1. Which are the best law schools?
2. What is the quality of Campus Placements..?
3. What is the nature of placements provided for NLS students?
4. Is the Test Too Tough..?
5. Are the questions in law entrance exams subjective?
6. When will the first Common Entrance Test be conducted..?
7. Which body conducts the CLAT?
8. Where can you appear for this exam?
9. How many seats are available?
10. Are there reserved quotas?
11. Which are the Institutes that provide NRI Quotas ?
12. Is there any age limit for seeking admission to law schools?
13. How are the BA, BBA, BSc, BCom and LLB different from each other and what are the eligibility criteria?
14. What is the scope for BCOM LLB and the eligibility?
15. Which is a better destination to pursue the LLM, USA or UK?
16. Are there possibilities for good foreign placements?
17. What is the approximate range of fees?
18. When does the session begin?
19. Do Law Schools have hostel facilities?
20. Are there reservations for women?
21. How good are our new national law schools like Patiala and Lucknow?
22. Is there any G.D or P.I.?
23. What is the duration of the entrance test?
24. What is the cut off for ILS and GLC?
25. Which are the subjects from which the questions are asked?
26. Why should you join IMS?
27.W hat are the courses offered by IMS?
28. What is the structure of the BRISK course?
29. What is the structure of the INLAND course?
29. What is the structure of the TEST SERIES?
30. What is the course structure for INTACT?
1. What does CLAT mean?
India’s Topmost Law schools
1.] NLSIU (Bangalore) (Estb-1987)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80 (15% SC, 7.5% -ST, 5- NRI)
Annual Fee (approx.): 65,000/- (non refundable tuition fee) Website: nls.ac.in
2.] NALSAR (Hyderabad) (Estb-1998)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80 (Merit-47) (NRI- 20 Direct) (ST-$, SC- 9)
(Women- 18) (Disabled-3)
Annual Fee (approx.): 60,000/- (non refundable tuition fee) Website: nalsarlawuniv.ac.in
3.] NUJS (Kolkata) (Estb-2000)
BA/BSc LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 120 (Merit-72) (NRI- 25) (ST/SC- 21)
(Disabled-2)
Annual Fee (approx.): 45,000/- (non refundable tuition fee)
Website: nujs.edu
A+ Grade L-Schools
1.] NLIU (Bhopal) (Estb-1988)
BA LLB : 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80 (40- Open) (40- MP)
Annual Fee (approx.): 51,000/- (non refundable tuition fee)
Website: nliu.com
2.] NLU (Jodhpur) (Estb-2001)
BA/BBA/BSc LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 90 (Merit – 69, SC – 14, ST – 7))
Annual Fee (approx.): 52,000/- (non refundable tuition fee)
Website: nlujodhpur.ac.in
3.] ILS (Pune) (Estb-1924)
BLS LLB: 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 240
Annual Fee (approx.): 65,000/- (non refundable tuition fee)
Website: ilslaw.edu
4.] Symbiosis (Pune) (Estb-1987)
BA/BBA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 200
Annual Fee (approx): 57,000/-
Website: symlaw.ac.in
A Grade Law Schools
1.] GNLU ( Gandhinagar) (Estb-2000)
BA/BBA/BSc/BCom LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 60
Annual Fee (approx.): 52,000/-
Website: gnlu.ac.in
2.] HNLU ( Raipur) (Estb-2003)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80
Annual Fee (approx.): 55,000/-
Website: hnluraipur.com
3.] GLC (Mumbai) (Estb-1987)
BSL LLB: 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80
Annual Fee (approx.):
Website: glc.edu
4.] CNLU ( Patna) (Estb-2006)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80
Annual Fee (approx.): 66,500/-
Website: cnlu.ac.in
5.] RMLNLU (Lucknow) (Estb-2006)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 240
Annual Fee (approx.): 60,000/-
Website: nlulucknow.up.nic.in
6.] RGNUL (Patiala) (Estb-2006)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats: 80
Annual Fee (approx.): 40,000/-
Website: rgnulpatiala.org
7.] KNLS ( Bhubaneshwar) (Estb-2007)
BA/BBA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats:120
Website: kiit.ac.in
8.] Amity ( Noida) (Estb-2006)
BA LLB (Hons): 5yrs degree course
Number of Seats:120
Annual Fee (approx.): 40,000/-
Website: amity.edu
2. What is the quality of Campus Placements..?
The average placement package at top law schools ranges between
6-8 lakhs p.a. (2007). In the following year (2008), this figure is expected to
increase by 2-3 lakhs. The average annual pay packet for freshers joining Legal
Process Outstanding (LPOs) ranges between 4 to 7 lakhs while experienced
professionals may get over 10 lakhs .
