Law School Admission Test History

Will you tell me about the Law School Admission Test as I want to know about it?

[Arun Vats]

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is conducted to admit students into the law schools.

Eligibility:
Basic eligibility for LSAT exam is +2 for taking admisssion to 5 years integrated LLB program.
Or
Graduation in any stream with minimum 50% marks.


LSAT Syllabus:
Analytical Reasoning:
Logical Reasoning
Reading Comprehension

LSAT Pattern
Section Number of Questions Timing
Analytical Reasoning Approx. 24 35 minutes
1st Logical Reasoning Approx. 24 35 minutes
2nd Logical Reasoning Approx. 24 35 minutes
Reading Comprehension Approx. 24 35 minutes
Total 92-100 questions 2 hours and 20 minutes

LSAT Exam Dates
The LSAT is conducted for four times in a year :
June
September/October
December
February

LSAT Test Centres
Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi
Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai
Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi
Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi
Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai
Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi


Institutes that accept LSAT Score to providing admission:

B. S. Anangpuria Institute of Law - Faridabad (Affiliated to Maharshi Dayanad Universitry, Rohtak)
Jagan Nath University, Law Faculty – Jaipur (Affiliated to Jagan Nath University)
Maa Sharda Law College - Azamgarh (Affiliated to Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur)
ITM College of Law - Gurgaon (ITM University)
AURO University School of Law, Surat (Affiliated to AURO University, Surat)
K. L. E. Society's S. A. Manvi Law College - Gadag (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Institute of Law and Research – Faridabad (Affiliated to M.D. University, Rohtak)
Sarwa Dharma Vidhi Mahavidyalaya - Gwalior (Affiliated to Jiwaji University, Gwalior)
Midnapore Law College - Midnapore (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University)
K.L.E. Society's Gurusiddappa Kotambri Law College – Hubli (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) - 3 yr LL. B. (IIT Kharagpur)
Faculty of Law - Dehradun (A constituent of ICFAI University)
Sri Vaishnav Institute of Law - Indore (Affiliated to Devi Ahiliya Vishwavidyalaya)
S.P. College of Law - Chandrapur
R. N. Patel Ipcowala School of Law and Justice, Anand (Affiliated to Sardar Patel University)
Dr. Anushka Vidhi Mahavidyalaya - Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohan Lal Sukhdev University)
B.N. Law College - Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur)
SOA National Institute of Law - Bhubaneswar (Affiliated to Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed University)
Mewar Law Institute – Ghaziabad (Affiliated to C. C. S. University, Meerut)
Unity Law College - Rudrapur (Affiliated to Kumaun University)
Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School - Mumbai
Royal College of Law - Ghaziabad (Affiliated to Choudhry Charan Singh University, Meerut)
M A B Institute of Judicial Science - Murshidabad (Affiliated to Kalyani University)
K.L.E. Society’s B. V. Bellad Law College – Belgaum (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
Siddhartha Law College - Dehradun (Affiliated to Uttarkhand Technical University)
Haldia Law College – Midnapore Affiliated to The Vidyasagar University
Saifia College - Bhopal (Affiliated to Barkatullah University)
Vaikunta Baliga College of Law – Udupi (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Balurghat Law College - Dakshin Dinajpur (WB) (Affiliated to University of Gour Banga)
Shri Swami Dayal Bhatnagar Law College, Sikandrabad (UP)
G. H. Raisoni Law College - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM Nagpur University)
Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies – Durgapur (Affiliated to University of Burdwan)
Amity Law School, Gurgaon (Affiliated to Amity University, Gurgaon)
K.L.E. Society’s Law College – Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)
JSS Law College – Mysore (Autonomous under Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Bharat Law College – Jaipur (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan)
M. P. Law College - Aurangabad (Affiliated to Jodhpur National University)
Jindal Global Law School - Sonipat (Haryana) (Jindal Global University)
Geeta Institute of Law - Panipat (Affiliated to Kurukshetra University)
Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law - Meerut (Affiliated to Swami Vivekananda Subharti University)
I. P. E. M. Law Academy - Ghaziabad (Affiliated to CCS University, Meerut)
J. S. S. Sakri Law College - Hubli (Affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad)
Himgiri Zee University Law School, Dehradun (Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun)
College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)
K. L. E. Society’s Law College – Chikodi (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)
Jai Hind Defence College of Law - Bhopal (Affiliated to Barkatullah University)
Vivekananda College of Law - Bangalore
M. S. Government P. G. College - Guna (Affiliated to Jiwaji University)
Alliance College of Law, Bangalore (Private University established in Karnataka State)
MATS Law School, MATS University - Raipur (MATS University)
Jodhpur National University - Jodhpur (Affiliated to Jodhpur National University)
Mother Teresa Law College- Jabalpur (Affiliated to Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur)
IMS Law College – Dehradun (Affiliated to HNB Garhwal University)
Saveetha School of Law - Chennai (Saveetha University)
Bundelkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya - Orai (UP) (Affiliated to Bundelkhand University, Jhansi)
School of Law, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam (AP) (Affiliated to Gitam University, Visakhapatnam)
Dr. Milind Yerne College of Law – Bhandara (Affiliated To Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Nagpur)
Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affliated to RTM, Nagpur University)
Vidya Pratishthan's Vasantrao Pawar Law College - Pune (Affiliated to University of Pune)
Ganjam Law College -Berhampur (Affiliated to Berhampur University)
Jaipur School of Law, Jaipur (Affiliated to Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur)
Tagore Institute of Law – Jaipur (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan)

My name is Sujata. I am interested in LSAT, some please tell me history of the Law School Admission Test?

