TS LAWCET Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Academic Qualifications, Minimum Marks Required

TS LAWCET application process is ongoing presently. Candidates seeking admission through TS LAWCET 2026 or TG LAWCET 2026 are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for the law entrance exam. The eligibility for the application process is not the same as the eligibility for admission to the TSLAWCET colleges; they differ. Find out the details of Academic Qualification, Age Limit, and Minimum Marks Required for appearing in the Telangana Law Entrance Exam. 

TS LAWCET/ TS PGLCET Eligibility Criteria

TS LAWCET Eligibility Criteria 2026 defines the mandatory conditions that candidates must fulfill to be eligible to fill out the TS LAWCET Application form. The last date to fill the application form is May 13, 2026. The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) will be conducting TS LAWCET 2026 for the five-year LLB and three-year LLB courses on May 18, 2026, along with the TG PGLCET LLM form. The Council released the TS LAWCET Application Form 2026 on February 10. Only candidates eligible as per the prescribed TS LAWCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria will be shortlisted for the final admission round. Candidates must check the TG LAWCET eligibility criteria for the five-year LLB and three-year LLB courses as mentioned by TGCHE. Check here the detailed TGLAWCET Eligibility Criteria 2026, including Academic Qualification, Age Limit, and Minimum Marks Required for the respective law course. 

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TG LAWCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria for 5-Year LLB Course

Candidates seeking admission to the five-year LLB courses through TS LAWCET, have to match the required conditions as, "candidates for 5 year LL.B. course should have passed two year Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the University concerned or the Board of Intermediate Education, T.S. with 45% of aggregate marks for general category, 42% for OBC Category and 40% for SC/ST."

Therefore, the eligible candidates will fullfill following conditions: 

• They must have passed or appeared in the Class 12 examination or equivalent examinations to be eligible for admission to the five-year LLB course
• They must secure at least 45% marks in aggregate of all subjects in the class 12th examination 
• Those belonging to the OBC category will be given 3% relaxation in the qualifying marks i.e. those who have secured 42% marks in the qualifying examination will also be considered eligible for admission. 
• Those belonging to the SC/ ST category will be given 5% relaxation i.e. they must have secured at least 40% marks in the qualifying examination.

Domicile criteria - As per the exam authority, "The candidate should be an Indian National and should satisfy Local/ Unreserved status requirement as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974, and the amendments made thereto from time to time." This means that those who want to claim a seat under reserved categories in Andhra Pradesh colleges must show a domicile certificate or proof of attending an educational institution in the state for at least seven years. 

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TG LAWCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria for 3-Year LLB Course

The eligibility criteria, as mentioned by the exam authority, "Candidates for 3-year LL. B. Course should have passed any Graduate Degree (10 2 3 pattern) of a recognized University or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the Universities concerned, with 45% of aggregate marks for the general category, 42% for the OBC Category, and 40% for SC/ST. If any candidate secured less than 45%, 42%, and 40% respectively in graduation as stated above, he should have secured the same percentage or more on the aggregate in any Post Graduation or B.Ed."

Therefore, candidates seeking admission to the three-year LLB course must have: 

1. Must have passed a three-year graduation degree in any stream. Those appearing in the final semester examinations for graduation. 
2. They must have secured at least 45% marks in the aggregate of the qualifying degree
3. Those belonging to the OBC category must have secured 42% marks, and those belonging to the SC/ST category must have secured 40% minimum marks in the qualifying degree 

The domicile criteria for the three-year LLB degree are also the same as mentioned for the five-year LLB course. 

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TG PGLCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The TS PGLCET Exam is conducted for admission to the LLM course offered by the colleges recognised by TGCHE. To get admission to the LLM program through TG PGLCET 2026, candidates will have to meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB/BL) of 3 or 5 years duration from a recognized university.
• Candidates who are in the final year of their LLB/BL degree programme can also appear for the exam, but must have completed the degree and fulfilled all university requirements before counseling.
• A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate is required for the LLB/BL degree for the General and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories.
• Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories get a relaxation of 5% in the minimum marks requirement, meaning they need a minimum of 45% marks.

Note: The following percentage to apply for law courses through TS LAWCET and TS PGLCET will also be considered after rounding them off:

TS LAWCET/ PGLCET Age Eligibility 2026 

According to the exam authority, there will be no age limit for the law courses admissions. Candidates can apply for the five-year LLB course, as well as three-years LLB course, irrespective of their age. It was also stated in the information bulletin of the law entrance exam, "There shall be no Age restriction for the candidates seeking admission into LL. B. Courses, through appearing at TS LAWCET as per the Bar Council of India, Lr. No. BCI/D/2337/2018(LE/Cir.4) dated 26.11.2018. The detailed information is available on the official website i.e. barcouncilofindia.org. There is no upper age limit for the TS PGLCET. 

TG LAWCET Qualifying Percentage 2026

General and OBC candidates who appear for the TS LAWCET 2026 exam must score equal to or higher than the qualifying percentage determined by TSCHE. Candidates will only be eligible for admission if they obtain the minimum qualifying percentage in the TS LAWCET. There is no provision for a minimum qualifying percentage for candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PwD categories. General and OBC candidates can check the qualifying percentage below:"

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TG LAWCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria for Ranking

If you want a rank in TG LAWCET 2026, you must follow few rules made by Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE). These are simple points you should know before applying.

Qualification Rules

To appear for TG LAWCET 2026 exam, you need right education.

• For 3-year LL.B., you must finish a Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized college with at least 45% marks (for SC/ST it’s 40%).
• If you go for 5-year LL.B., you should pass Intermediate (10+2) or same level exam with 45% marks minimum (40% for SC/ST).
• Make sure your marks are from valid board or university.

Minimum Marks for Ranking

• You must get 35% marks (42 out of 120) in TG LAWCET 2026 to be counted for ranking.
• For SC/ST candidates, there is no fixed minimum marks rule for ranking.

If you score less than that, you won’t get a rank even if you wrote the test.

Ranking Method

Ranks are given based on your TG LAWCET 2026 score.

When two people get same marks, tie is broken like this:

• First, marks in Part-C (Aptitude for Study of Law) are checked.
• Then, marks in Part-B (Current Affairs) are seen.
• If still same, the older candidate gets higher rank.

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