DU LLB 2023 Eligibility, Age Limit, Qualification, Relaxations, Reservations
DU LLB 2023 Eligibility is set by the faculty of law, Delhi University. Candidates who have interested in appearing for the DU LLB exam must have a graduate degree with a minimum of at least 50% marks aggregate. Check DU LLB 2023 Qualifications
- Candidates of the reserved category will have a 10% – 5% relaxation in their eligibility. Check DU LLB 2023 Category-wise Relaxations
- Candidates who want to attempt the exam can start registering for DU LLB 2023 Application Form by the 3rd week of June, 2023.
- Faculty of Law, DU is likely to hold DU LLB entrance exam in the 1st week of July 2023, in computer-based mode. Check DU LLB 2023 Exam Pattern
- There are 3 participating institutes under Delhi University – Campus Law Center, Law Center I, and Law Center II.
- Every year around 15,000 candidates across India register for DU LLB Entrance Exam, to get admissions into the law program.
Read on to know about the qualification required to seek admission into the three-year law program, minimum qualifications, and the passing percentage according to the criteria laid down by the central university.
DU LLB 2023 Eligibility: Qualification & Age
Given below are the qualifications and age limits required for DU LLB 2023 Exam:
- General category candidates must have a minimum of 50% marks in their graduation degree.
- For SC/ST category, they must score 40% marks in their qualifying degree.
- For OBC, PwD, and CW categories, a minimum score of 45% is required in the qualifying degree.
- For General and OBC, candidates must possess a graduate or post-graduate degree from the University of Delhi or any other Indian or Foreign University recognized as equivalent by the University of Delhi.
- Candidates having a PG degree or appearing in the final year PG degree examination can also apply for the DU LLB 2023 entrance exam.
- There is no age bar to appear in the exam as per the order of the Supreme Court of India.
Check DU LLB 2023 Application Form
DU LLB 2023 Eligibility: Category-wise Relaxation
Given below are the category-wise relaxations for DU LLB Exam Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must score at least 50% marks or an equivalent grade point in the aggregate in either of them. But, the cut-off marks for admission of OBC candidates shall be up to 10% less than the marks notified for general candidates in the Entrance Test.
- Relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum eligibility prescribed for general candidates will be allowed to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
- Relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum eligibility prescribed for general candidates will be allowed to widows/wards of defense personnel (CW) category.
- Relaxation of up to 5% marks in the minimum eligibility prescribed for general candidates will be allowed to the candidates belonging to the physically handicapped (PH) category on the recommendations of the Medical Board.
Category-wise Marks Requirements
Given below are the category-wise mark requirements for DU LLB 2023 Eligibility
| Category | Required Marks |
|---|---|
| General | 50% |
| Scheduled Caste | 40% |
| Scheduled Tribe | 40% |
| Other Backward Classes | 45% |
| Persons with disability | 45% |
| Children/ wives of Army Personnel (CW) | 45% |
Check DU LLB 2023 Exam Pattern
DU LLB Exam 2023 Reservation Criteria
- For DU LLB Exam 2023 Reservation Criteria, candidates are offered 301 seats out of 2611 seats in the LLB course of Delhi University, for supernumerary categories including those who are Physically Handicapped, War Widows, and Foreign Nationals.
- Delhi University follows the Bar Council of India (BCI), University Grants Commission (UGC), and Government of India rules and regulations in order to offer relaxation seats to the reserved categories.
Given below are DU LLB Exam 2023 Reservation Criteria:
| CATEGORY | Bachelor of Law Seats (2310+301) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Campus Law Center (770+101) | Law Center I | Law Center II | Law Center III |
| General | 388 | 467 | 312 |
| Scheduled Caste | 116 | 139 | 92 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 58 | 69 | 46 |
| Other Backward Classes | 208 | 249 | 166 |
| Persons with disability | 23 | 28 | 18 |
| Children/ wives of Army Personnel (CW) | 39 | 46 | 31 |
| Foreign Nationals | 39 | 46 | 31 |
Following is the reservation criteria for candidates approaching admission in Law Institutes under Delhi University-
- Candidates who are claiming reservations under more than one category must indicate all those categories while filling the application form.
- If there is any vacant seat in the SC category, it can be filled by the ST category candidate and vice versa.
- Reservation for OBC candidates can be granted on the basis of the Central list.
- If there are vacant seats under reservation, they will be allotted to eligible candidates belonging to the general category.
- Although, supernumerary seats will not be allotted to any other candidate if left vacant.
- The Widows/ Wards of defense personnel (CW) shall be admitted as per 5 priorities listed below:-
- Widows/ Wards of Defence personnel killed in action;
- Wards of serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action;
- Widows/Wards of Defence personnel who died in peacetime with death attributable to military service;
- Wards of Defence personnel disabled in peacetime with disability attributable to military service;
- Wards of Ex-servicemen Personnel and serving personnel of the Defence/Armed Forces and all Police Forces who are in receipt of Gallantry Awards.
- The Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates shall be admitted according to the following categories:-
- A person with low vision or blindness- 1%
- A person having hearing impaired- 1%
- A person with locomotor disabilities and/or cerebral palsy 1%
Check DU LLB 2023 Syllabus
DU LLB 2023 Eligibility FAQs
Ques. I am 25 years old. Am I eligible to apply for the DU LLB 2023 Exam?
Ans. Yes, you are eligible to apply. There are no age limitations to appear for DU LLB Entrance Exam.
Ques. What are the minimum marks required to be eligible for DU LLB 2023 Exam?
Ans. Given below are the minimum marks required for DU LLB 2023 Entrance Exam
- For the general category, the minimum marks required are 50%.
- For the reserved category, 40% are the minimum marks required.
Ques. How many times can I apply for the DU LLB 2023 exam?
Ans. There is no limit to the number of attempts for DU LLB 2023 Exam. Candidates can appear for the exam as many times as they want.
Ques. What percentage of seats are reserved for marginalized categories through DU LLB 2023 Exam?
Ans. The reservation of seats is listed below:
- OBC – 27%
- SC – 15%
- ST – 7.5%
- EWS – 10%
- PwD/CW/Sports Quota/Foreign Applicants – 5%
Ques. What happens when the seats for SC/ST category candidates remain vacant through DU LLB 2023 Seat Allotment?
Ans. If SC/ST seats remain vacant even after interchange, such seats will remain vacant and wouldn’t be filled through any other category. However, it is likely that seats will be filled up through a mop-up round.
Ques. Who is eligible for DU LLB?
Ans. Candidates who have graduated with a minimum of 50% scores can apply for the exam. Candidates of reserved category are given a 5% relaxation.
Ques. Can 12th pass apply for DU LLB?
Ans. No, candidates are required to have graduated to be eligible for DU LLB application process. Candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% marks in their graduation degree.
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