By: Teena P Bajaj
After class 12, students need to choose a field of study. In every entrance exam, aptitude tests for different subjects are conducted to assess the student’s knowledge about the specific course/ subject.
In the field of law, different entrance exams are conducted by different colleges. One that is most preferred is the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). CLAT is a national-level entrance exam for admission in various National Law Universities (NLUs) across the country. Similarly, Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) is conducted by the Symbiosis International (Deemed) Universities for admission in their five-year integrated law courses.
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The main sections included in SLAT are:
- Legal Aptitude
- General Awareness
- English Language
- Elementary mathematics
- Logical Reasoning
The most scoring among these sections depends on one’s personal interest in the subjects. However, the trickiest of all is the General Awareness section. The questions could be asked from any field.
Commonly asked questions
No getting admissions into the Symbiosis Law School for the LLM course is generally considered easier than other institutes.
To get admission to the LLM course at Symbiosis Law School, candidates need to fulfill following LLM eligibility criteria:
- Clear either a five year integrated LLB course or a three year LLB degree from any recognised university.
- They should have obtained minimum of 45% marks in their law degree.
For Symbiosis International Pune admissions, candidates need fulfil the eligibility criteria. The admissions to most of the courses at SIU Pune is entrance-based. The deatils regarding the SIU Pune selection criteria is mentioned below:
Course | Selection Criteria | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eligibility: Class 12 in the concerned subject Entrance exam: SIT EEE/ JEE (Main) | ||||
Graduation in any stream with a minimum of 50% aggregate Entrance exam: BSc | BSc in the relevant stream Entrance exam: SNAP | |||
BTech /BE in the concerned subject Entrance exam: GATE/ SIT EEE | ||||
Class 12 in Science from a recognised board Entrance exam: SET |
Some of the SLAT 2027 preparation tips are given below.
- Knowing the SLAT syllabus & exam pattern.
- Choose the correct SLAT preparation books.
- Prepare a good study plan.
- Attempt mock test and previous year question papers.
- Revise as much as possible.
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In SLAT, English is considered as a scoring section. The strategy one could use is to first prepare the English and Logical Reasoning sections. Legal Aptitude is difficult and important section in the SLAT exam. Therefore, preparing it from day one is important for every law aspirant. The same rule applies for General Awareness section.
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SLAT is much easier exam than CLAT. However, the syllabus of both exams is the same. There is no negative marking in SLAT.
To prepare for the entrance exam, complete the syllabus at least two weeks before the exam to get some time for revision. Prepare shot notes of each topic from day one as this would help in revising the topics before the exam. Follow the pattern of studying one subject in a day as it would be impossible to complete a subject at the last moment. Try to revise the short notes regularly to get a good grip on the subject.
To prepare from home, every topic and sub-topics are available on YouTube by different teachers and coaching classes. The students could refer to these online videos and understand the topics well. Practise previous year question papers and mock tests regularly as this would help in managing time. One of the best reference books to prepare for the law entrance exam is Universal Law Publication. This book has all the topics covered with mock papers and last year’s questions on each topic from all the exams conducted across the country
Commonly asked questions
The important topics for the different sections of the SLAT exam are different. The important topics are Reading Comprehension, Synonyms, Antonyms, Foreign Words/Phrase, International events, UN bodies, Major developments in the areas of sports, geopolitics, and important environmental agreements, Current affairs, Eminent personalities, Sports, and Awards and honours. The important topics related to the SLAT Legal Reasoning section are Legal terms, Indian Constitution and its structure, sections and schedules, Contracts and Constitutional Law, Torts, Vicarious Liability, Contracts and Constitutional Law, IPC and the CrPC, Strict Liability, Law of Crimes, International Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Legal Awareness covering Constitutional Law and Politics.
Candidates can check the overall difficulty level of all sections below for the question papers of SLAT Test 1 and SLAT Test 2 conducted in 2023:
| Sections | Test 1 | Test 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Easy | Easy to moderate |
| Legal Reasoning | Easy | Easy to moderate |
| Analytical Reasoning | Moderate | Easy to moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | Easy | Moderate |
| General Knowledge | Moderate to difficult | Moderate |
The difficulty level of the SLAT Reading Comprehension section is easy to moderate. If we look at the previous years’ question papers of the SLAT exam, it has been noticed that most questions in the section were asked to assess the understanding of candidates about the English language. These questions are based on articles from different newspapers. Candidates require knowledge of English Grammar and vocabulary. Thus, to solve the Reading Comprehension section, they need to have excellent knowledge of English Grammar and vocabulary.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The total seats for BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.) are shared across different Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS). SLS Pune has around 600 seats, while SLS Noida offers about 300 seats. SLS Hyderabad gives nearly 240 seats, and SLS Nagpur also has close to 240 seats. These numbers show how the SLAT 202
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Candidates who want to appear in SLAT need to know that there is only one Symbiosis Law School in North India. This Symbiosis Law School is SLS Noida. Thus, SLS Noida is one of the options for candidates who want to take the SLAT and get admission to a law college in the South. No other college in t
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No, it is mandatory to clear the SLAT Exam to be eligible to appear in the counselling process. Candidates will be allocated a seat based on the college they choose during the counselling, and hence, without clearing the exam, it is not allowed.
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College Ranking, Admission Fees, and college Location are the prime factors for a candidate to seek admission to SLS campuses.
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Getting 45 or more marks in SLAT is mostly seen as a good score. It gives you a better chance of getting into a top Symbiosis Law School. If you're aiming for SLS Pune, the most competitive one, try to score around 48–52 marks. A score above 40 is still decent and can keep you in the race. The cutof
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Whether SLS Pune is better than an NLU really depends on what you want. SLS Pune gives a strong private college aura, with a good campus, nice location, and a good brand name. Many people think it's ahead of some low-tier NLUs (Tier 2 or Tier 3). But the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru or NLU Delhi st
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Symbiosis International University (SIU) released the results on January 15, 2026. You can check it on the official website of SIU. Every student who gave the SLAT 2026 Test 1 or Test 2 can now see their result online.
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Through the Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) exam, all Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS) together offer around 1,380 seats. Nearly 19,000 students took the SLAT exam in 2026 to get admission to 1,080 available seats.
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SLAT preparation is easy. Create a proper schedule to prepare for the exam on a daily basis. Allot more time to practicing and studying law topics. It takes 6 to 8 hours of revision if you make a section-wise plan. This entrance is comparatively easy to other top law entrances.
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The Symbiosis Law Admission Test, SLAT will carry 60 questions in each section: Logical Reasoning, Legal and Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and General Knowledge. Each question will be of 1 mark. Earlier, there were 50 questions in each section. Also, the SLAT Writing
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