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Exam overview
University admission test for eligible undergraduate law programs at participating Symbiosis institutes.
SLAT
Admission
Undergraduate
University
Symbiosis Law Admission Test
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University admission test for eligible undergraduate law programs at participating Symbiosis institutes.
Who can appear
Eligibility to appear
Class 12
Class 12 or an accepted equivalent meeting the selected Symbiosis law program's marks rules. SLAT is one component of selection. Verify the current university eligibility, personal-interaction and merit process.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
Overview
What this exam is
The admission test for the undergraduate law programmes at the Symbiosis law schools. It is one component of a selection process that also includes a written ability test and personal interaction.
Subjects
What the paper tests
Logical reasoning, legal reasoning, analytical reasoning, reading comprehension and general knowledge. Legal reasoning presents a principle and a factual situation and asks you to apply one to the other - no prior legal knowledge is needed or expected.
PreparationPlan
How to prepare
Legal reasoning is a technique rather than a subject: apply the principle exactly as given, even where it contradicts what you believe the law or fairness to be. That single habit accounts for most of the improvement candidates make. Preparation overlaps almost completely with the common law admission test, so prepare once and sit both.
Where the score is used
Courses connected to this exam
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What is legal reasoning actually testing?
Whether you can apply a stated principle strictly to a set of facts, even where it contradicts what you believe the law or fairness to be. That single habit accounts for most of the improvement candidates make.
What happens after the SLAT paper?
A written ability test and personal interaction follow, and both carry weight in the final merit. Candidates who prepare only for the multiple-choice paper are frequently caught out at those later stages.
Can I prepare for SLAT and CLAT together?
Yes, almost entirely. The reasoning, comprehension and general knowledge preparation transfers directly, so sitting both is the sensible default rather than a stretch.
Does prior legal study help?
Very little. No legal knowledge is assumed or required, and candidates who have read law sometimes do worse by importing what they know instead of applying the principle exactly as given.