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introduction 3

lsat-india – brief about exam 4

eligibility criteria 8

application Procedure 6

admit card 9

exam Pattern 10

important dates 11

Participating institutes 12

Contents

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As next session of admissions begins for law pro-grammes, you may be gearing up to see yourselves in the law school where you always wanted to be. Law

School Admission Test (LSAT-India) is the internation-ally recognized law entrance exam taken by law aspirants to secure admissions in one of the 44 participating law schools of India.

Every year nearly thirty thousand aspirants appear in LSAT-India, which is the first step towards securing the coveted seat at an Indian law school. As the total number of aspirants is growing, competition for the coveted seat is also on increase with same pace.

IntroduCtIon

Here, we present a hawk-eye view of the internationally designed law entrance exam that an aspirant must not miss so, as to maximize his or her chance to grab the coveted law seat.

‘LSAT-India 2015 Admissions’ E-book compiled and designed by Careers360 comprehends you with the modali-ties of law entrance exam that you should not miss!

Let us now begin!

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LsAt-IndIA – BrIef ABout the exAm

LSAT India is a standardized test of reading and ver-bal reasoning skills designed by the USA based Law School Admission Council (LSAC). LSAT-India 2015

scores will be accepted by participating law schools in India. LSAT India will be conducted across 16 cities in India on May 17, 2015.

LSAT-India 2015 Registration begins from November 12, 2014. Click here to know more.

Exam Name – Law School Admission Test

Commonly Known As – LSAT-India

Exam Type – National / International

Exam Category – UG/PG

Participating Institutes – Around 44 Institutes across India

Eligibility Criteria for LSAT-IndiaCandidates are informed that the participating law schools have their respective eligibility criteria. All registrants who complete the test registration, pay the test fee in a timely way, and follow published test rules may sit for the LSAT India.

LSAT Registration Procedure

F Registration for the LSAT India is online and can be done by submitting the form on the LSAT-India website.

F Payment for the registration by test takers in India can be done online (via credit card only) before the notified date or through a demand draft.

F The demand draft should reach the below mentioned address on or before the notified date either by post or courier:

Pearson VUEC/o Greenclouds6708, DLF Phase - IVGurgaon, Haryana - 122002

F The candidates should write “LSAT-India” at the bottom of the envelope

LSAT Test Scoring & Exam PatternTest scores are reported on a percentile basis, comparing each candidate’s performance to that of the others within his or her candidate group (Five-Year Integrated LL.B. Pro-gramme or Two-Year LL.M./ Three-Year LL.B. Programme).

LSAT India scores tell law schools the relative strength of the critical-thinking skills measured by the test for each candidate in comparison to the others in his or her candidate pool/group.

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 : 4 sections 92-100 questions 2 hours 20 minutes

The sections on the LSAT India may appear in any order but always consist of one Analytical Reasoning section, one

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Reading Comprehension section, and two Logical Reasoning sections.

The LSAT India is a paper-and-pencil test. All questions are in a multiple-choice format, some with four answer choices and others with five. Answers are collected on a scan-nable answer sheet.

LSAT Important Dates

S.No Important Events Dates

1 Registration window (Online payments)

November 12, 2014 to May 1, 2015

2 Registration window (Demand Draft Payments)

November 12, 2014 to April 28, 2015

3 Availability of Admit Cards May 8, 2015 - May 16, 2015

4 LSAT-India 2015 Exam May 17, 2015

5 Announcement of Results June 11, 2015

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LsAt-IndIA AppLICAtIon proCedure

LSAT-India Application Form shall be available from November 12, 2014. Careers360 brings you How to fill LSAT application form providing you a step by

step procedure for filling in the applications in an easy way and without hassle.

Pearson VUE India shall begin LSAT 2015 Application Procedure from November 12, 2014. Candidates shall be given two different modes for Registration/ Application Procedure.

F Online Registration: November 12, 2014 - May 1, 2015

F Offline Registration (through Demand Draft/Pay Order/Banker’s Cheque): November 12, 2014 - April 28, 2015

The Demand Draft/Pay Order/Banker’s Cheque should be made in favour of NCS Pearson India Pvt. Ltd., payable at New Delhi/Noida should reach the below mentioned address by April 28, 2015 either by post or courier:

Pearson VUE,C/o Greenclouds,6708, DLF Phase –IV,Gurgaon, Haryana – 122008

The applicants need to write “LSAT – India” at the bottom of envelope.

Before filling in LSAT Online Application Form, candi-dates are advised to read instructions. Scroll below to read

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detailed procedure of filling in LSAT Application Form. It may help you with minute details of LSAT-India Application so that you don’t miss out any important information or do any mistake.

