SLAT Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Academic Qualification, Age Limit, Minimum Marks

SLAT 2026 admission process is based on academic qualification, entrance test scores, and other requirements as part of the SLAT eligibilty criteria. Check here SLAT 2026 eligibility criteria before filling up the application form.

The Symbiosis International University (SIU) has started the registration for SLAT 2026 on August 01, 2025 on the official website of the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), set-test.org, for admission to BA LLB, BBA LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), and BBA LLB (Hons.) courses. 

To get admission to one of the mentioned 5-year LLB courses through SLAT exam, candidates will have to register for it first. They must meet the SLAT 2026 eligibility criteria to fill out the SLAT 2026 registration form. Check out the SLAT eligibility criteria 2026 in this article for admission to BBA LLB and BA LLB offered through the SLAT entrance exam.  

SLAT 2026 eligibility criteria is same for all the constituent law colleges of SIU i.e. Symbiosis Law School - Noida, SLS Pune, SLS Hyderabad, and SLS Nagpur. Candidates can check here the requirements of SLAT eligibility 2026, including academic qualification, age limit, minimum marks, as well as for categories like Differently-abled and Defence.

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SLAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria - Academic Qualification

The educational requirements as per SLAT 2026 eligibility for BA LLB and BBA LLB are as under: 

• Candidates who have passed class 12 or equivalent examinations from a recognised board of education.  
• They should have secured at least 45% marks in the class 12 examinations. 
• Those belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes must have obtained at least 40% marks in class 12 examinations, as per the relaxation in minimum marks requirements given to these reserved categories. 
• Candidates who are awaiting results of class 12 can also apply, but their results as per the requirements mentioned above, should be declared before the SLAT 2026 counselling process begins. In case, class 12 results of such candidates are not announced or they fail to fulfill the minimum marks criteria of SLAT 2026, then they will not be allowed to participate in further selection process. 

SLAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria - Age Limit 

SIU does not mention any age limit for the candidates as part of SLAT eligibility criteria. Therefore, candidates can apply irrespective of their age for BA LLB and BBA LLB courses offered at SLAT colleges. 

Law academic regulations are laid down by the Bar Council of India (BCI), and the regulatory authority has removed any age restrictions from legal education eligibility requirements. Therefore, SIU also follows the same eligibility criteria for SLAT 2026. 

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SLAT Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Differently Abled Category 

Since, the university has 3% seats reserved for Differently Abled Category (DAC), only candidates having below mentioned physical disabilities are considered in this category: 

• Vision Impairment (VI) candidates
• Hearing Impairment (HI) candidates 
• Locomotors Disabilities (LMD) candidates
• Mental Retardation (MR) candidates 
• Multiple Disabilities (MD) candidates 
• Dyslexia candidates 

The disabilities mentioned above should be 40% or more, and candidates claiming admission under this category, should get a medical examination certificate issued by a medical authority. 

As per the eligibility requirements of SIU, ‘A Differently Abled category candidate is requested to upload his/her Medical Certificate issued by a competent authority at the time of registration for ascertaining percentage of the disability. The candidate failing to do this will be considered under the Open Category.

A candidate claiming admission under DAC will be provisionally admitted under the said category. Thereafter, the candidate will be required to obtain an ‘Authentication Certificate’.The candidate will have to get the disability certificate authenticated by the Medical Board of Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre (SUHRC). Once the certificate is found authentic and correct by the Medical Board, SUHRC, his/her eligibility will be certified under the DA category.”

Such candidates can get permission to bring a Scribe to appear in the SLAT 2026 examination if they mention the DAC category in their application form. Moreover, they will be given 20 minutes extra to attempt SLAT 2026. This means the total duration of SLAT 2026 for DAC candidates is 1 hour minutes. 

SLAT Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Defence Category 

Candidates applying for SLAT 2026 under Children/ Wards of Defence Personnel can claim 5% seat reserved for the category at SLS Pune only. However, such candidates should provide the documents stating their category i.e. Children/ Wards of Defence Personnel, at the time of SLAT 2026 counselling. The following candidates are considered under this category: 

• Children/ Ward of Defence Personnel who are serving/ retired Defence personnel from Army, Navy, Air Force.
• Children/ Ward of Ex-servicemen are also included in the retired Defence personnel category, so they are also eligible. 
• Children/ Ward of Defence personnel, who died while in service or after retirement, are also included in this category 

SLAT 2026 eligibility criteria is one of the parameters in the selection process, and any candidate who fails to adhere to it, will not be shortlisted for admission. 

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