AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025 - High Court Issues Order

AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025 - High Court Issues Order

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 19 Nov 2025, 10:04 AM IST

In a major regulatory move, the Hon’ble High Court has directed that admissions under the 20% Management (Category-B) quota in private unaided law colleges must be strictly controlled by the Competent Authority. The orders, passed in WP No. 16290 of 2007 and WP No. 2105 of 2023, emphasise that the Competent Authority alone can regulate admissions and issue binding guidelines to ensure fairness and transparency.

AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025 - High Court Issues Order
AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025

Responding to the Court’s directions, the AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has released comprehensive operating guidelines for AP LAWCET 2025 Management Quota admissions. These rules apply to all private unaided minority and non-minority law colleges approved by the BCI.

Under the new norms, colleges must publish public notifications, follow the official admission schedule, verify original documents, and fill seats strictly on merit. A dedicated portal: cets.apsche.ap.gov.in has been created for CAT-B admissions, and colleges must upload all admitted candidates’ data for compulsory ratification by the Competent Authority. Universities will not permit students to appear for exams unless their admissions are duly approved.

The College should fill up Category B, as per the schedule

(i) Managements shall issue a notification to fill 20% seats under Category-B admissions.

(ii) Managements shall complete the total admission process (i.e issue of notification, receipt of applications, finalisation of list, reporting of students, etc.), under Category-B and supernumerary quota seats as per the schedule given.

(iii) The Managements shall close all admissions in compliance of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility for admission into 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB and LLM courses is as follows:

S.No

Course

Qualifying Examination

Eligibility Criteria

1

3 Year LLB

Degree

  • 45% and above for OC Category

  • 42% and above for BC Category

  • 45% and above for SC/ST Category

2

5 Year LLB

Intermediate

  • 45% and above for OC Category

  • 42% and above for BC Category

  • 45% and above for SC/ST Category

3

LLM

LLB Degree

  • Passed in LLB Degree

AP LAWCET Management Quota Admissions 2025: Application Process

  • The institutions should also accept applications online or in person and issue an acknowledgement to the candidates.

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AP LAWCET Admission Steps for Colleges (Cat-B)

  • The AP LAWCET Category-B admission procedure involves the following steps to be performed by the college management.

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Step 1: Derive Vacancy

Step 2: Registration of Candidate

Step 3: Payment of processing fee

AP LAWCET Registration Fee for Cat-B candidates

The institution should upload the data of the applications received in person into the web portal as per the schedule by paying the registration fee through online mode as detailed below:

S. No.

CET Admissions

Registration Fee per candidate (in Rs.)

1

AP LAWCET-CAT-B AP LAWCET-2025 Qualified

Rs. 1000/-

2

AP LAWCET-CAT-B AP LAWCET-2025 - Not

appeared/ Not Qualified

Rs. 1600/-

Document verification before the Merit List for Cat-B candidates

Colleges must verify original certificates before finalising the merit list and uploading admission data. Only eligible candidates should be admitted and upload to the portal for ratification of admissions by the Competent Authority. Admission shall be provisional until data is uploaded and approved by APSCHE.

  • SSC Certificate

  • Intermediate vocational candidates shall have passed Bridge course in Mathematics / Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences conducted by Board of Intermediate Education, AP

  • Residence Certificate (if applicable)

  • AP LAWCET- 2025 Rank Card (if qualified)

  • AP LAWCET-2025 Hall Ticket (if qualified)

  • Caste Certificate

  • Transfer Certificate

  • EWS Certificate (if applicable)

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Merit List and Uploading of Documents

The Colleges / Institutions should prepare branch wise selection list as per the merit and eligibility of the candidate and upload it into the web portal along with the supporting documents for verification and ratification by the Competent Authority.

Handling Unfilled Seats

  • The seats remaining unfilled, after filling up with eligible candidates, who have qualified in the AP LAWCET 2025 examination on merit basis with candidates securing not less than 45% for OC categories and 42% for BC-A to E Categories and 40% in case of candidates belonging to SC & ST categories of marks in the prescribed group subjects taken together/aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.

  • Thereafter, if any seats still remain unfilled, such seats may be filled on merit basis with candidates securing not less than 45% for OC categories and 42% for BC-A to E Categories and 40% in case of candidates belonging to SC & ST categories ofmarks in the prescribed group subjects taken together / aggregate marks in the qualifying examination (+2 or its equivalent) in case of LLB 5 year and degree or it equivalent in case of LLB 3 years and LLB Degree in Case of LLM courses, as prescribed.

AP LAWCET CAT-B Admission Dates 2025

The tentative schedule for conducting CAT-B admissions in AP LAWCET-2025 is mentioned below:

AP LAWCET 2025 CAT-B Admission Dates

SI.No

Description

Dates

1

Notification issued by the college

November 18, 2025

2

Admission process

November 19 to November 21, 2025

3

Preparation of list of selected candidates

November 22 to November 24, 2025

4

Uploading of admissions into the portal

and Payment of Ratification fee

November 23 to November 26, 2025

5

Ratification of admissions process and

issue of initial Proceedings by the

Competent Authority

November 24 to November 28, 2025

6

Rectification of discrepancies in the

uploaded certificates

November 25 to November 29, 2025

7

Final Phase of issuing proceedings

November 30, 2025

8

Closing date ofPortal

December 01, 2025

The College should:

(i) Comply the Management quota admission schedule issued by the Competent Authority.

(ii) Upload admitted students' data promptly in the APSCHE portal as per the schedule.

(iii) Take ratification of admissions prior to commencement of class work.

The College should not:

(i) admit students beyond the sanctioned intake and beyond the prescribed schedule.

(ii) allow the students to attend class without the approval of admission from the competent authority.

(iii) conduct spot admissions of total seats under the convener quota without participating in the counselling.

(iv) admit students without verifying original certificates and other supporting documents.

(v) collect excess fees or amounts not prescribed by APSCHE or APHERMC.

(vi) violate rules issued by the Government / Competent Authority.

(vii) continue candidates who are not present in the current list of allotments. They should be directed to report to the institution they are allotted immediately.

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