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Eligibility
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University/Institute.
Timeline
The exams are mostly held in the first quarter of any year, from March to April. The interview is conducted accordingly, post the written exams.
Pattern
Phase 1-
Paper 1 (common for all streams)- Multiple choice questions on General Awareness (including some questions related to financial Sector), English Language, Quantitative aptitude and Test of Reasoning.
Time limit- 60 mins
Maximum marks- 100
Cut off- 30%
Paper 2 (specialized, legal)-
This will contain multiple-choice questions from the following topics- Constitution of India, Law of Contracts, Criminal law, Evidence Act, CPC, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, Latin Maxims, Torts, Arbitration & Reconciliation Act, Transfer of Properties Act, Companies Act 2013, and Securities Law.
Phase 2
Paper 1 (Common for all streams)- English (Descriptive Test).
Time limit- 60 mins
Maximum Marks- 100
Cut off- 30%
Weightage- 1/3rd
Paper 2 (specialized, Legal)-
Multiple choice questions are from the following topics- Constitution of India, Law of Contracts, Criminal law, Evidence Act, CPC, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, Latin Maxims, Torts, Law of Trusts, Arbitration & conciliation Act, Transfer of Properties Act, Corporate Law (including companies act, insolvency, and limited liability), Taxation and Securities Law.
Time Limit- 40 mins
Maximum Marks- 100
Cut off- 40%
Weightage- 2/3rd
Negative Marking- There shall be a negative marking of 1/4th of marks assigned to a question in both papers of phase 1 and paper 2 of phase 2.
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