Law Entrance Exams 2027: CLAT, AILET, LLB & LLM List

Law entrance exams 2027 decide admission to the 5-year integrated LLB, the 3-year LLB and the LLM at National Law Universities, state law colleges and private law schools across India. CLAT is the main national exam, but AILET, state law CETs and university tests open many more seats.

This page covers which law entrance exam to take after 12th or after graduation, how the main exams differ, eligibility basics and how to prepare. The exam list, open applications and dates below update automatically as official notices come out.

Law Entrance Exams 2027: Applications Open Now

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List of Law Entrance Exams 2027

Use the filters to switch between National and State exams, and between UG (5-year and 3-year LLB) and PG (LLM) exams. Click any exam to open its page with notification, syllabus, admit card, answer key and result.

Exam	Level	Next date	Quick links
CLAT 2027Consortium of NLUs	UGNational	Online applicationOpen till 31 October 2026 Open	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
AILET 2027NLU Delhi	UGNational	Online applicationOpen till 10 November 2026 Open	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
Kerala LLB 5 Year 2027CEE Kerala	UGKerala	Notification and prospectusMay 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
Kerala LLB 3 Year 2027CEE Kerala	UGKerala	Notification and prospectusMay 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
PU LLB 2027Panjab University	UGChandigarh	Online registrationMay 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
AP PGLCET 2027APSCHE	PGAndhra Pradesh	NotificationFebruary 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
AP LAWCET 2027APSCHE	UGAndhra Pradesh	NotificationFebruary 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
AIBE 2026Bar Council of India	UGNational	Online registration (AIBE XXII)Open till 27 October 2026 Open	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
AIET 2027NLU Delhi	UGNational	NotificationJanuary 2027 Expected	Syllabus Admit Card Result
AIL LET 2027AIL Mohali	UGNational	AIL LET 2027 prospectusMarch 2027 Expected	Syllabus Admit Card Result
AMU BA LLB 2027AMU	UGNational	Guide to Admissions 2027-28January 2027 Expected	Syllabus Result
CULET-UG 2027University of Calcutta	UGWest Bengal	Admission notificationJuly 2027 Expected	Syllabus Admit Card Result
ILSAT 2027IFHE	UGNational	Phase I online applicationDecember 2026 Expected	Result
Kerala CEE LLM 2027CEE Kerala	PGKerala	Notification and prospectusJune 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
MH CET Law 2027State CET Cell	UGMaharashtra	Tentative CET scheduleNovember 2026 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
MH CET LLB 3 Year 2027State CET Cell	UGMaharashtra	Tentative CET scheduleNovember 2026 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
MU LLM CET 2027University of Mumbai	PGMaharashtra	AdvertisementApril 2027 Expected	Result
PU BA / B.Com LLB 2027Panjab University	UGChandigarh	NotificationMarch 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
RULET 2027University of Rajasthan	UGRajasthan	RULET 2027 notificationApril 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
TG LAWCET 2027TGCHE	UGTelangana	NotificationFebruary 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
TG PGLCET 2027TGCHE	PGTelangana	NotificationFebruary 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
Tripura LEE 2027LEEB Tripura	UGTripura	NotificationJune 2027 Expected	Syllabus Result
ULET 2027University of Rajasthan	UGRajasthan	Advertisement & scheduleApril 2027 Expected	Syllabus Papers Admit Card Result
ULSAT 2027UPES	UGNational	Dates not announced	Admit Card Result

Upcoming Law Exam Dates

The next confirmed or expected event for each law exam is shown below, and it changes as soon as the conducting body announces a date.

Top Law Entrance Exams Explained

Most law aspirants need only two or three of these exams. Here is what each major one is for.

CLAT 2027

The Common Law Admission Test is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs and is the main gateway to National Law Universities. CLAT UG is for the 5-year integrated programmes such as BA LLB (Hons) after Class 12, and CLAT PG is for the LLM. Many private law schools also accept CLAT scores, so almost every serious law aspirant should take it. See CLAT 2027 or the official site, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

AILET 2027

The All India Law Entrance Test is conducted by NLU Delhi for its own BA LLB, LLM and PhD programmes. NLU Delhi does not admit through CLAT, so if it is on your list you must take AILET separately. The pattern overlaps with CLAT, so preparation for one helps the other. Details are on the AILET 2027 page.

