LSAT—IndiaLaw School Admission Test — India
About LSAT—India
LSAT—India was the Indian adaptation of the globally recognised Law School Admission Test, developed by the US-based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and administered in India by Pearson VUE. Unlike CLAT and AILET, it tested no general knowledge, legal knowledge or mathematics — it was a pure reasoning examination covering analytical reasoning ('logic games'), two logical reasoning sections, and reading comprehension, with about 92 questions in 2 hours 20 minutes, no negative marking, and results reported as a scaled score between 420 and 480 with a percentile rank.
For over a decade it served as the primary gateway to Jindal Global Law School — India's highest-profile private law school — and was accepted by more than fifty other private institutions for five-year integrated LLB, three-year LLB and LLM admissions. Its candidate-friendly design (no negative marking, multiple sittings, at-home online delivery in later years) made it a popular second option for CLAT aspirants targeting private universities.
In late 2024, LSAC announced the discontinuation of LSAT—India from the 2025 admission cycle as a business decision. Former participating schools moved to alternatives — JGLS, for instance, adopted the LNAT-UK and its own JSAT for subsequent intakes. The entry is retained here because LSAT—India remains a recent and widely referenced part of the Indian law admissions landscape and because test policies can change; candidates should verify the current status of any LSAC offering in India, and each private school's accepted exams, directly on official websites before planning their admission strategy.
Accepted by: Historically 50+ private law schools, most prominently Jindal Global Law School, along with institutions such as UPES, BML Munjal and others; JGLS subsequently moved to LNAT-UK and its own JSAT after LSAT—India's discontinuation
Official websiteLSAT—India eligibility
LSAC prescribed no standalone eligibility; candidates had to meet the admission criteria of the law school applied to (10+2 for five-year programmes, a bachelor's degree for three-year LLB, LLB for LLM).
LSAT—India exam pattern
Sections
- Analytical Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning (two sections)
- Reading Comprehension
Marking scheme: None
LSAT—India syllabus outline
- Analytical reasoning: ordering, grouping and assignment 'logic games'
- Logical reasoning: strengthening/weakening arguments, assumptions, flaws, inference
- Reading comprehension: dense academic passages with inference-based questions
- No general knowledge, legal knowledge or mathematics sections — a pure reasoning test
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