LNAT UK Objective Registration date-Exam syllabus-Exam structure-Exam date-Mock papers-Preparation Strategy

WHAT IS LNAT (UK)

LNAT stands for Law National Admission Test. Universities use the National Admissions Test for Law to select students for their undergraduate law courses. The test doesn’t test your knowledge of law or any other subject. Instead, it helps universities assess your aptitude for the skills required to study law. However, students are strongly advised to practice and prepare for the test. 

LNAT IS:

• A test of your verbal reasoning skills
• A test of your ability to understand and interpret information
• A test of your inductive and deductive reasoning abilities
• A test of your ability to analyze information and draw conclusions

LNAT ISN’T:

• An intelligence test
• A test of your knowledge on law subjects

Pearson VUE has been administering the LNAT examination since 2005. It is administered from September 1st to June 30th each year via the Pearson VUE CBT (Computer Based Test) platform.

LNAT - OBJECTIVE

The LNAT examination is a Critical Thinking test administered to candidates applying to study law at universities that comprise the LNAT consortium. The Law National Aptitude Test helps you understand if law is the right career for you, and it also helps universities to identify your merits and skills if you will be able to succeed on a law course.

LNAT - CORPORATE INFORMATION

LNAT Consortium Ltd was founded in 2004 to run the LNAT, and more generally to improve the university admissions process in law.

The National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) is operated by LNAT Consortium Ltd, in partnership with Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing business of international media company Pearson Education. Edexcel, one of the UK’s leading examining and awarding bodies, professionally writes and calibrates the test for Pearson VUE and became a Pearson subsidiary in 2003.

LNAT REGISTRATION & EXAM DATE

Before sitting the LNAT, you must complete the two-step registration process using the Pearson VUE online registration system.

• Set up an online account and register your contact details.
• Book and pay for your test – once your online account registration is complete and you have created an LNAT Profile, you will receive an email with details enabling you to book and pay for the test.

LNAT 2025 Registration Link

SYLLABUS OF LNAT

The LNAT tests the abilities that are needed for the study and practice of law, such as reading and reasoning (verbal reasoning). The LNAT is designed to be a test of aptitude rather than educational achievement. The skills that candidates need to do well in the LNAT are also the skills that they need to do well in legal education. 

The LNAT’s questions fall into seven general categories: law, philosophy, politics, media, science, ethics and education. No prior knowledge of these subjects is required though having a general awareness of current affairs is recommended.

LNAT measures the verbal reasoning skills at the heart of legal education.

Sections asked in LNAT

• Comprehension
• Interpretation
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Induction
• Deduction

The LNAT is divided into two sections to test different types of verbal reasoning.

1) Multiple Choice
The multiple choice section aims to assess the following about your abilities:

• Can you make logical deductions about information you are given?
• Do you have an eye for detail or do you jump to conclusions?
• Can you accurately identify fact from opinion or inference?
• When given information, can you appreciate what the limitations of a statement are?
• Can you identify implications that are unsaid?
• Can you spot when statements aren’t fully quantified by the supporting evidence provided?
• Do you pay attention to detail when reading comprehension and writing?

2) Essay
The essay section of the test aims to assess the following about your abilities:

• Can you construct a persuasive, balanced argument backed up by evidence rather than opinion?
• Can you write persuasively?
• Do you know how to structure an essay?
• Do you have good English skills - grammar, sentence structure, can you use punctuation correctly?
• Are you ‘well-read’ with a good knowledge of current affairs?

EXAM STRUCTURE/ EXAM SCHEME OF NLAT

The LNAT is written and calibrated by Edexcel for Pearson VUE, the world’s leading computer-based testing and assessment business. So, LNAT is an online exam, and students can sit the computer-based test at a time and a test centre convenient to them, choosing from over 500 test centres in 165 countries around the world. India has got 40 LNAT exam centers. Scroll down to find the center list.

The total duration of LNAT is a 2 Hours and 15 minutes (135 minutes) and it has two-part: 
Section - A: Multiple choice questions based on passages of text, and 
Section - B: An essay.

EXAM STRUCTURE/ SCHEME OF NLAT SECTION A:

 The first part is a computer-based multiple-choice exam. You’ll be asked to read passages of text and answer questions that test your comprehension of them. Your scores from the multiple choice section of the test are checked by computer, and a mark out of 42 is created. This is known as your LNAT score.

