S. Vishnu Sharma
LSAT India, the popular exam that allows candidates to study law in top colleges is also now postponed to 7 June this year from its earlier planned date of 17 May. Sources say, the decision to conduct the exam on another date was taken keeping in view the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The entire nation is currently under lock down to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is with the same view couple of other well-know exams have been postponed and now LSAT India has also joined the club of popular exams that will be conducted on some other date.
LSAT India postponed to 7 June, great, more time to prepare
Sources from Law School Admission Council (LSAC) which conducts LSAT India say that the changed date will ensure the candidates take the exam at a time when things are safer and no worries for health exist.
There is another happy news to this. The registration date for LSAT India is also extended to 22 May to allow more time for the candidates to register. To register for LSAT India candidates can visit ‘discoverlaw.in/register-for-the-test‘
That is not all. Applicants for LSAT India can prepare for the test using the material that is free to download from Discover Law website ‘discoverlaw.in/prepare-for-the-test‘
Applicants will also soon be able to get information from the Discover Law website about LSAC’s upcoming LSAT—India webinar series. The webinars are designed to help applicants prepare for the test from the safety of their homes.
LSAT India is one of the leading entrance tests for undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes in India. Students can visit ‘DiscoverLaw.in’ for a complete list of law schools that accept LSAT India scores as one of their key admissions criteria.
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).
The LSAC has been helping law schools in various countries evaluate the critical thinking skills of their applicants for more than 70 years.
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LSAT India is a test of high-level reading, informal reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills. These acquired critical thinking skills are essential to succeed in law college and in the practise of the law.
The LSAT India was developed specifically to be used by law colleges in India. LSAT India analyses critical thinking skills with three types of multiple-choice questions.
The questions are related to the subjects ‘Analytical Reasoning,’ ‘Logical Reasoning,’ ‘Reading comprehension,’Variable Section.’ Analytical Reasoning questions test deductive reasoning skills by requiring you to deduce what could or must be the case about a certain scenario, based on some rules and conditions.
Logical reasoning questions evaluate your ability to understand, analyse, criticise, and complete a variety of arguments contained in short passages. Reading comprehension questions measure your ability to read, with understanding and insight, examples of lengthy and complex materials similar to those commonly encountered in law colleges.
In addition to the scored sections of questions, one will likely see one unscored section of questions in your test.
This is called a ‘Variable Section’ because the type of section varies. On the test day, unscored section could be another Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, or Reading Comprehension section.
One will not be able to identify the unscored variable section, so it is important to attempt every question. The exam will have totally about 115 questions. And total duration for answering these questions is 2Hrs and 55Mts.
Analytical Reasoning has 23 questions, Logical Reasoning (I) has 22 and Logical Reasoning (II) will have 23 questions, Reading comprehension will have 24 questions and Variable section will have 23 questions.
Duration for answering questions in all these sections is 35 minutes each. The LSAT—India is a paper and pencil test. It means applicants will record their answers on an answer sheet.
While a candidate will receive credit for the correct answers, there is no negative marking or penalty for incorrect answers. Candidates must be sure to save some time at the end of each section to fill answers to any unanswered questions.