LAW ENTRANCE EXAM SYLLABUS

1. DU LLB ENTRANCE EXAM

English Language & Comprehension

• Jumbled words/sentences

• Fill in the blanks

• Incorrect sentences

• Unseen passages

• Essay-writing 

• Reading Comprehension

General Knowledge & Current Affairs

• Important awards of the year – sports, science, literature and arts

• Major UN bodies, their functions locations

• Overview of Indian history and geography

• Physical geography, science and environment

• Important happenings in the area of the Indian Constitution or Justice system

Reasoning & Analytical Abilities

• Series

• Blood Relations

• Directions

• Critical Reasoning 

• Syllogism

• Analogy

 

Arthimetic

Here, questions are usually around basic arithmetic. Some topics worth studying are:

• Percentage

• Profit and loss

• Number system

• Average

• Algebra

• AP and GP

Legal Awareness & Aptitude

• Indian Constitution, its structure, sections and schedules

• IPC and the CrPC

• Torts

• Vicarious Liability

• Strict Liability

• Law of Crimes

• Contracts and Constitutional Law

• International Law

• Intellectual Property Rights

• Legal Awareness covering Constitutional Law and Polity

2. LSAT 2018

LSAT India syllabus consists of three major heads which comprise of Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. The LSAT syllabus basically comprises of questions based on critical thinking and legal skills.

Analytical Reasoning

In this section, candidates are given questions based on structure of relationships where they are required to draw the logical conclusions about that relationship. The relationships can be based on things, persons or events. Candidates have to choose the right statement from the given four or five statements commenting on the structure of the relationship. The test requires a law student to attempt legal solving problems in the section.

Logical Reasoning

Candidates are required to critically evaluate, analyse and complete arguments which are given in general language. The section tests the logic of a student. They have to read and comprehend the given passage and answer the questions based on it. The section assesses wide range different attributes of the test taker including thinking critically and skills that are required for legal reasoning.

Reading Comprehension

As the name suggests, the section tests the reading skills of a student. It assesses the understanding ability of the aspirant. The section consists of four sets of questions based on reading. Each section offers candidates of selecting and attempting the question put before them as per their preference. The reading material is followed by questions that check the reading as well as reasoning ability of the candidate.

PATTERN

Section	Number of Questions	Timing
Analytical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
1st Logical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
2nd Logical Reasoning	Approx. 24	35 minutes
Reading Comprehension	Approx. 24	35 minutes
Total: 4 sections	92-100 questions	2 hours and 20 minutes

3. IPU CET LAW

The topics covered in the syllabus of IPU CET Law 2018 are mentioned below:

English Language and Comprehension: The section evaluates a candidate’s English language skills. English Language and Comprehension section comprises different topics including Prepositions, Sentence Construction, Narration, Articles, Comprehension and Vocabulary.

General Knowledge: This section of IPU CET Law 2018 tests the general awareness of candidates and includes questions related to the following topics – National Culture & History, Science & Technology, International Affairs, Geography & Natural Resources and Current National Events.

Reasoning: Reasoning Section includes the basic reasoning skills where questions will be of Numerical and Logical Reasoning.

Legal Aptitude: This section will check the ability to grasp basic legal knowledge of terms. The questions will comprise topics including General Legal Awareness and Understanding & Application of Legal Principles.

 

IPU CET Law 2018 is scheduled to be conducted on May 19, 2018. The admit cards of IPU CET 2018 will be available in the second week of May, 2018. Let us have a look on IPU CET Law Exam Pattern 2018.

IPU CET Law Syllabus 2018: Section-wise break-up of questions and marks

Subjects	Percentage of questions	Percentage of marks
Legal Aptitude	25	25
Reasoning	25	25
General Knowledge	25	25
English Language and Comprehension	25	25

4. CLAT 2018

Scope and coverage of questions under different subject areas:

1. English including comprehension-
The English section will test the candidates' proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.

2. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs-
As far as general knowledge is concerned; the candidates will be tested on their general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of current affairs.

