DU LLB

Complete Guide: From Application Form to Admission

Established in 1924, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has been one of the top most institutions producing many Supreme Court Judges and advocates, High Court judges and many renowned legal experts. DU conducted the entrance exam 2017 for admissions in its three campuses Campus Law Centre, Law Faculty I and Law Faculty II on 2^nd July. No of seats for this academic year remains same as the previous year 2310 thanks to  High Court order. This article contains all the useful details required to law aspirants like important dates, question paper format and syllabus, admission procedure, answer key, expected cut off etc..

For a quick read, click on following options:-   

1.    Important Dates 2.    Application Form 3.     Eligibility Criteria 4.     Question Paper Format and Syllabus 5.    DU LLB - 2017 Answer keys 6.    DU LLB - 2017 Expected Cut off 7.    Results  and Admission Procedure 8.     Seat Distribution for Various Categories 9.    Grievances Related Procedure

Important Dates:-

Online Registration Starts on	12th June 2017
Last Date for Online Registration	22th June 2017
Date of  the Entrance Exam	2nd July 2017
Provisional Answer Key ( DU)	Within 24 Hours of Exam
Announcement of Results of Entrance Examinations/ Grievance Handling	7th - 12th July 2017
First Admission list	16th July 2017
Date to deposit Admission fee (for Shortlisted candidates*)	On or before 18th July 2017
Commencement of classes	20th July 2017

Application Form

Application for DU LLB is online based only. Applicants have to visit the official website of University of Delhi ( du.ac.in). They need to register themselves first by using an email id and few basic details. Following are key points while filling online application form

·        Account for the online application form will be activated through the link sent to the email address used for the registration.

·       After activating their account, applicants have to fill basic details and upload documents on the site.

·       Documents required for the application:-

1.    Passport Size Photograph.

2.    Scanned Copy of Applicants signature.

3.    Class 10^th Certificate ( self-attested).

4.    ID Proof ( self-attested).

5.    Caste, PwD certificate or  CW certificate ( if valid, self-attested).

For detailed procedure to fill Application Form click here

Eligibility Criteria:-

Applicants must  check the criteria before they fill the application form.

1.    Educational criteria

• Graduate or Post Graduate degree from DU or any Indian or Foreign University recognized as equivalent by DU in any course

2.    Marks Criteria

·        50% aggregate marks for General category applicants.

·        45%  aggregate marks for OBC category applicants.

·        40%  aggregate marks for SC/ST category applicants.

·       Further 5% relaxation in the marks for PwD and CW category applicants.

Question Paper Format and Syllabus:-

Format

This year DU changed its question paper format, but there has been no change in the syllabus for the exam. The only difference this time from the previous year exam is that no of questions have been reduced from 175 to 100.  

1.     100 Multiple  Choice based Questions

2.     *Generally a correct answer carry + 4 marks  and an incorrect -1 mark though

Students are advised to read the instructions given in the question paper booklet at the entrance exam for information related to marking pattern.

3.     Duration of the exam- 2 hours.

Syllabus

DU LLB paper consists of more or less same type of questions as that of CLAT. DU LLB question paper consists of following main themes:-

1.    English Language Comprehension

2.    General Knowledge and Current Affairs

3.    Reasoning and Analytical Abilities

4.    Legal Awareness and Aptitude

 DU LLB - 2017 Answer Keys

DU posts its answer key for the entrance test conducted within 24 hours of the exam conducted on their official site du.ac.in. Applicants may email any objections related to the answer key posted to du02@du.ac.in within 48 hours of the release of the answer key.

·       For Answer Key by Success Mantra with detailed explanation- click here

·       For the official DU answer key- click here

DU LLB - 2017 Expected Cut Off

The cut offs for various categories for DU LLB- 2016 is given below:-

S.No.	Category	DU LLB 2016	DU LLB 2015	DU LLB 2014
1.	General	369	425	381
2.	OBC	279	325	296
3.	SC	232	268	242
4.	ST	183	173	140
5.	PwD	All test takers	All test takers	All test takers
6.	CW	All test takers	All test takers	All test takers

Because of the decrease in the no of questions in the entrance exam 2017, cut off is expected to be a little higher in terms of %.

Results and Admission Procedure:-

After the conduct of the Entrance Exam, DU first, releases individual marks and rank. This will include marks scored by applicants and general and category wise ranks.  After few days of this list, DU releases the ‘first admission list’ based on which admission to the three different campused of DU, Campus Law Centre, Law Faculty I and Law Faculty II are done.

·       Expected date of release of individual marks and rank- 7^th July- 12^th July

·       First Admission List- 16^th July

Admission Procedure

Applicants are advised to frequently visit the DU wedsite for the latest updates on the merit list and the admission list. Students whose name feature in the admission list have to follow the following procedure:-

·       DU will release ‘First Admission List’ on 16^th July.

·       DU will release notification on the documents required and procedure for the admission.

·       Only after Payment of Fees and Verification of Documents, admission would be considered complete.

·       Applicants selected for the Admission would get the centre according to their rank in the merit list and preference filled in the online application form.

 Seats Distribution

*Total no seats- 2310

·       General- 1167

·       OBC-   623

·       SC- 347

·       ST-147

·       PwD- not less than 5% of seats

*as per High Court, Delhi’s order of 28^th June 2017.

Grievances Related Procedure

Applicants, who have grievances related to Answer Key uploaded by the DU, doubts over their marks are advised to follow the following guidelines:-

1.    In a case of applicants has problems related to the Answer key uploaded on the DU, they are required to mail their query to du02@du.ac.in within 48 hours of the release of the Answer Key.

2.    If applicants have a doubt over their marks, they can submit a request letter to  DU for obtaining the copy of their ORS ( OMR Response Sheet) within 7 days of the release of results by paying rupees 500 in form of Demand Draft.

3.    DU will provide the copy of ORS  from 16^th to 30^th day from the submission of the complaint letter.

4.    If an applicant finds any error related to his marks, he can submit a complaint to DU.

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Complete Guide: From Application Form to Admission Established in 1924, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has been one of the to...