[Arun Vats]

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) was started in 1948. The LSAT is administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). The LSAT is standardized test which test reading comprehension, logical, and verbal reasoning of the candidate.

The LSAT was founded by Frank Bowles, a Columbia Law School admissions director.
The goal of the LSAT was to find the first year grade rather than bar passage rates. After that LSAT was accepted by the Harvard Law School and Yale Law School initially. After that New York University also accepted the LSAT.

In Fall 2012 number of Applicant appear in LSAT

Canada 1,306
China 458
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 408
India 151
Mexico 147
Nigeria 125
United Kingdom 96
Colombia 83
Jamaica 81
Russian Federation 70
Pakistan 70
Brazil 64

Year of LSAT joining by Indian University

National Law School of India University Bangalore 2008
Nalsar University of Law Hyderabad 2008
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata 2008
National Law Institute University Bhopal 2008
National Law University, Jodhpur Jodhpur 2008
Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur 2008
Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar 2008
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Lucknow 2009
Chanakya National Law University Patna 2009
National University of Advanced Legal Studies Kochi 2009
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala 2009
National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi 2012
National Law University, Orissa Cuttack 2012
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Guwahati 2012
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Visakhapatnam 2014
Tamil Nadu National Law School Srirangam 2015

Following are the colleges in India which accepting LSAT Score:

Alliance School of Law (Alliance University, Bangalore)

AURO University School of Law - Surat (Affiliated to AURO University, Surat)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi (Affiliated with Ranchi University, Ranchi)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Faculty of Law - Dehradun (A constituent of ICFAI University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Faculty of Law, SGT University Gurgaon (Affiliated to SGT University Gurgaon)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Faculty of Law, SRM university, Sonipat (Affiliated to SRM University, Sonipat)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Galgotias University, School of Law, Greater Noida (Constituent of Galgotias University Greater Noida)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

G H Raisoni Law School - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM Nagpur University)

IFIM Law College- Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli & Approved By The Bar Council Of India)

ITM Law School - Gurgaon (ITM University, Gurgaon)

Jindal Global Law School - Sonipat (Haryana) (Jindal Global University)

JSS Law College – Mysore (Autonomous under Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

K.L.E. Society’s Law College – Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

MATS Law School, MATS University - Raipur (MATS University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) - 3 yr LL.B. (IIT Kharagpur)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Raffles School of law, Raffles University - Jaipur (Rajasthan)
(Constituent of Raffles university, Rajasthan
Altius Institute of Universal Studies - Indore (Affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya)

B. M. S. College of Law, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)

B.N. Law College - Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur)

B.S. Anangpuria Institute of Law - Faridabad (Affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Chanakya Law College - Rudrapur (Affiliated to Kumaun University, Nainital)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

C. M. R. Law School, Bangalore (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Dr. Anushka Vidhi Mahavidyalaya - Udaipur (Affiliated to Mohan Lal Sukhdev University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies – Durgapur (Affiliated to University of Burdwan)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Disha Law College, Raipur (Affiliated to Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Geeta Institute of Law - Panipat (Affiliated to Kurukshetra University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Haldia Law College – Midnapore (Affiliated to The Vidyasagar University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

IMS Law College – Noida (Affiliated to CCS University, Meerut)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

IMS Unison University, Dehradun

Institute of Law and Research – Faridabad (Affiliated to M.D. University, Rohtak)

Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University, Jaipur (Affiliated to Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University)

Jagan Nath University, Law Faculty – Jaipur (Affiliated to Jagan Nath University)

Jai Hind Defence College of Law - Bhopal (Affiliated to Barkatullah University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Jaipur School of Law, Jaipur (Affiliated to Maharaj Vinayak Univesity, Jaipur)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

K.L.E. Society’s B. V. Bellad Law College – Belgaum (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

K.L.E. Society's Gurusiddappa Kotambri Law College – Hubli (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

M A B Institute of Juridicial Science - Murshidabad (Affiliated to Kalyani University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Midnapore Law College, Midnapore (WB) (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

M.L. & G.E. Society's Manikchand Pahade Law College – Aurangabad (Affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

NIMS Law School –Jaipur (Recognized by UGC)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

NIMT Vidhi Evam Kanun Sansthan, Greater Noida (Affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut)

Royal College of Law - Ghaziabad (Affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut)

R. N. Patel Ipcowala School of Law and Justice (Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat)

Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law - Meerut (Affiliated to Swami Vivekananda Subharti University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

School of Law, Jagran Lakecity – Bhopal (Affiliated to Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Shri. Swami Dayal Bhatnager Law College - Bulanshahr (U.P.)
(Recognized by the Bar Council of India)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law - Indore (Affiliated to Devi Ahiliya Vishwavidyalaya)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Siddhartha Law College - Dehradun (Affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School - Mumbai (Details to be updated shortly)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School - Mumbai (Details to be updated shortly)

Tagore Institute of Law – Jaipur (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan)

College of Legal Studies - Dehradun (UPES, Dehradun)

Central India College of Law, Godhani - Nagpur (Affiliated to RTM, Nagpur University)

Vaikunta Baliga College of Law - Udupi (Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)