IP University Law Admission through CLAT 2020

IP University Law Admission through CLAT 2020 - Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) currently gives admission to law programmes through CLAT scores. IP University scrapped the IPU Law CET and gave admissions on the basis of CLAT scores for the first time in 2019. CLAT is a national level law entrance test conducted under Consortium of National Law Universities. There are already 21 NLUs and 53 private law colleges that participate in CLAT exam. IPU’s decision to consider CLAT scores for admissions reflect its efforts towards bringing its law education at par with any national law university of India. Law aspirants planning to take admission to GGSIPU will now have to appear in CLAT 2020 exams in order to get admission in various law programmes offered by the university. To know more about IP University law admission through CLAT 2020, including eligibility criteria, application form, and admission process, go through the rest of the article.

IPU Law CET scrapped!

GGSIPU has scrapped its law entrance test. From last year onwards, admissions to various law programmes offered by the university is through CLAT only. The various law programmes one can pursue at the university based on CLAT 2020 scores include BA LL.B, BBA LL.B, and LLM.

What is CLAT?

CLAT ( Common Law Admission Test) is an all India level law entrance exam conducted for admission to 21 participating NLUs. The entrance test gives admissions to both undergraduate (BA LLB and BBA LLB) and postgraduate (LLM) programmes. While the application forms for CLAT 2020 will be made available tentatively from second week of January 2020, the CLAT 2020 exam will be conducted around the 4the week of May, 2020. Below are the important dates for CLAT 2020, IPU law aspirants should mark the dates for future use.

CLAT 2020 Important Dates

For admissions to law programmes, IP University will consider CLAT scores. So, for law aspirants of IPU, now it is important to know about every detail of CLAT, including exam pattern, calendar, and syllabus.

Eligibility for IPU Law programmes

The eligibility for IPU law programme will now be in accordance with the eligibility criteria for CLAT 2020 exam. The CLAT consortium has mentioned eligibility criteria for both undergraduate and graduate programmes of law.

• Eligibility for undergraduate law programmes

The IP University will follow the following common eligibility criteria for considering an applicant for admission in BA LL.B or BBA LL.B programme.

1. The candidate should be passed in class 12th CBSE or equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks.

2. Candidate must have passed English as a subject in its 10+2 school programmes.

• Eligibility for Postgraduate programme - LLM

1. An LLB degree or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

2. Candidates appearing in the final semester of undergraduate programme will also be eligible.

3. There is no upper age limit for CLAT UG/PG programmes.

Admission Criteria for IPU LLB admissions

Only those applicants will be considered for admissions who have appeared in CLAT - UG/PG, 2020. IP university will not conduct its own law entrance test for admission, rather it will rely on the merit list prepared on the basis of CLAT 2020 exam.

Application form for IPU LLB 2020

Candidates will need to fill CLAT 2020 application form, as no applications will be released by IP University. CLAT application form 2020 will be released in online mode, tentatively in the second week of January 2020. All candidates will have to fill the application form along with document uploading and payment of fees on or before the final date of submission as asked by the exam authorities. The important dates regarding CLAT 2020 application form are given below.

CLAT 2020 Application form

CLAT Exam Pattern 2020 for UG/PG

Since, IP University is considering the CLAT exam 2020 for admissions, it is important for IPU law aspirants to look at the new exam pattern as per CLAT 2020. The exam pattern of CLAT includes multiple choice questions for which 2 hours will be given to all candidates.

IP University has two law programmes at undergraduate level namely, BA LL.B and BBA LL.B. while, at postgraduate level there are some LLM programmes for specialisation in different law fields. CLAT exam pattern 2020 is given below in the table.

CLAT - UG/PG Exam Pattern 2020

CLAT Syllabus 2020

The CLAT exam authorities have prescribed syllabus for both CLAT UG and CLAT PG programmes on its official website. Law aspirants of IPU will also have to prepare themselves for entrance exam of CLAT. Below is given CLAT 2020 syllabus for both UG and PG programmes along with the marks distribution.

CLAT - UG syllabus 2020

CLAT PG syllabus 2020

CLAT 2020 - Admit Card

The exam authorities will release the CLAT 2020 admit card tentatively in the second week of May, 2020. All applicants will have to download the admit card by logging into the official website with their registered mobile number and password. CLAT admit card 2020 is an important document that candidates will need to carry to their respective exam centres. Not having a CLAT 2020 admit card will make a candidate ineligible for appearing in CLAT 2020 exam.

CLAT 2020 - Exam and Answer key

All law aspirants of IP University will have to appear in CLAT exam 2020. The exam will be conducted in offline mode, tentatively in the fourth week of May. there will be a fixed time duration of 2 hours for attempting CLAT 2020 exam. The entire schedule and timings of CLAT exam will be made available in the admit card of the applicants.

After the exam is over, the conducting body will release CLAT answer key 2020 in the last week of May, 2020. The answer key will be released in two parts: provisional answer key and final answer key. After releasing the provisional answer key, the authorities will provide a window of 3 - 4 days, within which the candidates may raise their objections against the answers of CLAT answer key 2020. The conducting body will consider the objections raised by the candidates and subsequently a final answer key will be released with due modifications.

CLAT Result 2020

The authorities will release the CLAT 2020 result tentatively in the second week of June, 2020. The candidates will be able to check their result from the official website by logging into the portal. CLAT result 2020 will contain important details like candidate’s name, score in CLAT 2020, all India rank, category rank, etc.

IP University law admission through CLAT 2020 merit list

The marks scored by the candidates will decide their rank in the merit list. Candidates getting higher score will be placed higher in the merit list, while those scoring less marks will find relatively lower rank in the merit list.

On the basis of CLAT 2020 merit list, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University will issue a counselling notice on its official website. The candidates will be called in the order of their merit. The first round of seat allotment for all 11 affiliated colleges of IP University will be declared tentatively in the fourth week of July, 2020.