For admission to the BA-LLB (Hons) (5-year programme), the Banaras Hindu University conducts Undergraduate Entrance Test (UET) or otherwise commonly known as BLAT, in April every year. This year BHU exam conducting date is to be notified. The BLAT will be conducted in pen and paper mode and as a computer-based test (CBT). The BLAT online application form will be released soon, along with the last date of form submission. BLAT 2023 candidates opting for the pen and paper mode will be taking the exam in 45 cities, and those opting for the CBT can take the BHU 5-year law entrance test BLAT in 115 centres in India.
Read the article further to know the details, such as important dates and eligibility conditions, the admission process and more.
Below is the table showing the key features of the BLAT 2023.
BLAT 2023 Key Features
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Nomenclature
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Details
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Name of Examination
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Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test
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Commonly named
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BLAT
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BLAT exam conducting body
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Banaras Hindu University
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BLAT purpose
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Admission to 5-year integrated BA-LLB (Hons) course
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BLAT mode of exam
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Offline and online
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BLAT seats
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Minimum - 30
Maximum – 60
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BLAT exam duration
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2 hours
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BLAT exam centres
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Offline - 45
Computer-based - 115
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BLAT course fee
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Rs. 60,000/annum
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Check the BLAT 2023 important dates in the table given below.
BLAT 2023 important dates for BA-LLB (5-year programme)
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BLAT events
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BLAT 2023 important dates
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BLAT release of notification
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To be notified
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BLAT commencement of online application
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To be notified
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BLAT last date of online application
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To be notified
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BLAT availability of admit cards
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To be notified
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BLAT date of examination
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To be notified
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BLAT release of answer Key
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To be notified
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BLAT declaration of result
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To be notified
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BLAT commencement of counselling
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To be notified
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BLAT 2023 Eligibility for BA-LLB 2023
- Applicants who have successfully completed/are appearing in Senior Secondary School (10+2) or equivalent (Such as 11+1, “A” level in Senior School Leaving Certificate course) examination from a recognized University of India or outside or from a Senior Secondary Board or equivalent constituted or recognized by the Union or by a State Government or from an equivalent institution from a foreign country recognized by the Government of that country for the purpose of issue of qualifying certificate on successful completion of the course are eligible for the BHU BA-LLB entrance examination.
- As per the directive of the Bar Council of India, the candidates who have obtained 10+2 or Graduation/Post Graduation through the open Universities system directly without having any basic qualifications for prosecuting such studies are not eligible for admission in the BHU BA-LLB course.
- Minimum marks in qualifying examination for admission not below 50% of total marks in case of General category applicants, 45% in case of OBCs and 40% in case of SC’s and ST’s applicant.
- The age of the applicant should not more than 20 years on 1st July 2023 (applicant should be born on or after 1st July 2000) for General Category applicants and 22 years on 1st July 2023 in case of applicants from SC/ST and Backward Communities (applicant should be born on or after 1st July 1998)
BLAT Application Form
The BHU BLAT 2023 application form will be made available for the BLAT aspirants soon after the release of the notification. The candidates need to fill in the details such as their bio-data, email address, phone numbers etc. for filling the BLAT registration and specify the choice of their exam centres, and exam mode while filling the BLAT application form 2023.
BLAT 2023 Registration Fees
Take a look at the category-wise registration fees for BLAT 2023 in the table given below.
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Category
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BHU-LLB Fees
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General/OBC
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Rs. 600
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SC/ST
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Rs. 300
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In the table given below check the BLAT 2023 exam pattern for having a fair idea of the sectional division for the questions and for knowing the marking scheme for BLAT 2023
BLAT 2023 Exam Pattern for BA-LLB (Hons) (5-year integrated course)
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Nomenclature
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Details
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BLAT mode of Examination
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Offline and online
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BLAT exam duration
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2 hours (120 mins)
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BLAT type of questions
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Objective
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BLAT total Questions
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150
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BLAT total Marks
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450
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Subjects
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English Comprehension
Current Affairs and General Awareness
Mental Ability and Aptitude
Legal Knowledge
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BLAT marking Scheme
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3 marks for every correct answer
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BLAT negative marking
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1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
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BLAT 2023 Admit Cards
The BLAT candidates who apply for entrance successfully get the BLAT 2023 admit cards. The admit cards are sent to the email accounts of the candidates which they used during the registration. The BLAT 2023 admit card for BA LLB contains the details for the students, such as the venue, the time of the exam, and the details of the candidates.
BLAT 2023 Exam Centers
The BLAT offline exam will be conducted in 45 cities, while 115 cities will host the BLAT online. The exam timings for both modes of exams are the same. Therefore, the students, while applying for the BHU BA-LLB entrance BLAT, must opt for one mode of the exam, online or offline.
BLAT 2023 Answer Key
When the BHU displays the BLAT answer keys, the aspirants who appeared for the BHU BA-LLB entrance exam must check the 150 questions answer key to find their probability of making it to the prestigious BHU‘s BA-LLB(Hons) course .
BLAT 2023 Results for BA-LLB
The BLAT 2023 results will contain certain details such as marks, sectional scores, and the overall marks that the BLAT aspirants score. After the declaration of the results, students who have high scores make it to the final merit list and are called for admission to the BHU’s BA-LLB(Hons) 5-year programme.
BLAT 2023 Merit List
The merit list for the BLAT 2023 will encompass the names of the students who have made it after clearing all the processes for getting selected for the BHU BA-LLB course. The students with a good rank at the BLAT 2023 have a higher possibility of getting selected for the course than those ranked at the lower division.
BLAT 2023 Counselling for BA-LLB
When the BLAT final results and the merit list are prepared, the students are called for the BLAT counselling for BA-LLB admission, and they receive the counselling call letters from the university. In the BLAT 2023 counselling, candidates have to lock the choice of college that they want in the online counselling process. Then according to their choice and their ranks, they get an opportunity to study in the college of their choice during the BLAT 2023 counselling.
BLAT 2023 Cut-Off
BLAT 2023 cut-off is the last of the ranks and marks range that is obtained by the students for making it to the BHU BA-LLB. The BHU BA-LLB aspirants whose ranks are below the lowest rank for admission are not considered for the admission process to the BA-LLB programme of BHU. Take a look at the category-wise BHU BA-LLB 2023 cut-off to get an idea of the BLAT 2023 cut-off scores in the table given below.
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Category
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BLAT Cut-off Ranks
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BLAT Cut-off Marks
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General
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156
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305
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GEN - OBC
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24
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305
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GEN - EWS
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36
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305
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GEN - SC
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1
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313
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OBC
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78
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282
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SC
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53
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220
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ST
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26
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161
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BHU Employee
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50
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2
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BHU Employee - EWS
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2154
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51
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BHU BA-LLB Admission Process 2023
BHU-BA LLB 2023 result will be declared in a few weeks after the successful conduct of examinations. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the result. Candidates will be selected based on the merit list.
- The BHU BA-LLB candidate will be informed of his/her marks, the order in the overall merit and other relevant information via mail and SMS. BHU releases the official answer key for a candidate’s ready reference.
- BHU does not provide for the re-evaluation of the result or the investigation of answer sheets under any condition. No query regarding the same shall be entertained.
- Admissions to the BHU BA-LLB after qualifying for BLAT 2023 will be based solely on merit in the entrance exam.
BHU BA-LLB 2023 Distribution of Seats
The total seats being offered under BHU BA-LL.B 2023 is 60.
Considering that the given information in the above-detailed article serves the BHU BA-LLB aspirants sufficiently, we wish great luck to the aspirants for the BLAT 2023 for BHU BA-LLB(Hons) programme.
