The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has released the detailed TG LAWCET 2026 notification on February 8, 2026. Osmania University is scheduled to conduct the TG LAWCET 2026 exam on May 18, 2026. The application window opened on February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM. The last date to apply for the TG LAWCET 2026 exam without paying the late fee is April 1, 2026. Through the Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test, candidates will be admitted into participating law colleges in Telangana. Candidates planning to pursue a 3-year LLB or a 5-year LLB course from law colleges in Telangana will be required to appear in TS LAWCET 2026. Read this article to know the detailed tentative schedule for the TS LAWCET exam in 2026.
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| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Detailed admission notification | February 8, 2026 |
TS LAWCET 2026 online application starts | February 10, 2026 |
TS LAWCET 2026 last date to submit the application form without a late fee | April 1, 2026 |
Last date to submit the application form with a late fee of Rs 500 | April 15, 2026 |
Last date to submit the application form with a late fee of Rs 1000 | April 25, 2026 |
Last date to submit the application form with a late fee of Rs 2000 | May 5, 2026 |
Last date to submit the application form with a late fee of Rs 4000 | May 10, 2026 |
Last date to submit the application form with a late fee of Rs 10000 | May 13, 2026 |
TS LAWCET application correction window | May 3, 2026 - May 8, 2026 |
TS LAWCET hall tickets 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
TS LAWCET exam date 2026 | May 18, 2026 (confirmed) |
Release of provisional answer key | May 23, 2026 |
Last date to submit objections | May 25, 2026 |
TS LAWCET 2026 results | June 5, 2026 |
The TGHE specifies the eligibility criteria for both 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB programmes. Candidates applying for the 5-year LLB programme through the TS LAWCET exam must have passed class 12th or an equivalent from a recognised board. The General category students should have scored 45%, the OBC category 42%, and candidates belonging to the SC/ST category need to score a minimum of 40%. Whereas, candidates applying for the TS LAWCET 3-year LLB must have graduated in any stream in the 10+2+3 pattern from a recognised university
TS LAWCET 2026 official notification was released on February 8, 2026. The eligible candidates can apply for the exam by filling out the TS LAWCET application form 2026 on February 10, 2026. After filling out the application form, candidates will get the TS LAWCET admit card 2026, which includes details related to the examination and needs to be carried out at the exam centre.
The TS LAWCET 2026 exam pattern includes 120 multiple-choice type questions from subjects - legal reasoning, fundamental rights, important judgments, etc. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes. There is no negative marking for wrong answers and each correct answer results in one mark.
After the completion of exams, the results are declared by TGCHE followed by shortlisting of candidates based on the marks obtained. Shortlisted candidates are required to attend the TS LAWCET counselling which involves document verification, choice-filling, and seat allotment. Finally, the candidates will need to report to the allotted colleges within the prescribed time.
The colleges mentioned below in the table accept the scores of the TS LAWCET exam 2026. Few TS LAWCET participating colleges offer admission to only a single course, whereas some offer admission to both, 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB courses.
SI. No. | College Name | Seat Intake | Convener Intake |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | University College of Law, Kakatiya University, Warangal | 60 | 60 |
2 | Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad | 60 | 60 |
3 | University College Of Law, OU, Hyderabad | 60 | 60 |
4 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College Of Law, Chikkadapally, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
5 | Adarsha Law College, Warangal | 120 | 96 |
6 | Anantha Law College, Kukatpally, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
7 | Aururoa’s Legal Service Academy, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad, BA LLB | 60 | 48 |
8 | Aururoa’s Legal Service Academy, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad, BBA LLB | 60 | 48 |
9 | K. V. Ranga Reddy Law College, AV College Campus, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
10 | Keshav Memorial College Of Law, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad | 120 | 96 |
11 | Mahatma Gandhi Law College, NTR Nagar, Hyderabad | 120 | 96 |
12 | Mahatma Gandhi Law College BBA LLB, NTR Nagar, Hyderabad | 120 | 96 |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi Law College BCom LLB, NTR Nagar, Hyderabad | 120 | 96 |