3. Mathematics-
This section will test candidate's knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e. maths taught up to Class X.

4. Legal Aptitude-
This section will test candidate's interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions will be framed with the help of legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense (e.g. the legal proposition may be that any person who speaks in a movie hall and disturbs others that are watching the movie will be banned from entering any movie theatre across India for one year). Candidates will have to assume the "truth" of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.

5. Logical Reasoning-
The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It will include a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

 

5. IPU CET Law Syllabus 2018

The topics covered in the syllabus of IPU CET Law 2018 are mentioned below:

English Language and Comprehension: The section evaluates a candidate’s English language skills. English Language and Comprehension section comprises different topics including Prepositions, Sentence Construction, Narration, Articles, Comprehension and Vocabulary.

General Knowledge: This section of IPU CET Law 2018 tests the general awareness of candidates and includes questions related to the following topics – National Culture & History, Science & Technology, International Affairs, Geography & Natural Resources and Current National Events.

Reasoning: Reasoning Section includes the basic reasoning skills where questions will be of Numerical and Logical Reasoning.

Legal Aptitude: This section will check the ability to grasp basic legal knowledge of terms. The questions will comprise topics including General Legal Awareness and Understanding & Application of Legal Principles.

Section-wise break-up of questions and marks

Subjects	Percentage of questions	Percentage of marks
Legal Aptitude	25	25
Reasoning	25	25
General Knowledge	25	25
English Language and Comprehension	25	25

6. BLAT SYLLABUS 2018

Mentioned below are the topics from which questioned are asked in BLAT 2017 Test:

• Current Affairs

• General Awareness

• Legal Aptitude

• Mental Ability

• English Comprehension

 

7. TEST STRUCTURE OF MH CET LAW 2018

Sections	MH CET law 5-year syllabus	MH CET law 3-year syllabus
English	No. of questions - 30Total marks - 30	No. of questions - 50Total marks - 50
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning	No. of questions - 40Total marks - 40	No. of questions - 30Total marks - 30
Logical and Analytical Reasoning	No. of questions - 40Total marks - 40	No. of questions - 30Total marks - 30
General Knowledge with Current Affairs	No. of questions - 30Total marks - 30	No. of questions - 40Total marks - 40
Mathematical Aptitude	No. of questions - 10Total marks - 10	-

• Legal Aptitude: This section will have questions that will challenge candidate’s interest towards the study of Law, Legal Aptitude, and ability to solve problems. Based on a set of facts and legal prepositions, questions will be framed. Candidates are required to answer the questions considering the provided prepositions with strong conclusions

• General Knowledge with Current Affairs: To prepare for this section, aspirants must have knowledge on History (ancient, medieval and modern), Geography, Civics Economics, etc. Also, candidates must follow the newspapers regularly to stay updated with the latest events

• Logical and Analytical Reasoning: The questions in this section will test candidate’s ability to identify patterns, logical links and correct illogical arguments. Questions will include wide analogies, completing arguments, to draw well-supported conclusions, applying rules and reasoning by analogy

• English: In this section, questions will be based on topics like synonyms, antonyms, analogies, idioms and phrases, one-word substitution, sentence improvement and rearrangement, fill in the blanks, common errors, spotting errors, inappropriate usage of words, spelling mistakes etc. Also, questions there will be questions based on a comprehension passage

• Mathematical Aptitude: Questions here will be challenging the numerical ability of candidates. To prepare for this section, aspirants can go through Class 10 level Mathematical questions like Speed and Distance, Venn Diagram, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Algebra, Average etc.

8. JMI BA LLB

The main goal of JMI BA LLB 2018 is to evaluate a candidate’s proficiency in English language and comprehension, knowledge of current affairs, legal reasoning, general studies and elementary mathematics. The tables below provide the specifics of the complete syllabus requirement of JMI BA LLB 2018.

Sections	Subjects
Section 1	Legal language English including Comprehension
Section 2	Current Affairs
Section 3	Legal Aptitude/Legal Reasoning
Section 4	General Studies
Section 5	Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)