TS LAWCET Exam: Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

The Osmania University(OU), Hyderabad conducts Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test, TS LAWCET. The University conducts the entrance test for granting admission to the candidates for Five-Year / Three years LL.B. Degree Courses in the Telangana State on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE). The University conducts the entrance exam annually. The Test is conducted to evaluate the candidate’s ability and aptitude to pursue the study of Law.

TS LAWCET 2020

TS LAWCET Exam

TS LAWCET is a state level law entrance exam. It is important for all Telangana students aspiring to study law to appear in it.

Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test	Dates
TS LAWCET 2019	20 May 2019
TS LAWCET 2020	3rd week of May 2020

TS LAWCET Eligibility

Educational Qualification

1. For 3 Year LLB Course: Have Graduate Degree with at least 45%. Those who have less than 45% in the graduation should have passed any additional graduation or post graduation with 45%.
2. For 5 Year LL.B. Course: Passed 10+2 with at least 45%.

Note: The candidates belonging to SC/ST category percentage of 39.5% and 44.5% or above in case of other categories will be considered as 40% and 45% respectively.

Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian National and should satisfy Local/Unreserved status requirement as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order.

TS LAWCET Exam Pattern

• Duration of the Exam: 90 minutes
• Type of Questions: MCQ
• Number of Questions: 120
• The medium of the Test: English and Telegu Language.
• Negative Marking: There shall be no negative marking for any incorrect answer

The question paper shall be divided into three parts:

Section	Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
Part A	General Knowledge and Mental Ability	30	30
Part B	Current Affairs	30	30
Part C	Aptitude for the Study of Law	60	60

TS LAWCET Syllabus

• For 5 year Law Course – The standard of question for the program is expected to be of Intermediate level
• For 3 year Law Course –  The standard of questions for this program is expected to be of Degree Level.

Study topics of Jurisprudence, Constitutional law, Public International law, Mercantile law, Labour laws, Crimes and Torts, IPR & other laws.

Part A
Subject	Number of Questions	Number of Marks	Topics to study
Jurisprudence	20	20	Schools of Jurisprudence – Sources of Law, Custom Precedent and Legislation, Rights and duties – Ownership and Possession, Persons, Obligation, Property, Liability, Legal Sanctions
Constitutional Law	20	20	Nature of the Constitution: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Executive Judiciary and Legislature, Center-State Relations, Emergency provisions, Amendments to the constitution
Part B
Public International Law	16	16	International Law and Municipal Law, Subjects, State Territory, Air, Sea and outer space, Nationality and Statelessness, Extradition, Asylum, State Jurisdiction, United Nations.
Mercantile Law	16	16	General Principles of Contract (Sections. 1-75, Indian Contract Act-1872).
Labour Law	16	16	Trade Union Act 1926. Industrial Disputes Act 1947
Crimes and Torts	16	16	Indian Penal Code -General Principles & General Exceptions. Torts: General principles of Tort, Defences, Joint liability, State liability for torts; Consumer Protection Act,1986
IPR & Other Laws	16	16	Copy right Act, 1957; Patents Act, 1970; Environmental Protection Act, 1986; Human Rights, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, Salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000 and Right to Information Act 2005

TS LAWCET Seats

TSCHE Law Entrance Exams