Allahabad University Law Admission Test

• Allahabad University established in 1887 is governed by an Act of the Parliament (Central University).
• Law Admission Test (LAT) is an entrance exam conducted by the Allahabad University for admissions to three year LLB courses.
• Candidates are offered admissions to 3-year LLB courses offered at Faculty of Allahabad, AU, Chowdhary Mahadev Prasad Degree College and Allahabad Degree College, through LAT exam.
• Final admissions are based on entrance test scores, eligibility criteria and seat reservation criteria. 

Courses Offered :

• LLB

Exam Highlights :

• University of Allahabad (AU) has prescribed the exam pattern for LAT 2020 including subjects, weightage per section, marking scheme and other details. 
• Law entrance exam is conducted in pen-paper based test mode where candidates need to fill options on an OMR sheet.
• Question paper of LAT exam is based on three main subjects i.e. Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Current Affairs, and Reasoning and Mental Ability.
• Marking scheme will be done as under :
  • One mark will be awarded for each correct answer by candidates.
  • No negative marking will be done in case of wrong attempts.
  • No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted by the candidates.
  • Overall scores will be evaluated on the basis of correct options marks by the candidates.

• University of Allahabad (AU) will release the application form of LAT in April in online mode only.
• Candidates seeking admissions to three-year LLB course offered at the Faculty of Law, AU and its affiliated colleges can apply for LAT exam.
• Application form for three-year LLB will be available in April 2021 along with LFAT application form.
• Application process includes online registration, filling up the application form, uploading the documents, fee payment and form submission.

How to Fill LAT Application Form?

• Step 1 : Online Registration
  • Visit the official website of Allahabad University admissions -http://www.aupravesh2019.com/Home/Applicationform.aspx.
  • Select the LL.B/ BA LL.B (Hons.) course, a new page will open up. 
  • Candidates have to click on `New Registration` and enter the required details such as name, date of birth, email Id and phone number.
  • On successful registration, candidates will be provided with a login Id and password on the screen as well as on registered email ID and phone number.
• Step 2 : Filling up the application form 
  • Personal details - Parents name, communication address, category etc. 
  • Academic qualifications - Bachelor degree, class 12th details, as well as school and university details.
  • Exam centre preference - Select test centre location as preferred from the list of test cities.
• Step 3 : Uploading documents 
  • After this, candidates have to upload their recent passport size photograph (coloured) with light colour background as well as their signature in blue or black colour ink.
  • Documents should be scanned properly and should be clearly visible as per the specifications only. 
• Step 4 : Fee payment 
  • Candidates need to pay the application fee in online mode.
• Step 5 : Form submission
  • Once the fee has been paid and the status is updated, candidates can preview the application form and proceed to submit it in online mode only. 
  • Candidates are advised to download the filled-in application form and keep printout copies of the same for future references. 

Important Instructions for LAT Application Process :

• Before filling up the application form, candidates should read the guidelines about how to apply and eligibility criteria.
• Candidates should avoid making any mistakes in the application form otherwise it would not be submitted successfully.
• Photograph and signature should be as per the specifications only i.e. size, format, etc. 
• Candidates should ensure they have proper internet connection while filling up the application form or they will face difficulty in submitting their details.
• Application form should be kept carefully till the admission process is over as it will be required at the time of counselling. 

Fee Structure :

• Candidates need to pay the application fee in online mode using Debit Card, Credit Card or Net Banking.
• Application fee for each category is as under :

After conducting the entrance examination of law by Allahabad University, Edunews could quickly make an analysis of the question paper containing 3 parts viz, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Current Affairs, and Legal Aptitude, Reasoning and Mental Ability; each part carries 100 marks.

Language Comprehension :

The experts having very good skill in English and Hindi have given optimal weightage on passage, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, words generally confused, figure of speeches, précis writing, etc. The experts have also given focus on rest of the topics in the Language component assuming that the ability of communication is very important the moment they are admitted to the course. Needless to say there are 100 questions under this component and each question carries one mark. Questions are not difficult; hence an average candidate will make essence of his presence in the examination.

General Awareness and Current Affairs :

The experts of Edunews opined that the questions under this component judiciously designed giving importance on history, environment on micro and macro, geography, contributions of R&D, contemporary issues at national and international level in various fields, international relationship and their participation in the development process of India and vice versa, etc. The questions under the section looks to be difficult, nevertheless candidates will be able to score as per their ability since there is no negative evaluation.

Legal Aptitude, Reasoning and Mental Ability :

The experts of Edunews have expressed their views that the questions under this section have been designed giving importance on all sub aspects. Further they felt that the questions under each sub topic of Part 3 have been assigned proper mix of the marks. GK in legal environment could examine the ability of the candidate in the domain area. Similarly, simple mathematical calculations such as calculation of interest, profit, selling price and the cost price have put the candidate on acid test to find out their worth in mental ability. Few questions on legal aptitude have been raised in the examination to make sure of the proficiency of the candidates in the Indian Constitution, Judicial System and Legal Principles.

On the whole, the question paper of the entrance examination conducted in 2019 creates an impression that it is mixed blending of the soft and hard for the candidates.

• Candidates who make it to the final merit list of Allahabad University LAT exam then need to appear for the counselling round in order to confirm their seat in three year LLB programme offered by the varsity.
• LAT counselling is conducted in the month of July by Allahabad University.
• Counselling round for LAT admissions is conducted in the offline mode.
• Candidates need to appear for Allahabad University LAT counselling round as per the schedule and venue details shared with them by LAT.
• At the time of LAT counselling, aspirants need to confirm their admission as against the LLB seats on offer and thereafter submit the required documents and pay their admission fee.
• Aspirants are informed that at the time of counselling if any candidate is found to be ineligible for admission then his/her candidature would be cancelled with immediate effect.

Important Documents for Counselling :

• Aspirants need to carry the below-mentioned documents positively while appearing for LAT counselling.
• List of documents to carry for Allahabad University LAT is as under :
  • Print out of LAT result or scorecards.
  • LAT admit card.
  • Photocopy of LAT application form.
  • Mark sheet of Qualifying Degree Examination
  • Proof of Date of Birth (DOB)/ Class 10 passing certificate.
  • Documents specifying a candidate’s category & seat reservation of Sports, NCC or PH.
  • Caste certificates (SC/ST/OBC categories).

Seats Available for Admission :

• There are a total of 490 seats available for admission at Allahabad University in three year LLB programme.
• Reservation of seats at the varsity for LLB programme are as mentioned below :

The official exam dates are not released by the conducting authorities yet. They`ll be updated in this section after the official notification is released.