SLAT Counselling Dates 2026 (OUT): SLS Third Merit List (Awaited), SLS Admission Schedule
Symbiosis Law Admission Test 2026 ( SLAT )
The SLAT Admission Process is ongoing and nearing completion. The third merit list of SLS Nagpur, SLS Hyderabad, and SLS Noida is awaited. It is expected to be released in April 2026. The date of the merit list is not confirmed yet. Candidates are advised to keep checking the official websites of each SLS institute. The shortlisting in the merit list is done on the basis of the candidate's performance in the PI round and SLAT exam. Each SLS conducts its own PI Round. Know the SLAT 2026 important dates of the important events in the upcoming sections.
- SLAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- SLAT 2026 Counselling
- SLAT 2026 Result Date
- SLAT 2026 Admit Card
- SLAT 2026 Application Dates
- SLAT 2026 Exam Date
- SLAT Dates FAQs
SLAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of SLAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 30 Apr ' 26 | SLS Hyderabad third merit list |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 10 Apr ' 26 | SLS Noida third merit list |
| 26 Feb ' 26 - 05 Mar ' 26 | SLS Noida Second Merit List |
| 25 Feb ' 26 | SLS Hyderabad Second Merit List |
SLAT 2026 Counselling
The SLAT 2026 counselling is conducted for each SLS institute separately. SIU does not conduct the counselling process. The individual SLS institutes release their merit list for admission to the 5-year LLB courses on different dates. Candidates can check the admission schedule of SLS Pune, SLS Nagpur, SLS Noida, and SLS Hyderabad at the official website of the individual institutes. The merit list is released by the SLS campuses on the basis of the SLAT scores and performance in the PI round.
Commonly asked questions
The Symbiosis Internation Law University has discontinued Writing Ability Test from the SLAT Admission Process. For the current SLAT 2026 admissions cycle, and since the 2025 cycle, the selection process is based solely on a candidate's performance in the main SLAT entrance exam and a subsequent Personal Interview (PI) round.
SLAT exam authority uses University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines for SLAT reservation policy. As per the exam authority, the total percentage of reserved seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates is 15. The total percentage of seats reserved for Scheduled Tries candidates in SLAT is 7.5%. The exam authority has reserved 5% of seats for wards of Defence Personnel at Symbiosis Law School Pune. The reservation facility for wards of Defence personnel is not available at the other three Symbiosis Law Schools. Moreover, 3% of total seats are reserved for Different Able candidates in all SLSs through SLAT.
Each SLS has released its schedule to conduct the Personal Interview. The University will conduct the Personal Interview online. Candidates must check the schedule as each SLS has its own dates.
SLAT 2026 Result Date
SLAT result was declared for both Test 1 and Test 2 on the official website on January 15, 2026. Candidates had to provide SLAT ID (or SET ID) and the password to download the SLAT 2026 scorecards. It is an important document required at the time of counselling. It contains details such as Name of the candidate, Roll number, Rank secured, Category rank. SIU will issue it in the form of a PDF document.
Commonly asked questions
The SLAT results are calculated by following the marking scheme for the exam. Add 1 mark for correct answer. No mark is deducted for a wrong answer.
To check the results of the SLAT exam, visit the official website, slat-test.org. The SLAT result link will be available there.
Yes, candidates can get admission to four law colleges or schools at Symbiosis International University based on their SLAT scores. These law schools are Symbiosis Law School Pune, Symbiosis Law School Noida, Symbiosis Law School Nagpur, and Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad. These four Symbiosis Law Schools are among the top law colleges in India. Other colleges do not accept SLAT scores. If a candidate wants to take a law entrance exam based on which he or she can apply to multiple law colleges, he or she can take the CLAT or LSAT-India. The scores of the two law entrance exams are accepted by many law colleges for admission.
SLAT 2026 Admit Card
The SLAT admit card was released separately for test 1 and test 2, as they were scheduled to be conducted on two different dates. The SIU released the admit card for Test 1 on December 11. The SLAT Test 2 admit card was issued on December 18, 2025. The SLAT hall ticket was released in online mode on the official website. Registered applicants were required to provide SLAT Exam ID and Password details to download the admit card PDF from the official admission portal. It is a mandatory and important document that candidates must carry to the SLAT test centre to seek entry to the SLAT examination hall.
Commonly asked questions
SLAT will be conducted in more than 75 cities in India. You will get to know about your test centre through the admit card. The hall ticket will be available online.
SLAT admit card 2026 is available for both Slots. Registered candidates can download their admit card and carry it to the exam centre on the exam day along with a photo ID proof.
No. SLAT admit card will not be sent through email or post. Candidates will be able to access the CG PPT admit card online. The authorities will not use any other mode to release the admit card of SLAT.
