Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2025 for Law Courses Admissions

Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2025 for Law Courses Admissions

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Various universities also accept CUET scores for admission to law courses. Find universities, law courses, and other details for admissions through CUET 2025. The CUET 2025 Exam Date has been announced. The National Testing Agency announced the date for CUET 2025 earlier and will conduct the exam from May 13, 2025 to June 3, 2025.

When we think of admission to law courses at any level, only prominent law exams like CLAT, AILET, SLAT, MH-CET Law etc. come to our mind. However, from 2022 onwards, the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) has also reserved a spot among top law entrance exams in India, which candidates can take to apply for law admissions at various participating universities. CUET scores is accepted by the Banaras Hindu University, University of Allahabad, Aligarh Muslim University for admission to five-year Integrated Bachelor of Arts in Law (BA LLB) course. In this article, we have mentioned all about CUET for law admissions, eligibility criteria, universities, and other details. 

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  • CUET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Law Courses
  • CUET 2025 Subjects for Law Courses
  • CUET Important Dates 2025 for Law Courses

CUET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Law Courses

Candidates seeking admissions to law courses through CUET 2025 will have to fulfill the eligibility requirements as under:

University

Course name

Eligibility Criteria for Law courses through CUET 2025

Banaras Hindu University

BA LLB (Hons.)

Candidates who have completed class 12 or equivalent or 11 1, “A” level in Senior School Leaving Certificate course from a national or state recognised school or university. 

Those who have completed class 12 from open examination system are not eligible for BHU BA LLB admission 

No age limit for admission to BA LLB course

University of Allahabad 

BA LLB 

Candidates who have passed an examination in 10 2 or 11 1 course of schooling recognized by the Academic Council of the University or possess such academic qualifications which are considered equivalent to 10 2 or 11 1 courses by the Bar Council of India
Those have secured 45% marks if belonging to General category, 42% marks if belonging to OBC category, and 40% marks if belonging to SC/ST categories in the class 12th examination will be eligible to participate in the admission process on qualifying CUET exam.

Central University of South Bihar

BA LLB 

Candidates should have qualified 10 2 or equivalent examination in any stream from any recognized Board/ University with at least 45% marks for General /OBC/EWS and 40% marks for SC / ST / PWD category.

Assam University

BA LLB

Candidates obtaining 50% of marks in the qualifying examination, as well as, 45% in English subject separately are eligible for admission to BA LLB course. Final merit of the candidates will be on the basis of NTA score

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

BBA LLB

Candidates should have passed Intermediate Examination or equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD) from recognized board

Dr Harsingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya

BA LLB (Hons.)

Candidates passed in 10 2 (in any Discipline) and securing 45% marks or equivalent CGPA if belonging to Unreserved (UR), EWS and OBC-NCL categories in the qualifying examination. A relaxation of 5% marks will be given to candidates belonging to SC and ST categories in this programme. 

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

BCom LLB (Hons.) and BA LLB

Candidates should have obtained a minimum of 45% aggregate if belonging to General category, 42% of total marks for OBC & 40% of total marks for SC/ST candidates at 10 2 level from any recognized Board or equivalent. No age limit for both courses.

Rajiv Gandhi University

BA LLB

Candidate passed in class 12 (10 2) examination from any recognised board in any stream - Arts/ Science/ Commerce

RNB Global University

BA LLB

BBA LLB

Candidate passed in class 12 (10 2) examination in any stream from any recognised board.

Barkatullah University

BA LLB

Candidates passed in Class 12 as per the education standards of BCI

Also Read: CUET Colleges and Accepting Universities

CUET 2025 Subjects for Law Courses

The candidates applying for CUET will have to select a combination of subjects, which is to be accepted by universities for law course admission. The subject combination candidates can select to apply for law courses at various universities are:

Q:   How can I get admission to AMU for BSc?
A:

Aligarh Muslim University offers a full-time BSc course at the undergraduate level. Candidates seeking admission to AMU for BSc must visit the official website of the University to apply online. AMU BSc admission is completely entrance-based. Depending upon the BSc specialisation chosen by a candidate, the admission is provided based on candidates' marks in either AMU Entrance Exam or CUET-UG. Based on the entrance exam scores, AMU will release a merit list of selected students. As a final step, selected students need to pay the admission fee to confirm their seats.

