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DU LL.B. Entrance test, conducted in the month of June every year, is strictly merit based. The eligibility for sitting for DU LL.B. Is 50% in graduation (for general category). There are various relaxations for other categories. However, admission is given solely on the basis of rank attained in the entrance exam. Percentage obtained in graduation is only an eligibility criteria and does not have any bearing on the final admission. Depending on the rank attained, candidates are called for counselling depending on the Centre they are allotted. Currently, Faculty of Law has three centers - Campus Law Centre (CLC), Law Centre - 1 (LC1), and Law Centre - 2 (LC2). Admission on the basis of ranks is in this order only, I. e. top rank holders are allotted CLC, the lower ones LC 1 and the last ones to make it to the merit list get LC 2.

Hi there,
Well, the formula for calculating rank/percentile in ACLAT is straight forward as it depends on the marks obtained out of total 200 marks. The exam paper consists of sections including English, reasoning, maths, law and GK and weightage of marks is distributed.
Now, the ranks would be determined on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate compared with other candidates.
Also, the person with highest marks is rank 1 and those who clear the cut-offs get a seat.
The cut-off are determined based on no. of seats and no. of candidates. The cut-offs are declares once all seats get filled beyond which admission may happen only in case of a vacancy.
So, the candidate can judge their ranks based on the marks.
Also, there may be candidates having same marks and getting same ranks however the marks in legal section would break a tie as happens in CLAT.

It is one of the most famous law colleges in the Delhi-NCR region. It is also among the first few preferences of students who look for colleges other than NLUs. The placements from this college are good. Although they may not be as good as top National Law Universities but students do intern and get offers from several law firms and top corporates. Another advantage of this college is with respect to place. Along with college, students can intern with lawyers in Delhi High Court as well as Supreme Court. The college also has a placement cell. Some firms that have recruited in the past are AZB partners, Dua Associates, Trilegal, Jyoti Sagar and Associates, Luthra and Luthra, Anand and Anand among others.

Hi, LPU Approved by Bar Council of India, Law Discipline is one of the best Law colleges in India and Punjab. Our students are groomed for bright professional careers by providing wide range of exposure to theoretical as well as practical aspects of law. The discipline organizes international conferences, visits by nationally acclaimed law practitioners to allow the students gain skills and experience in the field of law. Students get real-time experiences through moot court competitions organized at national and international levels. Students are groomed through internship exposure and individual-oriented mentoring for a bright career in legal arena. The students have interned in reputed law firms and under High Court judges of different states. Special career counseling led by industry experts and members of academia is held for students who register for placements to determine their niche area of interest in the legal field. At School of Law, students are exposed to listen and share pearls of wisdom from eminent persons who come from higher judiciary, academia and industry. Notably, Honble Justice Sh. Raj Shekhar Attri (Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court) and Honble Justice AHMD Nawaz (Honble Judge, Court of Appeal, Sri Lanka and Dr. Arti Puri (Eminent Academician) interacted with students through conference, guest lecture and workshop activities. Judgments of superior courts in India serve as precedents and constitute an indispensable part of the study of a law. Special emphasis is put on imparting case law techniques involving detailed analysis of a case. There is Moot Court Training to Arm Law Students for Facing Legal Challenges. There are debating and quiz clubs Students are also taken to courts in the state including High Court at Chandigarh, Supreme Court of India at New Delhi and Police Training Academy to familiarize students with first-hand account of policing and investigation techniques.

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Symbiosis Entrance Test is conducted by Symbiosis University for admission to its integrated five-year law program. The exam is usually held just a day before AILET. Coming to the pattern of the exam, the question paper is divided into five section with each section having equal weightage. The total number of questions is 150 which are to be attempted in 2 hours 30 minutes. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. The five sections that are tested are Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, General Knowledge, and English. The final scores are calculated on the basis of the number of correct answers. SET does not release any rank list as such. The cut-off marks are released for Symbi Pune and Symbi Hyderabad. The students clearing the cut-off have to appear for GD-PI.
Hope this helps.

