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T.I.M.E. TO DO JUSTICE TO YOUR CAREER Join T.I.M.E.'s Excellent Coaching for LAW and achieve success that's yours, lawfully! Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd. we care for your career Classroom to Courtroom “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein This famous quote summarises the dilemma in many of us. At this crucial juncture, where you need to make a choice regarding the career you would like to pursue, you may be full of doubts regarding which stream you should choose, the best colleges to vie for, entrance exams, areas of preparation, the kind of jobs it will provide and of course, you have a responsibility to yourself to make the right choice. Today, a career in law is one of the best options after the 12th Standard, considering the many opportunities that it offers. The emergence of the National Law Schools, their world-class education and their national and international campus placements each year, bear testimony to this fact. A graduation in law offers much more than just practising as an advocate in a court of law or going beyond courtrooms. Law school graduates now have many exciting career opportunities offered by Indian and International Law Firms, Consulting and Advisory Companies, MNCs, Corporate Legal Departments, Legal Process Outsourcing (LPOs), etc. In the public sector, options such as the Civil Services, the Legal Departments, are indeed attractive and rewarding. The more academically oriented National Law School graduates have joined the world's best universities like Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford and Yale for higher education. What does Law as a career option after 10+2 mean? Law is a 5-Year Integrated Programme offering twin degrees such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, BSc. LLB, B.Com. LLB with specialization in Civil Law, Tax Law, Patent Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Labour Law, Cyber Law & Intellectual Property Law, etc. How they pay: Organizations Salary Band* (` per annum) Law Firms Upto14 Lakhs MNCs Upto12 Lakhs Litigation Firms Upto 8 Lakhs NGOs Upto 6 Lakhs *The figures are indicative only and based on broad trends. It may vary from institute to institute and year to year. About CLAT The selection of candidates into the top Law schools in India is done on the basis of written tests organised by various institutes. The main entrance tests are CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) for admission into the 17 NLUs, AILET for NLU Delhi, SET(SLS Pune, Noida, Hyderabad), IPU-CET(for USLLS, GGSIPU), BLAT (for BHU-Law), MHCET(for GLC Mumbai, ILS Pune, etc.). CLAT is the most sought after law entrance exam, and preparing for CLAT would prepare you to take any other test as well. It is conducted by the National Law Schools / Universities for admissions to their Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programmes. The 17 participating NLUs using CLAT for admissions to their Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programmes (LLB & LLM) are: 1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) 2. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR) 3. National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) 4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS) 5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ) 6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU) 7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU) 8. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU) 9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL) 10. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) 11. National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS) 12. National Law University, Orissa (NLUO) 13. National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) 14. National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA) 15. Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) 16. The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS) 17. Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai Eligibility Criteria for appearing in CLAT# For Undergraduate Programmes 1. Passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with a minimum of :- (a) 45% marks in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC/Specially abled persons categories and (b) 40% marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST Category 2. Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in April/May are also eligible for appearing in CLAT examination. However, they would 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. 