UGC NET Law: Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern,

Syllabus & FAQs

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This is a complete guidebook if you are looking to prepare for the UGC
NET Law Exam conducted by National Testing Agency, twice a year. This
article is solely for Legal aspirants.

Table of Contents

Introduction to UGC NET Law

UGC NET Law Highlights
UGC NET Law Eligibility Criteria
UGC NET Law Exam Pattern
UGC NET Law Qualifying Marks and Marking Scheme
UGC NET Law Syllabus (Paper-I)
UGC NET Law Syllabus (Paper-II)
UGC NET Law Preparation Strategy and Material
UGC NET Law Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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 Introduction to UGC NET Law

The UGC (University Grants Commission) NET (National

Eligibility Test) Law exam is taken by LLM graduates who are
interested in academic careers such as assistant professors in law,
junior research fellows, or other similar positions. The National
Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for administering the UGC
NET Law twice a year.

Candidates can check the main themes and syllabus for the UGC
NET legal test, which can be used as a reference while they are
preparing for the exam, here in this post. Please read on for further information.

With a total of 150 questions, including 100 subjects (preferred) and 50 general MCQs,
the UGC NET Law subject syllabus 2023 is divided into Paper-I and Paper II. There are
2 points available for each correct answer. Law Syllabus has the UGC NET Subject Code
of 58.

Biannually, the National Testing Agency (NTA) administers the UGC NET for those
applying for Lectureship/Junior Research Fellowship positions at universities and
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 colleges throughout India.

Concepts of law, constitutional law, and administrative law form the basis for the
questions in this section. We’ve discussed the UGC NET Law exam content and format
here.

Paper-I: Evaluate the candidate’s skills and eligibility for Teaching and Research
Ability
Paper II: Questions will be based on the chosen subjects opted by the candidate.

UGC NET Law Highlights

Particulars Details

Name of the exam UGC NET Law

Mode Offline

Language Hindi and English

Subject Code 58

Conducting Body National Testing Agency

Total number of questions in Paper 1 50 questions

Total marks in Paper I 100 marks

Total questions in Paper 2 100 questions

Total marks 200 marks

Total Exam Duration 3 hours (180 minutes)

Negative marking No
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 UGC NET Law Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit – 31 Years (For Junior Research fellowship; No age limit for Net Assistant
Professor)
Age Relaxation –
Females of all categories – 5 years of Age relaxation
SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Transgender – 5 years of Age relaxation
Candidates holding LLM Degree – 3 years of Age Relaxation
Candidates in the Armed Forces – 5 years of Age relaxation

Nationality – The candidates should be of Indian origin. Other candidates who have
acquired citizenship through registration and not by any illegal means are also
eligible for a junior research fellowship and net assistant professor.
Educational Qualification –
The candidates must have passed the Master’s course in a certain specific subject or
stream.
Paper two must be of the same origin as the post-graduation subject.
The LLM holders are also eligible for the exam.
For the Junior Research Fellowship and the Net Assistant professor, candidates
must have secured 55% in the Post-graduation.
The marks for SC/ST/Obc are 50% of the Qualification.

UGC NET Law Exam Pattern

There are two tests that make up the UGC NET Law: Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is
required to be taken by all applicants for the UGC NET, and its purpose is to assess
candidates’ abilities in areas such as education, research, mathematics, communication,
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 the environment, and other such topics. There are one hundred questions of the
objective type.

The syllabus for Paper II of the UGC NET law exam,

which is subject-specific, has been provided here. The
test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions with a
total of 200 points each. As there is no provision for
negative marking in the UGC NET Law exam,
applicants are free to attempt any and all questions
without worrying about receiving a lower score.

Category Marks Allotted

Paper 1 100 marks

Paper 2 200 marks

UGC NET Law Qualifying Marks and Marking

Scheme

Category Minimum Marks (%) required Total no. of questions

General 40%
100

ST/SC/PWD/OBC 35%

The correct answer is given two marks

There are no marks given for unanswered questions
There is no provision for Negative Marking in the UGC NET Exam and so there are no
marks deducted for the wrong answer.

UGC NET Law Syllabus (Paper-I)

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 The primary aim is to evaluate the candidates’ potential as educators and researchers.
The exam is meant to gauge not only classroom performance, but also research
potential.

Candidates are expected to have and

demonstrate a variety of cognitive
skills, such as reading comprehension,
argument structure analysis, and
deductive and inductive reasoning.
Candidates are also expected to have a
basic understanding of how higher
education institutions operate in terms
of pedagogy. They also need to
understand how the interplay of humans, ecosystems, and natural resources influences
the standard of living.

Unit-I Teaching Aptitude

Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and

Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic,
Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material,
Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner
centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs
etc.).
Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based
Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in
evaluation systems.

Unit-II Research Aptitude

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 Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic
approach to research.
Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and
Quantitative methods.
Steps of Research.
Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.
Application of ICT in research.
Research ethics.

