All About NLAT 2020

All About NLAT 2020

Students who seek admission to NLSIU Bangalore must apply directly to the University and complete the NLAT UG 2020 Entrance examination. The University will not accept CLAT 2020 scores for admission to Academic Year 2020-21.

Important Dates:

    Applications Open: 03 Sept, 2020

    Applications Close: 10 Sept, 2020

    National Law Aptitude Test, 2020: 12 Sept, 2020

    Application Fee: Rs. 150 (General and PWD Category) and Rs. 125 (for SC / ST Candidates).

    All applications must be submitted online at:  https://admissions.nls.ac.in/

 

National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT)

1. Candidates will be selected on the basis of the aggregate marks secured in an online home-based Entrance Examination known as the National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 (NLAT). The National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 (the “NLAT 2020”) will test applicants for admission to the undergraduate B.A., LL.B. (Hons) and postgraduate LL.M programmes commencing in 2020 at the National Law school of India University, Bengaluru (“NLSIU”) on subjects that correspond to the subjects proposed to be tested in the Common Law Admission Test, 2020.  

2. Candidates who have submitted a valid application form will be required to appear for the NLAT. The Test shall be an online entrance examination to be held on 12th September, 2020. Candidates will attempt this examination using a computer device at their respective locations. Candidates will have to ensure that they can appear for the examination on the appropriate date and time using a computer device as per the detailed specifications that will be provided, including video and audio inputs. 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.

3. Detailed instructions on the online examination process shall be provided to the candidates in due course.

 

Intake

B.A., LL.B (Hons) Programme

The total intake capacity shall be 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) with the following breakup:

Category	No. of seats (out of 120)
Scheduled Caste (15%)	18
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	9
General Category	93

• Six(6) seats comprising 5% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

 

• Upto 25% of total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of Thirty (30) students, shall be admitted under the horizontal institutional preference for “Karnataka Students” (See note below).

Eligibility of Candidates

1. All candidates must have secured an unconditional pass and the minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (10+2 or its equivalent examination) as specified below:

i. Aggregate percentage of 45% or its equivalent grade in case of General Category and PWD students.

ii. Aggregate percentage of 40% or its equivalent grade in case of SC/ST.

2. There is no upper age limit to apply.

Syllabus and Guide

The NLAT 2020 UG will test candidates on 5 (five) 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.

1. The NLAT 2020 UG will comprise 4 (four) General Comprehension (“GC”) passages.

2. Each GC passage will be accompanied by 10 (ten) questions that candidates will have to answer based on the information provided in the corresponding GC passage and in the questions. NLAT 2020 UG will have a total of 40 (forty) questions.

3. Each GC passage will be of a similar length (i.e., ~500 words) and order of difficulty as in the Mock CLAT 2020 UG papers.

4. The 10 (ten) questions that accompany each GC passage will have 2 (two) questions each from the 5 (five) subjects.

 

Question Paper Format

1. The NLAT 2020 UG shall be conducted in English.

2. The Maximum Marks for the NLAT is 80 marks.

3. All questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

4. The total duration of the examination is 45 minutes.

5. Marking Scheme:

2 marks per correct answer

-0.25 marks per unanswered question

-0.50 marks per wrong answer

6. This is not an open book examination; candidates may not seek assistance from any other person to answer the questions in the examination.

7. Candidates will only have 1 (one) attempt at each question. They will not be able to revisit a question once they have moved on to another question.

8. Candidates may not take the assistance of any resources, whether electronic, print, or in any other form.

 

Merit List

1. Following the examination and validation of the Final Answer Key, a General merit list of all candidates will be prepared solely on basis of their marks in the NLAT 2020 UG.

2. Tie-break Rule: In case of equal marks, a break of tie shall be made by the following procedure and order:

(i) Higher number of correct answers to Legal Reasoning Questions

(ii) Higher number of correct answers in the overall examination

(ii) Computerised draw of lots

3. All candidates will be informed of their Merit rank, aggregate marks and the aggregate mark of the last admitted candidate in their category over email/SMS.

4. No consolidated Merit List or Admission list shall be published by the University.

 

Technical/System Requirements

Candidates who wish to appear for the National Law Aptitude Test 2020 (the “ NLAT 2020 ”) must ensure that their computer systems meet the following requirements/ specifications:

1. Supported Devices: Desktop computers and laptop computers only (the use of tablets and other mobile devices, including phones shall not be supported nor permitted in the NLAT 2020).

2. Operating System: Window 7 or above (Windows 10 recommended) (Examination system will not run on any other operating systems, such as Mac OS, Linux, etc.)

3. Minimum Configuration: Processor: Core 2 Duo and above; Processor speed: 1.5 GHz and above; RAM: minimum 1 GB.

4. Browser: Google Chrome (84.0.4147.135 or later) only.

5. The user account must have administrator privileges to install required applications.

6. Pop-up blockers on the web browser must be disabled.

7. Java Script must be enabled.

8. Antivirus must be disabled.

9. Minimum Internet Bandwidth: 1 Mbps minimum; the remote proctoring software streams exam data, including audio and video, directly to the cloud as you take the NLAT 2020 In order to allow the continuous transfer of exam data, the specified minimum connection speed must be maintained at all times.

10. Ensure system time is set in accordance with Indian Standard Time (GMT +5:30).

11. Integrated webcam mandatorily required. The examination system should be permitted access (if requested) to the camera during the examination. The webcam must have a minimum resolution of 640×480.

12. The examination system shall not permit the use of video conferencing services, screen sharing/ remote screen projection services, virtual machines, etc.; in the event, the system detects attempts to use such tools or services, the candidate may be disqualified from the examination.

13. Integrated microphone mandatorily required. The examination system should be permitted access (if requested) to the microphone during the examination.

14. Use of wired/ wireless headphones/ earphones/ other audio devices shall not be permitted.

15. Candidates must download and install the “Safe Assessment Browser (SAB) Tool” – registered candidates shall be provided with a link to download the SAB tool in advance of the examination.