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AILET 2023 Important information

National Law University, Delhi has started AILET 2023 Registration. AILET 2023 will be conducted on December 11, 2022 for admission to five-year BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD. Candidates can fill AILET 2023 Application Form on the official website- https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.in/   AILET 2023 Exam Dates Event Dates AILET 2023 Notification Date September 1, 2022 AILET 2023 Registration Process begins September 7, 2022 Last Date of submitting AILET 2023 Application form  November, 2022 AILET 2023 Application Form Correction November, 2022 AILET 2023 Admit Card Date November, 2022 AILET 2023 Exam Date December 11, 2022 AILET 2023 Answer Key December 12, 2022 AILET 2023 Result Date December 2022 AILET 2023 Counselling Commencement January, 2023 Eligibility for Admission All candidates, other than those applying under the Foreign Nationals category, should appear for the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) and selection shall be solely on that basis. The Foreign National and OCI/PIO candidates are also required to apply online on the same portal. Candidate have passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an equivalent examination thereto securing in the aggregate not less than 45% of the total marks (40% in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability).  The Eligibility condition for admission of students under the Foreign Nationals Category shall be 65% marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination of (10+2) system or an equivalent examination. Candidates appearing/awaiting results of the qualifying examination can also apply and appear in the Entrance Test. However, the eligibility by such candidates shall have to be obtained by the cut-off date, which will be notified along with the Notification of Entrance Test result and in case such candidate is placed in compartment in the year of the admission, would be treated as ineligible. Foreign National Candidates are exempted from taking All India Law Entrance Test (AILET). The other regulations regarding the eligibility for admission will be the same as applicable to the other candidates. The candidates belonging to OCI/PIO category shall have the option to apply either under the Foreign National category or under the category of Indian students. In case the OCI/PIO candidate apply under the category of Indian National, they have to appear in the All India Law Entrance Test along with other candidates. Definition of Foreign Nationals: The candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India and hold valid passport of foreign country. Definition of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/Person of Indian Origin (PIO): As notified by the Govt. of India. Entrance Test (AILET) Scheme: The modified syllabus of AILET 2023 for B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Programme is as follows: The AILET 2023 for B.A.LL.B (Hons.) programme will have three (3) sections of 150 multiple choice questions for 150 marks in total. The duration of the examination is 90 minutes. The three sections will be: Section A: English Language (50 questions; 50 marks). Section B: Current Affairs & General Knowledge (30 questions; 30 marks). Section C: Logical Reasoning (70 questions; 70 marks). Legal principles may be used in the logical reasoning section to test logical aptitude but the examination will not require any kind of legal knowledge or technical understanding. Negative marking: There will be Negative Marking in AILET 2023. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark. If two or more candidates get the same marks at the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), their merit will be determined on the basis of higher marks in the section on LOGICAL REASONING in the AILET 2023. If the merit is still same, then the candidate senior in age shall get preference. If still there is no change in merit, then computerized draw of lots shall be taken into consideration. Seat Matrix and Reservation Sl No Name of Categories Total Seats Horizontal Reservation for PwD Seats under Respective Categories after excluding PwD Seats 1 General 50 3 47 2 Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%) 24 1 23 3 Scheduled Castes (15%) 17 1 16 4 Scheduled Tribes (7.5%) 8 0 8 5 Economically Weaker Section (10%) 11 1 10 6 Sub Total 110 6 104 7 Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants 1 8 Supernumerary: Residents of Jammu & Kashmir 2 9 Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) 10 10 Grand Total 123 5% Horizontal Reservation across the categories has been provided to the PwD Category candidate

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CLAT'2023 - Important Information

The Law Consortium has started the online registration process for the Common Law Admission Test 2023. Link for the same is: https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023/   Eligibility:  There is be no upper age limit for candidates appearing for UG Programme through the CLAT 2023. Candidates must secure the following minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2 or an equivalent examination): Candidates who may be appearing for their qualifying examination in March/ April, 2023 are also eligible to appear for the CLAT 2023 examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission. The result of the qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission, failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the course they may have applied for. If more than one candidate secures an equal number of marks in the CLAT 2023, the break of tie shall be by the following procedure and order as under: Forty five percent (45%) marks or its equivalent grade in case of candidates belonging to General / OBC / PWD / NRI / PIO / OCI categories Forty Percent (40%) marks or equivalent in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories. Higher marks in the component/section on Legal Aptitude in the CLAT 2023 exam; Higher age; Computerised draw of lots.   Important Dates Events Dates  Starting Date to Apply 08 August 2022 Last date to apply 13 November 2022 Last date for online fee payment 13 November 2022 Admit Card Release Date 18 December 2022   Paper Format Maximum Marks                            :150 Duration of CLAT 2023 Exam:  : 02:00 Hours Multiple-Choice Questions         : 150 questions of one mark each Negative Marking                          : 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer   Subject Areas with weightage: (Approximate number of questions) English Language 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper Current Affairs, including General Knowledge 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper Legal Reasoning 35-39 questions, or roughly 25% of the paper Logical Reasoning 28-32 questions, or roughly 20% of the paper Quantitative Techniques 13-17 questions, or roughly 10% of the paper   Introduction and Overview The UG-CLAT 2023 would focus on evaluating the comprehension and reasoning skills and abilities of candidates. Overall, it is designed to be a test of aptitude and skills that are necessary for a legal education rather than prior knowledge, though prior knowledge occasionally may be useful to respond to questions in the Current Affairs section.   The UG-CLAT 2023 shall be a 2-hour test, with 150 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects: English Language Current Affairs, including General Knowledge Legal Reasoning Logical Reasoning Quantitative Techniques   English Language In this section of the UG-CLAT 2023, you will be provided passages of about 450 words each. These passages will be derived from contemporary or historically significant fiction and non-fiction writing, and would be of a standard that a 12th standard student may be able to read in about 5-7 minutes. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your comprehension and language skills, including your abilities to: Read and comprehend the main point discussed in the passage, as well as any arguments and viewpoints discussed or set out in the passage; Draw inferences and conclusions based on the passage; Summarise the passage; Compare and contrast the different arguments or viewpoints set out in the passage; and Understand the meaning of various words and phrases used in the passage.   Current Affairs Including General Knowledge In this section, you will be provided passages of up to 450 words each. The passages will be derived from news, journalistic sources and other non-fiction writing. The questions may include an examination of legal information or knowledge discussed in or related to the passage, but would not require any additional knowledge of the law beyond the passage. Each passage will be followed by a series of questions that will require you to demonstrate your awareness of various aspects of current affairs and general knowledge, including: Contemporary events of significance from India and the world; Arts and culture; International affairs; and Historical events of continuing significance.   Legal Reasoning In this section, you will be expected to read passages of around 450 words each. The passages may relate to fact situations or scenarios involving legal matters, public policy questions or moral philosophical enquiries. You will not require any prior knowledge of law. You will benefit from a general awareness of contemporary legal and moral issues to better apply general principles or propositions to the given fact scenarios. Each passage would be followed by a series of questions that will require you to: Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage; Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations; and Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations.   Logical Reasoning The Logical Reasoning section of the UG-CLAT 2023 will include a series of short passages of about 300 words each. Each passage will be followed by one or more questions that will require you to: Recognize an argument, its premises and conclusions; Read and identify the arguments set out in the passage; Critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence; Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations; Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.   Quantitative Techniques The Quantitative Techniques section of the UG-CLAT 2023 will include short sets of facts or propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. You will be required to derive information from such passages, graphs, or other representations, and apply mathematical operations on such information. The questions will require you to: Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information set out in such passages, graphs, or other representations; and Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations on such information, including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation.