LSAT (Law School Admission Test)

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) conducts Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for the admissions to Law Schools in Canada, USA and a few other countries. Candidates who are interested in pursuing Legal Studies in these countries must appear for LSAT 2018. The subjects included in the examination are Logical Reasoning, English Comprehension and Analytical Reasoning. LSAT is conducted 4 times a year in February, June, September/October and December respectively. Candidates are advised to take their LSAT before the Fall session. Know all about LSAT 2018 such as application / registration process, eligibility criteria, dates, admit card, syllabus, selection process, result and much more.

 

Overview

Exam Name	Law School Admission Test
Commonly Known as	LSAT
Exam Level	International level test
Conducting Body	Law School Admission Council
Eligibility Criteria	Not Set by the official body
Number of Sections	3 Sections: Reading Comprehension Analytical Reasoning Logical Reasoning
Score Range	120-180
LSAT Test Centres	Approx. 740

 

 

Test Format

LSAT 2018 will be conducted for a duration of 35-minutes. Candidates will have to answer five sections of multiple-choice questions. Four of these sections contribute to the score of the candidate. These sections include Reading Comprehension, Analytical Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning sections. The unscored section, commonly referred to as the variable section, of LSAT 2018 is used to pre-test new test questions. The total duration of the Test is 3 hours 30 minutes. The score scale for LSAT 2018 ranges from 120 to 180 with 120 being the lowest to 180 being the highest score a test taker can earn. 

 

Exam Pattern

Section	Number of Questions	Duration
Reading Comprehension	26 to 28 (approx.)	35
Analytical Reasoning	22 to 24 (approx.)	35
Logical Reasoning (Two sections)	24 to 28 (approx.) for each section	35+35(70)
Variable section (Unscored)	-	35
Writing section (Unscored)	-	35

 

Syllabus

LSAT 2018 is designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school which are reading and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy and insight, organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it, ability to think critically, and analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of others.

Reading comprehension:

It measures a candidates ability to read, with understanding and insight, examples of lengthy and complex materials similar to those commonly encountered in law school.

Analytical reasoning:

This section will measure the ability to understand a structure of relationships and to draw logical conclusions about that structure.

Logical reasoning:

It will assess the ability to analyse, critically evaluate, and complete arguments as they occur in ordinary language.

 

Important Dates

The registration process for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT India) 2019 entrance exam started on October 15, 2018

The candidates who wish to apply for the LSAT India 2019 exam can register themselves on the official website till May 6, 2019.

LSAT is an international level entrance examination conducted by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), USA. The LSAT score is used by around 45 law schools to admit the students in LLB / LLM / B.A. LLB courses.

The admit card for LSAT 2019 is likely to be released between May 09, 2019 to May 18, 2019.

The LSAT 2019 examination is scheduled to be held on May 19, 2019, and the results is expected to be announced on June, 01. 2019.

 

Dates and deadlines for LSAT 2018.

 

Registration

LSAT 2018 registration fee is $180. Candidates who wish to get their test centres or test dates changed will have to pay a fee of $ 100 respectively. Refer to fee structure below. Registration for LSAT 2018 can be done online or by phone. Click here to register for LSAT 2018

 

 Fee Structure

Event	Fee
LSAT	$180
Credential Assembly Service (CAS)	$185
Test Centre Change	$100
Test Date Change	$100
Non Published test centre	Domestic $285      International $380
Handscoring	$100
Law School Reports	$35
LSAT Registration Refund	$50
CAS Registration Refund	$50

 

Admit Card

In order to be admitted to the LSAT 2018, candidates must submit two forms of identification:

• A government-issued ID,
• A printout of your admission ticket that includes the photo that the candidate uploaded through the LSAC account.

The identity should be current (in case it is expired, it should not be more than 90 days of the test date) and should include:

• First name (exactly as mentioned in the LSAT 2018 registration)
• Last name (exactly as mentioned in the LSAT 2018 registration)
• Date of birth
• A recent and recognizable photo

Candidates should confirm that the first and last name listed on their government-issued ID matches the name printed on the LSAT 2018 Admission Ticket.

 

Selection Procedure

Two main factors considered by LAW schools to select candidates are:

• The LSAT 2018 scores
• The candidate’s performance in academics.

 

Scores

LSAT 2018 score is based on the number of questions answered correctly (the raw score). There is no deduction for incorrect answers, nor are individual questions on the various test sections weighted differently. Raw scores are converted to an LSAT scale that ranges from 120 to 180, with 120 being the lowest possible score and 180 the highest possible score. This is done through a statistical procedure known as equating, a method that adjusts for minor differences in difficulty between test forms.

The Score Report will contain

• LSAT 2018 Scores
• Results of all tests up to 12 for which the candidate has registered since June 1, 2012, including absences and cancellations. Scores earned prior to June 2012 are not reportable.
• Average score, if the candidate has more than one reportable score on file.
• The candidates score band if his/her score was earned on the 120–180 scale. Score bands reflect the precision of the LSAT and are reported to emphasize that the candidates LSAT 2018 score is an estimate of their actual proficiency level. A score band is reported for each individual score, as well as for their average score, if available.
• A Candidate’s percentile rank, which will reflect the percentage of candidates whose scores were lower than a particular candidate during the previous three testing years. A percentile rank is reported for each of the candidate’s scores.

 

Results

The LSAT 2018 Result will be emailed after the LSAT 2018 entrance exam results are announced for those candidates who hold an LSAT 2018 account. If a candidate does not have an account, then LSAC will mail the test score to the valid address within four weeks of the entrance test. The scoring range in LSAT is 120-180. The scoring process follows a statistical process called equating. The exam is based on the number of questions answered correctly.

 

Additional Info

Refer to the website: https://www.lsac.org