3. No upper age limit is prescribed for appearing in CLAT Areas Tested The exam tests your proficiency in the following areas: · English - including Comprehension and Grammar · General Knowledge / Current Affairs · Mathematics (Elementary only) · Logical Reasoning · Legal Aptitude Legal Aptitude section will test your fundamental aptitude for study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability. The questions will be framed on legal propositions and a set of facts satisfying the propositions. The propositions may not be true in the real sense, so you will have to assume the true proposition based on the set of facts, and answer the questions accordingly. Test Pattern The paper is of the objective type, with a 2 hour duration, and the following break-up of marks: English (including Comprehension) 40 Marks General Knowledge / Current Affairs 50 Marks Elementary Mathematics 20 Marks Legal Aptitude 50 Marks 2016 Logical Reasoning 40 Marks T #As per CLA REVISED COMPREHENSIVE BREAKUP OF SEATS (07.01.2016) after the corrigendum issued by TNNLS - Triuchirappalli, Tamil Nadu a esh esh ujarat amil Nadu elangana Assam disha erala arkhand ya Prad Andhra Pradesh ajasthan , O k , Uttar Prad hi, K Name of University and , R , Chhattisgarh ata, West Bengal atna, Bihar - Punjab now uwahati, anchi, Jh Domicile State olk G otal Seats aipur uck NUL T - andhinagar , G U - P - Cuttac - R iuchirappalli, T A RG UO Tr ishkhapatnam, CNL U - R U - L U - Jodhpur U - Mumbai, Maharashtra U - G - Bhopal, Madh NUALS - Koc UJA NL NL NL NL NUSRL HNL U - V G NLSIU - Bangalore, Karnatak MNL NLIU WBNUJS - K NALSAR - Hyderabad, T RMLNL TNNLS - DSNL Category of Seats All India Category All India Total Seats 75 84 80 94 100 80 156 80 175 60 65 159 60 60 12 52 50 1442 Unreserved 57 65 68 74 77 62 115 80 133 60 65 123 30 47 12 40 25 1133 Scheduled Caste (SC) 12 13 8 13 15 12 27 27 15 9 4 8 7 170 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 6 6 4 7 8 6 14 14 21 5 6 4 3 104 Scheduled Tribe (Hills) 3 3 Other Backward Classes - OBC 16 9 25 Ancestral Residents of Village 1 1 Sidhuwal, District, Patiala Denotified Jatis (A) 1 1 Nomadic Tribes (B) 1 1 Nomadic Tribes (C) 2 2 Nomadic Tribes (D) 1 1 Special Backward Class 1 1 All India Horizontal Reservation Following seats are horizontally reserved out of the All India Category Seats Specially Abled Persons (SAP) 2 3 3 2 5# 5 6 2 Women Candidates 54# Punjab Residents (Horizontal) 18 MP Domicile (Horizontal) 26* Gujarat Domicile (Horizontal) 45# Assam Domicile (Horizontal) 15 * Horizontally reserved out of unreserved seats in All India Category # The Horizontally reserved seats are out of 180 seats of the UG programme Category of Seats State Category Statewise Total Seats 0 21 28 10 0 80 0 80 0 60 55 0 60 0 120 52 0 566 Unreserved 16 4 33 7 30 59 16 165 Scheduled Caste (SC) 3 9 2 10 34 19 10 6 18 8 119 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 2 11 1 26 3 1 2 16 7 69 Other Backward Classes - OBC 8 11 43 62 OBC -A 1 1 OBC -B 1 1 NRI/NRI Sponsored 1 1 Backward Classes (BC) 14 3 36 14 67 Extremely Backward Classes - EBC 22 5 27 Women of Backward Classes - WBC 4 4 Backward Class (Muslim) (BCM) 2 2 Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities (MBC) 10 10 Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) (SCA) 2 2 Socially and Educationally Backward Classes - SEBC 36 36 Statewise Horizontal Reservation Following seats are horizontally reserved out of State Category Seats Specially Abled Persons (SAP) 2 4 4 Dependents of Freedom Fighter - D.F.F. (Horizontal) Children of Ex-Servicemen (Horizontal) Eminent Sports Persons (Horizontal) 1 Children of Armed Personnel - CAP 2 (Horizontal) National Cadet Corps - NCC 1 (Horizontal) Women Candidates (Horizontal) 40 Horizontal Reservation of Seats Following Seats are Horizontally Reserved out of Both All India and State Category Seats Specially Abled Persons (SAP) (Horizontal) 3 3 5 4 4 Women Candidates 32 33 48 32 Dependents of Freedom Fighter (D.F.F.) of Uttar Pradesh 3 Son/Daughters of Defence Personnel Deployed in U.P. or Defence Personnel 8 of U.P. either retired or killed/disabled in action Category of Seats Special Category Seats# Special Category Total Seats 5 15 20 23 15 25 31 16 21 20 16 21 0 0 0 6 10 244 NRI Sponsored 18 17 15 16 18 16 20 15 135 NRI 5 12 6 10 33 Foreign Nationals 5 15* 4 4 6 5 4 6 49 Supernumerary Seats for J&K 2 2 2 2 8 Residents Supernumerary Seats for Wards of 5 9 14 Kashmiri Migrants Supernumerary Seats for Residents from North East India 5 5 * 7 seats for candidates from SAARC Countries (other than India) and 8 seats for Non-SAARC Countries. # The candidates seeking admission against these seats are advised to check the policy of each participating University as some of the participating universities entertain direct application against these seats. All India Seats State Category Seats Special Category Seats Grand Total Number of Seats 1442 566 244 2252 Exam Planner Exam College / University Exam Month Exam Structure Course of exam Duration Website No.