ISLAMABAD, DEC 11 (DNA) : The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has asked the universities and affiliated colleges to submit by December 15, 2018 the data of law students who have been admitted in law degree programmes without appearing in HEC-Law Admission Test (LAT) held on August 19, 2018.     

A letter issued to Vice Chancellors and heads of universities reveals that on the directions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, admission of only those students will be considered valid who have taken the HEC-LAT test and secured 50 per cent marks.

 This test is aimed to judge whether the candidates have the aptitude for the programme.

HEC seeks data of law students by Dec 15     

HEC has repeatedly issued letters to the Vice Chancellors and heads of all public sector universities, requesting them for provision of the requisite data.

According to the Supreme Court judgment, the students aspiring for admission in law programmes must appear in the law test.

In order to facilitate the students, HEC conducted LAT test on August 19, 2018. However, some students could not take the examination on this date. A subsequent test will be administered. =DNA

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