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UGC NET Law Syllabus
Law students can read or download the UGC NET Law Syllabus here. We have provided NET-JRF latest Syllabus recommended by UGC. National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts this exam two times in a year.
The NET exam is divided in 2 papers. There is no negative marking in this exam.
Paper 1 – This is a common paper for all candidates.
Paper 2 – This is subject based paper.
There is no negative marking in this exam.
Candidates can also read or download UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus PDF – Click Here
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Main Body | UGC – University Grant Commission |
| Examination Body | NTA – National Testing Agency |
| NET Full Form | National Eligibility Test |
| JRF Full Form | Junior research Fellowship |
| Exam Session | June & December |
| Exam Type | Objective Type MCQs |
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer Based Exam) |
| Negative Marking | No |
| Number of papers | 2 |
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of papers | 2 (Paper 1 & Paper 2) |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours (9:00 AM-12:00 PM) |
| Reporting Time | 07:40 AM |
| Centre Closing | 08:30 AM |
| Paper 1 | 50 Questions (100 Marks) Common for All Candidates |
| Paper 2 | 100 Questions (200 Marks) Subject Specific |
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer Based Exam) |
| Negative Marking | No |
The paper 2 syllabus is divided into 10 units.
- UNIT -I: JURISPRUDENCE
- UNIT -II: CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- UNIT -III: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL
- UNIT – IV: LAW OF CRIMES
- UNIT – V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- UNIT – VI: COMMERCIAL LAW
- UNIT-VII: FAMILY LAW
- UNIT-VIII: ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
- UNIT IX: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
- UNIT – X: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE
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Code No.: 58 (UGC NET Law Syllabus)
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 executive and their interrelationship
- Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
- 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
- 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 – Actusreus 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 human body
- Offences against state and terrorism
- Offences against property
- Offences against women and children
- Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
- Offences against public tranquility
- Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
UNIT – V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- Nature and definition of tort
- General principles of tortious liability
- General defenses
- 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
- 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
- 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 neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
- Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
- Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
- Protection of Geographical Indications
- Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge
- Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
- Cyber crimes, 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
This is the complete paper 2 UGC NET Law Syllabus PDF. Candidates can download syllabus PDF from the given links
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