Published: July 22, 2026
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Complete Guide: From
Application Form to Admission


Established in 1924,
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has been one of the top most institutions
producing many Supreme Court Judges and advocates, High Court judges and many
renowned legal experts. DU conducted the entrance exam 2017 for admissions in
its three campuses Campus Law Centre, Law Faculty I and Law Faculty II on 2nd July.
No of seats for this academic year remains same as the previous year 2310
thanks to  High Court order. This article contains all the useful details
required to law aspirants like important dates, question paper format and
syllabus, admission procedure, answer key, expected cut off etc..

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on following options:-   

1.   
Important
Dates
2.   
Application
Form
3.   
 Eligibility
Criteria
4.   
 Question
Paper Format and Syllabus
5.   
DU
LLB – 2017 Answer keys
6.   
DU
LLB – 2017 Expected Cut off
7.   
Results  and Admission Procedure
8.   
 Seat Distribution
for Various Categories
9.   
Grievances
Related Procedure


Important
Dates:-

Online
Registration Starts on
12th
June 2017
Last
Date for Online Registration
22th
June 2017
Date of  the Entrance Exam
2nd July
2017 
Provisional Answer Key ( DU)
 Within 24 Hours of Exam
Announcement of Results of
Entrance Examinations/ Grievance Handling
7th – 12th July 2017
First
Admission list
16th
July 2017
Date to deposit Admission fee (for
Shortlisted candidates*)
On or before 18th July 2017
Commencement
of classes
20th
July 2017

Application
Form


Application
for DU LLB is online based only. Applicants have to visit the
official website of University of Delhi ( du.ac.in). They need to register
themselves first by using an email id and few basic details. Following are key
points while filling online application form
·        Account for the online
application form will be activated through the link sent to the email address
used for the registration.
·       After activating their account,
applicants have to fill basic details and upload documents on the site.
·       Documents required for the
application:-
1.    Passport Size Photograph.
2.    Scanned Copy of Applicants signature.
3.    Class 10th Certificate ( self-attested).
4.    ID Proof ( self-attested).
5.    Caste, PwD certificate or  CW certificate ( if valid, self-attested).
For
detailed procedure to fill Application Form click here


Eligibility
Criteria:-


Applicants
must  check the criteria before they fill the application form.
1.    Educational criteria
• Graduate
or Post Graduate degree from DU or any Indian or Foreign University recognized
as equivalent by DU in any course
2.    Marks Criteria
·        50% aggregate marks for General
category applicants.
·        45%  aggregate marks for
OBC category applicants.
·        40%  aggregate marks for
SC/ST category applicants.
·       Further 5% relaxation in the marks
for PwD and CW category applicants.

Question
Paper Format and Syllabus:-


Format

This
year DU changed its question paper format, but there has been no change in the
syllabus for the exam. The only difference this time from the previous year
exam is that no of questions have been reduced from 175 to 100.  
1.     100 Multiple  Choice based Questions
2.     *Generally a correct answer carry + 4 marks  and an
incorrect -1 mark though
Students
are advised to read the instructions given in the question paper booklet at the
entrance exam for information related to marking pattern.
3.     Duration of the exam- 2 hours.
Syllabus

DU LLB
paper consists of more or less same type of questions as that of CLAT. DU LLB
question paper consists of following main themes:-
1.    English Language Comprehension
2.    General Knowledge and Current Affairs
3.    Reasoning and Analytical Abilities
4.    Legal Awareness and Aptitude

 DU
LLB – 2017 Answer Keys


DU posts
its answer key for the entrance test conducted within 24 hours of the exam
conducted on their official site du.ac.in. Applicants may email any objections
related to the answer key posted to 
[email protected] within 48 hours of the release of the answer key.
·       For Answer Key by Success
Mantra
 with detailed explanation- click here
·       For the official DU answer key- click
here

DU LLB
– 2017 Expected Cut Off


The cut
offs for various categories for DU LLB- 2016 is given below:-
S.No.
Category
DU LLB 2016
DU LLB 2015
DU LLB 2014
        1.
      General
369
425
381
        2.
      OBC
279
325
296
        3.
      SC
232
268
242
        4.
      ST
183
173
140
        5.
       PwD
All test takers
All test takers
All test takers
        6.
       CW
All test takers
All test takers
All test takers
Because
of the decrease in the no of questions in the entrance exam 2017, cut off is
expected to be a little higher in terms of %.

Results
and Admission Procedure:-


After
the conduct of the Entrance Exam, DU first, releases individual marks and rank.
This will include marks scored by applicants and general and category wise
ranks.  After few days of this list, DU releases the ‘first admission
list’
 based on which admission to the three different campused of DU,
Campus Law Centre, Law Faculty I and Law Faculty II are done.
·       Expected date of release of
individual marks and rank- 7th July- 12th July
·       First Admission List- 16th July

Admission
Procedure


Applicants
are advised to frequently visit the DU wedsite for the latest updates on the
merit list and the admission list. Students whose name feature in the admission
list have to follow  the following procedure:-
·       DU will release ‘First Admission
List’
 on 16th July.
·       DU will release notification on the
documents required and procedure for the admission.
·       Only after Payment of Fees and
Verification of Documents, admission would be considered complete.
·       Applicants selected for the Admission
would get the centre according to their rank in the merit list and preference
filled in the online application form.

 Seats
Distribution
*Total
no seats- 2310
·       General- 1167
·       OBC-   623
·       SC- 347
·       ST-147
·       PwD- not less than 5% of seats
*as per
High Court, Delhi’s order of 28th June 2017.

Grievances
Related Procedure

Applicants,
who have grievances related to Answer Key uploaded by the DU, doubts over their
marks are advised to follow the following guidelines:-
1.    In a case of applicants has problems related to the Answer key
uploaded on the DU, they are required to mail their query to 
[email protected] within 48 hours of the release of the Answer Key.
2.    If applicants have a doubt over their marks, they can submit a
request letter to  DU for obtaining the copy of their ORS ( OMR Response
Sheet) within 7 days of the release of results by paying rupees 500 in form of
Demand Draft.
3.    DU will provide the copy of ORS  from 16th to
30th day from the submission of the complaint letter.
4.    If an applicant finds any error related to his marks, he can
submit a complaint to DU.

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