Allahabad University LLB Admission Test (LAT)

Allahabad University LLB Admission Test, commonly called as LAT is the entrance for admissions to three-year LLB programme. The law admission test is the first step of LAT 2019 admission criteria for shortlisting candidates in a total of three units namely, Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad, Chaudhary Mahadeo Prasad Degree College and Allahabad Degree College offering as many as 300 seats each.

LAT 2019 is expected to be held in the third week of May for which the application process begins second week of April. The 300 marks LAT 2019 will have 150 questions of 2 marks each.

LAT 2019, an offline paper will have questions from various sections namely, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Current Affairs, and Reasoning, Mental Ability and Legal Aptitude.

According to the marking scheme of LAT 2019, the questions marked correctly will be awarded two marks and those marked incorrectly, 0.5 marks will be deducted from the total score.

Based on the results of LAT 2019, the candidates will be called-in for attending admission counselling of LLB programmes.

Candidates appearing for LAT should carefully go through the LAT eligibility criteria 2019 listed below. If any candidate is found to be not complying with the mentioned criteria related to academic qualifications, minimum qualifying marks, and so on, his/her application to the three year LLB programme will be canceled by the university, irrespective of the stage of admission.

Basic Academic Qualifications - A graduate in any discipline from a university established by State legislature/act of Parliament/equivalent national institution which is deemed to be university/equivalent foreign university as recognized by a competent authority. 

Minimum Qualifying Marks - As per the Bar Council of India, the minimum qualifying marks to be scored by any LAT 2019 applicant should not be less than 45% for General category, 40% for SC/ST category, and 42% for OBC category. 

Candidates should, however, note that fulfillment of the aforementioned eligibility criteria of LAT 2019 does not guarantee them admission to the university. Meeting these requirements will only allow the candidate to be considered for other criteria as and when they arise in the admission process. 

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | NEFT

Application Fees

The Allahabad University will conduct  LAT application process for 2019 in online mode. The application form for LAT 2019 will be out in the third week of April 2019. Candidates should be able to submit their complete application forms by the deadline, that is, the second week of May 2019. 

Given below, in a nutshell, are a few pointers which will help candidates to fill their application form. 

• Click on the official link for LAT 2019 application form. 

• Enter your correct phone number and a valid email ID. 

• The university will send a password and user ID to your registered email ID and phone number. Retain these credentials till the time of admission.

• Login with the help of these credentials and start filling all the requisite fields in the application form. 

• Pay the required amount of fees to complete the application process. Candidates will have the provisions of both offline and online mode for fee payments. 

• For cash payments, candidates will need to download the bank challan and submit the slip with the fees at any HDFC branch. For online payments, candidates can make use of any of the following methods - net banking/credit card/debit card.

• The fee structure is as follows - Rs. 700 - General/OBC category; Rs. 350 - SC/ST and PH categories. 

• Upon fee payment, candidate’s application will be treated as complete. Therefore, at this stage, he/she should take a printout of the application form and preserve it till the time of admission for further purposes. A print out of the bank challan must also be preserved by the candidates who opt for cash payments. 

List of Important Documents to Keep While Filling the Form 

While filling LAT application form 2019, candidates should keep the following documents handy. 

• 10th and 12th class mark sheets with their hall ticket numbers. 

• Date of birth certificate as a proof of age 

• Income certificate of parents 

• Certificate of residential status to prove resident or non-resident status

• Caste certificate in case of reserved categories

Important Notes

• For candidates who are NRIs, Foreign Nationals, or have graduated from foreign universities do not have to fill the application form. The university will conduct a separate admission and application process for such candidates of which the details will be communicated by the Faculty of Law. 

• Candidates should fill all the details in the application form and support it with the requisite documents. Incomplete applications will be outrightly cancelled by the university, irrespective of the stage of admission. 

Candidates appearing for the Law Admission Test can go through the given LAT preparation tips 2019 to obtain high scores in the test and qualify in the exam. 

• To begin with, a thorough idea of the LAT exam pattern is of prime importance if candidates want to acquire a strong grip on the test. Once a candidate knows what kind of questions are going to be asked and what fields he/she will be assessed on, he/she will at least know what awaits for him/her in the test. Also, since the candidate will be conditioned to the test pattern, he/she will be able to attempt the paper fast. 
• Most importantly, candidates should go through the topics they are going to be assessed on. Find sufficient relevant material on each of these topics and prepare accordingly. 
• Regular practice and revision is the key to tackle every exam. Divide the course into a certain number of blocks, and assign a specific time period to each of the blocks. Try to follow the time-table on a regular basis. Also, make sure, you assign a specific period of time for revising the topics studied earlier. 
• Practice last years' question papers. Conduct mock-test sessions wherein you finish a question within the same time duration as that of the exam. Candidates often commit the mistake of only skimming through the sample papers instead of practicing them. However, solving these question papers will not only help candidates to come across important and tricky questions but will also habituate them to the pattern and form their own answering strategies which they can follow in the exam. 

