What is the procedure of selection in LLM ?DOyou consider the CLAT score for admission in LLM course.

Hello.

The LL.M. program can be pursued only by the students who have successfully completed their under-graduation in law i.e. LL.B/B.L. Degree/5 Year LL.B. Degree course under 10+2+5 from any recognized university with at least minimum aggregate marks as per institutes requirement.

Certain seats are reserved or are allocated to Foreign Nationals. Students can take admission through common entrance test held by the universities.

Generally, universities offering LL.M. course conduct an Entrance exam for admission to the program. The application forms for this course are available in the month of May every year.

The entrance test paper contains around 150 questions which can be both objective and subjective in nature . The duration of the exam is 2 hours which includes negative marking for objective type questions. The marks deducted are usually 1/4th of the marks allocated to the question.

The marking scheme is not fixed for all the universities, it may vary accordingly. The long essay type generally contains 4 questions with 25 marks each. The syllabus for LL.M. entrance exam generally covers the following topic.

• Jurisprudence
• Constitutional Law
• Legal Awareness
• Current Affairs
• Legal Aptitude

After the entrance test, various universities conduct tie-breaking round for the candidates who have scored equal marks. The candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their performance in entrance test and tie-breaking round. Shortlisted candidates are further called for a counselling session and are then allotted respective colleges..

Hope this is helpful.

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