The popular law entrance exams for UG and PG admission are given below.
Overview of UG Law Entrance Exams |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) |
August 2025 |
Mid-November 2025 |
The second week of December 2025 |
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Symbiosis Law Admissions Test (SLAT) |
August 2025 |
November 2025 |
December 2025 |
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Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH CET) |
End-November 2024 |
April-end 2025 |
April 28, 2025 |
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NLAT |
February 2025 |
May 2025 |
March-May 2025 |
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LNAT |
1 September, 2024 |
31 May 2025 |
1 Jan - 31 May (As per Slot booking) |
https://lnat.ac.uk/registration/ |
Below are details about the top law entrance 2025 examinations, including eligibility, exam structure, and marking scheme.
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 |
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Overview |
Details |
Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination passed |
Exam Duration |
2 Hours |
No. of Questions |
120 |
Exam Sections |
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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 |
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CLAT 2026 OverviewNational 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 |
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Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination passed |
Exam Duration |
2 Hours |
No. of Questions |
150 |
Exam Sections |
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Marking Scheme |
+1 for every right answer and -0.25 for every wrong answer. |
Participating Institutes |
NLU Delhi |
Program duration |
Five years |
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AILET 2026 OverviewSLAT 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 |
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Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination passed |
Exam Duration |
1 Hour |
No. of Questions |
60 |
Exam Sections |
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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 2026The 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 |
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Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination passed |
Exam Duration |
2 Hours |
No. of Questions |
150 |
Exam Sections |
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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 2025The 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 |
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Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination pass with a minimum of 50%. |
Exam Duration |
2 Hours |
No. of Questions |
150 |
Exam Sections |
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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 2025The 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 |
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Eligibility |
10+2 or an equivalent examination. |
Exam Duration |
2 Hour 15 Minutes |
No. of Questions |
42 |
Exam Sections |
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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