LSAT-India Application Form Procedure –Follow the following instructions during filling in LSAT-India Application Form:

F Candidates shall be required to log in through a new account for filling in LSAT-India Application Form

F On completion of the registration, candidates will get an LSAT—India Registration Number. Candidates will need to mention this LSAT—India Registration Number while submitting the application forms to the participating col-leges

F After obtaining LSAT—India Registration Number, the candidate will need to download/obtain the Application Form from the participating college. The college admis-sion application forms will require candidates to mention

their LSAT—India Registration Number. Candidates will be required to mention their LSAT—India Registration Number at the required place in the Application Form of the participating colleges

F Applicants who complete the registration procedure wil have to remit an application fee, in the next process. If a candidate registers for the test and then determines that he/she is ineligible for admission to the intended law school, no test-fee will be refunded

F Candidates will be required to pay Rs. 3800 as application fee either through Online Payment or through Demand Draft/Pay Order/Banker’s Cheque

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Pearson VUE on behalf of Law School Admission Council (LSAC) of USA declares LSAT-India Eli-gibility Criteria for admissions through LSAT-India.

Law School Admission Test is a standardized test of reading and verbal reasoning skills designed by LSAC.

LSAT India Eligibility Criteria may provide you infor-mation regarding various criteria required for appearing in LSAT-India including, educational qualification and age.

LSAT India Eligibility Criteria may vary from one partici-pating institution to the other. There is no common eligibility criteria accepted by all law institutions.

For LSAT India 2015 Eligibility Criteria, candidates will need to visit the website of individual law institution and check their eligibility requirements, information about the school and the courses.

LSAT-India scores shall be accepted by over 44 law institu-tions in India. Appearing for LSAT-India is mandatory for candidates seeking admission to these law schools.

LsAt-IndIA eLIgIBILIty CrIterIA

Candidates will need to read the eligibility of individual law school and if the candidate is eligible to apply in the intended law school, he/she may apply.

If a candidate appears in LSAT-India and later is found ineligible for the intended law school, then in this case LSAT fees will not be refunded.

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LsAt-IndIA AdmIt CArd/ hALL tICket

LSAT 2015 Admit Card shall be available from May 8, 2015. Candidates may download LSAT-India 2015 Admit Card from this page. LSAT-India 2015 Admit

Card shall be the hall ticket to appear in LSAT-India 2015.

LSAT-India 2015 Admit Cards shall be available till May 16, 2015.

LSAT-India 2015 shall be conducted by Pearson VUE on behalf of USA based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on May 17, 2015.

In any case, if any candidate is unable to Download Admit Card for LSAT Entrance Test, he/she can contact or reach the following address:

Pearson VUE,C/o Greenclouds,6708, DLF Phase –IV,Gurgaon, Haryana – 122008

Any candidate, in any circumstance will not be allowed to appear for LSAT 2015 without a valid LSAT 2015 Admit Card.

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LSAT is a law entrance exam, designed by USA based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for admis-sions to law schools in India. It is a standardized test

of reading and verbal reasoning skills.

Exam Pattern of LSAT may aid you with an overview of the law entrance exam including exam duration, number of questions, total marks and marking scheme.

LSAT-India 2015 shall be conducted by Pearson VUE in India on behalf of LSAC.

LSAT-India 2015 shall be conducted on May 17, 2015 across 16 cities in India.

Duration of LSAT-India – 2 hours 20 minutes

Type of Questions – Objective-Type Questions (MCQs)

Total Number of Questions – 92-100

Marking Scheme – Negative marking is not applicable in LSAT 2015

Section-wise Distribution of Questions – Find below the section-wise distribution of questions

Section Questions (Approx.)

Time

Analytical Reasoning 24 35 minutes

Logical Reasoning I 24 35 minutes

Logical Reasoning II 24 35 minutes

Reading Comprehension

24 35 minutes

Total 92-100 2 hours 20 minutes

Each section is assigned specific duration. Candidates will be required to finish each section in this duration. Candidates

LsAt-IndIA exAm pAttern

will not be allowed to go back to the previous section or start the next section even if they have finished the current section. When the time is up for a particular section then the invigila-tors make an announcement to start the next section.

LSAT-India does not test candidates’ general knowledge or math skills. It tests critical thinking skills that candidates have acquired during his/her academic lifetime.

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Pearson VUE on behalf of LSAC has declared LSAT-India Important Dates. Important Dates will help you with dates of important events of LSAT-India 2015

including exam date, application date, admit card and result.

LSAT-India 2015 Registration begins from November 12, 2014. Click here to know more.

Candidates will need to register themselves for LSAT-India 2015 through online mode or by sending Demand Draft (DD) till April 28, 2015.

LsAt-IndIA ImportAnt dAtes

Important Events LSAT-India 2015 Dates

Registrations (Online Payments) November 12, 2014 - May 1, 2015

Registrations (Demand Draft Payments) November 12, 2014 - April 28, 2015

Issue of Admit Card May 8, 2015 - May 16, 2015

LSAT India 2014 Exam May 17, 2015

Result Declaration June 11, 2015

LSAT-India 2015 Important Dates shall also help you in planning for the admission process in various law institu-tions across India.

