The easiest way to become a Lawyer in Sri Lanka is to enter Law College. Each year Sri Lanka Law College conducts an entrance Examination. You only need 3 A/L passes and 3 O/L Credit passes in English and Sinhala/Tamil to enter Law College and become a Lawyer.
Sri Lanka Law College - General Entrance Examination 2022
Admission of students for the academic year 2023 - Apply before 16th October 2022
Download details on Law College website
Apply online http://www.entrance-exam.sllc.ac.lk/home/applicant/create
(See details below)
Law Entrance is a competitive examination that admits about 1050 students to Law College. A student who enters Law College has to sit 3 examinations at the end of the first 3 years at law College. Thereafter the student has to do practical training. He can then take oaths as an Attorney-at Law (Lawyer).
The Sri Lanka Law College has trained almost all the lawyers in Sri Lanka and it is the only gateway to the legal profession in the country.
Admissions
There are three main channels of admission to the College.
1 - Law Entrance Examination
Direct admission of those who qualify via Law Entrance Examination for admission. The minimum academic qualification recognised for admission is four passes in the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination and credit passes in Sinhala/Tamil in the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) Examination. The entrance examination is highly competitive and only a limited number gain admission on the results of this examination.
2 - Law Graduates from Other Universities
Admission of Law graduates of Sri Lankan and foreign Universities - LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) Degree holders from either the University of Colombo, Peradeniya, Jaffna or Open University of Sri Lanka can enter this way. These Law graduates need not sit the entrance examination and they are also exempted from taking the first and second year examinations. They only need to take the final examination at the Law College.
Graduates from foreign universities such as University of London LL.B degree holders can also enter to Law college and become a lawyer this way.
3 - Members of the legal profession of commonwealth countries
The Attorneys at Law course at the Law College is of 3 years duration except for the law graduates as above referred to. On passing the final examination students have to undergo an apprenticeship of six months under a lawyer of at least 8 years standing and follow a practical training course conducted by the Law College with the assistance of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and their senior members.
By this method, a British barrister can sit the final examination of Sri Lanka Law College and can enter the legal profession after completing the practical training and taking oaths.
Law College
Law Entrance Examination
The CLE (Council of Legal Education) conducts an entrance examination each year for eligible persons, for sthe election of students to Law College.
Entry Qualifications
The minimum educational qualifications to sit the Entrance Examination are as follows:-
a) Two credit passes and one simple pass (except General English and General Knowledge subjects) at one and the same sitting at the Sri Lanka GCE (A/L) Examination; and
(b) Credit passes in English Language AND Sinhala/Tamil Language at the G.C.E.(O/L) or N.C.G.E. Examination;and
(c) Applicants should have completed seventeen years of age at the date on which submission of applications closes. For other qualifications, refer to http://www.sllc.ac.lk/sub_pgs/admission.htm
LAW ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
All applicants must sit for the General Entrance Examination to be held ONLY in Colombo on November 20, 2022.
The question papers for the Examination are as follows:
- Language Skills
- General Knowledge and General Intelligence
A candidate can elect to answer the General Knowledge and General Intelligence Paper in the Sinhala, Tamil, or English Language.
If the candidate elects to answer the General Knowledge and General Intelligence Paper in either the Sinhala Language or the Tamil Language, the candidate should elect to sit for the English Language Paper. If the candidate elects to answer the General Knowledge and General Intelligence Paper in the English Language, the candidate should elect to sit for either the Sinhala Language or the Tamil Language Paper.
The Law College does not offer any courses to prepare students for the Entrance Examination, but there are classes conducted by different private institutes.
Check the details of latest curriculum here:
http://www.sllc.ac.lk/sub_pgs/curriculum.html
More Information
Sri Lanka Law College
244 Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12 P.O. Box Address. P.O. Box 1501, Colombo
Telephone # 94-1-473119, 323759. Fax: 94-1-385847 E - mail : <[email protected]>
For details visit Law College Official web site
http://www.sllc.ac.lk/
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If i do A/L in Commerce stream {Acc,Econ,B.S.} would I be able to enter the law college?
