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Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati on behalf of APSCHE conducts APLAWCET and APPGLCET for admission into first year of 5 Year LL.B. / 3 Year LL.B. and first year of Postgraduate Law courses.
AP LAWCET 2023 Eligibility:-
3 year LL.B. Course - The Candidates for 3 year LL.B. should have passed any Graduate Degree (10+2+3 pattern) of a recognized University with 45% of aggregate marks or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the Universities concerned. If any candidate secured less than 45% in graduation he / she should have passed any additional graduate or postgraduate degree with 45% aggregate marks.
5 Year LL.B. Course - The Candidates for 5 year LL.B. should have passed two year Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with 45% of aggregate marks or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the University concerned or the Board of Intermediate Education, A.P.
Note: There is a relaxation of 5% of marks in the above qualifying examinations for 3 year / 5 year Law courses in favour of the candidates belonging to SC / ST category and relaxation of 3% of marks for candidates belonging to backward classes.
2 Year LL.M. Course - Candidates holding 3 Year/5 Year LL.B. Degree on the date of application and candidates who have appeared/appearing for 3 Year/5 Year LL.B. Final year examinations are also eligible. A candidate appearing for 3 Year/5 Year LL.B. Degree examinations may take the APPGLCET in anticipation of results. However the candidate shall have passed the qualifying examination with required eligibility at the time of counseling
Nationality and Domicile - The candidate should be an Indian National and should satisfy Local / non-local status requirement as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions ) Order,1974 and the amendments made there to from time to time.
APLAWCET 2023 Date:-
Part A - 40 Questions - 40 marks
I) JURISPRUDENCE - 20 Questions - 20 marks
1. Schools of Jurisprudence - Sources of Law, Custom Precedent andLegislation,
2. Rights and duties – Ownership and Possession, Persons, Obligation, Property, Liability, Legal Sanctions.
II) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - 20 Questions- 20 marks
1. Nature of the Constitution Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of StatePolicy, Executive, Judiciary and Legislature, Center-State Relations,Emergency Provisions, Amendments to the Constitution.
Part B - 80 Questions - 80 marks
1. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW - 16 Questions - 16 marks
a. International Law and Municipal Law
b. State Territory
c. Air, Sea and Outer Space, Nationality and Statelessness
d. Extradition, Asylum, State Jurisdiction, United Nations.
2. MERCANTILE LAW - 16 Questions - 16 marks
a. General Principles of Contract (Sections. 1-75, Indian Contract Act-1872).
3. LABOUR LAW - 16 Questions - 16 marks
a. Trade Union Act 1926
b. IndustrialDisputes Act 1947.
4. CRIMES and TORTS - 16 Questions - 16 marks
a. Indian Penal Code - General Principles & General Exceptions.
b. TORTS: General Principles of Tort, Defences, Joint liability, State liability for Torts;
c. Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
5. IPR & OTHER LAWS - 16 Questions - 16 marks
a. Copy right Act, 1957; Patents Act, 2005;
b. Environmental Protection Act, 1986;
c. Human Rights, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; Salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000 and Right to Information Act2005
d. Research Methodology.(Definition and Kinds of Research)
AP LAWCET - The Test is designed to evaluate the candidate’s General Knowledge, Mental ability, Current Affairs and Aptitude to pursue the study of Law. The Test consists of three parts. Total number of questions will be 120 and the duration of test is 90 minutes. Maximum marks are 120.
Part A - Consists of 30 questions carrying 30 marks: GeneralKnowledge and Mental Ability
Part B - Consists of 30 questions carrying 30 marks: Current Affairs
Part C - Consists of 60 questions carrying 60 marks: Aptitude for the Study ofLaw.
In the questions in Part-C, Aptitude for the study of Law, elementary knowledge of the basic principles of the Law and Constitution of India on the part of the student is assumed.
For 5 year Law Course, the standard expected is of Intermediate level and for 3 year Law Course, the standard expected is of Degree Level.
AP PGLCET - A Single entrance test is conducted for all the courses of LL.M. It is of 90 minutes duration and consists of 120 questions of 1 mark each. Part-A consists of 40 questions (Jurisprudence 20, Constitutional Law 20; Total 40 questions of 1 mark each); and Part -B consists of 80 questions (Public International Law 16, Mercantile Law 16, Labour Law 16, Crimes and Torts 16, and IPR and Other Laws 16).
The Questions will be objective type including multiple choice questions, matching items. Each Question contains four alternative answers and candidates have to pick up the correct answer from among the choices given.
Qualifying marks in AP LAWCET 2023 - The qualifying percentage of marks in the Entrance Test is 35% (i.e. 42 marks out of total 120 marks). There will be no minimum qualifying marks for S.Cs & S.Ts for ranking.
Qualifying marks in AP PGLCET 2023 - The qualifying percentage of marks in the Entrance Test is 25%. (i.e. 30 marks out of total 120 marks). There will be no minimum qualifying marks for S.Cs & S.Ts for ranking.
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