How to prepare for LSAC?

Past judgements play a critical role in the education of a budding lawyer

Law School Admission Council (LSAC) conducts lSAT-India, the Law School Admission Test for India. It is a standardized test of reading and verbal reasoning skill designed by LSAC for admissions to various participating law colleges in India. At least 53 colleges accept this score. The LSAT-India is an admissions test customized for Indian law schools - brought by The Law School Admission Council, USA and Pearson VUE. Though LSAT-India carries questions similar to LSAT, the exam is shorter and scores are reported on a different scale. The LSAT-India paper does not include any writing sample, whereas the LSAT does. LSAT scores are used for admission to several law schools in the United States, Canada and Australia, whereas LSAT-India scores can be used only within Indian law schools. 

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The scores of the candidates taking LSAT-India 2014 shall be sent by Pearson VUE to the respective law schools in India.  LSAT-India 2014 scores are reported on a percentile basis, comparing each candidate’s performance to that of the others who took the admission test within the candidate group. Scores for one candidate group cannot be compared to those for the other candidate group since they are based on group performance. Thus, LSAT-India scores tell law schools the relative strength of the critical-thinking skills measured by the test for each candidate in comparison to the others in his or her candidate pool.

LSAT is merely a qualifying examination. Individual colleges  have their own independent ways of assessing and selecting a candidates. This might include essays, statement of purpose, personality tests even assessment batteries. Some colleges also insist on a personal interview before making an offer.

Participating colleges:

• In addition to the below mentioned  institutes, 34 law schools also accept LSAT-India 2014 scores.

• Alliance School of Law, Bangalore

• Amity Law Schhol, Gurgaon

• AURO University School of Law, Surat

• Central India College of Law, Nagpur        

• Chotanagpur College of Law, Ranchi

• College of Legal Studies, Dehradun

• Faculty of Law, ICFAI University, Dehradun

• GH Raisoni Law School, Nagpur

• ITM law Schhol, Gurgaon

• Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat

• JSS Law School, Mysore

• KLE Scociety’s Law College, Bangalore

• MATS Law University, Raipur

• Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur

• School of Law, Galgotias University, Greater Noida

• School of Law, Gitam University, Vishakahapatnam

• School of Law, K.R. Mangalam

• University, Gurgaon

• School of Law, Noida International University

• School of Law, Sharda University, Greater Noida 

(With inputs from Apratim Chatterjee)