TS LAWCET 2021 Exam - Dates, Admission Process, Admit Card, Syllabus, Result

Osmania University, Hyderabad on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) conducts the TS LAWCET (or Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test) for admission to 3-year and 5-year LLB courses offered by various law colleges in the state of Telangana. TS LAWCET 2021 exam will be of 1 hour 30 minutes duration, comprise 120 objective-type questions, and will be conducted in computer-based test (CBT) mode. The online application form of TS LAWCET 2021 will be released on March 24, 2021, and may be filled by candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria, including academic and domicile requirements. As part of the TS LAWCET application form 2021 filling process, the candidate is required to first pay the application fee, fill in education, personal and contact details. The TS LAWCET 2021 exam will be conducted sometime in August 2021; admit cards will be issued to successfully registered candidates by July 20, 2021. Post exam, TS LAWCET 2021 answer keys will be released, which will contain answers to questions asked in the exam. The result of TS LAWCET 2021 will be declared around the 4th week of August, which will be followed by shortlisting of candidates (based on TS LAWCET merit list 2021) for counselling and seat allotment. 

Currently, there are around 3190 seats for the 3-year programme and around 1480 seats for the 5-year integrated programmes. 5-year integrated LLB programmes on offer include BA LLB, BBA LLB, and B.Com LLB.

The eligibility criteria of TS LAWCET 2021 will be released by the exam conducting body, which the applicant will have to satisfy in order to be considered for admission. Among the TS LAWCET 2021 eligibility criteria one must meet include that of academic requirement, nationality and age limit.    

TS LAWCET eligibility criteria 2021

Relaxation in minimum marks: 5% relaxation in qualifying marks will be applicable for SC and ST categories. 

Nationality: Indian nationals who meet local/unreserved status status as required by Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 and any amendments made thereto are eligible to apply. 

Mode of Application : Online

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

TSCHE  will release the TS LAWCET 2021 application form on March 24, 2021; the form will be available in online mode only. Such candidates who meet TS LAWCET eligibility criteria 2021 may fill and submit the application form before the last date. Note that for late submission to the application form (after the last date), candidates will have to pay a late fee to submit TS LAWCET 2021 application forms, starting with Rs. 500, which can go up to as much as Rs. 4,000.

Make it a point to use only genuine and verifiable information, as anyone found using counterfeit information stand to be disqualified.

How to fill TS LAWCET application form 2021

1. Pay the application fee - The first step in the TS LAWCET application process is the payment of the application fee. Online payments can made using: net banking, and credit or debit cards. Another option is to visit a TS - AP centre, which are online centres operated by the authorities at various locations, and make the payment.

2. Check payment status: Upon payment of the fee, check your fee payment status. If payment is successful, move to the next step. 

3. Registration - Fill in the registration form and create an applicant account.

4. Fill the form - In this step, enter your personal, academic, and contact details and finally submit the form.

Application Fees

Among the first things a candidate who is appearing in the state-level exam ought to do is consult the TS LAWCET exam pattern 2021. This is because it will provide insights into the character and salient features of the exam, including the types of questions asked, marking scheme, sections covered, and test duration. So, if a candidate is armed with the knowledge of what is in the TS LAWCET 2021 exam pattern, they will be better able to face the challenges posed by the TS LAWCET 2021 question paper.

Exam pattern of TS LAWCET 2021

1. Mode of exam: Online

2. Language: Will be available in (a) English and Telugu, or (b) English and Urdu.

3. Test duration: 90 minutes.

4. Total questions: 120 multiple choice questions (MCQs); each question will have four answer options, out of which one will be the correct option.

5. Marking scheme: 1 mark for a correct question; there is no negative marking

TS LAWCET 2021 - subject-wise number of questions and mark allotment   

The exam conducting body will make available the TS LAWCET 2021 admit cards to candidates upon successful completion of the application process. To download the TS LAWCET admit cards 2021, the candidate will have to go to the official portal, click on the relevant link and then login using candidate credentials. An important document for taking the online exam, the admit card will carry such details like the name, roll number, date and time of exam, and TS LAWCET 2021 exam centre name and address. In addition, it will also carry exam-day guidelines to be followed by the candidate.    

