AP LAWCET 2025 eligibility criteria

The AP LAWCET 2025 eligibility criteria mention minimum academic qualifications and age conditions required for pursuing the three-year LLB and five-year integrated LLB (BA LLB, BCom LLB, BBA LLB) programs. Candidates can check below the eligibility criteria required for appearing in AP LAWCET 2025

 AP LAWCET Exam Pattern 2025

Age Criteria

No age limits are currently applicable for AP LAWCET as per a ruling of the Hyderabad High Court in 2016. However, as per BCI’s revised age bar policy, candidates applying for five-year integrated law programmes need to be below 20 years of age and those belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories of Andhra Pradesh state shall be given a relaxation of two years on the upper age limit.

Nationality

Candidates should be Indian nationals and satisfy local/non-local status requirements as per the Andhra Pradesh Education Institutions (Regulations of Admission) Order, 1974.

Non-Indian nationals may also apply if they satisfy the rules of the concerned Universities.

Academic Qualifications

For Five-Year Integrated Programmes-

• Candidates should have cleared a two-year HSC/Intermediate or equivalent qualifying exam of state level in the 10+2 pattern.
• Candidates should have secured at least 45 percent aggregate marks in the above exam.
• SC/ST category candidates must have secured at least 40 percent aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.

For Three-Year LLB Programmes-

• Candidates should have secured their graduation degree of a minimum of three years in the 10+2+3 education pattern.
• Candidates should have secured at least 45 percent aggregate marks in their qualifying degree.
• If the candidate has less than 45 percent of aggregate marks in graduation, they should have passed any additional degree/ post-graduation with 45 percent marks.
• SC/ST candidates must have secured at least 40 percent aggregate marks in their graduation/ post-graduation or any other additional degree examination.