KLEE – Kerala Law Entrance Exam 2020

KLEE 2020Summary

• Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala conducts KLEE 2020 to offer admission to aspirants in law programs offered in colleges in the state of Kerala. Kerala Law Entrance Exam (KLEE) is a state-level entrance exam on the basis of which CEE offers admission to shortlisted candidates in law courses such as LLB 3 years, LLB 5 years and LLM in Government Law Colleges and Private Self-Financing Colleges in Kerala.
• KLEE 2020 exam dates have been declared. View KLEE 2019 exam dates here.
• KLEE exam is usually conducted in test centres spread across Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode.
• KLEE 2020Eligibility
• As per the eligibility criteria for KLEE only those aspirants can apply for LLB 5 years course admissions who are Indian citizens. Apart from this, other eligibility criteria that aspirants need to fulfill in order to secure admission in three year LLB course offered in Government and other affiliated colleges in the state of Kerala are as mentioned below:
• Educational Qualifications
• Candidates meet the eligibility criteria for KLEE 2018 to secure admission in LLB 3 year pogramme if they have:
• Graduated from any stream/faculty provided they pursued this course from any University in Kerala or even from any other University which is recognised by any University in Kerala as equivalent thereto.
• Cleared their Bachelor’s Degree exam with atleast 45% aggregate marks if they belong to the General category. Candidates belonging to SC/ST category are eligible for admission if they have secured 40% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.
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• Note: Aspirants who have given or are yet to appear for the qualifying exam (that is, regular examination of academic year 2018-19) also meet KLEE 2020 eligibility criteria. However, such aspirants are offered admission on provisional basis. Their admission will only be confirmed if they submit their “Degree Certificate as well as mark lists of all parts of the qualifying examination at the time of admission”, informs the official website.
• Age Limit: There is no age limit for aspirants to apply for LLB 3 year program  on the basis of their performance in KLEE exam.
• Qualifying Standards in KLEE
• The official website of CEE, Kerala informs: “To qualify in the examination, a General/SEBC applicant should secure a minimum of 10% marks in the Entrance Examination whereas a candidate belonging to SC/ST category should get a minimum of 5% marks”.
• KLEE 2020 Process
• Step 1: Fill KLEE 2020 Application Form
• Candidates can only apply online for KLEE exam in order to secure admission in LLB 3 year, LLB 4 year and LLM programmes on offer by Kerala Universities and Self-Financing Law Colleges. KLEE application form can be filled on the official website of Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala.
• Step 2: Download KLEE Admit Card
• Candidates can download their KLEE 2018 admit card from the official website of CEE, Kerala. Any candidate who is not carrying his/her KLEE admit card to the test centre will not be allowed to take the law entrance exam.
• Step 3: Appear for KLEE Exam
• The KLEE entrance exam for LLB 3 year as well as LLB 5 year course admissions will comprise of 200 multiple choice questions which aspirants need to attempt in 3 hours duration. KLEE entrance test for LLM course admissions consists of two papers which aspirants need to attempt in 90 minutes duration each. The questions asked are objective type in nature and each paper is expected to have 100 questions which candidates need to attempt in one and a half hour duration.
• Step 4: Check KLEE 2020 Result
• The result for LLB 3 year, LLB 5 year and LLM course admission is released on the official website of CEE, Kerala. A merit list with names, roll number and score of shortlisted candidates is released for admission in law programmes offered in Universities of Kerala and other Self-Financing Law Colleges.
• Step 5: Take Part in Centralised Allotment Process
• The official website of CEE, Kerala informs: “Allotment will be made by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations in accordance with the rank obtained by the candidates in the Entrance Examination and the order of preference of institutions (options) registered by the candidates during online Centralised Allotment Process (CAP). The details of CAP will be notified on the website and in leading newspapers. Individual intimation in this regard will not be sent to candidates”.
• Popular Institutions Offering Law Program in India
• Symbiosis Law School, Noida: A part of Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, it envisions the reputation of Symbiosis in and around Delhi, the constitutional capital of India. Programs Offered: B.A. LL.B. & B.B.A. LL.B. Registration ends on 14th April 2018– Know More
• Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies: Declared as the ‘Best Knowledge Creation and Innovation University’ by ASSOCHAM | Programs Offered: 5 Yr. Int. Prog BA LL.B., B.Com LL.B., BBA LL.B. & 1 Yr. LL.M Program– Know More
• Galgotias Law School: Ranked 12th among Top Law Schools in India | Programs Offered: B.A LL.B (Hons.) & BBA LL.B (Hons.) – Know More
• LPU-School of Law: India’s Largest Private University | 20+ weeks of Legal Internships | Programs Offered: B.A. LL.B. (Hons), BBA LL.B. (Hons), B.Com. LL.B. (Hons), LL.B., LL.M. & more Know More

 KLEE 2020Exam Centers

• KLEE 2020 test centres for LLB 3 year and LLB 5 year programme admissions have not been declared yet. Given below are the test centres for the exam for KLEE 2019 exam:
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Ernakulam
• Thrissur
• Kozhikode
• KLEE for LLM course admissions is only conducted at Thiruvananthapuram.
• KLEE 2020 Contact Information
• The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations
• Fifth Floor, Housing Board Buildings
• Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram-695 001
• Fax: 0471-2337228
• E-mail: ceekinfo@cee.kerala.gov.in

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) – Exam Details

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is the most coveted of all the law entrances in India after Class XII. CLAT journey started in 2008 and today more than 40,000 students write the entrance every year to secure a seat in one of the participating National Law University including NLSIU Bangalore-the Harvard of the East.

CLAT is conducted every year to select students for 19 National Law Universities in India, other than National Law University-Delhi and HP National Law University-Shimla, which have their own process to select the students.

CLAT Score is also accepted by other law schools including NMIMS, Mumbai, UPES Dehradun and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, to name a few.

The following National Law Universities (along with intake) accept CLAT scores to admit students to their five year LLB programs every year:

CLAT 2020 Eligibility:

• To be eligible for CLAT, the candidates must have secured:
  (a) Forty five percent (45%) marks in Qualifying Exam (Class XII or equivalent) in case of candidates belonging to Unreserved /OBC /Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and other categories.
  (b) Forty Percent (40%) marks in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
• Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April 2020 are also eligible for appearing in CLAT-2020 online examination. However, they shall be required to produce an evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.
• The result of qualifying examination (i.e., 10+2) shall be submitted by the candidate at the time of admission failing which the candidate shall be ineligible for admission to the Course.