Exam Description
Total Marks 200
Number of multiple-choice questions of one mark each 200
Duration of Examination Two hours (02:00 hours)
Subject areas with Weightage
English including Comprehension 40 Marks
General Knowledge and Current Affairs 50 Marks
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) 20 Marks
Legal Aptitude 50 Marks
Logical Reasoning 40 Marks
The different subject areas of the examination:
1. English including comprehension
The English section will test the candidates’ proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.
2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs
The candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of current affairs (broadly defined as matters featuring in the mainstream media between March 2014 to April 2015)
3. Mathematics
This section will test candidate’s knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.
4. Legal Aptitude
This section will test candidate’s interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving abilities. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be “true” in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theater across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the “truth” of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.
5. Logical Reasoning
The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.
| Name of the Institution | Location |
|---|---|
| National Law School of India University | Bangalore |
| Nalsar University of Law | Hyderabad |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | Kolkata |
| National Law Institute University | Bhopal |
| National Law University, Jodhpur | Jodhpur |
| Hidayatullah National Law University | Raipur |
| Gujarat National Law University | Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University | Lucknow |
| Chanakya National Law University | Patna |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies | Kochi |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | Patiala |
| National University of Study and Research in Law | Ranchi |
| National Law University, Orissa | Cuttack |
| National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam | Guwahati |
| Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University | Visakhapatnam |
| Tamil Nadu National Law School | Srirangam |