• Age of the candidate should be 20 years or less (22 years or less for SC,ST or OBC) as on 1^st July 2026.
• No candidate shall be eligible for admission after a lapse of more than three years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination. The year of admission will not be taken into account while calculating 3 years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination.
• A candidate can complete the online application procedure before the publication of the +2 level Board results.
• The candidate will be selected provisionally for admission. Provisional selection/ admission will be based on the marks of the Xavier Law Admission Test (XLAT) 2026. However, for the confirmation of final admission, the student should have passed Plus Two (+2) examination conducted by a recognised Board/Council in India and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in the aggregate and must have, as per the passing norm of the respective Board/Council in each of the 4 subjects included in the aggregate calculation (including the compulsory subjects), failing which the selection/provisional admission of the student will be cancelled.
• The final Plus Two result must be submitted to the University at the time of admission (if the board result has been published) or before the commencement of the classes. Until then, the admission will remain Provisional. If a candidate is selected and/or provisionally admitted (based on the marks of Xavier Law Admission Test [XLAT] 2026) but fails to fulfil the admission criteria (as mentioned above), the candidate will not be eligible for admission, or the provisional admission (if admitted provisionally) will be cancelled. The paid fees will be refunded in accordance with the University’s rules.
• A student must have studied and passed in English at the +2 level (excluding foreign students for whom a separate set of rules applies).
• Aggregate is calculated from four subjects at the +2 level, including the compulsory subjects as indicated in the eligibility criteria for application and the subjects having the maximum marks from the rest of the subjects (candidates must not include a subject which is among the “subjects must not be included” list mentioned below).

The following subjects must not be included in the calculation of aggregate:

• Marks in all subjects indicated in the +2 level mark sheet must be entered in the application form (if the board result is published at the time of filling of the application), or all the subjects of the +2 level must be entered during the application procedures.
• Students passing the GCE examination of the UK are eligible for admission only if they have completed the ‘O’ Level Examination (Minimum five passes), and completed ‘A’ Level (with minimum three passes), along with English at ‘AS’ Level. Such candidates must have completed and passed ‘A’ level examination at the time of application. However, they must fulfil all other requirements.
• Candidates with ‘Projected Mark Sheets’ from any of the boards are not eligible.
• International Students from outside India must provide an English Proficiency certificate (TOEFL or IELTS) at the time of admission if the medium of instruction of the last qualifying examination was not English.

The University reserves the right to reject the candidature and/or cancel the application/ admission at any stage if an applicant fails to fulfil the above conditions.

• Students from foreign countries need to produce their English Proficiency certificate (TOEFL, IELTS) if the instruction of study in the qualifying examination is not in English medium at the time of admission.

RESERVATION FOR EWS (Economically Weaker Sections): Maximum 10% of the total seats for each course are reserved for EWS category. This provision is made as per the government guidelines. The candidate/s who opt for this category will be required to upload the EWS certificate issued by the competent authority. Without the certificate the application will be cancelled. Candidates are requested to check the detailed government notification before opting to apply for this category.

The University reserves the right to reject the candidature and/or cancel the application/ admission at any stage if an applicant fails to fulfil the above conditions.