Q:   Is AMU BTech entrance tough?
A:

Aligarh Muslim University offers a four-year full-time BTech course at the undergraduate level. AMU offers BTech across ten specialisations including Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, CSE, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, among others. AMU conducts Aligarh Muslim University Engineering Entrance Examination (AMUEEE) for BTech admission and it is not very tough for candidates already appeared for JEE Mains. Students who have prepared well for the board examination or JEE Mains can easily crack the AMU entrance test for BTech admission. 

Q:   When will CUET 2026 notification release?
A:

CUET UG 2026 notification will release tentatively in first week of March. National Testing Agency will release the CUET detailed official notification at official website- cuet.nta.nic.in. Candidates preparing for the exam can check the following details on CUET notification PDF:

  • Exam dates
  • eligibility criteria
  • steps to apply for exam
  • syllabus
  • pattern
  • CUET subjects
  • score calculation
  • normalisation process
  • exam centres
  • number of univeristies participating
  • One Language from Section I - A (English Compulsory)
  • General Test and,
  • Legal Studies, and a domain specific subject

Some other combinations applicable/ acceptable for law course admissions are:

Stream Subject combination for law courses
Commerce Stream Legal Studies Accountancy Business Studies Economics
Arts Stream Legal Studies History Political Science Economics
Science Stream Legal Studies Physics Chemistry Biology/Mathematics

CUET Important Dates 2025 for Law Courses

The exam authority, NTA will announce the exam dates for CUET 2025 soon. Check the table below for CUET 2025 key tentative dates:

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CUET 2025 Events

CUET 2025 Dates (Expected)

CUET 2025 Application Forms

01-Mar-2025

Last date of application

24-Mar-2025

CUET 2025 Application Correction Window

26-Mar-2025

Advance Intimation of Exam City

28-Mar-2025

Issue of CUET Admit Card

12-May-2025

CUET 2025 Entrance Exam Dates

13-May-2025

CUET 2025 Reserved Dates

To be updated

CUET Answer Key Release

To be updated

Last Date to Submit Answer Key Challenge

To be updated

CUET Results

To be updated

CUET 2025 Accepting Universities for Law Courses

The universities accepting CUET 2025 scores for admissions to law courses are: 

  1. BHU - Banaras Hindu University
  2. University of Allahabad 
  3. Central University of South Bihar
  4. Assam University, Silchar
  5. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow
  6. Dr Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya
  7. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
  8. Rajiv Gandhi University
  9. RNB Global University
  10. Barkatullah University (BU) Bhopal

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Q:   Is CUET UG 2026 exam date announced?
A:

No, CUET UG exam 2026 date has not been announced yet. It is expected that National Testing Agency will announce the CUET exam date 2026 anytime soon. The exam is expected to be scheduled in May-June. Candidates willing to appear for the exam must make sure to register for the exam online. As per the tentative CUET 2026 exam date, the registrations are expected to commence in first week of March 2026.

Q:   How to apply in BHU for BCom?
A:

Candidates must register and appear for the CUET entrance exam to apply for BHU BCom admissions. Candidates will also need to pay the BHU BCom application fee of INR 650 (General/ OBC Category)/ INR 550 (SC/ST Category). The steps mentioned-below show how to apply for the BHU BCom courses:

  1. Visit the official NTA portal for CUET(cuet.samarth.ac.in) and register on it.
  2. Fill out the application form. 
  3. Attach all necessary documents.
  4. Select courses and BHU as per your preference and pay the CUET application fee as mentioned above.
Q:   Is there a specific time slot or schedule for the CUET PG exam for different courses?
A:

The CUET (Common University Entrance Test) for postgraduate (PG) programs typically included specific time slots or schedules for different courses or disciplines.

Time slots vary according to the different courses so please check on this please.

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In chittoor based college for law cet

Reply to Challa Subramanyam

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Antriksh Kapoor

2 years ago

which all subjects do I have to chose beside legal studies when applying for cuet BA LLB in I am pcb student

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Drakshith

a year ago

Yea I also want to know

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Manya Jha

2 years ago

Ya I also wanted to know that can you plzz tell me.

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Ravi Sahani

2 years ago

I am 12th just passed from maths , now i want to take admission for BA LLB . So which subject should I choose for CUTE exam ?

Reply to Ravi Sahani

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ALKA CHOWDHARY

2 years ago

Mere paas 12 mein legal studies nahi hai ,Cuet mein chalega or its compulsory to have in 12th

Reply to ALKA CHOWDHARY

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Anjum Khan

2 years ago

Hi, You do not require to have studied Legal Studies in Class 12th for applying in CUET 2023, it is one subject that candidates have to select in the application form, so that they can apply for BA LLB/ LLB courses offered at the participating universities during the counselling process. The quest

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