Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY LAWCET – 2013 (POST-GRADUATE LAW COMMON ENTRANCE TEST – 2013)


SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY
TIRUPATI – 517 502
(website: www.aplawcet.org)
Under the aegis of APSCHE, Hyderabad

POST-GRADUATE LAW COMMON ENTRANCE TEST – 2013

Sale & Submission of Application for LL.M/M.L.courses:
Submission of Applications is Permitted through Online mode only.

Fee payment through
AP Online/ meeseva/ e.seva, Debit/ Credit Card for Payment Gateway of Visa/ Master/ Maestro.

Cost of the Application for LL.M/M.L. courses Rs.500/-
Date of Commencement of submission of online application Forms 08-03-2013
Last Date for Submission of Applications without Late fee 26-04-2013
Last date for submission of application with late fee
(i)with late fee of Rs.200/- from 27.04.2013to05.05.2013
(ii)with late fee of Rs.500/- from 06.05.2013to12.05.2013


Date and Time of the Entrance Tests:
PGLCET–2013 06-06-2013(Thursday) 2.30P.M.–4.00 P.M.

Hall Tickets and Rank Cards:
The candidates should note that the Hall Tickets and Rank Cards will not be sent by post.
They have to be downloaded from the website as detailed below:
1. The candidates have to download the Hall Tickets from the website www.aplawcet.org  one
week before the Test by entering the application Number. Hence, the candidates are advised to
note the application number.
2. The candidates are advised to download the Rank Cards from the website www.aplawcet.org
after the publication of results.
3. In case of any difficulty the candidates may contact the office of the PGLCET-2013 (Phone
No.0877-2289372, 0877-2248111) for information.

LAWCET 2013

In terms of (1) G.O.Ms. No.26, Higher Education (H.E.II(2)) Department, dated 24-3-2004 and itsamendments, issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and 2) Proceedings No.APSCHE/CETS/LAWCET & PGLCET/Dec dt.26-12-2012, issued by A.P. State Council of HigherEducation, Hyderabad, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh will conduct the Law Common Entrance Test 2013 (LAWCET-2013) for entry into those seats of 1st year of Five Year / Three year LL.B.,/B.L. Degree Courses for which the Government is competent.

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The Law common Entrance Test 2013 & its ADMISSIONS will be made in strict compliance of the Rules and Regulations of the University Concerned, BCI, APSCHE and relevant G.O.s of A.P that are in force and also amendments that may come into force from time to time.
1. The list of recognized/approved Law Colleges along with the sanctioned strength and the courses that are permitted by the Bar Council of India/University concerned/APSCHE and the seats for which the Government is competent to make admissions for the academic year 2013-2014 will be informed after publication of the results.
2. The admission process will be notified separately by the APSCHE, Hyderabad.
3. Specific instructions to submit the online application form are given on the website www.aplawcet.org. Please go through the instructions carefully before filling the online application form.

II. ELIGIBILITY FOR LAWCET2013
3 year LL.B / B.L. Course: The Candidates for 3 year LL.B. / B.L. should have passed any Graduate Degree (10+2+3 pattern) of a recognized University with 45% of aggregate marks or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the Universities concerned.
5 Year LL.B./B.L. Course: The Candidates for 5 year LL.B. / B.L. should have passed two year Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with 45% of aggregate marks or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the University concerned or the Board of Intermediate Education, A.P.

Note: There is a relaxation of 5% of marks in the above qualifying examinations for 3 year / 5 year Law course in favour of the Candidates belonging to SC / ST.

III. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING ENTRANCE TEST
1. A Candidate appearing for the above qualifying examinations may also take the LAWCET in anticipation of results. In case of such students, their entry shall be subject to their securing eligible marks in the said qualifying examinations.

2. The applicants who have obtained 10+2 or graduation / post graduation through open Universities system directly without having any basic qualification for prosecuting such studies are not eligible for admission into the law courses.
3. Age on admission: Subject to the conditions stipulated by the Govt. of A.P., on this behalf, the maximum age limit for a candidate seeking admission into the 3 year and 5 year LL.B / B.L Course shall be Thirty Years (relaxable by five years in case of SCs/STs) and twenty years (relaxable by two years in case of SCs/STs) respectively as on 31st December of the year of seeking admission.

Note 1: Age limits mentioned above are under challenge in Hon’ble High court of A.P and Supreme Court in W.P.No.6691/09, 7610/09 and transfer petition (civil) nos 857-866 of 2009 in Supreme Court. Interim directions are awarded by the court relaxing the age limits. Admissions into the law courses shall be subject to the outcome of the pending cases.

Note 2: Mere appearance in LAWCET will not give any right of admission. The candidate should satisfy all the eligibility criteria and should satisfy rules governing admission as are applicable.

Note 3: Admission Regulations of Osmania University will be followed in respect of Agecriteria for Admission into 3yrs/5yrs LL.B/B.L Law Courses in the Constituent Law Collegesof Osmania University.

4. Nationality and Domicile: The candidate should be an Indian National and should satisfy Local/Unreserved status requirement as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 and the amendments made thereto from time to time.

