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  • Comprehensive Course

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. 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 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

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
   
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.
 

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NET SYLLABUS

SUBJECT: LAW PAPER: 2                                                             Code No.: 58    

UNIT – I: JURISPRUDENCE

  1. Nature and sources of law
  2. Schools of jurisprudence
  3. Law and morality
  4. Concept of rights and duties
  5. Legal personality
  6. Concepts of property, ownership and possession
  7. Concept of liability
  8. Law, poverty and development
  9. Global justice
  10. Modernism and post-modernism
 

UNIT – II: CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

  1. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.
  2. Union and State executive and their interrelationship
  3. Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
  4. Judiciary
  5. Emergency provisions
  6. Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
  7. Election Commission of India
  8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
  9. Principle of natural justice
  10. Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.
 

UNIT – III: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL

  1. International law – Definition, nature and basis
  2. Sources of International law
  3. Recognition of states and governments
  4. Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
  5. Extradition and asylum
  6. United Nations and its organs
  7. Settlement of international disputes
  8. World Trade Organization (WTO)
  9. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols
  10. Implementation of IHL - Challenges
   

UNIT – IV: LAW OF CRIMES

  1. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability
  2. Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
  3. General exceptions
  4. Offences against human body
  5. Offences against state and terrorism
  6. Offences against property
  7. Offences against women and children
  8. Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
  9. Offences against public tranquility
  10. Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
   

UNIT – V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

  1. Nature and definition of tort
  2. General principles of tortious liability
  3. General defenses
  4. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
  5. Remoteness of damages
  6. Strict and absolute liability
  7. Tortious liability of the State
  8. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
  9. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal
  10. The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations
 

UNIT – VI: COMMERCIAL LAW

  1. Essential elements of contract and e-contract
  2. Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
  3. Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
  4. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
  5. Sale of Goods Act, 1930
  6. Partnership and limited liability partnership
  7. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
  8. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
  9. Company law – Directors and meetings
  10. Corporate social responsibility
 

UNIT-VII: FAMILY LAW

  1. Sources and schools
  2. Marriage and dissolution of marriage
  3. Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce
  4. Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
  5. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
  6. Maintenance, dower and stridhan
  7. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
  8. Succession and inheritance
  9. Will, gift and wakf
  10. Uniform Civil Code
 

UNIT –VIII: ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

  1. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
  2. International environmental law and UN Conferences
  3. Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
  4. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
  5. National Green Tribunal
  6. Concept and development of human rights
  7. Universalism and cultural relativism
  8. International Bill of Rights
  9. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections
  10. 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

 
  1. Concept and meaning of intellectual property
  2. Theories of intellectual property
  3. International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
  4. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
  5. Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
  6. Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
  7. Protection of Geographical Indications
  8. Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge
  9. Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
  10. Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication
 

UNIT – X: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE

  1. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison
  2. Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
  3. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
  4. Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
  5. Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
  6. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
  7. Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
  8. Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
  9. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
  10. Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India




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