Important Dates of LSAT-India – Pearson VUE on behalf of LSAC shall be conducting LSAT-India 2015 and has declared LSAT-India 2015 Important Dates. You can check below for the important events of LSAT-India 2015 along with their dates.

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Pearson VUE shall be conducting LSAT-India 2015 on behalf of Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on May 17, 2015.

LSAT-India 2015 scores will be accepted by around 44 par-ticipating law schools in India.

LsAt-IndIA pArtICIpAtIng InstItutes

Institute Location Website

Alliance School of Law, Alliance University Bangalore http://law.alliance.edu.in/

ITM Law School Gurgaon http://www.itmindia.edu/index.php/schools/school-of-law

School of Law, Ansal University Gurgaon http://www.ansaluniversity.edu.in/school-of-law/overview

AURO University, School of Law Surat https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/School_of_Law.aspx

Jindal Global Law School Sonipat http://www.jgls.edu.in/

School of Law, Gitam University Visakhapatnam http://www.gitam.edu/SOL/welcomePage.aspx

Central India College of Law Nagpur http://www.centralindiacollegeoflaw.com/college.html

JSS Law College Mysore http://jsslawcollege.in/

School of Law, K. R. Mangalam University Gurgaon http://www.krmangalam.edu.in/

College of Legal Studies Dehradun http://www.upes.ac.in/college-of-legal-studies-(cols)

K.L.E. Society’s Law College Bangalore http://www.klelawcollege.org/content/

School of Law, Noida International University

Noida http://niu.edu.in/schools/school-of-legal-studies/

Faculty of Law, ICFAI University Dehradun http://www.iudehradun.edu.in/fol/

MATS Law School, MATS University Raipur http://www.matslawschool.ac.in/

School of Law, Sharda University Greater Noida http://www.sharda.ac.in/index.html

G H Raisoni Law School Nagpur http://ghrlawschool.raisoni.net/

Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur

Kharagpur http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/

VIT Law School Chennai http://chennai.vit.ac.in/vitls

Scroll below to get the list of all institutes participating in LSAT-India.

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In addition to these above listed law school, following are some of the other institutes which will be participating in LSAT 2015 Counselling.

Institute Location Official Website

Altius Institute of Universal Studies Indore http://www.altius.ac.in/

IMS Unison University Dehradun http://www.iuu.ac/

Nims School of Law, Nims University Jaipur http://nimsuniversity.org/schools/school-of-law/

B. M. S. College of Law Bangalore http://www.bmslawcollege.org/

Institute of Law and Research Faridabad http://www.ilrfaridabad.com/

NIMT Vidhi Evam Kanun Sansthan Greater Noida http://nimt.ac.in/law-committe/

B.N. Law College Udaipur http://www.bninstitute.org/bnlawCourses.html

Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University Jaipur http://www.jvwomensuniv.com/

Royal College of Law Ghaziabad http://www.royalcollegeoflaw.org/

B.S. Anangpuria Institute of Law Faridabad http://anangpuria.com/Default.aspx

Jagan Nath University, Law Faculty Jaipur http://www.jagannathuniversity.org/

Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law Meerut http://sarpasil.org/

Chanakya Law College Rudrapur http://www.chanakyalawcollege.in/chanakyalawcollege/

Jai Hind Defence College of Law Bhopal http://www.jhdcollege.org/

Sri Vaishnav Institute of Law Indore http://svil.svgipsar.org/

Dr. Anushka Vidhi Mahavidyalaya Udaipur http://www.anushkaacademy.com/

K.L.E. Society’s B. V. Bellad Law College Belgaum http://www.klesociety.org/

Siddhartha Law College Dehradun http://www.siddharthalawcollege.com/

Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies Durgapur http://www.dils.edu.in/

K.L.E. Society’s Gurusiddappa Kotambri Law College Hubli http://www.gklawcollege.com/

Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School Mumbai www.bmncollege.com

Geeta Institute of Law Panipat http://geetalawcollege.in/

M A B Institute of Juridicial Science Murshidabad http://www.mabijs.in/

Tagore Institute of Law Jaipur http://www.tagorecolleges.com/

Haldia Law College Midnapore http://www.hlc.in/

Midnapore Law College Midnapore http://www.mlc.co.in/

Vaikunta Baliga College of Law Udupi http://www.vbclaw.com/

IMS Law College Noida http://www.imsnoida.com/

M. P. Law College Aurangabad http://mplaw.org/

The above listed colleges shall be accepting LSAT 2015 score cards for admissions to various law courses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

LSAT-India is a standardized test of reading and verbal rea-soning skills designed by the USA based Law School Admis-sion Council (LSAC).

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