Law Entrance Exams: Programs and Duration

The popular law entrance exams for UG and PG admission are given below.

Overview of UG Law Entrance Exams 

Law Entrance exams

Accepting University

Duration of the courses

CLAT

(Common Law Admission Test)

24 NLUs except for NLU Delhi

5 years

AILET

(All India Law Entrance Test)

NLU Delhi

5 years

SLAT

(Symbiosis Law Aptitude Test.)

Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS)

3 years/5 years

MHCET-law

(Maharashtra Common Entrance Test - Law)

Many government law colleges in the state of Maharashtra and some private colleges.

3 years/5 years

NMIMS-LAT

(Narsee Monjee Institute - Law Aptitude Test.)

NMIMS colleges

3 years/5 years

LNAT

JGLS

3 years/5 years


Law Entrance Exams: Dates

The table below lists the registration as well as the exam dates for the exams listed above for the academic year 2025.

UG Law Entrance Exams Calendar

Entrance Exam

Application Start Date

Application Last Date

Exam Date (Tentative)

Website

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

July 2025

Mid-November 2025

The first week of December 2025

www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in

All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)

August 2025

Mid-November 2025

The second week of December 2025

www.nludelhi.ac.in

Symbiosis Law Admissions Test (SLAT)

August 2025

November 2025

December 2025

www.set-test.org

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH CET)

End-November 2024

April-end 2025

April 28, 2025
May 2025

www.mahacet.org

NLAT

February 2025

May 2025

March-May 2025

https://www.nmimslat.in/

LNAT

1 September, 2024

31 May 2025

1 Jan - 31 May (As per Slot booking)

https://lnat.ac.uk/registration/


Law Entrance Exams: Overview of Exams

Below are details about the top law entrance 2025 examinations, including eligibility, exam structure, and marking scheme.

CLAT 2026

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralized national-level entrance exam for admission to 25 of the 27 National Law Universities (NLU), except NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya.

NLU Delhi uses the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) to determine admissions. NLU Meghalaya, on the other hand, also conducts its entrance exam.

CLAT 2026 Test Dates

Overview

Details

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination passed
Qualifying Cutoff: General/OBC- 45%, SC/ST- 40%

Exam Duration

2 Hours

No. of Questions

120

Exam Sections

  • Quantitative Techniques
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Current Affairs including GK
  • Legal Reasoning
  • Logical Reasoning

Marking Scheme

+1 for each right answer and -0.25 for each wrong answer.

Participating Institutes

All NLU except NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya

Program duration

Five years

Click the button below to read all about CLAT 2026.

CLAT 2026 Overview

AILET 2026

National University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) administers the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for admission to undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and doctoral (PhD) level legal courses. It is a national-level entrance test for admission to law programs solely at NLU Delhi.

AILET 2026 Test Dates

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination passed
Qualifying Cutoff: General/OBC- 45%, SC/ST- 40%

Exam Duration

2 Hours

No. of Questions

150

Exam Sections

  • English Language
  • Current Affairs including GK
  • Logical Reasoning

Marking Scheme

+1 for every right answer and -0.25 for every wrong answer.

Participating Institutes

NLU Delhi

Program duration

Five years

Click the button below to read all about AILET 2026.

AILET 2026 Overview

SLAT 2026

SLAT stands for Symbiosis Law Admission Test. It is a single admissions test for Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS) in Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur. BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), BA LLB, and BBA LLB are the available courses for admission.

SLAT 2026 Test Dates

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination passed
Qualifying Cutoff: General/OBC- 45%, SC/ST- 40%

Exam Duration

1 Hour

No. of Questions

60

Exam Sections

  • General Knowledge
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Legal Reasoning
  • Logical Reasoning

Marking Scheme

+1 for each right answer and no negative marking.

Participating Institutes

Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS) in Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur.

Program duration

Three and five years

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SLAT 2026

MHCET-law 2025

The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for Law (MH CET Law) is a state-level test administered by the State CET Cell, Maharashtra for admissions to legal degrees provided at participating law institutions in Maharashtra. The MHCET legal test is two hours long and is conducted online in a computer-based mode.

MHCET-law 2025 Test Dates

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination passed
Qualifying Cutoff: General - 45%, SC/ST- 40%, VJNT, SBC and OBC - 42%.

Exam Duration

2 Hours

No. of Questions

150

Exam Sections

  • Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning
  • Logical and Analytical Reasoning
  • General Knowledge and Current Affairs
  • English Language
  • Mathematical Aptitude

Marking Scheme

+1 for every correct answer and no negative marking.

Participating Institutes

Many government law colleges in the state of Maharashtra and some private colleges.

Program duration

Three and five years

Click the button below to read all about MHCET-Law.

MHCET-Law 2025

NMIMS-LAT or NLAT 2025

The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Lawl Aptitude Test (NMIMS LAT) is a law entrance exam for admission to NMIMS Law colleges administered by SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be-University.

NMIMS-LAT 2025 Test Dates

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination pass with a minimum of 50%.

Exam Duration

2 Hours

No. of Questions

150

Exam Sections

  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Current Affairs
  • Legal Reasoning
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Quantitative Reasoning.

Marking Scheme

+1 for every correct answer and no negative marking.

Participating Institutes

NMIMS Law colleges

Program duration

Five years

Click the button below to read all about NMIMS-LAT.

NMIMS-LAT 2025

LNAT 2025

The Law National Aptitude Test popularly known as LNAT is a standardized test of reading, verbal reasoning, critical reasoning skills, & all the skills required by a candidate to study law.

LNAT UK was developed by a consortium of UK universities, which is administered by Pearson VUE. It is used with other admissions processes such as UCAS application and academic qualifications.

LNAT 2025 Test Dates

Eligibility

10+2 or an equivalent examination.

Exam Duration

2 Hour 15 Minutes

No. of Questions

42

Exam Sections

  • Reading and Thinking
  • Essay Writing

Marking Scheme

+1 for every correct answer and no negative marking.

Participating Institutes

JGLS

Click the button below to read all about LNAT.

LNAT 2025

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. There are many other exams apart from CLAT that open up the door to a law degree, such as: SLAT, NMIMS LAT, MH CET, etc.

Other law entrance tests (OLETs), besides CLAT and AILET, are included in this category: SLAT, MAH-CET (LAW), CULEE, and NLAT.