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Faculty of Law, Delhi University is one of the oldest and most prestigious law institutions in the country. It also has a great placement record for its students. Placement Assistance Council is the body that helps students secure placements with litigators, law firms, corporates, banks, NGOs and other organizations. To name a few, Amarchand and Mangaldas, Wipro, Ernst and Young, PWC, Thomson Reuters, HDFC Bank, Anand Legal, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, etc.
However, it largely depends on the interest as well as capabilities of a student a secure a Pre-Placement offer through working excellent during internships and having an excellent academic and extracurricular record.
The average package for the year 2015-16 was 8.5 lakhs if we exclude litigators. The highest package for the same year was 10 LPA.

Hi,
Symbiosis Law School, Pune is one of the best private institutions to study law in the country. It holds a separate entrance exam of its own. SLS, Pune also has a great placement record with students bagging jobs offers from several law firms as well as corporates. The placement cell is the principal body entrusted with the placements.
To give you "accurate and apt information from the official website", the following are the recruiters:
1. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Delhi
2. Khaitan and Co, Mumbai
3. Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan Attorneys
4. Deloitte USI
5. ICICI Bank
6. Wipro Ltd
7. Clutch Group
The maximum package extends to 15 LPA with average package being 8.2 LPA.
However, in the past several corporates such as Aditya Birla Group, Cipla, ICICI Bank among others have also recruited from the college.

Hello students,
LAW CET is the entrance exam conducted for admission to almost 35 different law colleges of Andhra Pradesh. The same exam, same name, same date, etc. but with different syllabus is conducted for five year and three year law courses. The syllabus is equivalent to 12th for five year and equivalent to graduation for three years degree course.
The total maximum marks are 120 with no negative marking. So, the students must attempt all questions in allotted 90 minutes. There are no percentile required to be calculated but general category candidates must score minimum of 42 marks in this examination. Though this condition is waved off for SC and ST candidates.
To conclude this examination, result and merit list is calculated simply on marks scored and as such no percentile calculations are involved.

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National Law School of India University is one of the best places to be if you are looking for a placement. The university has 100% placement record for the people opting for placements for past several years. Students get placed at various places such as foreign law firms such as Allen and Overy, Linklaters, HSF and several domestic firms. The jobs are not restricted to law firms but extend to various banks, companies among others. People can opt for any of these.
Apart from these, the opportunities include working with lawyers at several High Courts or in Supreme Court. A student generally gets placed at the end of the fourth year or during the fourth year. "Day 0" is the day when various law firms and companies come for recruitment. This day is generally the first day of April or last day of the March. So, overall the placements are quite good with average package increasing every year.

Personally, I would suggest to stick to LLB. LLB in itself is very rewarding, if you specialize in any one subject either, crime or civil or other specialization like IPR or competition law. Being an efficient lawyer requires a great deal of hard work. So, it would be good if you focus on one thing and do it whole heartedly. Still, if you want to pursue another course which goes parallel with LLB is CA. If you have knowledge of chartered accountant and specialize in income tax cases while doing law, you could become the king in this field. And, your Carter prospects takes another leap. Companies will pounce on you to hire you. Moreover, you yourself can start your own firm provided you do lots of networking while pursuing these courses to fetch clients.

However, LLM in itself is a course that is sufficient and is enough to take you places. Also, you do not get to have many options available while you are already pursuing a full time regular PG course.
Though you have one option that I would advise would add up to your accolades i.e. Company secretary (CS)
This is one of the parallel courses that could be easily taken up and also does not require much of commerce background.
CA would not be possible, as it involves tough subjects and also needs mandatory training which would burdensome your daily life and it would get hectic when your academics is concerned.
Thus, CS is quite possible while carrying on PG i.e. LLM .The CS course structure is quite relaxing and easy to go.
Moreover, you would have an additional plus point in your CV and this combination is preferred by many law firms and also corporate houses as you shall be deemed to have better knowledge of Corporate structure and you shall be preferred there upon.
Also, other certificate courses could be taken up as many institutes hold certificate courses in various laws.
Also, you may opt any Diplomas, including online Diplomas.

Hey,
Yes, you can admission to any National Law University even if you complete your 12th from NIOS. The procedure for getting admission is quite simple. You fill up the application form for admission to these universities which is basically CLAT (Common Law Admission Test). The exam is held on 2nd Sunday of May. Once you qualify the test, you will be eligible to get an admission in any of these universities based on your rank in the admission test. On a different note, NLU Delhi conducts a test of its own which is different from CLAT. You can fill up that form if you wish to get admission to that university.
I hope this answers your query.