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LNAT Syllabus 2025: The Jindal Global Law School will accept National Admission Test for Law (LNAT) for 5-year LLB admissions. Candidates looking to take admission to JGLS are required to appear in the LNAT 2025 exam which will be held in two phases. The LNAT syllabus 2025 tests the candidate’s aptitude and skills to pursue a law programme. The LNAT 2025 syllabus consists of an objective section and a descriptive essay section. These sections will test the legal reasoning skills of the candidates. Read on to get all details about JGLS LNAT 2025 syllabus including pattern, sample papers and preparation tips.
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Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) offers BA LLB, BBA LLB and 3-year LLB courses. Candidates aspiring to take admission into the 5-year LLB programme at Jindal Global Law School have to compulsorily appear for LNAT 2025. As per the JGLS LLB admission dates, the admission will be conducted in two phases from September 1 - December 31, 2024, and from January 1-May 31, 2025.
Sections | Nature of the section | Section Details |
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Section A | Objective | Multiple choice questions based on argumentative passages |
Section B | Descriptive | Essay on a given subject |
As mentioned in the overview, the LNAT 2025 syllabus for JGLS admissions consists of two sections - objective and descriptive. Candidates get a total of 2 hours 15 minutes to attempt both the sections.
The first section is an objective section consisting of 12 argumentative passages.
Each of the passages is followed by 3-4 multiple choice questions based on the passage. Candidates have to comprehend and interpret information from the passage to answer the questions. There are 42 multiple choice questions to be attempted in 95 minutes. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers in LNAT.
The descriptive section in LNAT requires the candidates to write an essay on a given topic with a maximum of 750 words. Candidates have to write an argumentative essay and come to a conclusion. There are three options and candidates have to choose any one subject for the essay. The time duration for this section is 40 minutes.
The syllabus of LNAT 2025 is not a test of candidates' knowledge about law or any other subject. The JGLS LNAT syllabus 2025 is meant to test the candidate’s skills and aptitude and suitability to pursue a law programme. It tests the following skills
Verbal reasoning skills of the candidate
Ability to comprehend and interpret information
Analyse and draw logical conclusions through the given information
Critical thinking and legal reasoning abilities
Command over English language
The LNAT will be conducted in online mode at 22 test cities across India, and over 500 test centres across the world. The exam pattern for LNAT UK 2025 is given below. Candidates aspiring for JGLS 5-year LLB admissions can appear for the test in two cycles. The first testing cycle runs from September 1-December 31, 2024 with admission offers being made in January 2025. The second testing cycle runs from January 1 to May 31, 2025 with admission offers being made in June 2025.
Section | No. of questions | Time | Mode |
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Objective | 42 MCQs | 95 minutes | Online |
Descriptive | 1 essay out of 3 options (max 750 words) | 40 minutes | Online |
The LNAT 2025 sample papers are available on the LNAT consortium's official website. Candidates can refer to these papers and practise with them to perform well in the exam. Below are the free download links for the LNAT 2025 sample papers. In addition to the papers, candidates can also attempt the LNAT mock test online directly from the LNAT website. The link for the mock test is also given below.
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Given below are a few sample topics for the descriptive essay section of the LNAT exam syllabus.
How should judges be appointed?
Build a case for public funding of the arts.
Does it matter if some animal and plant species die out?
What disciplinary sanctions should teachers be allowed to use?
‘We must be prepared to sacrifice traditional liberties to defeat terrorism.’ Discuss.
Should the law require people to vote in general elections?
What is ‘political correctness’ and why does it matter?
Given below are a few preparation tips to score well in the exam
Improve reading and comprehension speed by developing a regular reading habit
Do not assume anything outside of the passage and answer the questions based on the information given in the passage only.
Read the sentences in the passage carefully and note down any keywords and or important phrases.
Employ eliminating strategy to arrive at the right answer in the objective section.The options in MCQ questions are designed to be tricky so that each one appears to be almost right.
Stay updated with the latest socio-economic issues by regularly reading newspapers and law magazines to be able to attempt the essay section well.
Attempt all the questions as there is no negative marking for incorrect answers
The LNAT 2025 syllabus consists of an objective section with 42 questions and a descriptive essay section.
The LNAT consists of questions which test the verbal and legal reasoning skills and ability to form rational arguments.
There is no negative marking in LNAT 2025.
Candidates get 2 hours 15 minutes to attempt the LNAT 2025.
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