• The first section consists of 5 examination forms consisting of 12 passages
• First 6 passages consisting of 3 multiple-choice items each
• Last 6 passages consisting of 4 multiple-choice items each
• A total of 42 items per form
• Allotted time for Section A = 95 minutes

EXAM STRUCTURE/ SCHEME OF NLAT SECTION B

In the second part of the LNAT test, you will be asked to write one essay from a list of three proposed subjects. This section is not marked by the test centre and does not contribute to your LNAT score, but it is your opportunity to show your ability to construct a compelling argument and reach a conclusion.

Essay

• 1 essay to be written out of 3 proposed subjects
• Allotted time for Section B = 40 minutes

LNAT EXAM CENTER LIST IN INDIA

DECLARATION OF LNAT RESULT

Both your LNAT score and essay are made available to the participating universities. These are then used to supplement your university application and show your aptitude for studying undergraduate law.
As of admission session 2025, the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) does not require its applicants to attempt the essay part of LNAT for admissions.

JGLS offers admission solely based on scores in the MCQ section (Section A score of LNAT).

Note: LNAT Test is mandatory for 5-Year Integrated LLB Programmes only.

HOW TO PREPARE

There are no facts to learn in preparation for the test. The LNAT is designed to test your intellectual abilities rather than your knowledge about a particular subject. However, students are strongly advised to practice and prepare for the test. We strongly recommend you make use of our preparation materials which will help you concentrate on exercising the relevant parts of your brain, and on familiarising yourself with the test format.

Reading and Thinking

Candidates can prepare for the LNAT by exercising the relevant parts of their brain. This can be done by reading a quality newspaper (in English) every day. As you read Think about the issues being raised;

• What assumptions are being made?
• What information is being relied on to draw which conclusion?
• How would you frame a counterargument?

Reading a quality daily newspaper will help you to be aware of the world around you. The LNAT essay topics will not be specifically about current affairs, and you will not be judged by what facts you know. But knowing how the world ticks, in general terms, will help you to write intelligently about a host of different topics.

We have listed some newspapers, with link, below worth considering:

The Economist     Financial Times     The Guardian     The New York Times

The Sydney Morning Herald     The Washington Post     The Hindu           

HOW TO APPROACH LNAT MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

With most exams that use multiple-choice tests, you need to be able to recall from memory enough knowledge about the subject of the question so that you can pick the correct answer. With the LNAT, however, the answer to the question is in front of you; the skill is in accurately deciphering what the question is asking you, identifying the relevant areas of text it refers to, then choosing the most accurate statement.

• Avoid making assumptions – The trial found the defendant guilty. This is a statement of fact, but it does not mean that the defendant is guilty, only what the result of the trial was.
• Deal in absolutes – Typically, ice melts above 0°C. The use of the word ‘typically’ suggests that it is not always the case. Words like ‘usually/could/sometimes/often/typical/likely/unlikely’ change the meaning of a sentence.
• Check if a statement is opinion or fact – It is always hotter in the summer than in the winter. Ask yourself is the writer making an assumption that could be wrong? Could evidence be found to argue against this?
• Check what the question asks for – What cannot be inferred from the text about the writer’s argument? Look at how the question is structured. Is it a double negative? Are they asking you to do two things at once such as identifying what the writer is suggesting, and then look for what is not being suggested?
• Know exactly what the question means – Questions will often use words like stated, inferred, implied, concluded. Make sure you know what all of these actually mean.
• Check your answer – After you have selected your answer, make sure that your answer directly answers the question. 

PRACTICE TESTS

• ONLINE BASED PRACTICE TESTS

There are many ways that you can practice the LNAT. You’ll find links to all of them on this page. You can access this test with your browser and it will run on any computer. There is no limit on the number of times the sample test can be taken.

Note that this practice test below has 5 possible answers to each multiple-choice question. The real test now only has 4 possible answers to each multiple-choice question.

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• PAPER BASED PRACTICE TESTS

If you don’t want to download the test simulator, or if you have no access to a computer that runs Windows we’ve prepared paper versions of the tests that are delivered through the simulator. You can download them all, as well as selected commentaries and the test marking scheme here.

LNAT MOCK PAPER - 1

LNAT MOCK PAPER - 2

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