NLSUI Bangalore backs off to take CLAT score this time
NLSUI Bangalore backs off to take CLAT score this time
After various postponement of the National level competitive exam for law degree conducted by the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), it’s now the pioneer institute for law students, NLSUI Bangalore (National Law School of India University) backing of from taking the CLAT score this time. The National Law School of India (NLSIU), Bangalore said that it will be conducting its own online entrance test for admissions this academic year for its law programmes i.e. the National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 (NLAT).
Further it elaborated that the selection would be done on the basis of aggregate marks secured in an online home-based Entrance Examination known as the National Law Aptitude Test, 2020 (NLAT). The National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) 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. The format and subject of the exam (NLAT) would be same as of the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test), 2020.This year the university will not accept CLAT 2020 scores for admission to Academic Year 2020-21.
“… if NLSIU is unable to complete admissions before the end of September 2020 it will inevitably result in a ‘Zero Year’ with no admission. This will deprive law students of the opportunity to pursue their studies this year at India’s premier law university. We are fully committed to ensuring that no student is denied the opportunity to study at NLSIU this Academic Year. Hence, NLSIU is compelled by the current circumstances to conduct a separate admissions process for the B.A., LL. B and LL.M programmes for the Academic Year 2020-21.”
Following guidelines on the exam conduction and evaluation has been prompted –
1. The Test shall be an online entrance examination to be held on September 12, 2020
2. 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. The NLAT 2020 UG will test candidates on 5 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.
4. Question Paper Format: The NLAT 2020 UG shall be conducted in English. The Maximum Marks for the NLAT is 80 marks. All questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). The total duration of the examination is 45 minutes.
5. Marking Scheme: 2 marks per correct answer and -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 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.
The Online Application portal will open on September 3 (today) and will close at midnight on September 10, 2020. All applications must be submitted online at https://admissions.nls.ac.in/.
As such, it was decided that a separate test, i.e. the NLAT would be conducted on September 12 for admissions to NSLIU the coming academic year.
By Nischay Pokhriyal
