SLAT Exam Pattern 2027: Type of Questions, Exam Timings, Sectional Weightage & Exam Duration

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.

The candidates should note that there is no negative marking in the SLAT exam. The SIU does not mention it in its official information bulletin. The Symbiosis Law Admission Test will be conducted in December 2026.

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.

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.

The difficulty level of the SLAT and CLAT exams varies depending on various factors such as exam pattern, exam difficulty level, and the number of candidates who appear for the exam. The following observations have been noted:

• The English section of CLAT is more difficult.
• The GK section of SLAT is easier than CLAT.
• CLAT is definitely tougher than SLAT in terms of competition
• The SLAT syllabus is easier than the CLAT syllabus.

The Symbiosis Law Admission Test will be conducted online. There is no sectional time limit in SLAT 2027. The exam will be conducted in December 2026. Candidates will be free to attempt any section anytime without any worry about the time limit. 

The Symbiosis Law Admission Test was conducted as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). The SLAT 2026 was on December 20 and 28. As per the previous year trends, the candidates expected a moderate difficulty level of the exam.

The Symbiosis International University mentions the names of Broad topics in the SLAT syllabus. The candidates consider the General Knowledge section as the most difficult. Prepare for this section accordingly and use the best books available to get a good percentile in this section of SLAT exam. 

There are chances of repetition of questions from the past 2-3 years in the latest question paper of SLAT. However, there is no guarantee that the exam conducting authority will do so. Questions from SLAT question papers that are 5-6 years old will not be repeated in the exam because SLAT question papers are based on topics relevant to contemporary and useful areas of education. Here, SLAT aspirants need to note that questions from previous years of SLAT.

For the past 2-3 years, the syllabus of SLAT has been the same. However, there is a guarantee that the SET exam authority will not make any changes to the SLAT syllabus in the future. All the important updates related to the SLAT exam are published on the official website of the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), set-test.org. Thus, if the exam authority changes the SLAT syllabus, candidates will be able to know about those changes by visiting the SET website. All the details related to SLAT in a particular year are published on this website at least 5-6 months prior to the commencement of the exam. Thus, if the exam authority makes some changes to the SLAT syllabus, this much time will be sufficient for SLAT aspirants to prepare for the exam according to the updated syllabus.

Since the SLAT places a lot of emphasis on analytical skills, the questions tend to be drawn from subjects that call for in-depth study and practise. Candidates must employ their capacity for minute observation and quick calculation in each of the three areas of the SLAT question paper. The SLAT's primary topics, broken down into sections, are listed below.

• Reading Comprehension - Questions based on passages, Para meaning, Reasoning: Blood Relation,
• Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Sets and Caselets, Family Tree, Assumptions
• Mathematics - Algebra Number System Modern Math, Arithmetic, Mensuration

The difficulty level of SLAT questions is usually moderate to high. Only a few questions are easy and quick to solve. To crack the SLAT exam, one needs to pay attention to the mentioned topics.

It is important to solve the SLAT question papers for aspiring candidates. They will get the idea about the structure of examand level of questions asked.

The SLAT question paper contains 12 questions persection and each question carries one mark. Thus, the total number of questions in the SLAT question paper is 60. 

Multiple-choice questions are asked in the SLAT question papers. Candidates are required to answer these questions in a computer-based test mode (online). 

Yes, candidates can skip a question in the SLAT question paper if they do not know its answer. However, it is recommended that candidates answer all the questions available in the exam question paper because SLAT does not follow a negative marking scheme. Thus, if they answer a question incorrectly, no marks will be penalised. In case when candidates do not answer to a particular question, they should not waste their time solving or answering it because the time limit to solve a SLAT question paper is very short, which is equal to 60 minutes (1 hour). They can mark such questions for review and answer them later.