Step-wise process to download TS LAWCET 2021 admit card

• Go to the official website and click on the relevant link; download link will also be updated on this page once it is released
• A login window will open
• Enter your date of birth, registration number and application number
• On successful login, the TS LAWCET 2021 admit card will appear on screen
• Download and take a printout of the admit card

Precautions to be taken after or before downloading the TS LAWCET admit card

1. Check that the details mentioned on it are correct. If there is any discrepancy, like the name is incorrectly spelled, TS LAWCET 2021 test centre is incorrectly allotted, in such scenario contact admission officials to get it addressed immediately.
2. The admit card will have TS LAWCET 2021 exam-day guidelines, like what items are and not allowed, proper exam-day behaviour, and COVID-related nitty grittiness that one needs to follow.  
3. Document checklist: In addition to the TS LAWCET admit card 2021, the candidate must also carry with them a valid photo id proof.

Osmania University will declare the result of TS LAWCET 2021 tentatively in the 4th week of August at lawcet.tsche.ac.in; the result would be released for all candidates who have appeared in the online exam. TS LAWCET result would be available in the form of rank cards, containing such information like the TS LAWCET rank 2021, sectional and overall marks obtained by the candidate in the exam. Additionally, the TS LAWCET 2021 rank card would carry the qualifying status of the candidate; those who qualify in the exam will only be eligible to participate in subsequent TS LAWCET counselling and seat allotment process.  

How to check TS LAWCET 2021 result

• The result of TS LAWCET 2021 would be released at lawcet.tsche.ac.in
• Click on the result link
• A login window will open
• Fill in TS LAWCET hall ticket number and date of birth to login
• The TS LAWCET Rank Card would be displayed on screen
• Download and take a printout of the result

TS LAWCET 2021 Qualifying Marks

There is a certain minimum marks (or percentage) the candidate has to secure in the TS LAWCET 2021 to qualify / pass in the exam. The qualifying marks (percentage) is category-specific as shown in the table below.                                               

TS LAWCET Merit List 2021

Soon after the declaration of results, admission officials will prepare the TS LAWCET 2021 merit list using the marks scored by the candidate in the entrance exam. One fundamental reason for preparing the TS LAWCET merit list is to shortlist candidates for the counselling and seat allotment process. Depending on the number of seats available for various programmes, admission officials will make general and category-specific merit lists; and using these merit lists candidates will be invited for counselling. 

Typically those ranked higher in the TS LAWCET merit list 2021 will get preference during the seat allotment process. 

Candidates with similar marks: How to decide the TS LAWCET merit rank  

It may happen that two or more candidates may end up securing the same marks in the state-level exam. In such an event, the ranking of such candidates will be determined in the following way:

Tie-breaking procedure

• Candidate who has a higher score in Part A will be allotted a higher rank
• Next, marks of Part B will be considered
• If tie remains, they may be bracketed together, but at the time of admission, the candidate senior in age will be given preference.

The admission conducting authority will release the category-wise TS LAWCET cutoff 2021 for all the participating colleges. Also, the TS LAWCET 2021 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 2021 cutoff would depend include the number of applicants, their performance in the LAWCET 2021 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, is responsible for the conduct of TS LAWCET 2022 counselling for such candidates who have qualified in the exam; eligible candidates will be shortlisted for TS LAWCET counselling based on their ranks in the state-level exam. Such candidates whose names are included in the shortlist of counselling will have to undergo counselling formalities like document verification. choice filling and locking. 

As part of the document verification process, the candidate will have to get their documents verified at designated centres. Post document verification, the candidate has to participate in web-counselling, during which choice will have to be filled and locked. Since TS LAWCET 2021 seat allotment will be based on both the merit rank of the candidate and also selected options.