PGLCET 2016 – Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test

PGLCET 2016 popularly known as Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test is a state level exam. It is a post graduate law exam conducted to offer admission to aspirants in L.L.M course in different colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In place of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) the AP PGLCET is conducted by the Sri Krishnadevaraya University. Applicants interested can fill the application form from March, 2016. Applicants will be selected on the basis of the marks scored in the examination and admission will be based strictly on the rules and regulation laid by the university. The University College provides 39 post graduate and 3 under Graduate courses through 29 departments. PGLCET 2016 exam will be conducted in the month of May, 2016. Applicants can check their eligibility, exam pattern, application form and dates of AP PGLCET below.

PGLCET 2016 Exam Summary
Exam Name	Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Law Common Entrance Test
Commonly known as	AP PGLCET
Exam level	State Level
Conducting Authority	Sri Krishnadevaraya University
Exam Stream	Law Entrance Exam

PGLCET 2016 Eligibility Criteria

Applicants who fail to satisfy the below conditions are not eligible for the examination:

• Applicants should be passed in their Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.L.B) or its equivalent degree from a recognized university to apply for the examination.

• Applicants who are looking for admission in L.L.M course (Private) of Osmania University, Hyderabad should have 3 years of work experience as a Judicial Officer or must be standing for 3 years as an advocate on the date of appearing for the examination.
• Applicants who are appearing for the Bachelor’s Degree (L.L.B/ BL) can also apply for the examination only if they satisfy the rules given by the University.

PGLCET 2016 Application Form

Following are the steps to apply for the examination if the applicant satisfies the eligibility criteria:

Step 1: Applicants have to visit www.aplawcet.org to apply for PGLCET 2016 examination.

Step 2: Applicant must click on “Apply Online” and register for the examination.

Step 3: Applicants need to pay their registration fees online through Debit/ Credit card and save the transaction ID.

Step 4: Applicants need to fill in their personal details such as Name, Address, Category, Qualification and other information as required in the application form.

Step 5: After filling up the information applicants need to upload their recent passport size photograph and signature as mentioned in the form and submit it.

http://aplawcet.org/PDFS/USERGUIDE.PDF

PGLCET Application fees

Applicants have to pay the application fees of Rs 500/- (approx) online through Debit/ Credit Card.

Applicants who failed to submit their form have to pay a late fee as per the norms mentioned by the conducting authority.

AP PGLCET 2016 Exam Pattern

• The test will be in offline mode and will consist of 120 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
• The paper will be set in English only.
• Timing for the examination will be of 90 minutes.
• The distribution of the paper is in 2 parts which is given below:

Section	Subjects	Questions	Marks
A	JURISPRUDENCE	20	20
	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	20	20
B	PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW	16	16
	MERCANTILE LAW	16	16
	LABOUR LAW	16	16
	CRIMES and TORTS	16	16
	IPR & OTHER LAWS	16	16
	Total	120	120

PGLCET 2016 Syllabus

JURISPRUDENCE:

Schools of Jurisprudence – Sources of Law, Custom Precedent and Legislation

Rights and duties – Ownership and Possession, Persons, Obligation, Property, Liability, Legal Sanctions

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW:

Nature of the constitution: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Executive Judiciary and Legislature, Center-State Relations, Emergency provisions, Amendments to the constitution

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW:

International Law and Municipal Law, Subjects, State Territory, Air, Sea and outer space, Nationality and Statelessness, Extradition, Asylum, State Jurisdiction, United Nations.

MERCANTILE LAW:

General Principles of Contract (Sections. 1-75, Indian Contract Act-1872)

LABOUR LAW:

Trade Union Act 1926

Industrial Disputes Act 1947

CRIMES and TORTS:

CRIMES:

Indian Penal Code -General Principles & General Exceptions

TORTS:

General principles of Tort, Defenses, Joint liability, State liability for torts; Consumer Protection Act,1986

IPR & OTHER LAWS:

Copy right Act, 1957; Patents Act, 1970; Environmental Protection Act, 1986; Human Rights, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, Salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000 and Right to Information Act 2005

PGLCET 2016 Exam Dates
PGLCET Exam Events	Important Dates
Online Application Forms begins	March, 2016
Last day of submission of Application Form (without any late fee)	April, 2016 – May, 2016
Last day of submission of Application Form (with late fee of Rs. 500)	May, 2016
Last day of submission of Application Form (with late fee of Rs. 1000)	May, 2016
Last day of submission of Application Form (with late fee of Rs. 1500)	May, 2016
Admit Card	May, 2016
APPGLCET 2016	May, 2016

The above dates are tentative. No official dates have been declared yet. Keep visiting our website in order to get any updates.