AP LAWCET 2023: Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) has released notification for AP LAWCET 2023. Applications are invited from the candidates for admission into LAW colleges for 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB law courses and 2-year LLM/ML courses.
AP LAWCET is for 3/5 years law courses and AP PGLCET is for 2 years LLM course. APLAWCET/APPGLCET 2023 is conducted by Acharya Nagarjuna Univesity, Guntur on behalf of APSCHE.
AP LAWCET 2023 Notification Highlights
| Date of Notification | 22-03-2023 |
| Applications Start Date | 23-03-2023 |
| Last Date to Apply (without late fee) | 22-04-2023 |
| Last Date to Apply (with late fee Rs. 500/-) | 29-04-2023 |
| Last Date to Apply (with late fee Rs. 1000/-) | 05-05-2023 |
| Last Date to Apply (with late fee Rs. 2000/-) | 09-05-2023 |
| Download of Hall Tickets | 15-05-2023 onwards |
| Date and Time of APLAWCET & APPGLCET | 20-05-2023 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM |
| LAWCET Official Website | Click here |
AP LAWCET Exam Fee
| Course | OC | BC | SC/ST |
| 3 Year/5 Year LL.B. Courses (APLAWCET) | Rs. 900 | Rs. 850 | Rs. 800 |
| Post Graduate Law Course LL.M. (APPGLCET) | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 950 | Rs. 900 |
AP LAWCET Eligibility
ELIGIBILITY | 3 YEAR LLB | 5 YEAR LLB | LLM |
For OC Candidates | Degree/PG with minimum 45% marks | Intermediate with | Holding LL.B/B.L 3/5 Year Degree |
For BC Candidates | Degree/PG with | Intermediate with | |
For SC/ST Candidates | Degree/PG with | Intermediate with |
- There is a relaxation of 5% of marks in the above qualifying examinations for 3-year / 5-year Law courses in favor of the candidates belonging to the SC / ST category and a relaxation of 3% of marks for candidates belonging to backward classes.
- The applicants who have obtained 10+2 or graduation / post-graduation through a single sitting system directly without having any basic qualification for prosecuting such studies are not eligible for admission into the law courses.
- A candidate with I.T.I as a basic qualification is not eligible for appearing in the LAWCET Examination.
AP LAWCET Exam Pattern
| Part | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Part-A | General Knowledge and Mental Ability | 30 | 30 |
| Part-B | Current Affairs | 30 | 30 |
| Part-C | Aptitude for the Study of Law | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
- The total test duration is 90 minutes, maximum marks are 120.
- For 5 year Law Course, the standard expected is Intermediate level and for 3 year Law Course, the standard expected is Degree Level.
- Qualifying Marks for AP LAWCET: The qualifying percentage of marks in the Entrance Test is 35% (i.e. 42 marks out of total of 120 marks). There will be no minimum qualifying marks for S.Cs & S.Ts for ranking.
AP PGLCET Exam Pattern
| Part | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Part-A | 1. Jurisprudence 2. Constitutional Law | 20 20 | 20 20 |
| Part-B | 1. Public International Law 2. Mercantile Law 3. Labour Law 4. Crimes and Torts 5. IPR and Other Laws | 16 16 16 16 16 | 16 16 16 16 16 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
- The total test duration is 90 minutes and consists of 120 questions for 1 mark each.
- Qualifying Marks for AP PGLCET: The qualifying percentage of marks in the Entrance Test is 25%. (i.e. 30 marks out of a total of 120 marks). There will be no minimum qualifying marks for S.Cs & S.Ts for ranking.
- The AP LAWCET will be conducted in English and Telugu versions and the AP PGLCET question paper will be in English only.
AP LAWCET Syllabus
The topics of the LAWCET syllabus are given below.
Part-A: General Knowledge and Mental Ability
Part-B: Current Affairs
Part-C: Aptitude for the Study of Law.
In the questions in Part-C, Aptitude for the study of Law, elementary knowledge of the basic principles of the Law and Constitution of India on the part of the student is assumed.
Candidates can view or download the syllabus of AP PGLCET syllabus from the below link.
AP PGLCET 2022 Syllabus Download pdf
AP LAWCET Hall ticket
Candidates can download the hall tickets from the Official Website from 15-05-2023 onwards. Click the below link to download the hall tickets.
AP LAWCET Hall Ticket Download
AP LAWCET Question Papers with Key
Click the below link to download the master question papers with the preliminary key of LAWCET 2022.
AP LAWCET Response Sheet Download
Candidates can download the response sheets from the official website by providing their registration number and LAWCET hall ticket number. click the below link to download the response sheet.
AP LAWCET Response Sheet Download
AP LAWCET Rank Card
Candidates can download the Rank Cards from the official website by providing the Registration number, hall ticket number, and Date of Birt. Click the below link to download the Rank Card.
AP LAWCET Results
Results will be declared by the authority after the completion of the examination. The Ranks will be prepared for candidates based on marks obtained in the common entrance test.
Click the below link to know the results.