MLSU LLB Syllabus 2024 - LLB & LLM Entrance Exam Pattern

Part A: Aptitude for Legal Studies

Law of Torts

Vicarious Liability

Jurisprudence

General Principles of Law of Crimes

General Principles of Contracts

Common concepts of International Law

Constitutional Law and Polity

Part B: General Knowledge with Current Affairs

In this section, topics such as History, Geography, General Science, Economics,

Civics, UN bodies

Major developments in the areas of sports, geopolitics and important

environmental agreements etc. will be asked.

Current affairs

Eminent personalities

Sports

Awards and honours

Part C: Logical & Analytical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning: In this subject candidates are tested on their ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectifying illogical arguments. It includes a wide variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, completing arguments, drawing well supported conclusions, reasoning by analogy, applying principles or rules.

Analytical Reasoning: In this subject candidates are evaluated on their ability to

understand the structure of a relationship and to draw logical conclusions about the structures. It includes reasoning deductively from a set of statements and rules of principles that describe the relationship among persons, things or events.

Part D: General English

Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies)

Proficiency (Idioms and phrases, one word substitutions, sentence improvement and rearrangement, fill in the blanks etc.,)

English usage errors (common errors, spotting errors, inappropriate usages of words, spelling mistakes etc.)

English comprehension with minimum two passages followed by 5-­‐10 questions

that test reading and reasoning abilities

Part A: Legal Awareness (Constitution of India)

Introductory: Salient features of the constitution; Federalism: Preamble, Citizenship & State; Fundamental rights, directives principles and fundamental duties.

Union and State Executive: President, Governor - Election, appointment, powers, position, council of ministers, Prime Minister, Parliamentary system of Government Union and State Legislative; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Vidhan Sabha & Vidhan Parishad - Composition; Speaker, Chairman, Privileges, Legislative procedure.

Union: State Judiciary - Supreme Court & High Court,

Union - State Legislative Relationship - Distribution of Legislative Powers;

Administrative & Financial Relationship, Importance of VII Schedule

Services under the union and the state constitutional protection of civil servants; Public Service Commission of the Union & States. Article 300-A - Property Rights: Freedom of trade, Commerce and Inter-course; State Liability in contracts and torts, Suits by and against the State.

Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission

Emergency provisions

Amendment of the Constitution

Part C: Hindi Grammar

Part D: English Grammar

Tenses

Articles and Determiners

Phrasal Verbs and Idioms

Active & Passive Voice

Co-ordination & Subordination

Direct and Indirect Speech

Modals expressing various concepts- (Obligation, Request, Permission, Prohibition, Intention, Condition, Probability, Possibility, Purpose, Reason, Companions, Contrast.)

Antonyms and Synonyms

Latin Maxims

Part 1: Constitutional Law of India

Preamble

Essential Features of Indian Constitution

Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy.

Judiciary and Executive

Parliament and State Legislatures

Union State Legislative Relations: Distribution of Legislative Powers between Union and States.

Emergency Provisions

Amending Powers and Process of the Constitution.

Writ Jurisdiction

Part 2: Law of Contracts

General Principles of Contract

Essentials of a valid contract

Offer, acceptance and consideration.

Capacity to Contract: Minor’s contract.

Elements vitiating contract: Mistake, fraud, misrepresentation, public policy,

coercion, undue influence, and frustration of contract.

Remedies for breach of contract: Damages.

Sale of Goods Act

Partnership Act

Part 3: Law of Torts

Foundation of Tortuous Liability

Nature and definition of Tort

General Defences to an action of Torts

Specific Torts: Negligence, Nuisance and Defamation

Vicarious Liability

Remoteness of Damages

Contributory Negligence

Absolute and Strict Liability: Emerging trends in India

Part 4: Law of Crimes

General Principles: meaning, nature, essentials and stages of offence.

Nature and Definition of Offence

General Exceptions

Common Intention and Common Object

Criminal Attempt, Conspiracy and Abetment

Defamation

Offences against Human Body, Offences against Property, Offences against

Women

Part 5: Family Law

Concepts in Family Law

Sources of Family Law in India

Marriage: Matrimonial Remedies

Dissolution of Marriage

Adoption and Guardianship

Maintenance

Uniform Civil Code

Part 6: Public International Law and Human Rights

Nature of International Law and its relationship with Municipal Law

Sources of International Law

Recognition of States and Governments

United Nations Organisation and its organs

Concepts: Extradition, Asylum, Nationality

Settlement of International Disputes: International Court of Justice

Human Rights

Part 7: Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

Nature and Sources of Law: Customs, Legislations and Judicial Judgments

Schools of Law: Natural Law Theory, Analytical Positivism, Historical School,

Sociological Jurisprudence. Theories of Punishment

Legal Concepts: Person: Theories of Personality, Rights and Duties, Ownership

and Possession

Law and Morality

Criminal Liability

Part 8: Contemporary Legal Issues

Latest developments in the field of Law

Particulars

Details

Number of questions

100

Type of questions

Objective type questions

Duration of the exam

2 hours

Marking scheme

1 mark for a correct response

Negative Marking

No