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.
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.
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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.
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
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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Answered 4 days ago
The SLAT 2027 official mock test will be held on September 16, 2026. Candidates must complete their SLAT exam registration by September 14 to appear for this official test.
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Answered a week ago
Candidates cannot change their exam city for SLAT 2027 after the payment is made under any circumstance.
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Answered a week ago
Students can choose up to three SLAT exam centres in order of priority. It must be done while filling application form.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
SLAT photo should be a recent colour photo (not older than 6 months). It must have white/ light background (in JPG/ JPEG format). Size requirement: 10 KB - 500 KB.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, Students can pay the SLAT application fee offline using a Demand Draft (DD).
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Students can correct the details during the application correction window. They can edit certain fields during that time.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
SLAT cut off varies every year. The expected General category cut-off score out of 60 ranges between 45–50 marks for SLS Pune and 42–47 marks for SLS Noida.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
Yes, sure. I am sharing the details below-
| CLAT | DATE: December 6, 2026 | Previous year paper- | Participating colleges-26+ National Law Universities (NLUs) including NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata |
| SLAT | DATE: Phase 1 on December 19, 2026 Phase 2 on December 26, 2026 | Previous year paper- https://www.shiksha.com/college/symbiosis-law-school-symbiosis-international-pune/slat-exam | Participating colleges-Symbiosis Law Schools located in Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur |
| AILET | DATE: December 13, 2026 | Previous year paper- | Participating colleges-NLU Delhi only (scores are not accepted by other NLUs). |
| IPU CET | DATE: Session 1 in December and Session 2 in April of the admission year | Previous year paper- | Participating colleges-GGSIPU main campus and numerous affiliated management and law institutes across Delhi-NCR. |
| CHRIST | DATE: Conducted in multiple phases corresponding with admission windows | Previous year paper- You can check college portal.
| Participating colleges- Christ University campuses in Bangalore (Central, Kengeri, Yeshwanthpur), Delhi-NCR, and Pune Lavasa. |
| Alliance | DATE: Alliance University does not follow a single fixed national calendar date for its internal tests like AMAT or AUSAT. | Sorry, but I couldn't find it. You can check college portal for the same. | Participating colleges- Alliance University constituent schools (Alliance School of Law, Alliance Ascent College, and Alliance School of Business) in Bengaluru. |
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Answered 3 weeks ago
In case you misplace your SLAT score card, it will be easy for you to log in to the Symbiosis International University official portal using your login details and get a new one downloaded as long as the result window stays active in that admission year.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
The SLAT exam result is released online at slat-test.org.
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