DU LLB Eligibility Criteria 2020

DU LLB Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Delhi University has given the eligibility of DU LLB 2020 for admission to its 3-year postgraduate law program. Aspirants must meet DU LLB 2020 eligibility criteria, which relates to age limit, qualifying exam passed and minimum marks in the qualifying exam. Any candidate who doesn’t meet DU LLB eligibility criteria, such candidate will not be considered for admission even if he/she qualifies in DU LLB exam. So it is recommended that candidates go through the eligibility criteria carefully before filling the DU LLB application form. Note that the DU LLB eligibility criteria are category-specific and so one needs to consult the criteria prescribed for the relevant category only. Go through the complete article to learn the full details of DU LLB eligibility criteria 2020.
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National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the DU LLB 2020 exam in online mode for admission to postgraduate LLB program offered by Delhi University. The three-year program has an intake capacity of 2658 seats.

DU LLB 2020 Eligibility Criteria

1. Age: There is no age limit for appearing in DU LLB exam as per a Supreme Court directive passed in 2017

2. Number of attempts: Aspirants can take the DU LLB exam as many times as they want.

3. Qualifying Exam (QE): The aspirant needs to have passed graduate or postgraduate exam from University of Delhi or an equivalent university.

4. Minimum marks in QE: General category candidates need to score at least 50% marks in aggregate in the qualifying exam or an equivalent grade to be eligible for admission. In case of reserved category candidates there is relaxation in minimum marks, as elucidated below.

5. Any candidate who is already pursuing LLB program from any university, including Delhi University, he/she will not be considered for admission unless they cancel existing program at the time of admission.

Relaxation in minimum marks for reserved category candidates

For candidates belonging to SC and ST, the minimum aggregate marks has been fixed at 40%, whereas OBC, PwD and CW candidates need at least 45% marks in aggregate.

Category-wise minimum marks in qualifying exam for DU LLB 2020

Reservation Criteria for DU LLB 2020

DU LLB 2020 Seat Distribution

Delhi University has a total intake capacity of 2658 seats. The category-wise distribution of seats at its three law centres (LC) is given in the table below.

DU LLB 2020 category-wise seat distribution

CLC, LC1, and LC2 are the three participating centres of Delhi University, where candidates will be offered admission.

1. Campus Law Centre (CLC)

2. Law Centre 1 (LC1)

3. Law Centre 2 (LC2)

DU LLB Eligibility and Reservation Criteria - Important Pointers

1. In such cases where SC and ST category seats remain vacant even after giving 5% relaxation in qualifying marks, further relaxation would be extended to fill the vacant seats.

2. Seats reserved for SC/ST categories will be filled by SC/ST candidates only. If seats in any of these categories remain vacant, such seats may be interchanged between SC and ST category.

3. If SC/ST seats remain vacant even after the interchange, such seats will remain vacant and wouldn’t be transferred to any other category.