Scoring eighty two percent in the class twelve board exam you are eligible to apply for five year law programmes offered in government law colleges in Tamil Nadu The government law colleges fall under the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University The general eligibility for five year integrated law programmes is a minimum of seventy percent for open category candidates and for reserved categories sixty percent Consequently your score of eighty two percent exceeds the threshold and you can participate in the counselling process There are around fifteen affiliated government colleges in the state including Chennai Madurai Coimbatore Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Chengalpattu Vellore Dharmapuri and Villupuram In addition there is the School of Excellence in Law affiliated to TNDALU and seats in that college are also offered based on merit Candidates are ranked purely on class twelve marks in four subjects excluding language papers Admission is through online counselling Based on your score you stand a strong chance of securing a seat in one of the government law colleges in Tamil Nadu