LSAT  2020

Overview

to law school needs to prepare for a different exam—the LSAT.

The Law School Admissions Council (the makers of the test) claim that 98.5% of all law schools require the LSAT for admissions to their Juris Doctor (JD) programs. It’s right in the name—Law School Admissions Test.

The GRE and LSAT have some things in common, but most law schools won’t accept GRE scores. Both exams have challenging reading and writing sections, but the LSAT is specially crafted to test your reading comprehension and verbal reasoning skills as they would apply in a legal context.

Most people have at least heard of the bar exam, which ultimately determines if (and where) you can practice law. But the LSAT is intended to test your readiness for the classes you’ll take in your first year of law school—not your readiness for the bar exam or legal practice. The exam itself is testing your ability to apply skills you’ll rely on in legal practice, not your knowledge of legal practice itself.

We’re going to walk you through the major sections of the LSAT and the key things you’ll need to know, but first, here’s an overview of the test.

Registration & Eligibility

• Candidate should be a citizen of India.

• For BA LLB Programme: Candidates should complete their Class XII or any other equivalent examination with minimum 45% marks from CBSE or any other recognised board in any discipline/subject.

• For LLB programme: Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline/subject with a minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying examination.

• For LLM programme: Candidates should have completed their 3 years of Bachelor’s degree (LLB) or 5 years of Bachelor’s degree (BA LLB ) with 45% aggregate marks. The LL.B or BA LLB degrees should be provided by a recognized Indian law college/institute according to the BCI (Bar Council of India) norms.

• Age Criteria: There is no age limit criteria to apply for the LSAT India 2019 examination. Candidates will have to check the age limit determined by various colleges/institutions in which they are seeking admission.

Syllabus

LSAT India 2020 Syllabus
LSAT India 2019 syllabus was announced by Pearson VUE in the month of October 2018 for LSAT India 2020 entrance exam. While the exam has been conducted on 2nd June 2020, those who plan to take the exam in the future need to have a proper grasp over the LSAT India 2020 syllabus which will assist them in their LSAT India 2020 test preparation. In order to strategize properly for the exam, the candidates need to know everything regarding the syllabus of LSAT India 2020.

LSAT India 2020 syllabus mainly comprises information regarding the LSAT India 2020 exam pattern, marking scheme, important topics, subjects etc. With the help of the syllabus for LSAT India 2020, the aspirants can have a better understanding of the subjects and topics that they need to focus on while preparing for the law entrance examination. The biggest advantage the candidates can have by knowing the LSAT India 2019 syllabus is that they will not feel any pre-exam jitters. Also, with the help of the syllabus, the candidates can identify the important topics, the least important topics and split their time accordingly to focus more on the more important topics.

Pearson VUE released the LSAT India 2020 syllabus for both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs.

Analytical Reasoning Section:

In this section, the question will be asked in the rules or principles that describe relationships between things, events, person and set of statements. These questions measure the ability to understand the structure of relationships, and logical conclusions are drawn about that structure. The questions of analytical reasoning illustrate complex types of analysis that a law candidate works during a legal problem-solving.

Reading Comprehension Section:

In this section, the ability to read questions, with understanding and insight, are generally prepared for examples of complex and lengthy materials, which usually comes to law schools. There are four sets of Comprehension section, each has a selection of reading material, then there are four to nine questions which can be from reasoning and reading.

Logical Reasoning Section:

In this section, questions will be asked from the general language. These questions assess the critically evaluate, complete arguments and the ability to analyze. For each logical reasoning question, the candidates need to read and understand a short passage, then answer a question about it. These skills including :

Applying principles or rules,
Drawing well-supported conclusions,
Determining how additional evidence affects an argument,
Reasoning by analogy,
Identifying argument flaws.
LSAT India 2020 Syllabus Highlights
Here are some essential points regarding the LSAT India 2020 syllabus:

Pearson VUE has released the Undergraduate and Postgraduate LSAT India 2020 syllabus

LSAT India 2019 syllabus will include marking scheme, topics and question sequence to be followed in the LSAT India 2020 exam

Paper Analysis

LSAT India 2019 Paper Analysis

How to Prepare

Designed by Law School Admission Council (LSAC), LSAT India has always been a popular law entrance exam, as it tests the critical thinking skills of the candidates instead of current affairs or factual knowledge. LSAT 2019 syllabus is vast, and it is necessary for the aspirants to allocate sufficient time for the exam preparation.

LSAT India is a gateway for admission to more than 50 law schools in the country. Therefore, it is extremely important for law aspirants to attempt all the questions in the paper to the best of their ability in order to score well. In the paper, there are around 92-100 questions that candidates have to attempt within the duration of two hours and twenty minutes.

Section-wise Preparation Strategy for LSAT

LSAT India 2019 has questions related to Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension. While preparing for this law entrance exam, students should keep in mind that it is a skills test and not a knowledge test. The section-wise preparation strategy for LSAT is elaborated below.

