyderabad
Mahatma Gandhi Law College, Hyderabad
University College of Law, Kakatiya University, Warangal
Adarsha Law College, Warangal
Manair College of Law, Khammam
Department of Law, Telangana University, Nizamabad

Tripura

Tripura Government Law College, Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law, Subharti University,Meerut
Janhit College of Law, Greater Noida
Faculty of Law, Agra College, (Agra) Estd 1823
Teerthanker mahaveer college of law and legal studies(moradabad)
Mjp Rohilkhand university,Bareilly
Innovative Institute Of Law, Greater Noida
Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida
Department of Law, D.A.V. Degree College, Muzaffarnagar (Meerut University)
Shri Ram College of Law, Muzaffarnagar (Meerut University)
Department of Law, Meerut College, Meerut (Meerut University)
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Central University)
Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Central University)
Institute of Legal Studies, Chaudhary Charan Singh University Campus, Meerut
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
Faculty of Law, Allahabad University, Allahabad (Central University)
Faculty of Law, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, (Agra)
Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow (New Campus), Lucknow
Department of Law, Brahmanand College, Kanpur City (CSJM University Kanpur)
DAV Law College, Kanpur City (CSJM University Kanpur)
Department of Law, VSSD College, Kanpur City (CSJM University Kanpur)
Faculty of Law, NAS College, Meerut (Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut)
Integrated School of Law, Ghaziabad (Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut)
J.V. jain college, Saharanpur
Babu Jagjivan Ram Institute of Law, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

Uttarakhand

Chanakya Law College, Rudrapur, http://www.chanakyalawcollege.in
Faculty of Law, ICFAI University, Dehradun
Shakuntala law college, Dehradun
University Of Petroleum And Energy Studies, College Of Legal Studies
Institute of Management Studies(also known as Unison law school), Makkavala greens, Mussoorie road.
Siddhartha Law College, near IT Park, Sahastradhara road.
Law College Dehradun.
Selaqui Law College, Selaqui, Dehradun
Chandrawati tiwari law college, Kotdwara

West Bengal

Department of Law, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Jalpaiguri Law College, Jalpaiguri, (affiliated to University of North Bengal)
Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata (affiliated to University of Calcutta)
South Calcutta Law College (affiliated to University of Calcutta)
Surendranath Law College, Kolkata (affiliated to University of Calcutta)
Bengal Law College, Shantiniketan (affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Snehangshu Kanta Acharya Institute of law, Kalyani (affiliated to University of Kalyani)
Bimal Chandra College of Law, Murshidabad (affiliated to University of Kalyani)
Haldia Law College, Haldia, (affiliated to Vidyasagar University)
Midnapore Law College, Midnapore, (affiliated to Vidyasagar University)
Sarsuna Law College, Sarsuna(Kolkata), (affiliated to Calcutta University)
Department of Law, University of Burdwan, Burdwan
Hooghly Mohsin College, Hooghly, (affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Law College Durgapur, (affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Kingston law College, Barasat (affiliated to West Bengal State University)