5. Regional Centers of Entrance Test for 3 year / 5 year LL.B. / B.L. Courses:
01. Anantapur
05. Karimnagar
02. Kadapa
06. Kurnool
03. Guntur
07. Nalgonda
04. Hyderabad
08. Nellore
09. Nizamabad
13. Vijayawada
10. Rajahmundry
14. Visakhapatnam
11. Srikakulam
15. Warangal
12. Tirupati
Note: If the total number of candidates in any centre is less than 100, the Convener reserves the right to cancel the centre and in such case the candidates will be allotted to the other nearest centre.
6. The CONVENER, LAWCET-2013 reserves the right to reject the application of any candidate at any stage, if:
a) The application is incomplete, or
b) The candidate fails to satisfy the eligibility conditions, or other rules of admissions or
c) The entries in the application not filled as required

No correspondence will be entertained with regard to rejection of application on any one or more of the above grounds.

7. Any change whatsoever including that of Caste/Community/State/Category will not be permitted to be made in the application after its uploading.
8. Medium of Entrance Test: The question paper will be set both in English and Telugu.
9. The Candidates are advised to Download the Hall tickets and Rank Cards from the web site

10. In case of the any difficulty in downloading the Hall ticket the candidates are advised to contact the Chief Superintendent of the Test Center concerned to which the candidate is allotted al least two days before the entrance test, during the office hours on production of print out of the application form, proof of payment either through APonline/Mee-seva/Credit card or Debit Card and the registration number and other details.

11. Qualifying marks in LAWCET-2013: The qualifying percentage of marks in the Entrance Test is 35% (i.e. 42 marks out of total 120 marks). There will be no minimum qualifying marks for S.Cs & S.Ts for ranking.

12. LAWCET-2013 Results:
a. Evaluation: Every care will be taken to avoid errors in evaluation, checking, scrutiny, tabulation and ranking. Hence, request for retotalling or revaluation or personal identification of scripts will not be entertained.
b. Ranking: The Candidates will be ranked in the order of merit based on the marks obtained in the LAWCET-2013. In case of tie the relative rank will be decided as mentioned below:
i) By considering the marks secured in Part-C of LAWCET and if the tie still persists marks obtained in Part-B in LAWCET shall be taken into consideration.
ii) If the tie still persists they may be bracketed together for the purpose of ranking and seniority in age may be considered at the time of admission.
c. Rank obtained in LAWCET-2013 is valid for admission into 3 year / 5 year Law Courses, as the case may be, for the academic year 2013-2014 only.
d. The Candidates are advised to download the Rank Card from the web site www.aplawcet.org
after the publication of results. In case of the any difficulty in downloading the Rank Card the
candidates are advised to contact the Convener’s office.
13. The answer scripts of candidates taking the LAWCET-2013 examination will be preserved for 6 months from date of announcement of LAWCET-2013 results.
14. The conduct of LAWCET-2013 is subject to orders and instructions issued by the Government of Andhra Prdesh from time to time.
15. All disputes arising out of any matter concerning LAWCET-2013 shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the A.P. High Court only. In such disputes, only Convener, LAWCET-2013, S.V. University Tirupati and Secretary, APSCHE can be impleaded as respondents.
16. Test Paper Information: The Test is designed to evaluate the candidate’s ability and aptitude to pursue the study of Law. The Test consists of three parts. Total number of questions will be 120 and the duration of test is 90 minutes. Maximum marks are 120.
Part A : Consists of 30 questions carrying 30 marks: General Knowledge and Mental Ability Part B : Consists of 30 questions carrying 30 marks: Current Affairs Part C: Consists of 60 questions carrying 60 marks: Aptitude for the Study of Law.
For 5 year Law Course, the standard expected is of Intermediate level and for 3 year Law Course, the standard expected is of Degree Level.

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
The Questions will be objective type including multiple choices questions, matching items.
Each Question contains four alternative answers numbered as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Candidates have to exercise their choice in answering the question.
17. Hall Ticket is not transferable. Any tampering of Hall Ticket will automatically lead to the disqualification of the candidate from appearing at the test and liable for prosecution.
18. Candidates are directed to carry to the examination hall a Ball Point Pen (Blue or Black) 19. The candidate will not be allowed into the examination hall after 10.00 am i.e. after the commencement of examination.
20. Candidates must remain seated in their allotted places till the completion of the Examination. In no case they will be allowed to leave the examination hall till the end of the examination. Before leaving the examination hall the candidates must return the invigilator the OPTICAL MARK READER (OMR) response sheet (Answer Sheet). The candidate is permitted to take question paper.
21. Every candidate appearing for LAWCET-2013 shall be provided with a specially designed (OMR) response sheet (Annexure-II) on which the candidate shall have to mark the answer. The method of marking the answers is illustrated below. Candidates are advised to go through the instructions given for marking the answers and other entries on the OMR response sheet thoroughly and observe the same, which should make it easy for them to answer in the examination hall.
22. The OMR response sheet should be handled carefully by the candidates. They are advised not to fold, wrinkle, or tear it. Further, the candidates are advised not to scribble or make any marks on the OMR response sheet except marking the answers at the appropriate place and filling the required information in the appropriate boxes. Any violation of these instructions will automatically lead to the invalidation of the OMR response sheet.
23. Candidate shall note that they will not be given under any circumstances a second OMR response sheet. Hence they are advised to be careful while handling it.
24. Candidate shall read carefully the instructions contained on the question paper booklet and OMR response sheet before starting to answer the questions.
25. The question paper booklet given to the candidate shall consist of 120 multiple choice type questions in THREE different parts with four responses given to each question out of which only one response is correct. Candidates shall mark the correct answer in the OMR response sheet by shading or darkening the appropriate circle with Ball Point Pen(Blue or Black) for this purpose.
26. There is no negative mark for incorrect answer.
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