SPECIAL EQUIVALENCE EXAMINATION FOR LAW GRADUATES
(A PRE-REQUISITE TEST TO APPEAR IN BAR ENTRANCE TEST-LAW-GAT)
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, is conducting a Special Equivalence Examination for Law graduates (SEE-Law) of foreign universities as per the direction of the Honorable Supreme Court vide its order dated March 06, 2018, and judgment dated August 31, 2018 passed in C.P.134/2012 “Pakistan Bar Council Vs Federation and Others,” and as required under the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) legal Education Rules, 2015. Law graduates of foreign Universities/Institutions, recognised by HEC/PBC, are required to pass the SEE-Law test before appearing in Law Graduate Assessment Test (LAW-GAT) which is mandatory to apply to the Bar Council for enrolment as an advocate. Online applications are invited from desirous law graduates who have obtained their law degrees from HEC/ PBC-recognized foreign universities or institutions.
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Deadline for online registration:
December 4th, 2023
✔ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Law graduates from a foreign university/ institution recognised by HEC/ PBC are eligible to apply.
Curriculum of Special Equivalence Examination (SEE-LAW) Special Equivalence Examination (SEE-Law) will be held as per the approved syllabus available at https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/HECAnnouncements/Pages/CW-SEE-LAW.aspx OR Click Button
✔ Test Type
The test will be based on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) only
✔ DATE OF EXAMINATION:
The SEE-Law will tentatively be held on December 17th, 2023. Any change in test date, due to unavoidable circumstances, shall be communicated to Candidates through www.hec.gov.pk and http://etc.hec.gov.pk Applicants who register through HEC (ETC) online registration process will be able to download their Roll Number Slips from http://etc.hec.gov.pk and same shall also be sent on their registered email address, a week before the
test date.
- Email/ SMS will be sent to the registered applicants for examination date, time and venue. Candidates are required to provide valid email/ mobile number while filling their online application forms.
- A print of Roll Number Slip and Original CNIC will be required to enter the Test Centre on the Test Day.
DETAIL OF EXAMINATION CENTRES:
- The test will be conducted in the federal and provincial capitals. Applicants may select examination centre
from the list available in the application form. - Once selected, the centre will not be changed.
✔ HOW TO REGISTER
- Visit the following link http://etc.hec.gov.pk for online registration
- In case of difficulty during online registration, visit onlinehelp.hec.gov.pk
- Only SUBMITTED applications will be considered for SEE-Law Test and applications in SAVE or INCOMPLETE
mode will not be entertained. - Test Fee of Rs. 5000/- is to be deposited via 1Link 1Bill Invoice participating Banks/ATMs/Internet
Banking/Mobile Banking/Easypaisa/JazzCash/Upaisa - Once you have selected link 1bill Invoice payment service, open /sign-in to your mobile app and click on Bill payment or payment services (as per your mobile banking app options).
- Click on 1Bill Invoice payment services and enter the consumer number generated by the ETC portal. Once you see the details, pay the amount depositing the fee through link 1Bill Invoice, click on Verify Online Payment on ETC Dashboard.
- After The test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
- The candidates must get queries and complaints resolved before the closure of the web registration portal. Queries/complaints handling beyond the registration deadline is denied by the system due to logistics/security reasons.
Note: Taking a mobile or any calculating, recording, or imaging electronic device inside the test centre, as well as
uploading or sharing the images of question book is strictly prohibited and an offence liable to punishment as per
the ETC rules.
- 50% score is required to qualify for the Special Equivalence Examination (SEE-Law) as specified by PBC.
- Applicants will have to meet other criteria, if any, as per Rules & Regulations of the Pakistan Bar Council.
- Applicants will have a maximum of five chances to clear the examination. HEC will conduct the examination twice a year or on quarterly basis as needed.
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