Scholarships for Indian law students

Pearson VUE and Jindal Global Law School Introduce Scholarships for Indian law students. Candidates for Law School Admission Test-India, by LSAC to be awarded with test fee waivers and Pearson Law Scholarships | Shubha Subbaraman

Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing for academic, professional and licensure examinations, has announced scholarships for Indian students taking the prestigious Law School Admission Test - India, by LSAC (LSAT—India). The LSAT-India, which is to be conducted across India in May by Pearson VUE, is a special version of the exam conducted globally by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), which will be the first law school in India to accept the LSAT-India, has announced scholarships for students applying for the three-year LLB programme and the five-year BA, LLB. programme. Each of the top five LSAT—India test scorers enrolling into either the three- or five-year programmes will receive Rs1 lakh.

Students entering JGLS based on the results of the LSAT-India, will also get a chance to avail a second scholarship, the Naveen Jindal Young Global Scholarship. Two scholarships of Rs 5 lakh each shall be awarded to one student each from the three-year LLB programme and the five-year BA, LLB programme.

The aim of the Naveen Jindal scholarship is to nurture, encourage and support young global leaders. The scholarship competition will be overseen by an independent selection group.

In addition, to find the best talent for the legal profession, Pearson VUE will grant 50 test fee waivers for top scorers, selected by Pearson VUE. And students can also avail of four Pearson Law Scholarships - an amount of Rs1 lakh per scholarship for the top scorers for LSAT-India enrolling into either the three- or five-year programmes. Speaking on the scholarship announcement, Sarvesh Shrivastava, Managing Director, APAC, Pearson VUE, said: “The Pearson Law Scholarships’ aim is to encourage meritorious candidates to avail the world- class legal programmes being offered by Jindal Global Law School.”