AP LAWCET 2026: Exam Date (May 4), Registration (Soon), Pattern, Admit Card & Latest Updates

The AP LAWCET 2026 exam will be conducted on May 4, 2026. The AP LAWCET entrance test is for admissions to 3-year and 5-year integrated law courses offered at Andhra Pradesh Universities and their affiliated colleges. This exam is conducted by the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, on behalf of APSCHE.

The admission process for the exam will begin soon. AP LAWCET is a state-level exam, held online as a computer-based test. The application process will include online registration, filling of required academic and contact details, uploading of the latest photograph along with signature, fee payment, and verification.

Candidates interested to apply for the exam can read exam date details, registration details and other information, on this page.

Exam Highlights

Following are the details of the AP LAWCET 2026 exam:

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AP LAWCET 2026 Application Form

The AP LAWCET 2026 application process is expected to begin shortly. The students can log on to cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET, to apply online for the exam.

The exam is held for admission to the 3-year and 5-year LLB courses offered by participating law colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Steps to fill the AP LAWCET 2026 application form:

• Registration and payment of application fee - The candidate will be required to enter details like name, qualifying exam hall ticket number, mobile number, email id, and date of birth. Then, they have to select the stream and pay the application fee.
• Fill out the form - After the fee payment was done successfully, the candidate could proceed to fill in the rest of the application form - personal, academic, and contact details. Also, select a test center.
• Upload documents - The candidate was required to upload a photograph and signature in JPG format.

The AP LAWCET 2025 Phase 2 Seat Allotment is completed. The list was released on the website- lawcet-sche.aptonline.in/LAWCET. The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) rolled out the details of second round of seat allotment on November 25, 2025.

AP LAWCET 2026 Exam Pattern

AP LAWCET 2026 will have 120 questions carrying 120 marks in total. Candidates will get 90 minutes to complete the exam. Subjects from which candidates are asked questions in the AP LAWCET exam include General Knowledge and Mental Ability, Current Affairs, and Aptitude for the Study of Law.

Also Read: AP LAWCET Question Paper

AP LAWCET Admit Card 2026

The authorities will release the admit card few days before the exam. Students can follow the below mentioned steps to download the admit card:

• Visit the APSCHE's website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/APSCHEHome.aspx.
• Click on "LAWCET".
• Now, click on "Download Hall Ticket".
• Enter your Registration Number to download the hall ticket.

AP LAWCET 2026 Result

The APSCHE will release the AP LAWCET result 2026 on its official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET. Candidates need their "AP LAWCET Registration Number" and "AP LAWCET Qualifying Hall Ticket Number" as login credentials to check the AP LAWCET 2026 result.

To clear the AP LAWCET 2026, candidates must score a minimum of 35% in the exam. However, admission to a particular college through the AP LAWCET exam will depend on the cutoff determined by the college authorities.

Check out the minimum AP LAWCET 2026 cut-off below.

AP LAWCET 2026 Exam Dates

Students can refer to the following schedule for the exam schedule and dates:

AP LAWCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Students should fulfil the below mentioned eligibility criteria before filling the AP LAWCET form for the year 2026:

AP LAWCET Syllabus 2026

Students should refer to the syllabus to prepare well for AP LAWCET 2026. The syllabus is divided into three sections, namely, section A, B and C. Each section has a weightage of 30 marks.

Part A contains questions related to General Knowledge, History, Geography and Mental Ability. Part B has questions that cover topics like current affairs (related to national and international topics from the last 3 years) and PART C has aptitude questions from topics like principles of Law and Constitution of India.

AP LAWCET 2026 Preparation Tips

Students should follow below mentioned preparations tips to score well in AP LAWCET 2026:

• Students should make a schedule and churn out a preparation plan for month, week and each day.
• Practice questions from mock tests and previous years’ sample papers to get an idea about the questions
• Keep revising the concepts for accuracy. Make notes for better clarity and preparation
• Gather all the study material including mock tests and sample papers. This will help in time management and enable students prepare better

AP LAWCET 2026 Books

Students can refer to the following books for mental ability and general knowledge questions for AP LAWCET 2026:

Apart from these, there are other books for AP LAWCET 2026 that students can study that will help them crack the exam.

AP LAWCET 2026 Answer Key

APSCHE will release the preliminary AP LAWCET answer key at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in for 3-year and 5-year LLB courses. Students can raise objections against the AP LAWCET answer key 2026.

AP LAWCET 2026 answer key contains section-wise questions asked in the AP LAWCET exam and their respective answers to those questions.

AP LAWCET 2026 Counselling

Students have to follow the AP LAWCET 2026 counselling process in order to complete the admission process:

• Candidates need to register for the counselling process online by providing details such as name, address, qualifying exam details, APLAWCET scores, etc.
• Then, select their choice of colleges for admission.
• The APSCHE will release the seat allotment list based on the merit.
• The selected students will have to visit the allocated college for seat confirmation and document verification.

AP LAWCET 2026 Colleges

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam; KKC College of Law; N.B.M. Law College and Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, are some of the colleges that accept AP LAWCET 2026 exam.

Students can refer to these AP LAWCET 2026 collges to study law in their preferred cities.

AP LAWCET 2026 Seat Allotment

AP LAWCET 2026 seat allotment will begin for students who will appear for the counselling process. The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) will release the seat allotment list on their official website.

• Students have to follow below steps to check Andhra Pradesh LAWCET seat allotment list:
• Visit the APSCHE counselling portal, lawcet-sche.aptonline.in/LAWCET
• Click on 'Allotment Order & Self Login tab OR Click on 'College Wise Allotment'
• Select 'College' and 'Branch' to check allotment result
• Next, add the hall ticket numbers and date of birth to download allocation letter.
• Selected candidates will be able to download seat allotment letter.

AP LAWCET 2026 Exam Day Guidelines

Candidates should follow the below given guidelines on AP LAWCET 2026 exam day:

• Report the exam centre an hour before the exam starts
• Carry a hard copy of the admit card for AP LAWCET 2026 without which the entry to exam hall shall be prohibited.
• Carry admit card, valid ID proof such as Voter card, Aadhaar Card, Driving License etc. to the exam hall.
• Jewellery, mobile phones, wallets, earphones/ headphones etc. are not allowed to carry to the exam hall
• Candidates enrolled under physical disability category should carry a PWD certificate.

AP LAWCET 2026 Exam Centre

Candidates can select the AP LAWCET 2026 exam centres while filling the application form. There are preferences that the students can fill when they fill the form. Students will be given the test centres on the basis of their preference.

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