LIST: Students Who Passed And Thousands Who Failed Law Pre-Entry Exams

The Makerere University office of the Academic Registrar has released the results of the Bachelor of Laws Pre-Entry Examination 2025-2026 held on Saturday April 12, 2025.

Academic Registrar Prof Buyinza Mukadasi noted that candidates who scored 50 per cent and above passed the examination and have been recommended to the Admissions Committee for consideration.

“However, the candidates who passed have to submit an application where Bachelor of Laws is among the programme choices in the application system,” he added.

He also noted that those who are not satisfied with their results may appeal within two weeks from the date of the release of results.

The list includes the different categories of applicants: A-level leavers, Diploma Holders, Degree Holders and Mature-Age.

Up to 590 A-level leavers scored 50 per cent and above. The best performer in the A-level leavers category scored 80 per cent. Up to 1,959 A-level leavers failed law pre-entry exams (they scored below 50 per cent).

The worst performer was a student from Kibibi Secondary School who scored 04 per cent.

A total of 14 A-level leavers did not turn up for law pre-entry exams.

For degree holders, a student from Kampala International University (KIU) scored 88 per cent beating the pack of 59. Of the 59 degree holders who sat the law pre-entry exams, 23 passed (scored 50 per cent and above) while 36 failed (scored below 50 per cent).

The worst performer was a student from Makerere University who scored 31 per cent.

Two students in the degree holders category did not sit their law pre-entry exams.

For the diploma holders category, a student from Law Development Centre (LDC) topped the pack of 77 candidates with 87 per cent.

Only 24 diploma holders passed the law pre-entry exams (scored 50 per cent and above) while the rest failed.

For mature age entry category, 12 candidates sat the pre-entry exams. Six of these passed (scored 50 per cent and above), with the best scoring 63 per cent and the worst managing 35 per cent.

The lists are below:

The list with names of Diploma Holders Admitted on Government Sponsorship to Pursue Degree Courses at Makerere University is Here.

You can see the lists of thousands of students admitted in all public universities on government sponsorship national merit scheme Here.

The guide on how to apply for private admission in some universities is Here.

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