IEC releases application guidelines for 2025 GSL entrance exam
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In a notice dated July 15, the committee said the examination will take place on Friday September 12 2025, at 12:00 noon.
The Independent Examinations Committee of the General Legal Council has announced the opening of applications for the 2025/2026 entrance examination into the Ghana School of Law.
In a notice dated July 15, the committee said the examination will take place on Friday September 12 2025, at 12:00 noon. Two examination centres have been designated Accra and Kumasi and applicants are required to indicate their preferred centre at the time of application. The choice of centre cannot be changed once selected.
The examination will last three hours and cover six core subjects:
Law of Contract, Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Law of Immovable Property, Constitutional Law, and Ghana Legal Systems and Methods.
The committee stated that eligible candidates are those who have obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from law faculties in Ghana accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and approved by the General Legal Council.
Ghanaians who hold LLB or equivalent law degrees from universities in the United States of America or other Commonwealth countries may also apply, provided they have sufficiently studied the required core subjects. Other candidates who meet requirements under Regulation 1 of the Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) Regulations, 2018 (L.I.2355) are also eligible.
The application process has two parts. In the first stage, applicants must visit the IEC website at [www.iec-glc.gov.gh](http://www.iec-glc.gov.gh), select the ‘Entrance Examination’ option, and purchase an e-voucher at a non-refundable fee of 200 Ghana cedis using Mobile Money or Visa/MasterCard.
In the second stage, applicants are to return to the IEC website, access the application portal, complete the online form using the e-voucher code, and pay an additional examination fee of 550 Ghana cedis.
Applicants must also upload the following documents: a Ghana Card, completed GLC/IEC declaration form, a recent passport-sized photograph not older than six months, certified true copy of their LLB certificate (if already issued), and certified true copy of their final LLB transcripts.
An index number for the examination will be sent to applicants by SMS and email upon successful submission.
The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 22nd August 2025.
For enquiries, applicants may contact the IEC on 0531 034 441 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
