AP LAWCET Cutoff 2026: Category and institute-wise Cut-off, Qualifying Marks, Cutoff Factors

The rank card/ result of APLAWCET exam will mention the following details:

• Candidate's name
• Parent's name
• Roll number of the candidate
• Application Number of the candidate
• Category
• Marks secured

Yes, candidates who participated in the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET examination will receive the notification on the active mobile number or email address provided during the registration.

The AP LAWCET 2026 result will be declared on the official APSCHE LAWCET website - cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET soon after the exam is concluded. The result for each candidates will be made available as a scorecard online. To pass the AP LAWCET 2026 exam, candidates from General and OBC categories will have to score 35% of the total marks i.e. 42 marks out of 120. 

There is no minimum passing marks for AP LAWCET for candidates from SC/ST category. All candidates who pass the exam will be eligible for the AP LAWCET counselling process. To participate in the counselling, they will have to fill out the counselling registration form online and then select the colleges for admission through the choice filling process.

There is no upper age limit for APLAWCET 2026. Anyone who meets the educational eligibility can apply for both 3-year and 5-year LL.B courses. However, candidates must have completed 17 years of age as of the date of admission to be eligible.

Both the AP LAWCET and CLAT entrance exam are conducted for admission to the Law schools in India, however, the syllabus for these exams are different on many parameters and candidates should strategise differently for both the exams. AP LAWCET exam has sections including Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Contract Law, Constitution, etc. and the CLAT entrance exam sections include English Language, Legal Aptitude, Mathematics, etc. AP LAWCET does not have mathematics subjects, AP LAWCET exam focus more on regional knowledge. CLAT generally covers the deeper aspects of the particular subject. 

Generally, the conducting body receives 28000 to 30000 registrations every year for the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET Exam. The competition is to secure seats in 30 participating colleges. Some of the top government law colleges are: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University  (Visakhapatnam) and Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Tirupati).

Spot admission in Andhra Pradesh LAWCET means filling leftover or vacant seats after the main counselling rounds end. Colleges offer these seats directly to eligible candidates who didn't get admission earlier. You can visit the college with your documents and pay the fee to confirm your seat. Rules may vary by college and year.

As per the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2026 eligibility criteria for the 5-year LLB programme, candidates must have passed their Class 12 exam in a (10+2) pattern with a minimum of 45% marks. Candidates belonging to the SC/ST category need 40% marks in their intermediate exam to take the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET exam 2026 for admission to the integrated LLB programme. However, candidates belonging to backward classes (BC) require a minimum of 42% marks in their Class 12 to take the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2026.

Some popular landmark cases to read for the entrance exam are:

• Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
• Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980)
• Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)
• Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano (1985)
• Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)
• State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (2024)

The rank card/ result of APLAWCET exam will mention the following details:

• Candidate's name
• Parent's name
• Roll number of the candidate
• Application Number of the candidate
• Category
• Marks secured

Filling the AP LAWCET 2026 form not needed if planning only for National Law Universities (NLUs) or private colleges that take CLAT scores. But if aiming for law colleges in Andhra Pradesh, then the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET form must be filled. Both CLAT and AP LAWCET are different admission ways. 

AP LAWCET has around 8,000 to 9,000 seats in law colleges across Andhra Pradesh. You can apply for 3-year LLB or 5-year integrated LLB courses. The number of seats change every year little bit. It depends on college approval, reservation rules, and intake fixed by APSCHE for Andhra Pradesh LAWCET admission process.

There is criterion of minimum marks requirement for admission to a college through Andhra Pradesh LAWCET for candidates belonging to SC and ST categories. However, candidates of General category must score a minimum of 35% marks (42 marks out of 120 marks) to get admission to a college based on their Andhra Pradesh LAWCET scores. 

The college allotted to the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2026 test-taker will depend on the following factors: 

• Marks obtained by the candidate
• Cut off of the participating college
• Reservation criteria

Students seeking admission to LLB courses through Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2026 can check the following Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2026 eligibility criteria: 

• Candidates must be Indian citizens.
• Candidates should have passed their graduation exam in any discipline in (10+2+3) format. (for 3-year LLB)
• They must have passed (10+2) with a minimum of 45%. (for 5-year LLB course)
• Candidates from the SC/ST category must have a 40% score in their (10+2) exams to take the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET 2025. 

The counselling of APLAWCET comprises Online Registration, Weboption exercise, seat allotment result and reporting to the allocated college. Candidates will have the option to participate in phase 1 counselling and if the seat is not allocated during this round, candidates will have the option to take part in subsequent rounds. The schedule for the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET counselling will be available on the APSCHE official website.