Kathmandu University Law School Admissions Test (KULSAT)

The KULSAT is composed of the following sections and contents:

WRITTEN TEST (100 POINTS)

1. English (70 points)

2. General Knowledge (30 points)

1. English (70 points)

TOPICS:

• Grammar/Vocabulary (multiple choice, 20 points) Students are tested on their skills in grammar and the breadth of their vocabulary. Exercises in this section will include improving or editing paragraphs by understanding context or sentence completion questions that test vocabulary and sense of sentence structure.
• Reading Comprehension (passage-based multiple choice, 25 points)

Students are tested on their ability to distinguish between major points and supporting evidence, to draw inferences from factual information, and to detect the logical strengths and weaknesses in passages.

• Analytical Writing (essay, 25 points)

The Analytical Writing section tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills through essay-writing. It assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, construct and evaluate arguments, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion.

2. General Knowledge (30 points) 

This section is relatively open-ended, in that it can test students on a variety of subjects, including math, science, history, politics, etc. 

Note: After the two-hour written test, students will be required to write a personal statement (200 words or fewer) in Nepali, describing their motivations for choosing to pursue the integrated BBM, LL.B degree and explaining their academic achievements.This personal statement will be used by the KUSL during the interview session. Applicants shall include a current resume detailing their educational along with current or past community service or volunteer experiences, if any. 

INTERVIEW (20 POINTS)

3. Personality Test (20 points)

After passing the written examination, students will attend a personality test. The Personality Test examination is simply an interview. It is graded and therefore does affect the students score on the KULSAT. Those who have failed in the written examination will not be invited for the Personality Test. 

Scoring 

The total score of the KULSAT is 120. The score is built entirely on the number of questions students answer correctly and their performance on the Personality Test. There is no penalty for wrong answers. The KULSAT is deliberately a "speeded" exam. The score earned under such timed conditions is designed to be an indication of a student's ability to make logical, critical decisions under pressure. The best defense against the skewed timing of the KULSAT is to calculate how much time to allocate to each individual question. 

HOW TO PREPARE

While the entrance exam does not directly test what students have learned in school, students are encouraged to review on their own before they take the test. 

For the English section, we encourage students to brush up on their vocabulary, practice passage-based comprehension questions, and review how to write 5-paragraph argumentative essays.

For the General Knowledge section, students will be tested on Grade 10 standard mathematics as well as generic questions from other subjects, like science and history. For the Personality Test section, please make sure you can answer questions about your goals, motivations, and ambitions, and how the KUSL can help you realize them.

Note: Using the earlier entrance examination might not be very helpful for this year’s examination, as questions have been changed and the level of difficulty has been increased.