SLAT Exam Pattern 2026: Type of Questions, Exam Timings, Sectional Weightage & Exam Duration

Symbiosis Law Admission Test 2026 ( SLAT )

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Anupama Mehra
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SLAT Exam Pattern 2026: Aspiring candidates of the exam must read about the SLAT exam pattern before starting their preparation. The SLAT exam is held in two phases, namely, SLAT Test 1 and SLAT Test 2. The exam will be held in computer-based mode. The detailed exam pattern for the entrance exam will be shared along with the notification on the official website.  The SLAT 2026 will be conducted for the admissions to BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.) offered by SLS Pune and BA LLB and BBA LLB courses offered by SLS Nagpur, SLS Noida and SLS Hyderabad.

Table of contents
  • SLAT Exam Pattern Highlights 2026
  • SLAT Exam Pattern 2026 - Sectional Weightage
  • SLAT 2026 Difficulty Level
  • SLAT 2026 Components
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SLAT Exam Pattern Highlights 2026

The key features of the SLAT exam are as under:

Exam Features

Details

Exam mode

Computer-based test mode / Online proctored 

Exam level

National level exam

Test duration

60 minutes

Test medium

English

Subjects

  • Logical Reasoning
  • Legal Reasoning
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • General Knowledge

Marking Scheme

1 mark is awarded for each correct answer

No negative marking

Type of questions

Multiple choices questions

Total questions

60 questions

Total marks

60 marks

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the difference between Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning sections of SLAT?
A: 

In SLAT Logical reasoning identify patterns and logical connections. Whereas, Analytical reasoning section is meant to check ability to know the situations and solve problems.

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SLAT Exam Pattern 2026 - Sectional Weightage

The question paper of SLAT 2026 will be carrying five sections with weightage as under,

Sections Questions per section Marks per section
Logical Reasoning 12 questions  12 marks
Legal Reasoning 12 questions  12 marks
Analytical Reasoning 12 questions  12 marks
Reading Comprehension 12 questions  12 marks
General Knowledge 12 questions  12 marks
Total 60 questions 60 marks

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To confirm the same, check the exam pattern weightage as mentioned on the official website,

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Are questions asked from Mathematics in the SLAT exam?
A: 

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.

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SLAT 2026 Difficulty Level

The SLAT exam is expected to have the following difficulty level as per the previous year trends:

Section

Difficulty Level of Test 1

Difficulty Level of 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

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SLAT 2026 Components

While discussing the exam pattern for SLAT 2026, candidates also need to know the components of the SLAT 2026 based on which they will be admitted to a Symbiosis Law School. SLAT components have been described below:

SLAT 

  • The computer-based Symbiosis Law Admission Test, or SLAT, is the first component of the SLAT exam. 
  • The full marks for SLAT are 60. But these marks are scaled up to 70. 
  • Thus, the weightage of SLAT is 70. 

SLAT PI 

  • SLAT PI stands for SLAT Personal Interview, which is an interview that assesses candidates' aptitude and personality to pursue law education. 
  • The weightage of SLAT PI is 30. 

The combined scores of SLAT, Sand SLAT PI (70+30 = 100) are used for the SLAT selection process for admission to a 5-year LLB course. 

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The SIU PUNE SLAT Cutoff 2025 will soon be available for students to view on this page. The cutoffs are expected to be around 44- 48. Students who have already applied for the exam, should have started their preparation long ago as the exam is scheduled to be conducted between 20th and 28th Dec, 202

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The SLAT exam will have a total of 60 questions divided into five sections. Candidates must practice previous year papers to understand the kind of questions asked in exam. 

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