As the name suggests, the LSAT is typically required for admission into law degree programs. The LSAT is a half-day standardized test. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing candidates. The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world. The governing body for LSAT is Law School Admission Council.

Comments on the LAST here are included only for completeness. We shall not include further details on this exam, because students from India rarely go to America or Canada for law degrees. You can obtain detailed information on the LSAT (http://www.lsat.org) on the Web.

As the name suggests, MCAT is typically required for admission into medical programs. MCAT is a standardized, multiple-choice exam designed to assist colleges in predicting a prospective student's ability to perform adequately in the medical school curriculum. The test assesses problem solving, critical thinking, and writing skills in addition to the knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. The MCAT is scored in each of the following areas: Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Writing Sample, and Biological Sciences.

Comments on the MCAT here are included only for completeness. We shall not include further details on this exam, because students from India rarely go to America or Canada for the first medical degree. You can obtain detailed information on the MCAT (http://www.aamc.org) on the Web.

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