Exam Pattern
SLAT Exam Pattern
SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admission Test)
Five sections of twelve questions each, an hour in total, one mark apiece and nothing deducted. SLAT is the flattest law entrance on this site: Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge all carry identical weight, so there is no section to specialise in and no penalty to weigh against attempting. Three of the five are reasoning of one kind or another, a heavier reasoning load than the section count alone suggests. A minute a question leaves no room to work out the format on the day.
Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 60 |
| Total marks | 60 |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Negative marking | 0 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, General Knowledge |
| Test | Qs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | 12 | 12 |
| Legal Reasoning | 12 | 12 |
| Analytical Reasoning | 12 | 12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | 12 |
| General Knowledge | 12 | 12 |
Timing: Single composite 60-minute timer for all five sections combined, with free navigation between sections: no sectional lock, matching the official test's single continuous session.
The official SLAT written test has 60 questions for 60 marks in 60 minutes, 1 mark per correct answer, no negative marking, across five equal sections of 12 questions each: Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and General Knowledge, with free navigation between sections and no sectional lock. This mock now covers all five sections at full official scale. Every Legal Reasoning question here states its own legal principle and facts in the passage, matching SLAT's own stated design that the section tests logical deduction from a given principle rather than memorised law. General Knowledge was excluded from an earlier build of this mock as content-risk; that exclusion is lifted here because the delivered General Knowledge bank is entirely static, evergreen fact recall (constitutional articles, geography, science, history, international institutions) with no current-events dependency.
Official source · checked 31 August 2026The SLAT Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge exam pattern is 60 questions carrying 60 marks, to be answered in 60 minutes. That works out to about 60 seconds per question on average, before any time spent reading instructions or revisiting marked answers. The 5 sections are Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge. All 5 sections carry 12 marks each, so none of them repays disproportionate preparation and a weakness anywhere costs the same. All sections share one composite timer, so you are free to move between them and spend your time where it earns most.
SLAT Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge marking scheme
- Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.
- There is no negative marking, so leaving a question blank can only cost you: an unattempted question and a wrong one score the same zero. Attempt everything.
- Worked example: attempt 48 of the 60 questions and get 36 right and 12 wrong, and you score 36 out of 60.
Practising against the same clock is the point of a mock test: at 60 seconds a question, the difference between a good score and an average one is usually pacing rather than knowledge. Attempt a free SLAT mock test to see where your time actually goes.
SLAT exam pattern: frequently asked questions
Is there negative marking in SLAT?
SLAT has no negative marking. An unattempted question always scores zero, so the choice is only ever between guessing and leaving it blank.
How many questions are there in SLAT?
SLAT has 60 questions. That leaves about 60 seconds per question in SLAT.
What are the total marks in SLAT?
SLAT is out of 60 marks, which works out at 1 mark a question.
How long is the SLAT exam?
SLAT runs for 60 minutes.
Does SLAT have a sectional time limit?
No. SLAT runs every section on one composite timer of 60 minutes, so you can move between sections freely and give the slower ones more of your time.