Panjab University BA LLB Entrance Test (PU BA LLB Entrance)

Panjab University will no longer conduct PU BA LLB Entrance Test for admission to 5-year integrated law programme at the institute. The PU BA LLB offline-based exam has been cancelled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead admission will now based on merit of 10+2 exam. Candidates who are included in the merit list will be eligible for admission to B.A LL.B (Hons.) & B.Com LL.B (Hons.), which have a combined intake of 360 seats. The exam was previously administered in three languages - English, Hindi & Punjabi. PU BA LLB 2020 application form has been released in online mode on April 1; last date to register is September 21. Eligible candidates need to duly fill and submit the application form before the last date.  

Counselling for shortlisted candidates will commence around in the month of September - November; the seat allotment will be based on merit lists which will be prepared using 10+2 scores.

Candidates seeking to pursue five-year integrated legal education at participating institutes of Panjab University have to appear in PU BA LLB 2020 entrance test. The eligibility criteria of PU BA LLB 2020 are conditions that the candidate has to meet to be considered for admission.  

Eligibility criteria of PU BA LLB 2020

• Qualifying exam: The applicant needs to have passed  10+2 examination or equivalent exam scoring minimum 50% marks. Relaxation of 5% in minimum marks applies for candidates belonging to reserved categories. 
• Open University candidates: who have passed 10+2 directly without having any basic qualification are not eligible
• Age limit: There is no upper age limit for appearing in the exam.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Other

The application process for the PU BA LLB 2020 has been commenced on April 1, 2020. The PU BA LLB 2020 application form for five-year integrated law programme is available in online mode and can be filled by eligible candidates. When filling the form, one must use genuine information only; otherwise, applications may be rejected. 

How to fill PU BA LLB 2020 application form

• Get registered using valid email id and mobile number 
• Fill in academic, personal and academic details
• Select an exam centre
• Upload all relevant documents in prescribed format
• Pay the prescribed application fee 
• Submit the application form

Category-wise PU BA LLB 2020 application fees

Application Fees

It was advised to the candidates to have a good understanding of the PU BA LLB 2020 exam pattern to score maximum marks and secure a seat. The exam pattern helps in understanding the nature of questions that are likely to be asked during the PU BA LLB entrance test. The exam pattern of PU BA LLB helps in understanding type of questions, question sequence, total marks, distribution of marks, marking scheme and relevant section. As per the PU BA LLB exam pattern 2020, the exam will be of 90 minutes duration and will include questions from General Knowledge and Current Affairs (60 marks), Aptitude for Law (20), Mental Ability (10), English Language (10); the total marks for the exam is 100. Each correct response will carry 1 mark, while 0.25 marks will be deducted for incorrect attempt.

The admit card for PU BA LLB 2020 will  no longer be released as the exam has been cancelled owing to COVID-19. Admission will now be based on 10+2 scores. 

In previous editions, candidates had to download their PU BA LLB 2020 admit card through their registered account by entering log-in credentials. The admit card contained vital information like name and roll number of candidate, date and time of the exam, venue details, and also exam day guidelines. 

Panjab University, the admission conducting body for the PU BA LLB 2020, will not release any official answer key. The PU BA LLB Answer Key 2020 when it was released for previous editions online mode, would contain the answers to questions asked in the entrance exam. The PU BA LLB answer key enabled candidates to get an idea as to how many marks they are likely to score based on the number of correct and incorrect responses. After the answer key is released the Panjab University inviteed challenges to the provisional answer key. The final PU BA LLB answer key was released after considering all challenges.

Panjab University will declare the PU BA LLB 2020 result cum merit list based on 10+2 marks obtained by applicants. The candidates who have applied for admission based on their 10+2 scores can check PU BA LLB results online through their registered accounts on the Panjab University official website. The result will contain the merit rank of candidates. The PU will call the shortlisted candidates for the counselling and admission procedure. 

The PU BA LLB 2020 Cutoff will be released tentatively in August. The cutoff will indicate the minimum marks and rank required to be eligible for admission into the five-year integrated law course. The PU BA LLB 2020 cutoff will be based on number of vacant seats, number of qualifying candidates, difficulty level of the examination and several other factors. 

Mode of Counselling: Offline

Panjab University will conduct the counselling for PU BA LLB 2020 across its three affiliated colleges namely UILS Chandigarh, PURC Ludhiana and SSGPURC Hoshiarpur. PU will issue call letters to qualified candidates who will are shortlisted based on 10+2 scores. Candidates will have to carry their 10^th and 12^th marksheets, their birth certificate, character certificate, gap year affidavit (if applicable), reserve category certificates (if applicable) at the time of reporting for counselling. Document verification will be an integral part of the counselling process that all candidates need to successfully complete. Candidates will be required to submit a demand draft of the fee for blocking seat for themselves, otherwise their admission will get cancelled.