Admission Process:

2025-2026

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1.Background and Overview of the Programme

SLS, Pune has re-introduced the three-year LL.B. programme from 2014 which has received an overwhelming response. Three-year programme is designed to impart professional legal competence to students from diverse educational backgrounds. The objectives of the programme are as follows:

1. To equip the students with legal knowledge of various legal spheres and skills to perform various roles of a legal professional beyond the traditional role of a litigator for linking their domain knowledge to legal profession.

2. To give them an edge over their competitors to lead so that the opportunities to shape social, public, and corporate enterprises, such as the state, community organizations and social enterprises, become justice sentinels and justice crusaders seek them out.

3. To provide hands on experience in legal knowledge, skills, ethics, and values so as to be able to work in a fast-changing India set in a globalizing world by learning law in a profound way keeping with contemporary developments.

4. To build competence to find, identify, and interpret the law in a given situation.

5. To enhance knowledge and enable them to resolve the legal problems with the correct application of law.

6. To enable them to deploy IT skills and use the electronic resources to find the legal information.

7. To demonstrate cognitive skills, problem-solving skills, analytical and independent critical thinking with enhanced research capabilities by using different pedagogical methods and collaborative online international learning.

8. To help cultivate the ability to appreciate the role of lawyers in justice education in a globalizing world sensitive to the needs of sustainability, poverty, and vulnerability.

9. To acquaint them with the institutions of the legal systems encompassing national, regional, and international levels and multiple aspects of dispute resolution with intellectual integrity, critical thinking, and as practice-ready lawyers.

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2. Overview of the Programme:

• Duration: Three Years (Full Time)
• Sanctioned Intake: 60 Students
• Medium of Instruction: English
• Pattern of the Course: Semester Pattern: Total 6 Semesters

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3. Eligibility:

Will be updated soon.

(Important: It is the responsibility of the candidate to ascertain whether he / she possesses the requisite qualification(s)/ eligibility for admission. Having been admitted provisionally does not mean acceptance of eligibility. Final eligibility of admission will be decided by Symbiosis International (Deemed University), subject to successful fulfilment of specified admission norms.

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4. Admission Process

Step 1: Apply Online

To apply, please visit - www.symlaw.ac.in

Step 2: All India Admission Test (AIAT)

Admission process comprises of the Symbiosis All India Admission Test (AIAT) and a Online Personal Interaction (PI). AIAT will be conducted Computer Based Test (CBT) mode on respective centres.

AIAT comprises of:

a) Writing sample/subjective/descriptive answer (Writing Sample: two subjective questions for 20 marks each, total 40 marks) for 65 minutes concerning social, political and legal issues.

b) 10 objective / multiple choice questions for 20 marks relating to general knowledge, legal reasoning and reading comprehension.

c) Online Psychometric Test of 20 minutes for 10 marks. There will be a time limit to answer the questions. Once the time limit is over, the candidate will lose an opportunity to answer the questions.

An answer given by a candidate will be locked, so the candidate will not be able to change the answer. The candidate needs to ensure that the answer is recorded within the stipulated time limit.

Tentative Date: 15^th December, 2024

Step 3: Online Personal Interaction (PI):

There will be a total of 30 marks for PI: Personal Interaction is intended to test the personal attributes, fitment, work experience, global outlook, professionalism, ethics, values, and statement of purpose of a candidate. Each candidate will get a maximum of 6 to 8 minutes for PI. The candidate needs to be ready at the given time without any excuse by following the instructions given by SLS, Pune-SIU.

Tentative Date: 17^th-18^th January, 2025

(Note: Candidates are requested to upload a soft copy of the Statement of Purpose (SOP), not more than 250 words, and a scanned soft copy of the Letter of Recommendation mentioning conduct, character, traits, etc. (the reference letter shall be from the Head/Supervisor/Professor of your Institute/College) and other relevant documents as per the schedule for AIAT. After successful completion of the AIAT, candidates will be invited for the PI process provided by the institute. Candidates need to keep original documents, including the SOP and reference letter (LOR), for the PI process.)

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5. Registration Fees:

The fees for Registration for Admission is Rs. 2150. This is subject to revision for AY 2025-26.

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6. Date, Venue and other Important Dates

• Date for CBT Mode Test (AIAT) – 15^th December 2024 – Time – 4:30 PM to 6:15 PM

• Venue – On respective centres.

• Online Personal Interaction - 17^th to 18^th January 2025

• Last Date of Registration for AIAT-PI - 22^th November, 2024

• Registration Fees: Rs. 2150

• Mode of Payment: Online Payment

• Registration fees can be paid Online/RTGS/Credit Card/Debit Card/NEFT/ Online Banking provided on the AIAT registration form.

• For further details, visit: www.symlaw.ac.in

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7. Admission for International Students

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) admits international students through Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE). All international students aspiring for admission to the institutes of SIU (including SLS, Pune) are required to contact the following office:

Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE)

Symbiosis Society, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune – 411 004, Maharashtra, India

Phone: +91 20 25671905 Fax: +91 20 25673854

Email: intadmissions@symbiosis.ac.in

Website: www.scie.ac.in

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8. Reservation of Seats:

Within the sanctioned intake:

1. Scheduled Castes - 15%
2. Scheduled Tribes - 7.5%
3. Differently Abled - 3%
4. Wards of Serving/Retired Defense Personnel- 5%

Over and above the sanctioned intake:

1. Kashmiri Migrants - 2 Seats
2. International Students- 15%

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9. Fee Structure for AY 2025-26

Will be updated soon.

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10. List of Important Dates: Three-Year LL.B (2025-2026)

Particulars	Important Dates 2025-26
Online Application Starts	September, 2024
Online Application Closes	22nd November, 2024 (Friday)
Last Date for Payment of Registration fees (Registration fees can be paid Online/RTGS/Credit Card/Debit Card/NEFT/Online Banking provided on the AIAT registration form)	22nd November, 2024 (Friday)
Admit Card for AIAT	5th December, 2024 (Thursday)
All India Admission Test (AIAT) (CBT Mode)	15th December, 2024 (Sunday)
Publication of Shortlist for PI	7th January, 2025 (Tuesday)
Slot Booking for PI	7th- 9th January, 2025
Document Upload Portal Active	7th -15th January, 2025
Shortlisted Candidates can download PI Call Letter	10th January, 2025 onwards (Friday)
Online Personal Interaction (PI)	17th-18th January, 2025 (Friday & Saturday)
Announcement of the First Merit list	25th January, 2025 (Saturday)
Admission against First Merit List	1st, February, 2025 (Saturday)
Announcement of the Second Merit List (based on availability of seats)	8th , February, 2025 (Saturday)
Admission against Second Merit List	15th February, 2025 (Saturday)
Commencement of Classes	First week of July 2025