Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET)

Osmania University has indefinitely postponed the online-based TS LAWCET 2020 entrance exam; it was earlier scheduled for July 10. The university conducts the exam on behalf of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE). TS LAWCET 2020 exam scores will be used for admission to both 3-year and 5-year law courses offered by participating institutes. The intake capacity for the 3-year program is around 3190 seats, and for the 5-year integrated program, it is around 1480. The integrated law programs one can choose from include BA LLB, BBA LLB, and B.Com LLB. TS LAWCET 2020 application form submission last date has been extended to June 10 (from April 6) in view of COVID-19 pandemic; application opened in online mode on March 6. Desirous candidate needs to fill and submit the application form of TS LAWCET 2020 before the last date. TS LAWCET 2020 admit cards for successfully registered candidates will be issued in online mode the admit card will contain details about the roll number and the allotted exam centre. Post exam, results will be declared based on which merit list will be prepared for counselling and seat allotment. 

It is the responsibility of the candidate is to check out the eligibility criteria of TS LAWCET 2020 before filling the application form. In case any candidate applies for admission despite not meeting the LAWCET 2020 eligibility criteria, such candidate may be disqualified at any stage of the admission process. The list of eligibility criteria that the candidate needs to fulfill are listed below:

TS LAWCET eligibility criteria 2020

Relaxation in minimum marks: A relaxation of 5% of marks in the qualifying marks is applicable to candidates from SC and ST categories. 

Nationality: The candidate needs to be an Indian citizen and also satisfy local/unreserved status status as mandated by Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 and any amendments made thereto. 

Mode of Application : Online

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

The exam conducting authority released the application form of TS LAWCET 2020 in online mode on March 6; last date to submit completed applications without late fee is June 10 (extended from April 6). Such candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria may go ahead and fill the TS LAWCET 2020 application form before the last date. When filling the form, one must bear in mind only to enter genuine and verifiable information, as otherwise applications may be rejected.

Steps to fill TS LAWCET application form 2020

1. Payment of application fee - To start the application process, the aspirant needs to first pay the application fee of Rs. 800 ( Rs. 500 in case of SC and ST categories) via online mode using net banking, credit or debit cards. Additionally, the fee can also be paid at TS - AP centres, which will be online centres operated by the authorities at various locations. After completion of fee payment, the candidate needs to check their fee payment status. 

2. Registration - After payment of the fee, the candidate needs to complete the registration process and create an applicant account.

3. Fill the form - In this step, the application form, which will have different sections like personal, academic, and contact details have to be filled.

Application Fees

By consulting the exam pattern of TS LAWCET 2020, the applicant will get to know the structure of the exam, be it duration and mode of the exam, mark allocation, marking scheme, sections, etc.  This information should be incorporated by the applicant in their preparation so that it is aligned with exam needs. The paper will be designed to evaluate the candidate's ability and aptitude that are necessary ingredients in the field of law. 

Exam pattern of TS LAWCET 2020

1. The test will be conducted in online mode with the paper set in both English and Telugu or English and Urdu.

2. The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes.

3. There will a total of 120 MCQs each carrying 1 mark; for subject-wise break of marks and number of questions refer to the table below. 

4. Each question will be followed by four answer options, out of which one will be the correct option.

5. There is no negative marking

TS LAWCET 2020 - subject-wise number of questions and mark allotment   

Exam officials will release the admit card cum hall ticket of TS LAWCET 2020 in online mode on July 2. TS LAWCET 2020 admit card will carry important details like the name and address of the examination centre, name and roll number of the candidate, photograph, and date and time of the exam. One will be allowed to sit in the exam only on display of the  TS LAWCET hall ticket/admit card.

How to download TS LAWCET 2020 admit card

• Click on the TS LAWCET admit card 2020 download link (will be updated here once it is released)
• Fill in date of birth, registration number and application number
• Upon log-in, the admit card will be displayed on screen
• Download and take a printout

Note: Don't forget to check that the details (like spelling of the candidate's name) are correct and legible. Or else get in touch with exam officials to get it rectified.

Osmania University will announce the result of TS LAWCET 2020 on July 24; the result would be declared for all test takers who have appeared in the online exam. TS LAWCET 2020 result would be available in PDF format in the form of a scorecard containing details like the section-wise and overall marks secured by the candidate, and qualifying status.

How to check TS LAWCET 2020 result

• Click on the result link
• Enter hall ticket number and date of birth
• Click on "View Rank Card" option
• The result would be displayed on screen
• Download and take a printout. 

TS LAWCET Qualifying Marks 2020                                             

TS LAWCET Merit List 2020

 It must be noted that TS LAWCET exam scores will be used to prepare the TS LAWCET merit list which will be the basis of counselling and seat allotment process. Candidates who are ranked higher in the merit list of TS LAWCET will be given preference during seat allotment, so will have a better chance at admission or being offered a higher preference seat.

Tie-breaking procedure

In the event two-or more candidates score the same marks in TS LAWCET 2020 entrance exam, the ranking of such candidates will be decided in the following sequence:

• Candidate with higher marks in Part A to be ranked higher
• Candidate with higher marks in Part B to be ranked higher
• If the tie is still undecided, they may be bracketed together, but seniority in age may be considered at the time of admission.

The admission conducting authority will release the category-wise TS LAWCET cutoff 2020 for all the participating colleges. Also, the TS LAWCET 2020 cutoff will be course-specific. The cutoff would indicate the last rank for which admission is given to a course for a particular category or institute. Candidates who score below this cutoff in the chosen course (or category or institute), he/she will not be considered for admission.

The various factors on which TS LAWCET 2020 cutoff would depend include the number of applicants, their performance in the LAWCET 2020 entrance exam, number of sanctioned seats, category of the candidate, etc. If any of these parameters change, the cutoff would also automatically change.

Mode of Counselling: Offline

Osmania University, Hyderabad, will conduct TS LAWCET 2020 counselling for such candidates who have qualified in the exam post declaration of result and release of the merit list. A counselling schedule will be released for eligible candidates.

The first step in TS LAWCET counselling 2020 is document verification, wherein all participants need to get their documents verified at designated centres. Only such candidates who get their documents verified successfully will be considered for admission, while others will be disqualified. Post document verification, one has to participate in web-counselling, which will include choice filling and locking. Since TS LAWCET 2020 seat allotment will be based on both the merit ran of the candidate and also selected options, ne much select the most matching options and also as many options as possible.