Bangalore: KLE Society’s Law College Bangalore has adopted Law School Admission Test-India (LSAT-India) as one of the admission criteria from 2011. Mr. J M Mallikarjunaiah, Principal, KLE Law College said that their decision to adopt LSAT-India was after a careful evaluation of the test’s ability to identify candidates that are best suited to pursue education and career in law.
Further, Mr. Mallikarjunaiah said that they were impressed by LSAT’s performance for over six decades and Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) commitment to bring to India a special version to address the specific needs of Indian law schools. The test being conducted across India would also ensure a wider reach for the institute, he added.
Mr. Daniel Bernstine, President, LSAC said that adoption of LSAT-India by KLE is a strong endorsement of its performance. They are also encouraged by the positive response from candidates that they continue to receive. They are confident that KLE Law College's admission procedure will be well served with the addition of LSAT-India as a screening tool, he added.
Mr. Sarvesh Shrivastava, Pearson VUE Managing Director, APAC said that they are excited that KLE and other leading colleges and institutes in India are recognizing the need for admission tests to move away from testing candidate’s subject knowledge to testing aptitude and ability to pursue a particular field of study. In addition, he said that KLE’s adoption of LSAT-India is also recognition of standardized tests to best measure these abilities.
LSAT-India is a test that helps law schools make sound admission decisions by providing a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills of the students that are essential for success in law school. LSAT-India is adapted from LSAT, which is regarded as the gold standard in law school admission testing and is accepted by leading law schools worldwide. The LSAT and LSAT-India are administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), which is a is a nonprofit corporation in the United States.
