TS LAWCET 2022 Exam - Dates (Out), Application Form (Open), Eligibility, Syllabus & Pattern, Admit Card

Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has released the TS LAWCET TS LAWCET 2022 application form on April 6, in online mode. The application form of TS LAWCET 2022 is available at the official website - lawcet.tsche.ac.in. Last date for submission of application form without a late fee is June 6. The exam will be conducted on July 21 and 22, 2022, in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria for TS LAWCET 2022 may apply by filling the application form. Candidates registering for TS LAWCET 2022 be issued admit cards for appearing in the examination. 

What is TS LAWCET?

TS LAWCET is a state-level law entrance examination in Telangana. It is conducted by the Osmania University, Hyderabad for admission to 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB programmes offered by several law colleges in Telangana. TS LAWCET is conducted in test centres spread across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  

TS LAWCET 2022 Exam Details

Candidates who wish to appear in TS LAWCET 2022 should be familiar with the exam pattern TS LAWCET 2022. The entrance test will be conducted for 1 hour and 30 minutes duration. The question paper of TS LAWCET 2022 will comprise 120 objective-type questions to be asked from subjects such as English, general knowledge, and legal aptitude. 

Post exam, TS LAWCET 2022 answer keys will be released, which contain official answers to questions asked in the exam. The result of TS LAWCET 2022 will also be declared soon after the release of answer keys.  

Currently, there are around 3,597 seats for the 3-year programme and around 1,580 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 2022 have been released by the exam conducting body, which the applicant has to satisfy in order to be considered for admission. Among the TS LAWCET 2022 eligibility criteria one must meet include that of academic requirements, nationality and age limit.

TS LAWCET Eligibility Criteria 2022

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

Nationality : Indian nationals who meet local/unreserved 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 has released the TS LAWCET 2022 application form on April 6, 2022. It has been released online at the official admission portal. Such candidates who meet TS LAWCET eligibility criteria 2022 may fill and submit the application form before the last date i.e. June 6, 2022 without late fee. 

Note that for late submission to the application form (after the last date), candidates had to pay a late fee to submit TS LAWCET 2022 application forms, starting with Rs. 500, which can go up to as much as Rs. 2,000.

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 2022

1. Pay the application fee - The first step in the TS LAWCET application process is the payment of the application fee. Online payments can be 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 2022. 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 2022 exam pattern, they will be better able to face the challenges posed by the TS LAWCET 2022 question paper .

Exam pattern of TS LAWCET 2022

1. Mode of exam : Online

2. Language : 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

The exam conducting body will release the TS LAWCET 2022 admit card on July 15, 2022. To download the TS LAWCET admit cards 2022, the candidate has to go to the official portal, click on hall ticket link and then log in using candidate credentials.

An important document for taking the online exam, the admit card carry such details like the name, roll number, date and time of exam, and TS LAWCET 2022 exam centre name and address. In addition, it also carries exam-day guidelines to be followed by the candidate.

Step-wise process to download TS LAWCET 2022 admit card

• Go to the official website and click on the relevant link
• A login window will open
• Enter your date of birth, registration number and application number
• On successful login, the TS LAWCET 2022 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 2022 test centre is incorrectly allotted, in such scenario contact admission officials to get it addressed immediately.
2. The admit card will have TS LAWCET 2022 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 2022, the candidate must also carry with them a valid photo id proof.

The examination authorities will release the TS LAWCET 2022 answer key within a few days of the examination. By using the answer key TS LAWCET 2022, candidates will be able to count their marks.  The answer key will be released along with the TS LAWCET objection filing form. Candidates who have objections against the official answer key will be able to raise their objections online.

How to download TS LAWCET answer key 2022?

• Visit the TS LAWCET 2022 admission portal

• Click on the response sheet/answer key link.

• Enter registration ID and password to login to the answer key portal.

• The TS LAWCET answer key will be displayed on the screen; download the key in PDF form and calculate your answers.

To count the TS LAWCET marks, candidates should add one mark for each correct answer. There is no negative marking in the examination, so no marks need to be deducted for incorrect answers.

The result of TS LAWCET 2022 will be declared in online mode, at lawcet.tsche.ac.in for all candidates who appear in the examination. TS LAWCET result will be released in the form of individual rank cards, containing such information as the TS LAWCET rank 2022, sectional and overall marks obtained by the candidate in the exam. Additionally, the TS LAWCET 2022 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 2022 result

• The result of TS LAWCET 2022 was 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 2022 Qualifying Marks

There are certain minimum marks (or percentage) the candidate has to secure in the TS LAWCET 2022 to qualify/pass in the exam. Such candidates who secure the minimum qualifying exam or more will be called for counselling and seat allotment, while the remaining candidates will be disqualified. The qualifying marks (percentage) is category-specific as shown in the table below:

TS LAWCET Merit List 2022

Soon after the declaration of results, admission officials prepare the TS LAWCET 2022 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 2022 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 2022 for all the participating colleges. Also, the TS LAWCET 2022 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 2022 cutoff would depend include the number of applicants, their performance in the LAWCET 2022 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

TSCHE will conduct TS LAWCET 2022 counselling for the candidates who pass the examination. The counselling of TS LAWCET 2022 is the last stage of the admission process during which the exam officials would verify the documents and information submitted by the candidates. TS LAWCET 2022 counselling will be conducted in three rounds (Two general rounds followed by a spot round). 

As part of the document verification process, the candidate should get their documents verified at designated centres. Post document verification, the candidate has to participate in web-counselling, during which choice should be filled and locked. Since TS LAWCET 2022 seat allotment is based on both the merit rank of the candidate and also selected options.

How to participate in TS LAWCET 2022 counselling?

Candidates will have to follow the steps mentioned below to participate in the counselling.

1. Registration for web counselling and payment of counselling process fee
2. Upload original certificates
3. Preliminary online certificate verification by the counselling authorities
4. Exercise web options (selecting law colleges in the order of preference)
5. Seat allotment (To be announced by the authorities)
6. Download fee payment challan and joining report
7. Report to the allotted college along with original certificates for final verification, fee payment 
8. Verification of original certificates at the allotted college and commencement of classes