14 | Padala Rama Reddy Law College, Ameerpet, Hyderabad | 120 | 96 |
15 | Pendekanti Law College, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
16 | Sultan-Ul-Uloom Law College, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad BA LLB | 120 | 96 |
17 | Sultan-Ul-Uloom Law College, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, BBA LLB | 120 | 96 |
18 | Andhra Mahila Sabha College Of Law For Women, DD Colony, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
19 | Bhaskar Law College, Moinabad, Rangareddy | 60 | 48 |
20 | Vinayaka Law College, Kondapak, Medak | 60 | 48 |
21 | Islamia College Of Law, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad, BA LLB | 60 | 48 |
22 | Islamia College Of Law, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad BBA LLB | 60 | 48 |
23 | Aurora's Legal Sciences Institute, Marriguda, Nalgonda | 60 | 48 |
24 | SDM Law College, Peerlagutta, Wanaparthy | 60 | 48 |
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25 | Telangana Social Welfare Residential Law College For Women, Malkajgiri, Medchal | 120 | 120 |
26 | Telangana Social Welfare Residential Law College For Men, Sangareddy | 60 | 60 |
27 | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential Law College For Women, Hanamkonda, Warangal | 60 | 60 |
28 | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential Law College For Men, Maheshwaram, Rangareddy | 60 | 60 |
SI. No. | College Name | Seat Intake | Convener Intake |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | University College of Law, Kakatiya University, Warangal | 60 | 60 |
2 | University College Of Law, OU, Hyderabad | 60 | 60 |
3 | University College Of Law, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad | 50 | 50 |
4 | Aurora's Legal Service Academy, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
5 | Adarsha Law College, Hanamonda, Warangal | 300 | 240 |
6 | College Of Law For Women Andhra Mahila Sabha, DD Colony, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
7 | Manair College Of Law, Yellandur, Khammam | 180 | 144 |
8 | Ananntha Law College, Kukatpally, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
9 | Bhaskar Law College, Moinbad, Rangareddy | 120 | 96 |
10 | K. V. Ranga Reddy Law College, AV College Campus Gagan Mahal, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
11 | Keshav Memorial College Of Law, Naryanaguda, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
12 | Mahatma Gandhi Law College, NTR Nagar, Hyderabad | 300 | 240 |
13 | Marwadi Siksha Samithi Law College, Hyderabad | 240 | 192 |
14 | Padala Rama Reddy Law College, Ameerpet, Hyderabad | 240 | 192 |
15 | Pendekanti Law College, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad | 240 | 192 |
16 | Ponugoti Madhava Rao College, LB Nagar, Hyderabad | 240 | 192 |
17 | Sultan-Ul-Uloom Law College, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
18 | Vinayaka Law College, Kondapak, Medak | 300 | 240 |
19 | Viswa Bharathi College Of Law, Patancheru, Sangareddy | 120 | 96 |
20 | Justice Kumarayya College Of Law, Malkapur, Karimnagar | 240 | 192 |
21 | KIMS-College Of Law, Ramadugu, Karimnagar | 180 | 144 |
22 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College Of Law, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad | 180 | 144 |
23 | Islamia College Of Law, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad | 60 | 48 |
24 | Aurora's Legal Sciences Institute, Marriguda, Nalgonda | 60 | 48 |
25 | SDM Law College, Peerlagutta, Wanaparthy | 120 | 96 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The TS LAWCET exam 2026 will be conducted on May 18, 2026.
Yes, both these exams will be conducted on the same day.
The TS LAWCET & PGLCET - 2026 test will be held in 21 Online Test Centres (OTC) in Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh.
For TS LAWCET 2026 registration, general category candidates must pay Rs 900 whereas SC/ST category candidates will have to pay Rs 600.
The TS LAWCET hall ticket 2026 will be released online on the official website.
On Question asked by student community
It is quite difficult to get top law colleges at this score even not the lowest cutoff university will allow students to pursue law at this score but lets hope for the best try college like kalatiya university college of law and Mahatma Gandhi law college which has low cutoff.
You are on a border line which is very close to last years cutoff at kalatiya university college of law and Mahatma Gandhi law college belonging to bc-e category you might get seat here if cutoff trends is same as last year but definitely you are not going to get
Based on your situation, it seems there may have been some confusion regarding the eligibility criteria for non-local candidates in TS LAWCET. Generally, for state entrance exams like TS LAWCET, "non-local" candidates are those who are not residents of the state but have fulfilled specific residency requirements, such as living
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