LSAT-India 2011 scores now accepted by 25 law colleges in India

LSAT—India 2011 dates announced

The examination date for the LSAT—India 2011, the test that caters to admissions to 25 law colleges in India, has been announced. The scores of the LSAT—India 2011, to be conducted on 30th April, 2011 at 17 cities across the country, are accepted as admission criteria by some of the most prestigious institutions. More than 25 Law Colleges have adopted LSAT—India 2011 as their criterion for admissions, as against 4 colleges in 2010. Prestigious institutions like – IIT Kharagpur – Law School, Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) – Sonipat, UPES – Dehradun, KLE Society’s Law College – Bangalore, JSS Law College – Mysore etc have signed up for acceptance of LSAT—India 2011 scores for admissions to their 2011 batches. Law career aspirants will benefit from taking the LSAT—India, as it gives them a single exam for admission to multiple law colleges across the country.

Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer based testing for academic, professional and licensure examinations, will be conducting the prestigious Law School Admission Test—India, by LSAC (LSAT—India) for admission to academic year starting 2011 for various law colleges in India. LSAT—India is a special version of the renowned LSAT® (Law School Admission Test) conducted globally by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). It is a standardized test designed to measure critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning and problem solving – skills that are considered essential for success in law school.

“The Law School Admission Council created the LSAT—India specifically to serve the admission needs of India’s law schools and students. As an increasing number of India’s law schools adopt the test as their primary admission instrument, we expect the availability of testing sites to expand. We are pleased to participate in this important effort to provide state-of-the-art law school admission measurement tools in India,” commented Dan Bernstein, President, Law School Admission Council.

“We are pleased to announce the LSAT—India for the 2011 admissions year. Adoption of the LSAT—India by some of the most respected law colleges also is a testimonial to the Pearson VUE testing services, and we are sure of delivering a good quality and secure test as we have done in last two administrations. As part of our efforts to promote Law as a career, we will soon announce the Pearson Law Scholarships for the 2011 admissions year,” said Sarvesh Shrivastava, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, for Pearson VUE.

The test will be conducted in a paper-and-pencil format at 17 cities in the country on Saturday, 30th April 2011. The cities are Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur and Ranchi. Registration for the LSAT—India 2011 opened on 25th January 2011 and will continue until 18th April 2011. Candidates can get more information on the test at www.pearsonvueindia.com/lsatindia