| Eligibility criteria for both Open merit and Reserved1 Seats |
|
The Admission is open for those candidates who:- |
1. |
Have passed FA/F.Sc./ 'A' Level or equivalent examination with a minimum of 55% marks. |
2. |
Have passed the Law Admission Test (LAT) conducted by HEC with 50% passing marks and with a validity date for admission. |
3. |
Must have appeared in the PU Admission Test conducted by Punjab University. |
4. |
Must NOT be more than 24 years of age. |
| The candidates must provide equivalence/verification of their academic documents from the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) at the time of admission. |
| Admission Criteria/ Merit Formula: |
75% weightage of [1/4 of marksobtained in
Matric/O-Level or equivalent qualification + Total marks
obtained in F.A./F.Sc./A-Level or equivalent
qualification]+25% weightage of the entry test conducted by
the Punjab University + additional marks* (if any). |
| *Additional Marks: |
1. |
20 marks for Hafiz-e-Quran |
2. |
25 marks for each of the following subjects studied as elective subject(s) in FA/F.Sc./A-Level or equivalent qualification upto a maximum of two subjects from the list below:
(a) Civics/Political Science (b) Philosophy (c) English Literature (d) Sociology (e) Law (f) Economics |
| 1Reserved Seats for Kins‡ of Judges/Lawyers |
| Son/Daughter/Nephew/Niece of
serving judges of the Supreme Court
of Pakistan and High Courts of
Pakistan (Preferably of Lahore High
Court, Lahore). |
Two seats
(1% only) |
| Son/Daughter/Nephew/Niece of
judicial officers of Subordinate
Judiciary of Punjab), first priority
will be given to the kins of serving
Judges and officers. |
Two seats
(1% only) |
| Children/Spouse/real brothers or
sisters (in this order of priority) of
lawyers with at least 10 years lower
court standing. |
Five seats
(1% only) |
| Other Categories |
As per Punjab
University
policy. |
|
| 2Order of Preference in Reserved Seats of Judges: |
1. |
First preference for admission will be given to the
kins of sitting judges of superior courts, according to
the criteria already laid down in the Admission
Regulations of Punjab University. |
2. |
If any of the seat(s) remains unfilled from the above
priority, second preference for admission will be
given to the kins of retired judges of superior courts
on the basis of the overall merit of the candidates. |
3. |
Priority to the kins of superior court judges will be
given over the kins of retired judges irrespective of
the fact whether the former have higher or lower
merit. |
4. |
If any of the seat(s) still remain unfilled, the vacant
seats(s) will go to the open merit to be filled from the
General Merit List. |
| 1Approved by the Vice-Chancellor vide letter No.440/LC,
dated 10-12-2020. |
| 2Approved by the Syndicate and circulated vide
No.D/3473/Acad dated 18-04-2022. |
| ‡For reserved seats on kinship basis, only those applications
shall be entertained for admission which are accompanied
by a kinship certificate duly issued by the competent
authority i.e., (i) in case of judges/judicial officers, by the
Registrar of the respective superior court (ii) in case of
lawyers, by the Secretary of respective Provincial Bar
Council and (iii) in case of case of Punjab University
teachers/employees, by the Registrar, University of the
Punjab, Lahore. |
| N.B: In case of any controversy, the matter shall be referred
to the Chairman, Admission Committee of Punjab
University whose decision shall be final. |