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You need 3 A/L passes and 3 O/L Credit passes in English and Sinhala/Tamil to enter Law College and become a Lawyer.
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Puluwan. habai e course ekata one z score eka thiyenna one
Biology,Agriculture Science And Hindu Culture this subject pass Can I appiled law Collage
Please send answer
Hi sir
I want to know about how to do criminal law .
How many ‘ A ‘passes for A/L exam to do criminal law?
Please send me answer .
I am kindly requesting you.
i will hope to do my higher education in APIIT law college..after the dgree can i do the law entrance exam??
If you have degree you do not have to do law entrance. but you have to study again in Law college.
Apiit ekei foundation karala giyoth
Lankave attorney at law wenda puluvanda?
Netham a/l pass wendama onada.?
You oneed 3 A/L passes and 3 O/L Credit passes in English and Sinhala/Tamil to enter Law College and become a Lawyer.
law college ekt entre unm monawad oni qulification criminal low krnn
history, ict, sinhala, subject walin law faculty ynn puluwnd ?
Puluwan. Z score wadi wenna one
mn grade 10 mn asai law karanna. danata mn o/l walata civic karanne mn karanna ona exam subject monada kiyala kiyanna ko?
O/L pass wela A/L wala Z scores wadi course karanna. Godak aya Arts stream eke Logic wage courses thora gannawa.
https://studentlanka.com/2011/01/02/subject-combinations-for-al-arts-students/
me law faculty eke criminal law krnn mona wage qualification d thiyenn oni A/l result walin
Econ subject eka problem ekak neme neda law faculty ynn Mt dn gnn puluwnd Econ high rank ekakat watenwd kiyl logic high Z ekak thiyenwd
Logic, Econ ok
Mt dn gnn puluwnd mona wage Z agayk onid law faculty ynn mn krn subject thm Logic, Econ, Sinhala me subject krl mt law faculty ynn puluwn weid mt mekt reply ekak ikmnt ewnnko
Neethi vibageta illum kirimata a/l wala hadariya yuthu subject monawada? Mona subject kalothda meyata pahasu?
Ehema ekak na. But do subjects with high Z scores – logic, geography, ICT, Economics …. etc
mn krn subject thm logic Econ sinhala mt dn gnn puluwnd me subject krl low faculty ynn puluwnd kiyl please send me
Combination OK.
Law selection depends on your results
Man Alevels valata karanne Econ Accounting and ICT mata law faculty yanna puluvanda
puluvanda
.
Plz send a reply
ict history sinhala krl law college enter wenn puluwnd?
law krnn puluwnnm rank aka kiyk wenn oniid?
mahestrath kenek wenn thiyenna onii a/ls’ result kohoma wenn onid?
Puluwan. But you need high Z score to enter Law faculty.
Law college yanna Law entrance exam eka karanna.
Im Qualified in AAT and i completed GCE A/L (LOCAL) COMMERCE STREAM and partly qualified in ACCA .
can i register to the law college
Hi sir..i don’t have english c pass..but i have english s pass in o/l..and i finished my a/l examination in last year..results are geography-B , carnatic music-c ,tamil-s and gentral information technology-c
And i have diploma in English certificate…so can i do the exam? I have a doubt..if i have carnatic music subject,can i do the exam?
SIR
I HAVE COMPLETED MY O/L’S IN 2017.DO I NEED A/L QUALIFICATION TO JOIN THE LAW COLLEGE.
What are the documents that I will submit for the admission
I did sciencs for a/l . Can I have enter the law collage with 3s
I’m a university student. Can I register if I pass the entrance exam.
Law college also a full time course
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Sri Lanka Law College – Admission to 2018 Intake – Apply before 31 March 3017
https://studentlanka.com/2010/04/14/sri-lanka-law-college-and-attorney-at-law-entrance-examination/#lawcollege
This long term drem for me to become a lawyer in srilanka and i do not have 3 passes in A/L but i have credit pass in english in O/L & A/L please guide me to study law and 23 years old me
i did london al’s in 2015 .will i be able to do the law college entrance exam from my al results?
sir I want to apply for the law college entrance exam? May I apply this month also?