Analytical Reasoning

Questions in the analytical reasoning section of the LSAT exam tests the understanding and logical thinking ability of the candidates. Some of the preparation tips that will help candidates to improve are -

• LSAT aspirants must give more importance to the analytical reasoning section, as it needs a lot of practice.

• It is necessary to practice numerous LSAT mock tests to attain perfection and accuracy in analytical reasoning.

• While solving a question, you must understand the structure of relationships and draw logical conclusions from the same.

• The analytical reasoning section of the LSAT exam will have some questions associated with complex analysis, which are required for a law student to solve legal problems or issues.

• Therefore, better practice makes perfect. Therefore, the candidates must practice regularly, and solve five to ten legal problems per day.

• Analytical Reasoning books for LSAT preparation are available in the market and online stores.

• The LSAT preparation books will have an explanation to various topics associated with the subject and mock tests. You must practice regularly to attain a better score in LSAT India 2019.

• After practicing the mock test on analytical reasoning, try to figure out solutions for the wrong answers marked by you. Analysing your mistakes will sharpen your mind, and improves your skills in the area of analytical reasoning.

• Do not lose confidence or give up.

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning questions in the LSAT India 2019 exam are based on short arguments derived from different sources such as magazines and newspapers. Some of the preparation tips that can help candidates improve are:

• You must apply your common sense in an effective way to answer these questions.

• The Logical Reasoning section focuses on logical connections and the candidates must find arguments for the same. Such skills will test whether the candidate is capable of becoming a lawyer or not.

• In order to attain perfection in this area, the candidates must study various legal issues that appear in the newspaper regularly. You can also refer judgments delivered by the apex court on important cases.

• Understand the case, prepare the arguments, and stick yourself to the positive side of the case. Such exercise will help candidates score better in the LSAT exam.

• Practicing mock tests is very important to sharpen your mind and improve your logical reasoning skills.

• Do not lose confidence or give up at any stage of exam preparation. There are different ways to improve.

Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension of the LSAT exam carries the utmost importance, as the passages given in this section are lengthy. This section is also time-consuming, and the candidates must be careful while answering questions. A single mistake will make other answers incorrect, and it is important to be accurate, sensible, and careful while answering. The reading comprehension section also contains complex vocabulary and questions, which are difficult to understand. Some of the preparation tips that will help candidates to improve are -

• It is important to enhance your reading and language skills in advance for better performance in the exam.
• Read the articles in various magazines, blogs, websites that have rich content.
• You cannot improve reading merely by reading articles, and it is significant to note down the complex words.
• You must learn the meanings of complex words, and prepare at least three to four sentences on that particular word.
• Practice as many as mock tests you can to gain more knowledge, experience, and perfection.
• Do not skip the reading process even on a single day, and it must be regular.
• Concentrate on given questions in the mock test under reading comprehension, understand the question carefully, and find out the logical answer. You must be 100% sure that the answer picked by you is correct.

6-Month Preparation Strategy for LSAT India 2020

With the help of the 6-month preparation strategy for LSAT India 2020, the LSAT India 2020 aspirants should start preparing for the entrance exam. The LSAT India 2020 6-month preparation strategy by CollegeDekho suggests that:

• The LSAT India 2019 aspirants should start going through each topic and sub-topic in a detailed manner
• The aspirants must not restrict themselves from learning the topics and sub-topics  from more than one source
• The LSAT India aspirants should focus on learning how to apply the concepts with more and more practice
• The aspirants must aim at solving the maximum number of LSAT India 2020 mock test papers during this time
• Dedicating extra hours to the logical reasoning and analytical reasoning subjects will at this juncture to produce a fruitful result
• The aspirants, amidst all the preparation plans for LSAT India, must not forget to revise the topics once they are completed

Participating Colleges

Cutoff & Results

LSAT India 2019 Result (Announced)

Counselling Process

LSAT India 2020 Counselling Process

• Person VUE on behalf of LSAC will be sending the scores of the appearing candidates in LSAT India 2020 to the colleges.

• The law schools participating in LSAT India 2020 will be admitting the candidates based on their respective admission procedures.

• LSAT India 2020 percentile scores will be therefore the only basis for attending the counseling of LSAT India 2020 to be conducted by the law schools on their part.

• You may be getting a list of colleges where you can participate in the counseling process after your LSAT India 2020 Results will be announced.

• Each and every law school will be having its own counselling procedure for LSAT India 2020 admissions.

• The counselling admissions through LSAT India 2019 scores will be valid only for the academic year 2020.

There are five colleges (as listed on Pearson VUE India website) that have 80% - 100% seats for admission through LSAT India. These are

• OP Jindal Global University,

• NA Global Law School,

• Institute of Law / AISECT University Bhopal,

• Indore Institute of Law,

• GD Goenka University School of Law.