Given below is the exam pattern of LAT 2019 for the admission test. After referring to the exam pattern, test takers will get a fair idea of LAT 2019 question paper like types of questions, important topics to be studied, marking scheme, and so on. 

LAT Exam Pattern 2019 

LAT 2019 Topics - Detailed Insights

Part - 1- Language Comprehension 

• This part will be divided into two sections - English language comprehension and Hindi language comprehension. 

• Both these sections will test the candidates’ linguistic skills in the respective language. A candidate will be expected to possess linguistic skills of the level of a graduate student who did not have these fields as subjects. 

• Both the sections will comprise passages for comprehension, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, commonly confused words, vocabulary, spellings, idioms, syntax, phrases, grammar, proverbs, figures of speech, legal terms, precis writing, one-word substitution.

• Candidates will be required to exhibit proficiency in the knowledge of the English language. 

• There could be objective type questions from some or all of the above fields. 

Part 2 - General Awareness and Current Affairs 

• The paper will consist of objective type questions on the following topics - General awareness of Indian and world history/Environment/Indian Culture/Geography, Indian National Movement, Science and Technology, Contemporary Regional/National/International Politic and Economic perspectives; International treaties/organizations, questions on GK of traditional nature. 

Part 3 -  Reasoning, Mental Ability and Legal Aptitude 

• Questions on mental ability, logical/mathematical analysis, odd even discretion, deductive reasoning, logical fallacy, classification, analogy, Agreement/disagreement to judge the candidate’s bent of mind, syllogism. Questions from legal Aptitude part will be related to constitution/legal system principles, practice, and so on.  

The Allahabad University will release LAT Admit card 2019 in the third week of May 2019. The admit cards will be available in online mode, and candidates will be able to download them with the help of the official link and entering the required credentials. It is mandatory for candidates to carry their admit cards to the exam hall, else they will not be allowed to sit for the exam.

How to Download LAT 2019 Admit Card 

• After clicking on the official link, a new window will appear on candidate’s screen.

• Candidates will be required to enter in their valid username and password. 

• Thereupon, candidates will need to click on ‘login’ button. 

• The admit card of LAT 2019 will appear on candidates’ screens. They will now need to take a printout of the admit card and preserve it till the time of admission. 

Details on LAT Admit Card 2019 

• Name of the candidate 

• Name of candidate’s father 

• Roll number of the candidate 

• Date of Birth 

• Date of Exam

• Time of Exam

• Address of the exam centre 

• Time of reporting 

• Application number 

• Category applied for by the candidate

• Programme applied for by the candidate 

• Photograph of the candidate 

• Important exam day Instructions to be followed by the candidate 

The Allahabad University will declare result of LAT 2019 in or before last week of June 2019. Candidates who appeared for LAT 2019 will be able to check their result in the online mode with the help of the official link. 

How to Check LAT 2019 Result 

• Candidates will need to click on the official link for LAT results. 

• After clicking on the official link, candidates will need to enter in their roll number. 

• Hit the submit button

• Now a pdf will appear on the screen which the candidates will have to click on. 

• The pdf will list the names of all test takers alongside their roll numbers and their scores and qualifying status. 

• Candidates will have to look for their roll number in the file to check their qualifying status.

The admission of candidates to three year LLB programme will be on the basis of their fulfillment of minimum qualifying marks as prescribed by the university. The qualifying status of the candidates mentioned in LAT result 2019 will be decided on the basis of the following qualifying marks: 

LAT 2019 - Minimum Qualifying Marks 

LAT 2019 Result - Final Computation Method 

• Candidates' final computed marks in LAT will be calculated by adding weightage, deducting penalty for gap year, and applicable premium and special premium to their admission test scores. As far as gap year is concerned, candidates are to note that if they are not graduates the current academic year, a 5% of their admission scores for each gap year will be deducted from the admission score. Deduction will be carried out till 15%. 

Important Note - Requests for revaluation or rechecking of answer scripts will not be entertained by the university. 

Mode of Counselling: Offline

The Allahabad University will conduct LAT counselling 2019 in first to second week of July 2019. Candidates who qualify as per the merit list of LAT 2019 will have to attend the counselling session compulsorily to finalize their admissions into the university’s three year LLB programme. The counselling process will be conducted in offline mode. 

Candidates shortlisted for counselling of LAT 2019 will be sent call letters. Candidates must be physically present at the specified counselling venue on the specified date and time along with all the requisite documents. 

Documents Required at the time of Counselling 

• Print out of LAT result and score cards 

• LAT admit card

• Qualifying degree examination marksheet 

• Date of Birth proof or 10th class passing certificate 

• Photocopy of the final LAT application form

• Caste certificate for reserved categories 

• Documents as evidences supporting the candidate’s claims to a particular category, sports, NCC, PH quota 

Important notes 

• Candidates who physically attend the counselling session, fulfill all the eligibility criteria, furnish the requisite documents, and successfully undergo document verification procedure will be allotted a seat in the university for the three year LLB programme. 

• Those candidates are found to be not eligible for admissions on the counselling day will be denied admissions.

• After the counselling round, candidates will have to submit the fees and fulfil other admission related procedures to finalize their admissions into the university.