SLAT 2026 Application Dates
The SLAT 2026 registration process has concluded for the current academic session. The SLAT application process ended on November 30, 2025. It was conducted online at the official website, slat-test.org. For the purpose of form filling, candidates were required to keep ready a scanned copy of a clear passport-size photo and signature for uploading them on the SLAT application portal. Other documents, such as a category certificate, proof of residence, and date of birth proof, like a class 10th certificate, were also required for registration. It was mandatory to fill out the SLAT application form to appear for the entrance exam.
Note: It was at the discretion of the candidates to choose on which of the two days (SLAT Test Day 1 or SLAT Test Day 2) they wanted to appear for the law entrance exam.
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Commonly asked questions
No, candidates cannot fill out the application form offline. The exam authority for the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) releases the SLAT application form online only. SLAT is conducted for all candidates from different Indian states. It is difficult for the exam authority to make the exam form available to everyone at different physical centres. Thus, to allow all the exam aspirants to access the SLAT application form, the exam authority makes it available online on the official website of Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), set-test.org. SLAT application or registration forms can also be accessed on the website of Symbiosis Law School Pune, Symbiosis Law School Nagpur, Symbiosis Law School Nagpur, and Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad.
If candidates forget their SLAT password after filling in the SLAT application form, they can retrieve it. To change the password, on SIU website, click on “Forget Password.”
To be eligible for the SLAT exam, candidates should pass 10+2 exam from any recognised board. Candidates from the general or open category must have scored 45%.
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SLAT 2026 Exam Date
The SLAT 2026 exam was held in two sessions in CBT mode. The SLAT Test 1 was conducted on December 20, and SLAT Test 2 was held on December 28, 2026. SLAT test was conducted for granting admission to Symbiosis Law Schools (SLS) located in Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, and Nagpur. Candidates willing to seek admission in the 5-year LLB courses, such as BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.), BA LLB, and BBA LLB should appear for this exam. The SLAT Test is held for a duration of 60 minutes. There are 60 questions in the exam from Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and General Knowledge section.
Commonly asked questions
No, SLAT 2026 gives you only one attempt in a year. You can't take the test twice in the same admission cycle. The score from that single attempt is used for admission to all Symbiosis Law Schools. If you want to try again, you can apply next year when the new SLAT exam opens.
The number of SLAT practise sets depends on the number of practise sets an aspirant solves. If you want to solve fewer practise sets, then one month is enough to practise them. However, if you want to solve 30–40 practise sets of SLAT, then you need 2-3 months to do so. This much time will allow you to solve one practise set multiple times. As a result, you will learn about almost all the important concepts and topics from which questions are asked in the SLAT exam. Aspirants preparing for the SLAT also need to know the SLAT syllabus and practise topics related to it to score well in the entrance exam.
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 Ability Test (WAT) has been scrapped. Now, only the entrance exam and PI are conducted for selection.
SLAT Dates FAQs
Check out the important FAQs related to SLAT 2026 dates here.
The option of correcting details of applicants through the correction window is not available for SLAT 2025 exams. All the aspirants who want to apply for SLAT in the future need to note that the SET exam authority does not provide a SLAT correction window to allow candidates to correct details in their application and registration forms for the SLAT exam. Thus, they need to ensure that all the details they will fill out on the SLAT application and registration forms are correct. They will not get any chance to correct the details. Thus, all SLAT applicants must review their SLAT application and registration forms before submitting them.
Yes, the question paper of the SLAT exam on each day will be different. However, the pattern of the exam will be the same for each test.
The important topics for the SLAT are different for the different sections. For the SLAT Analytical Reasoning section questons from situations, or objects and finding solutions will be asked. In Logical Reasoning section, concepts based on statements and assumptions or syllogisms will be asked. In the General Knowledge section of the entrance exam, questions are asked from static GK topics and current affairs.
Yes, questions from mathematics are asked in the SLAT exam. The difficulty level of the mathematics topic is up to Class 10. The number of questions asked are 12.
To become a topper of the SLAT exam, a candidate needs to attempt all the questions asked. There is no negative marking in SLAT. Thus, attempt all the questions.
Preparing current affairs for SLAT preparation require legal and general knowledge of events happened in recent years. You can refer to the previous year papers to know the kind of questions asked.
All Symbiosis Law Schools are equally good in terms of the quality of law education. Thus, after getting a good score in the SLAT candidates can get admission to any of the four Law Schools of Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Getting admission to an SLS depends on the cutoff marks decided by it. Thus, if a candidate wants to get admission to a Symbiosis Law School, he or she needs a SLAT score equal to or more than its cutoff. Generally, 65% marks in the SLAT are a good score to get admission to an SLS.
Both the exams, SLAT & CLAT are based on the 10+2 level syllabus and candidates may find both the exams' difficulty on the same level. The syllabus for both the exam also stands on a similar page and the exams consist of questions from Logical and legal reasoning, analytical reasoning, reading comprehension, & General Knowledge. Candidates can appear for both the exams to increase their possibility of admission to the top colleges in India.
College Ranking, Admission Fees, and college Location are the prime factors for a candidate to seek admission to SLS campuses.
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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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