MH CET Law 2027

The State CET Cell, Maharashtra conducts MH CET Law for the 5-year LLB at government, aided and private law colleges in the state. Graduates aiming for the 3-year LLB in Maharashtra take a separate test, MH CET LLB 3 Year. See MH CET Law 2027.

AP LAWCET and TG LAWCET 2027

AP LAWCET (conducted for APSCHE) and TG LAWCET (conducted for TGCHE) are the state law entrance tests of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Each covers both the 5-year LLB after Class 12 and the 3-year LLB after graduation, with separate papers. For the LLM, the same councils run AP PGLCET and TG PGLCET. See AP LAWCET 2027 and TG LAWCET 2027.

Kerala LLB 5 Year and Kerala LLB 3 Year 2027

CEE Kerala conducts separate entrance exams for the 5-year integrated LLB and the 3-year LLB in government and self-financing law colleges of Kerala. It also runs Kerala CEE LLM for postgraduate seats. See Kerala LLB 5 Year 2027 and Kerala LLB 3 Year 2027.

PU LLB 2027

Panjab University, Chandigarh holds an entrance test for its 3-year LLB, meant for graduates. School-leavers who want PU’s integrated programme take the separate PU BA / B.Com LLB test. Details are on PU LLB 2027.

AIL LET 2027

The Army Institute of Law, Mohali conducts AIL LET for admission to its 5-year BA LLB. The institute mainly admits wards of Army personnel, so check the eligibility rules on the AIL LET 2027 page before you apply.

Which Entrance Exam for Law After 12th?

After Class 12 you apply for the 5-year integrated LLB (BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB and similar). Pick exams based on where you want to study. If you are asking which entrance exam is needed for LLB (llb ke liye entrance exam), the short answer is CLAT for NLUs plus the law CET of your home state.

If you want	Take
A seat at a National Law University (except NLU Delhi)	CLAT
NLU Delhi	AILET
A state law college in Maharashtra	MH CET Law
A law college in Andhra Pradesh or Telangana	AP LAWCET or TG LAWCET
A law college in Kerala	Kerala LLB 5 Year
Panjab University, Chandigarh	PU BA / B.Com LLB
Aligarh Muslim University	AMU BA LLB
University of Calcutta law colleges	CULET-UG
Army Institute of Law, Mohali (wards of Army personnel)	AIL LET
A private law school	CLAT plus the school’s own test, such as ILSAT or SET

A safe plan for most students is CLAT, AILET and one state or university test as a backup.

Law Entrance Exams Other Than CLAT

CLAT is not the only route into a good law programme. These exams are worth knowing:

AILET: the only route into NLU Delhi.
State law CETs: MH CET Law, AP LAWCET, TG LAWCET, Kerala LLB 5 Year and Tripura LEE. These fill government and private college seats in each state, often at lower fees than private universities.
University tests: AMU BA LLB, CULET-UG, PU BA / B.Com LLB, and the University of Rajasthan’s RULET and ULET.
Private university tests: ILSAT (IFHE), ULSAT (UPES) and Symbiosis’s SET. Check each page for which law programmes accept the test.
CUET UG: some central universities use CUET UG scores for their integrated law programmes. Confirm in the university’s admission notice.

Note that AIBE, the All India Bar Examination of the Bar Council of India, is not an admission test. You take it after your LLB to get the certificate of practice as an advocate.

Entrance Exam for LLB After Graduation and LLM

3-Year LLB Entrance Exams

Graduates in any discipline can study the 3-year LLB. NLUs mostly offer only the integrated 5-year LLB, so the 3-year LLB route runs through state and university exams:

If you want	Take
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi	CUET PG (DU uses it for LLB admission)
Maharashtra law colleges	MH CET LLB 3 Year
Andhra Pradesh or Telangana	AP LAWCET or TG LAWCET (3-year paper)
Kerala	Kerala LLB 3 Year
Panjab University	PU LLB
University of Rajasthan	ULET or RULET (see each page for the course covered)

LLM Entrance Exams

For an LLM after your LLB, CLAT PG covers the NLUs and AILET covers NLU Delhi. State options include AP PGLCET, TG PGLCET, Kerala CEE LLM and the University of Mumbai’s MU LLM CET. Several central universities use CUET PG for LLM seats. LLM papers usually test constitutional law, jurisprudence and core law subjects from your LLB.

