NLSIU, Bangalore Shall Conduct The National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) On September 12, 2020

NLSIU, Bangalore shall conduct the National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 for admission to its undergraduate B.A., LL.B. (Hons) and postgraduate LL.M. programmes for the year 2020-21 on september 12,2020.

Applications open September 3 and close at midnight on September 10, 2020. Candidates may submit their applications for the NLAT 2020 at: https://admissions.nls.ac.in/

On the conduct of NLAT and its evaluation, the notification further informs the following:

  • The Test shall be an online entrance examination to be held on September 12, 2020.
  • NLSIU shall not be responsible for any connectivity issues, or failure of internet connection during the examination. NLSIU reserves the right to cancel any candidate’s examination based on misconduct or examination malpractice.
  • The NLAT 2020 UG will test candidates on 5 subjects (and the published format of the CLAT 2020 UG) comprising, English Language, Current Affairs Including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques.
  • Question Paper Format: The NLAT 2020 UG shall be conducted in English. The Maximum Marks for the NLAT is 80 marks. All questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). The total duration of the examination is 45 minutes.
  • Marking Scheme: 2 marks per correct answer and -0.25 marks per unanswered question. -0.50 marks per wrong answer.
  • This is not an open book examination; candidates may not seek assistance from any other person to answer the questions in the examination.
  • Candidates will only have 1 attempt at each question. They will not be able to revisit a question once they have moved on to another question.
  • Candidates may not take the assistance of any resources, whether electronic, print or in any other form.

For more details of the NLAT please visit: https://admissions.nls.ac.in/

Read notification: Final_B_A_LL_B_Admissions_Notification_2020_21