3. What is the nature of placements provided for NLS students?
Students would get offers from a range of recruiters:
Law firms: Amarchand Mangaldass, Luthra & Luthra, and Law Commission
of India and ICICI
Organizations: Infosys Technologies, ITC, and IBM
NGOs: Human Rights Law Network, Sanlaap
Academic Institutions: Oxford University, Harvard University, and London
School of Economics.
4. Is the Test Too Tough..?
The difficulty level of the tests varies from easy to average. The tests are getting
tougher keeping in view the increasing competition but are still comparatively easier than engineering and other leading tests. The cut off score is high
since the questions are on the easier side. Two hours of dedicated study every
day would ensure that one gets through any law entrance exam. also, the syllabus
of law entrance tests is much lesser in comparison to tests relating to engineering
or medicine.
5. Are the questions in law entrance exams subjective?
Subjective questions used to be asked till 2007.
6. When will the first Common Entrance Test be conducted..?
The first Common exam is proposed to be conducted on 11TH May 2008 and will be
called the CLAT.
7. Which body conducts the CLAT?
The CLAT-2008 exam would be conducted by NLSIU Bangalore.
8. Where can you appear for this exam?
There would be more than 30 centres for the CLAT.
9. How many seats are available?
Almost all the NLS have 80 seats. A few schools like the NUJS, Kolkata, would
have between 100-125 seats. In totality, there are 2000 seats available at India’s
quality law schools.
10. Are there reserved quotas?
As per Govt. of India regulations there is a 22.5 % reservation
for SC/ST. Other reservations include between 5 to 20 seats for NRI students, 2 – 5
seats for the Physically Challenged 2-5 seats and 18 seats fro women but that’s
only at NALSAR
11. Which are the Institutes that provide NRI Quotas ?
Institutes like NLSIU, NUJS have these quotas.
12. Is there any age limit for seeking admission to law schools?
Almost all the law schools have capped the age to 20 yrs but a few like
NUJS and NLIU have the limit at 21yrs while schools like the Christ College of
Law has a limit of 22 yrs.
13. How are the BA, BBA, BSc, BCom and LLB different from each other and what are the eligibility criteria?
The BA/BBA/BSc/BCom LLB courses are hardly different, except for their slightly varying curriculum. The eligibility is the same for all the courses.
14. What is the scope for BCOM LLB and the eligibility?
BCom LLB is offered only by GNLU. It will be an added advantage for
students who want to make a career in Commerce and are at the same time
interested in Law. The basic eligibility is Std 10+2 pass with min 50% in aggregate with the student’s age not exceeding 20yrs as on 1ST July of the year.
15. Which is a better destination to pursue the LLM, USA or UK?
Both the Us and UK are good destinations to obtain the LLM degree. In top National law schools, 10-20 percent of students are opting for this option after completing BA LLB.
16. Are there possibilities for good foreign placements?
The 2003-2008 batch secured foreign placements in ppreciable numbers with the offers coming in from the best firms in both the UK and USA.
17. What is the approximate range of fees?
An approximate range of the fees would be:
Rs 42,000/- to Rs 60,000/- p.a - Annual Fees.
Rs 10,000/- to Rs 20,000/- p.a – Refundable component.
Rs 10,000/- to Rs 30,000/- p.a - Hostel Fees.
18. When does the session begin?
Almost all law Schools begin their sessions in July.
19. Do Law Schools have hostel facilities?
The NLS has a hostel facility.
20. Are there reservations for women?
There is 30 percent reservation for women at national law colleges.
21. How good are our new national law schools like Patiala and Lucknow?
They are all set to perform and will definitely pick up in the due course of time. These law schools are like the new IIT at Guwahati. (National law schools are like the IITs and IIMs of Law)
22. Is there any G.D or P.I.?
There is no such test in the NLS but Christ Church College has an interview session.
23. What is the duration of the entrance test?
Normally entrance tests have a time duration of 2 hours.
24. What is the cut off for ILS and GLC?
The cut-off for ILS is 90-92% while for the GLC it’s 80-84% (HS marks).
25. Which are the subjects from which the questions are asked?
The figure below is the average of all important entrance exams.
· Logical and Analytical Reasoning – 30%
· General Knowledge – 20%
· English – 20%
· General Knowledge Legal – 10%
· Legal Reasoning – 10%
· Mathematics – 10%
26. Why should you join IMS?
IMS is a pioneer in education with 30 years of experience
in competitive test preparation as well as education and career counseling .
What drives IMS is the mission to mentor Indian youth to achieve their education and career goals. At IMS, you will learn under the best faculties who use effective teaching models like moot court sessions, G K workshops and more. You will also gain from supporting facilities such as library, helpline faculty and a comprehensive and interactive web-site. You will be course-corrected through timely feedback. IMS will mentor, motivate and guide you every step along the way to realizing your dreams.
27. What are the courses offered by IMS?
Intact. An 8-12 months programme
Brisk. A crash course for 1-2 months
Inland. A correspondence course
Test Series. For practice.
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28. What is the structure of the BRISK course?
The course is designed for those students who are in 12th Std and are interested to take the Law entrance exams the same year and want to start preparation just after the board exams or who have already started at home but now want to take up a classroom course. This is a comprehensive course to be conducted in the months of April and May. Personalised counselling will be provided to guide the students for all the Law entrance exams.
STUDY MATERIAL
PART-A (BRM) Basic Reference Material to help strengthen fundamentals
1. Verbal Ability (Including Reading Comprehension and Verbal Aptitude)
2. Problem Solving - One
3. Problem Solving - Two
4. Word List
5. Legal Aptitude - One
6. Legal Aptitude - Two
7. Logical Reasoning
8. General Awareness
9. General Knowledge
10. Visual Reasoning
PART-B (Section tests)
10 Section tests for revising the basics
PART-C and Additional MATerial
8 Full length tests to take home for practice
SimCLATs - 5 simulated tests for CLAT
SimTests for other - 5 simulated tests for other exams (NLS Symbiosis etc)
Class Exercises and Take Homes
There are 32 classes in “Brisk”
1. Verbal Ability - 6 classes
2. Verbal Reasoning - 3 classes
3. Problem Solving - 5 classes
4. Legal Aptitude - 10 classes
5. General Knowledge - 3 classes and quizzes
6. Logical Reasoning - 4 classes
29. What is the structure of the Correspondence course?
The correspondence course is designed for those students who prepare for Law from home but need classroom material for studying and online support.
STUDY MATERIAL
PART-A (BRM) Basic Reference Material to help strengthen fundamentals
1. Verbal Ability (Including Reading Comprehension and Verbal Aptitude)
2. Problem Solving - One
3. Problem Solving - Two
4. Word List
5. Legal Aptitude - One
6. Legal Aptitude - Two
7. Logical Reasoning
8. General Awareness
9. General Knowledge
10. Visual Reasoning
PART-B (Section tests)
10 Section tests for revising the basics
30. . What is the structure of the TEST SERIES?
The course will provide good practice through test taking. It will contain full length tests as well as simulated tests in line with the latest testing patterns of all the important Law entrance exams.
PART-A
8 full length tests to take home for practice
ADditional MATerial
SimCLATs - 5 simulated tests for CLAT
SimTest for others - 5 simulated tests for other exams (NLS, Symbiosis etc)
31. What is the course structure for INTACT?
The course is designed for those students who are in 12th Std and are interested to take the Law entrance exams to be conducted after the year in which they are starting the course. Duration of the course is
10-14 months (ideally 12 months), with a break provided in between for board exam preparations.
The course has 4 sessions
Session one April, May, June 20 classes of two hours
Session Two Aug, Sept, Oct 20 classes of two hours
Session Three Nov, Dec, Jan 20 classes of two hours
Session Four April, May 10 classes of two hours
(These classes do not include the special classes and sessions like workshops, quizzes, helpline, moot courts and all other extra features). The students joining between May to July will have a different schedule with less breaks.
STUDY MATERIAL
PART-A (BRM) Basic Reference Material to help strengthen fundamentals
1. Verbal Ability (Including Reading Comprehension and Verbal Reasoning)
2. Problem Solving - One
3. Problem Solving - Two
4. Word list
5. Legal Aptitude - One
6. Legal Aptitude - Two
7. Logical Reasoning
8. General Awareness
9. General Knowledge
10. Visual Reasoning
PART-B (Section tests)
10 Section tests for revising the basics
PART-C
8 Full length tests to take home for practice
ADditional MATerial
SimCLATs - 5 simulated tests for CLAT
SimTest for others - 5 simulated tests for other exams (NLS Symbiosis etc)
Class Exercises and Take Homes
There are 70 classes in the course “Intact” (one year program)
1. Verbal Ability - 11 classes
2. Verbal Reasoning - 6 classes
3. Problem Solving - 13 classes
4. Legal Aptitude - 20 classes
5. General Knowledge - 8 classes and quizzes
6. Logical Reasoning - 11 classes
Progressive tests - 3 (After the end of all three terms)
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