LLB or LLM Admission Without Entrance Exam

Some state universities, their affiliated colleges and many private universities admit students to the 5-year LLB on Class 12 marks, to the 3-year LLB on graduation marks, or to the LLM on LLB marks, sometimes with an interview. Management quota seats also exist at some private colleges. This is a real route, but it is never guaranteed, and NLUs do not admit this way. Before you pay any fee, confirm that the college and the specific course are approved by the Bar Council of India, because only an approved LLB lets you enrol as an advocate.

Eligibility and Exam Pattern at a Glance

Each exam sets its own rules, so treat this as a general guide and confirm on the exam’s page.

5-year LLB: Class 12 pass in any stream, commonly with around 40% to 50% aggregate depending on category and exam. Class 12 students appearing in their board exams can usually apply.
3-year LLB: a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, commonly with around 40% to 50% aggregate.
LLM: an LLB or equivalent law degree, commonly with around 45% to 55% aggregate. Final-year LLB students can apply to many exams.
Age: major exams such as CLAT currently have no upper age limit, but some university tests do, so check before applying.

UG law papers usually have five areas: English language, current affairs and general knowledge, legal reasoning, logical reasoning, and basic quantitative techniques. CLAT and AILET rely heavily on reading passages and answering questions based on them. Most papers are multiple choice, and many have negative marking. LLM papers test law subjects and may include descriptive questions. The syllabus page of each exam has the exact pattern.

How to Prepare for Law Entrance Exams

Read every day. A good newspaper and editorial reading builds the comprehension speed that passage-based papers reward, and it also covers current affairs.
Learn legal principles, not law. Legal reasoning questions give you a principle and a fact situation. Practise applying the principle exactly as given, not your own knowledge.
Practise logical reasoning daily. Focus on arguments, assumptions, inferences and strengthening or weakening statements.
Revise Class 10 maths. Percentages, ratios, averages and data interpretation cover most quantitative questions.
Solve previous papers and mock tests. Time yourself, review every wrong answer, and spend the last month on revision rather than new topics.

Students who prepare alongside Class 12 usually manage best by fixing a daily reading slot and taking a full mock every week in the final months.

Law Entrance Exam Question Papers

Previous year question papers, sample papers and answer keys for the law exams above are listed here; open any exam to download its papers.

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Law Entrance Exams 2027 FAQs

Which is the main law entrance exam in India?

CLAT, conducted by the Consortium of NLUs, is the main law entrance exam. CLAT UG is used for the 5-year integrated LLB at National Law Universities, and CLAT PG for the LLM. Many private law schools also accept CLAT scores.

Which entrance exams can I take for law after 12th?

After Class 12 you can take CLAT for the NLUs, AILET for NLU Delhi, your state’s law CET (such as MH CET Law, AP LAWCET, TG LAWCET or Kerala LLB 5 Year) and university tests such as AMU BA LLB or PU BA / B.Com LLB. Most students take CLAT plus one or two of these as backups.

Is CLAT compulsory for LLB?

No. CLAT is needed only for the NLUs and the colleges that choose to use its scores. NLU Delhi uses AILET, state colleges use state CETs, and many universities run their own tests or admit on merit.

Which entrance exam is needed for LLB after graduation?

For the 3-year LLB, take the exam of the university or state you are aiming for, such as CUET PG for Delhi University, MH CET LLB 3 Year in Maharashtra, AP LAWCET or TG LAWCET, Kerala LLB 3 Year or PU LLB. NLUs mainly offer the 5-year integrated LLB, so CLAT UG is rarely the route for graduates.

Which entrance exams are there for LLM?

CLAT PG for NLUs, AILET for NLU Delhi, CUET PG for several central universities, and state tests such as AP PGLCET, TG PGLCET, Kerala CEE LLM and MU LLM CET. Check each exam’s page for eligibility and the colleges that accept it.

Can I get LLB or LLM admission without an entrance exam?

Some state and private universities admit on Class 12, graduation or LLB marks, sometimes with an interview, and a few private colleges have management quota seats. Admission is never guaranteed this way, and NLUs do not use it. Always confirm the course is approved by the Bar Council of India before paying any fee.

Is CAT required for LLB?

No. CAT is the IIM entrance test for MBA admission and is not used for LLB. For LLB you need a law exam such as CLAT, AILET or a state law CET like MH CET Law.

Is AIBE an entrance exam?

No. AIBE, the All India Bar Examination of the Bar Council of India, is taken after the LLB. Passing it gives the certificate of practice that an advocate needs. It does not give admission to any course.

Law Entrance Exams 2027: List, Dates, Eligibility