Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department of the Government of Odisha has announced the timeline for e-admission into the 3-year LL.B. courses for the academic session 2025-26 under the SAMS (Students Academic Management System) initiative.
prospective students can start filling out the Common Application Form (CAF) online on the SAMS portal (www.samsodisha.gov.in) from 4:00 PM on July 1, 2025. The deadline for submitting the online CAF is July 15, 2025, at 11:45 PM.
Applicants who have successfully passed the +3 examination (any stream) or any other equivalent examination from a recognized Indian university are eligible to apply. There will be no entrance examination for admission to the 3-year LL.B. course; provisional seat allotment will be based on marks and reservation details provided in the CAF.
Students can select a minimum of one and a maximum of three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as per their preference. The following HEIs are participating in the e-admission process for the 2025-26 academic session:
- Madhusudan Law University, Cuttack
- University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
- Lingaraj Law College, Berhampur
Key Dates for 3-Year LL.B. e-Admission 2025-26:
- Availability of online CAF: July 1, 2025 (04:00 PM)
- Last date for applying online CAF: July 15, 2025 (11:45 PM)
- Editing of submitted CAF (no fresh CAF): July 16, 2025 (10:00 AM to 11:45 PM)
- Publication of Provisional Allotment of Seats (First Round): July 21, 2025 (04:00 PM)
- Selection of Slide/Freeze Option and Online payment of admission fees (First Round): July 21, 2025 (06:00 PM) to July 24, 2025 (02:00 PM)
- Reporting at allotted Institutions for admission (First Round): July 22, 2025 (10:00 AM) to July 24, 2025 (05:00 PM)
- Publication of Provisional Allotment of Seats (Second/Final Round): July 29, 2025 (04:00 PM)
- Online payment of admission fees (Second/Final Round): July 29, 2025 (06:00 PM) to August 1, 2025 (02:00 PM)
- Reporting at allotted Institutions for admission (Second/Final Round): July 30, 2025 (10:00 AM) to August 1, 2025 (05:00 PM)
- Commencement of 1st Year Classes: August 11, 2025
Applicants are advised to refer to the Common Prospectus (CP) available on the SAMS portal before filling out the CAF. Any changes to the timeline will be published in newspapers and on www.samsodisha.gov.in.
For more details, applicants can contact the e-Admission Helpline (Toll-Free) at 155335 or 1800-345-6770.