Law School Admission Test (LSAT India) is conducted by The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate law courses. The test is conducted to shortlist law aspirants for admission in undergraduate and postgraduate level courses offered at various law colleges in India.
Aspirants must go through the significant change made in the syllabus, exam pattern and marking scheme to strategize an effective preparation.
LSAT India Exam Highlights
| Exam Name | Law School Admission Test – India |
| Conducting Body | Law School Admission Council (LSAC) |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| Exam Mode | Remote Proctored Online Exam |
| Duration | 140 minutes (2 hours and 20 minutes) |
| Types of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Language | English |
| Total Marks/Scoring | 420-480 score band |
| Total questions | 92 |
| Sections | Four
· Analytical Reasoning · Logical Reasoning (Part – 1) · Logical Reasoning (Part – 2) · Reading Comprehension |
| Negative Marking | There is no negative marking |
| Accepting Colleges | 85 colleges |
| Official Website | https://www.discoverlaw.in/ |
Aspirants can download the LSAT 2021 Syllabus – Download Subject Wise Syllabus Pdf Now from the official website.
Eligibility Criteria
Generally, there are no such eligibility requirements specified for LSAT India Exam 2021. However, based on the admission norms of different institutes, the candidates should meet the following eligibility criteria:
| Law Undergraduate Courses | · The students should have completed the qualifying exam: Student must hold a bachelor degree in any stream from any 12th standard exam based on 10+2 education system from a board/college.
· Applicants must obtain minimum of 45% in the qualifying exam. |
| Law Post-graduate Courses | · The applicants should have completed UG course or integrated law course from a recognized University for seeking admission in Law PG courses.
· They must secure a minimum 45% marks in the in the qualifying exam. |
| Integrated Law Courses | · The candidates must have completed 12th standard education on 10+2 education pattern from CBSE or any other recognized board/institute.
· The applicants should obtain minimum qualifying marks i.e., 45% in the qualifying exam. |
LSAT India Syllabus 2021: Exam Pattern
- Exam mode: Offline (pen-paper mode)
- LSAT Exam duration: 2 hours and 20 minutes
- Total number of questions in the LSAT exam: 100
- Each LSAT test section contains 25 marks
- There is no negative marking for wrong answers
| Subjects | Time per section | Total Questions |
| Analytical Reasoning | 23 minutes | 23 |
| Logical Reasoning – I | 22 minutes | 22 |
| Logical Reasoning – II | 23 minutes | 23 |
| Reading Comprehension | 24 minutes | 24 |
| Total | 2 Hours 20 minutes | 92 Marks |
Note:
There is one 15-minute break between section 2 and section 3. All questions are in a multiple-choice format, some with 4 answer choices and others with 5.
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LSAT 2021 Syllabus
- Analytical Reasoning
| LSAT Important Topics – Analytical Reasoning | |
| Arrangements | Comparisons |
| Family Based Problems | Intersection Type |
| Directions | Coding & Decoding |
| Selections | Logical Deductions |
In this section, candidates are given questions based on structure of relationships where they are required to draw the logical conclusions about that relationship. The relationships can be based on things, persons or events. Candidates have to choose the right statement from the given four or five statements commenting on the structure of the relationship. The test requires a law student to attempt legal solving problems in the section.
- Logical Reasoning
| LSAT Important Topics – Logical Reasoning | |
| Number and Letter Series | Calendars |
| Clocks | Cubes |
| Venn Diagrams | Binary Logic |
| Seating Arrangement | Logical Sequence |
| Logical Matching | Logical Connectives |
| Syllogism | Blood Relations |
Candidates are required to critically evaluate, analyse and complete arguments which are given in general language. The section tests the logic of a student. They have to read and comprehend the given passage and answer the questions based on it. The section assesses wide range different attributes of the test taker including thinking critically and skills that are required for legal reasoning.
- Reading Comprehension
| LSAT Important Topics – Reading Comprehension | |
| Law | Sociology |
| Philosophy | Psychology |
| Politics | Technology |
| Literature | Economics |
| Business | Indian Judiciary |
As the name suggests, the section tests the reading skills of a student. It assesses the understanding ability of the aspirant. The section consists of four sets of questions based on reading. Each section offers candidates of selecting and attempting the question put before them as per their preference. The reading material is followed by questions that check the reading as well as reasoning ability of the candidate.
Aspirants are advised to refer various law books available in the market or law material provided by the coaching centres.
LSAT India Counselling 2021
LSAC Global does not conduct any LSAT India counselling for the purpose of seat allotment in various colleges accepting exam scores. It also does not release any LSAT India merit list. The role of the Council is only limited to the conduct of the entrance exam and thereafter, declaring the LSAT India result.
All candidates qualifying the LSAT India 2021 exam have to apply separately at the colleges accepting exam scores and follow their individual admission process.
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LSAT India 2021 Result
LSAT India 2021 result and scorecard has been released by Discover Law on the behalf of LSAC Global on the official website of the exam. The result has been released for admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate Law courses offered at different private law colleges accepting LSAT scores.
LSAT 2021 Preparation Tips
- The LSAT India 2021 exam will have four sections. Candidates will be given approx. 35 minutes to attempt each section.
- Time management is required to solve the complete paper efficiently.
- There is no criterion of negative marking in the LSAT India 2021 exam. So, the candidates must attempt all the questions in the exam for a better score.
- All the sections have an equal number of questions and each question holds 1 mark so the aspirants must prepare all the 4 sections thoroughly.
- The candidate should solve a lot of sample papers, mock tests and previous year question papers for a better knowledge of pattern and type of questions.
Reference books for the LSAT Examination 2021
LSAT Preparation Books for Reading Comprehension
| Name of Book | Publisher/Author |
| LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible (Power score LSAT Bible) | David. M. Killoran |
| 10 New Actual, Official LSAT Prep tests with Comparative Reading (LSAT Series) | Law school admission council |
| Wiley’s GMAT Reading Comprehension Grail | Aristotle Prep |
| The Blueprint for LSAT Reading Comprehension Paperback | Trent Teti (Author), Jodi Teti (Author), Matthew Riley (Author) |
LSAT Preparation Books for Logical Reasoning
| Name of Book | Publisher/Author |
| Universal’s Logical Reasoning for CLAT, LSAT and other Law Entrance Exams | Jain Prateek |
| A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning | RS Agarwal |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | RS Agarwal |
| A New Approach to REASONING Verbal & Non-Verbal | B.S. Sijwali |
LSAT Preparation Books for Analytical Reasoning
| Name of Book | Publisher/Author |
| Analytical reasoning | M.K. Pandey |
| Magical Book on Quicker Maths | Tyra |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma |