S. Vishnu Sharma
LSAC announces two scholarships – LSAC (Law School Admission Council), a United States of America based not-for-profit organisation devoted to promoting quality, access and equity in law and education worldwide, announced two scholarships that will give aspiring lawyers taking the upcoming LSAT-India test a very good chance to study in best law school.
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This test provides the opportunity to study at some of the best law schools in India. The LSAT—India Topper Scholarship which is being awarded for the second consecutive year, will offer up to a maximum of Rs 4 lakh to the 2020 LSAT—India Scholar—the test taker who achieves the overall highest reported score on the LSAT—India at the upcoming May 17, 2020 test administration.
In addition, LSAC is also introducing a new scholarship, the Shamnad Basheer Access to Justice Scholarship, which will be based on the results of an essay competition. A maximum of Rs 4 lakhs will be awarded to the 2020 LSAT—India test taker who submits the winning essay.
Details about the application process and deadline will be available soon on the discoverlaw.in website. The submission deadline for entries is Friday, 8 May, 2020.
Kevin Washburn, chair of the LSAC Board of Trustees, said diversity has always been central to the Law School Admission Council’s mission. ‘I’m pleased to introduce the Shamnad Basheer Access to Justice Scholarship that extends his longstanding commitment to improving access to legal education for deserving students across India’s socioeconomic groups.
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Along with the second edition of the LSAT—India Topper Scholarship, we are hopeful that these opportunities will empower law students on their journey to becoming world-class lawyers, he said.
IDIA Charitable Trust representative said Professor Dr. Shamnad Basheer founded IDIA Charitable Trust to foster greater diversity, inclusion and accessibility in the legal ecosystem.
The scholarships announced by LSAC are a great step forward in this direction. We hope to see many more such initiatives such as needs based scholarships, bridge programs and accessible preparatory materials.’
LSAC announces two scholarships
‘Congratulations to LSAC for this wonderful initiative honouring Professor Basheer.’ These scholarships will cover tuition and halls of residence fees for the first year of the law programme, up to the maximum amount allocated for each scholarship.
Any underutilized amount from the first year can be rolled over to the subsequent year of law college. LSAC will also have the scholars present during future LSAC Global events. For more information on the scholarships and their terms and conditions, please visit ‘https://www.discoverlaw.in/scholarship-opportunities’
LSAC announces two scholarships
LSAT—India is one of the leading entrance tests for undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes in India, accepted by top law colleges as one of their admission criteria.
Applicants can register for the May 17, 2020 LSAT—India exam by visiting ‘www.discoverlaw.in/register-for-the-test’ They can also prepare for the test using the material that is free to download from ‘discoverlaw.in/resources’
LSAT—India is a standardised test adopted as an admission criterion by multiple law colleges across India. It measures skills that are considered essential for success in law school.
LSAT—India is specially created for admission to law schools in India by the Law School Admission Council, USA (LSAC). LSAC has been helping law schools in various countries evaluate the critical thinking skills of their applicants for more than 70 years. For more information interested candidates can send an email at ‘Discoverlawindia@LSAC.org’
LSAC announces two scholarships 2020 – Legal education in India is offered at different levels by the traditional universities and the specialized law universities and schools only after completion of an undergraduate degree or as an integrated degree.
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Bar Council of India prescribes the minimum curriculum required to be taught in order for an institution to be eligible for the grant of a law degree.
The Bar Council also carries on a period supervision of the institutions conferring the degree and evaluates their teaching methodology and curriculum and having determined that the institution meets the required standards, recognizes the institution and the degree conferred by it.