ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026: Marking Scheme, Topics, Weightage

Registration - 15 Dec '25 - 20 Jan '26

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc ...LLM LLB - 3 Years

Updated on Nov 10, 2025 17:12 IST

By Anupama Mehra, Assistant Manager – Content

ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026: The UPES Law School Admission Test (ULSAT) is an online exam. The exam authority shares the ULSAT exam pattern on their official website. This entrance exams will consist of multiple-choice questions and the exam pattern includes details like the number of questions and the scoring system.
The question papers of ULSAT 2026 for the 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB entrance exams will include MCQ types questions. However, in the LLM entrance exam of UPES, MCQs and descriptive questions are asked. The entrance has no negative marking. To know all about ULSAT 2026 exam pattern, keep reading.

Table of contents

ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026 for 5 years LLB and 3 years LLB
ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026 for LLM
ULSAT LLM 2026 section-wise details
ULSAT Marking Scheme 2026

ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026 for 5 years LLB and 3 years LLB

The exam pattern of ULSAT is given below. Although the pattern is the same for the 5-year and 3-year LLB programs, the difficulty level may vary. Therefore prepare with that in mind.

Exam duration: 2 hours
Mode of the exam: The exam is held in CBT mode
Total number of questions: There are a total of 150 questions in the paper
Type of questions: MCQ-type questions only.

ULSAT 2026 distribution of questions for 3-year and 5-year LLB:

Name of the section	Number of questions
Language Comprehension	30
Quantitative & Numerical Ability	30
Logical Reasoning	30
Legal General Knowledge	30
Legal Aptitude	30
Total	150

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Commonly asked questions

Q: What would be done for ULSAT online(CBT) if we miss pen paper test? How will we get admit card for online CBT?

After registering yourself for ULSAT, you must have been provided with the login details. You simply have to login and get the admit card; rest everything will be mentioned in that itself, or else you can get UPES without appearing for ULSAT, either through class 12 board merit or CLAT merit scores if found eligible by the university.

ULSAT Exam Pattern 2026 for LLM

The LLM exam pattern is as follows-

Exam duration: 2 hours

Mode of the exam: The exam is held in CBT mode

Total number of questions: There are a total of 150 questions in the paper

Type of questions: MCQ and descriptive type questions only.

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ULSAT Question Papers

ULSAT LLM 2026 section-wise details

The LLM question paper for ULSAT 2026 will be based on the following subjects:

Sections	Questions	Marks
Constitutional Law	50 questions	50 marks
Jurisprudence	50 questions	50 marks
Other law subjects	50 questions	50 marks
Total	150 questions	150 marks

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Which books should I refer to get the best results in ULSAT? Which are the most important topics to focus?

UPES Law Studies Aptitude Test is the entrance exam for Law Degree Courses. The exam is not very different from CLAT. The subjects that are tested in CLAT are also tested here. These subjects are five in number: English including comprehension, General Knowledge, Maths, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. The preparation for the exam should start with going through past year papers to identify what topics are relevant and what areas to focus upon. Now coming to books, for English, you can use any book which covers comprehensively all the topics. Focus should be on comprehension part. For GK, you can use Pearson or Lucent. For current affairs, you can refer to monthly magazines. For Mathematics, you can use Quantitative Aptitude by RS Agarwal. the basic topics like percentages, average, profit and loss are essential. For Legal, there is no specific book but going through past year papers of ULSAT and other exams would help. For Logical, you can again use books by RS Aggarwal.

Q: How can I prepare for my ULSAT exam? Share some tips.

ULSAT Preparation Tips: The candidates have to find out all the details about the officially prescribed syllabus for the examination. First of all prepare a time-table and then divide the time equally for all the subjects. Do not exclude any topic from the syllabus and always include every single topic of the syllabus in your preparations. Take the help from the best books. The study materials will be available in the internet or the market. Always Practice previous years question papers. Previous year sample papers will help you to know more about the exam pattern and it will be available from different sources. The source of sample question papers will be the internet. Most importantly while preparing for the examination take care of your health. Frequently Practice doing meditation and yoga it will help you concentrate more in your studies. Regards.

ULSAT Marking Scheme 2026

The exam has no negative marking. Also, no negative marking shall be applicable for unanswered questions.

One mark is awarded to candidates for each correct response.
There is no negative marking in case of the wrong attempts.
No marks are awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.
The final score is the compilation of all the correct answers only.

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Commonly asked questions

Q: How is the ULSAT score and percentile/rank calculated?

The ULSAT is an entrance exam conducted for admissions in UPES Dehradun. The paper syllabus is similar to CLAT but has 150 questions only where equal weightage is given to every section including English, maths, logical reasoning, general knowledge and legal aptitude. The scores are based on the number of correct answers by a candidate out of the maximum marks of 150. The final ranks are also based on the marks obtained by a student. Thus, the better marks the better rank and better prospects of grabbing seats at UPES. Also the cutoff are released once the marks are out and seats are filled. Also, waiting lists are issues which may be given chance in case of any vacancy arising. Apart from this, there is no other method of calculation. Thus higher marks would brighten your prospects in UPES.

Q: When will the ULSAT exam be conducted?

Every year, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) conducts ULSAT in multiple phases.