Unit-III Comprehension

A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.

Unit-IV Communication

Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.

Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group
communications, Classroom communication.
Barriers to effective communication.
Mass-Media and Society.

Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

Types of reasoning.
Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and
Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

Unit-VI Logical Reasoning

Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical

propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language,
Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.
Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
Analogies.
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 Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.
Indian Logic: Means of knowledge. Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana
(Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti
(Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).
Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation),
Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Unit-VII Data Interpretation

Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.

Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-
chart) and mapping of Data.
Data Interpretation.
Data and Governance.

Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.

Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.
Digital initiatives in higher education.
ICT and Governance.

Unit-IX People, Development and Environment

Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable

development goals.
Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on
environment.
Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil
pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic),
Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.
Impacts of pollutants on human health.
Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass,
Nuclear and Forests.
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 Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.
Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change,
International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on
Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.

Unit-X Higher Education System

Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.

Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.
Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.
Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.
Value education and environmental education.
Policies, Governance, and Administration.

UGC NET Law Syllabus (Paper-II)

Unit – I: Jurisprudence

Nature and sources of law

Schools of jurisprudence
Law and morality
Concept of rights and duties
Legal personality
Concepts of property, ownership and possession
Concept of liability
Law, poverty and development
Global justice
Modernism and post-modernism

Unit – II: Constitutional and Administrative Law

Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.

Union and State executives and their interrelationship
Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
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 Judiciary
Emergency provisions
Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
Election Commission of India
Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
Principle of natural justice 10. Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.

Unit – III: Public International Law and IHL

International law – Definition, nature and basis

Sources of International law
Recognition of states and governments
Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Extradition and asylum
United Nations and its organs
Settlement of international disputes
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International humanitarian law (IHL) – Conventions and protocols
Implementation of IHL – Challenges

Unit – IV: Law of Crimes

General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and
group liability and constructive liability
Stages of crime and inchoate crimes – Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
General exceptions
Offences against the human body
Offences against state and terrorism
Offences against property
Offences against women and children
Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
Offences against public tranquillity
Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
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 Unit – V: Law of Torts and Consumer Protection

Nature and definition of tort

General principles of tortious liability
General defences
Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
Remoteness of damages
Strict and absolute liability
Tortious liability of the State
The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Definitions, consumer rights and redressal
mechanism
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – No-fault liability, third party insurance and claims
tribunal
The Competition Act, 2002 – Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant
position and regulation of combinations

Unit – VI: Commercial Law

Essential elements of contract and e-contract

Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
The standard form of contract and quasi-contract
Specific contracts – Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
Sale of Goods Act, 1930
Partnership and limited liability partnership
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
Company law – Directors and meetings
Corporate social responsibility

Unit-VII: Family Law

Sources and schools

Marriage and dissolution of marriage
Matrimonial remedies – Divorce and theories of divorce
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 Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
Maintenance, dower and stridhan
Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
Succession and inheritance
Will, gift and wakf
Uniform Civil Code

Unit –VIII: Environment and Human Rights Law

Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution

International environmental law and UN Conferences
Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
National Green Tribunal
Concept and development of human rights
Universalism and cultural relativism
International Bill of Rights
Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons,
minorities and weaker sections
Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights
Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women,
National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule
Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes

Unit – IX: Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law

Concept and meaning of intellectual property

Theories of intellectual property
International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
Copyright and neighbouring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions,
infringement and remedies
Law of patent – Patentability, the procedure for grant of patent, limitations and
exceptions, infringement and remedies
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 Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement
and passing off, remedies
Protection of Geographical Indications
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic
governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
Cybercrimes, penalties and adjudication

Unit – X: Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance

Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison

Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
Open Government and Right to Information – USA, UK and India.

UGC NET Law Preparation Strategy and Material

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UGC NET Law Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the syllabus of UGC NET law?

UGC NET Law syllabus comprises Jurisprudence, Constitutional and Administrative
Law, Public International Law and IHL, Law of Crimes, Law of Torts and Consumer
Protection, and more.

2. How difficult is UGC NET law?

UGC NET law exam is moderate level. Candidates with six to eight months of dedicated
preparation level can crack the exam easily.

3. How can I prepare for UGC NET law?

Aspirants can prepare for UGC NET law by considering the syllabus and exam pattern,
previous year papers, and recommended books.

4. Is LLM necessary for UGC NET?

Yes, a postgraduate degree in law which is LLM, is mandatory to appear for UGC NET.

5. Can LLB students give NET?

LLB students will have to clear a postgraduate degree in law which is LLM to appear for
UGC NET exam. LLB is not a valid degree for appearing in NET.

6. Is 1 year LLM valid?

Yes, an earlier degree that was approved by the Bar Council of India is still valid. The
Bar Council of India informed the legal education system on January 4, 2021, of the
guidelines that indicated to the removal of the 1-year LLM program, thus prospective
students should be aware of this.
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