UGC NET Syllabus<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Law:<\/p>\nUNIT \u2013 I: JURISPRUDENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Nature and sources of law<\/li>\n
- Concept of rights and duties<\/li>\n
- Legal personality<\/li>\n
- Schools of jurisprudence<\/li>\n
- Law and morality<\/li>\n
- Law, poverty, and development<\/li>\n
- Concepts of property, ownership, and possession<\/li>\n
- Concept of liability<\/li>\n
- Global justice<\/li>\n
- Modernism and postmodernism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 II: CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Preamble, fundamental rights, and duties, directive principles of state policy.<\/li>\n
- Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers; Judiciary<\/li>\n
- Union and State executive and their interrelationship; Emergency provisions; Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states<\/li>\n
- Election Commission of India<\/li>\n
- Nature, scope, and importance of administrative law; Principle of natural justice<\/li>\n
- Judicial review of administrative actions: Grounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 III: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- International law: Definition, nature, and basis; Sources of International law<\/li>\n
- Recognition of states and governments; Nationality, immigrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs)<\/li>\n
- United Nations and its organs<\/li>\n
- World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/li>\n
- Extradition and asylum<\/li>\n
- Settlement of international disputes<\/li>\n
- International humanitarian law (IHL) – Conventions and protocols<\/li>\n
- Implementation of IHL – Challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 IV: LAW OF CRIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- General principles of criminal liability: Actus reus and men’s rea, individual and<\/li>\n
- group liability and constructive liability<\/li>\n
- Offenses against the human body<\/li>\n
- Offenses against state and terrorism<\/li>\n
- Offenses against property<\/li>\n
- Offenses against women and children<\/li>\n
- Stages of crime and inchoate crimes: Abetment, criminal conspiracy, and attempt<\/li>\n
- General exceptions<\/li>\n
- Drug trafficking and counterfeiting<\/li>\n
- Offenses against public tranquility<\/li>\n
- Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Nature and definition of tort; General principles of tortious liability; General defenses<\/li>\n
- Specific torts \u2013 Negligence, nuisance, trespass, and defamation<\/li>\n
- Remoteness of damages<\/li>\n
- Strict and absolute liability<\/li>\n
- Tortious liability of the State<\/li>\n
- The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Definitions, consumer rights, and redressal<\/li>\n
- mechanism<\/li>\n
- The Competition Act, 2002 – Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant<\/li>\n
- position and regulation of combinations<\/li>\n
- The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – No-fault liability, third party insurance, and claims<\/li>\n
- tribunal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT – VI: COMMERCIAL LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Essential elements of contract and e-contract<\/li>\n
- Specific contracts: Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee, and agency<\/li>\n
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930<\/li>\n
- Breach of contract, the frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements<\/li>\n
- The standard form of contract and quasi-contract<\/li>\n
- Partnership and limited liability partnership; Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881<\/li>\n
- Company law: Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares, and debentures<\/li>\n
- Company law: Directors and meetings; Corporate social responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT-VII: FAMILY LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Sources and schools<\/li>\n
- Marriage and dissolution of marriage<\/li>\n
- Matrimonial remedies: Divorce and theories of divorce<\/li>\n
- Changing dimensions of the institution of marriage: Live-in relationship; Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce<\/li>\n
- Maintenance, dower, and stridhan; Adoption, guardianship, and acknowledgment<\/li>\n
- Succession and inheritance Will, gift and wakf; Uniform Civil Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013VIII: ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Meaning and concept of \u2018environment\u2019 and \u2018environmental pollution\u2019<\/li>\n
- Constitutional and legal framework for the protection of the environment in India<\/li>\n
- International environmental law and UN Conferences<\/li>\n
- National Green Tribunal<\/li>\n
- Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India<\/li>\n
- Concept and development of human rights<\/li>\n
- International Bill of Rights<\/li>\n
- Universalism and cultural relativism<\/li>\n
- Group rights: Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons,<\/li>\n
- minorities and weaker sections<\/li>\n
- Protection and enforcement of human rights in India: National Human Rights<\/li>\n
- Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, and National Commission for Backward Classes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 IX: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Intellectual Property: Concept and meaning<\/li>\n
- Theories of intellectual property<\/li>\n
- International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties<\/li>\n
- Copyright and neighboring rights: Subject matters, limitations, and exceptions,<\/li>\n
- infringement and remedies<\/li>\n
- Law of patent: Patentability, the procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies<\/li>\n
- Law of trademark: Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies<\/li>\n
- Cybercrimes, penalties, and adjudication<\/li>\n
- Protection of Geographical Indications<\/li>\n
- Information technology Law: Digital signature and Electronic signature, Electronic Governance, Electronic records and Duties of Subscribers<\/li>\n
- Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UNIT \u2013 X: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Comparative Law: Relevance, methodology, problems, and concerns in Comparison<\/li>\n
- Forms of governments: Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal<\/li>\n
- Models of federalism: USA, Canada, and India<\/li>\n
- Rule of Law: Formal and \u2018substantive\u2019 versions<\/li>\n
- Separation of Powers: India, USA, UK, and France<\/li>\n
- Independence of Judiciary, Judicial Activism and Accountability: India, UK and<\/li>\n
- USA<\/li>\n
- Systems of constitutional review \u2013 India, USA, France, and Switzerland<\/li>\n
- Amendment of the Constitution: India, South Africa, and the USA<\/li>\n
- Ombudsman: Sweden, UK, and India<\/li>\n
- Open Government and Right to Information: UK, USA, and India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>UGC NET Law Exam Pattern 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nCheck out the exam pattern for UGC NET Law 2023 which will comprise two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. While Paper 1 shall be primarily based on the candidate\u2019s teaching and research aptitude, Paper 2 shall evaluate the candidate\u2019s domain knowledge.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n| \n Paper<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n| \n Total Marks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n| \n Total Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n| \n Questions Based On<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n| \n Number of Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3 hours with no break in between.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Teaching and research aptitude, communication, mathematical reasoning and aptitude, comprehension, logical reasoning, ICT, people, development and environment, data interpretation, and higher education system<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The subject of law<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>UGC NET Law Exam Important Topics\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nCandidates taking the UGC NET 2023 for the subject of law can find the important topics which will help them ace the exam and get the award of JRF and\/or the eligibility for Assistant Professor.<\/p>\n <\/span>Unit 1:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Jurisprudence<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Concepts of ownership, property, and possession<\/p>\n Law and development<\/p>\n Concept of liability<\/p>\n Modernism and post-modernism<\/p>\n Global justice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Nature and sources of law<\/p>\n Concept of rights and duties<\/p>\n Law and morality<\/p>\n Schools of jurisprudence<\/p>\n Legal personality<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>Unit 2:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Administrative and Constitutional Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Preamble, directive principles of state policy, fundamental rights and duties,<\/p>\n Union Legislature, State legislature, and distribution of their legislative powers<\/p>\n Union and State Executive<\/p>\n Election Commission of India<\/p>\n Judiciary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Nature, scope, and significance of administrative law<\/p>\n Temporary, transitional, and exclusive provisions of certain states<\/p>\n Emergency provisions<\/p>\n Judicial review of administrative actions \u2013 Grounds.<\/p>\n Principle of natural justice.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>Unit 3:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Law of Crimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n General principles of criminal liability \u2013 men’s rea and Actus reus, individual, group liability, and constructive liability<\/p>\n Offenses against the human body<\/p>\n Offenses against property<\/p>\n Counterfeiting and Drug trafficking<\/p>\n Offenses against public tranquillity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Offenses against women and children<\/p>\n Theories and types of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime<\/p>\n General exceptions in crimes<\/p>\n Stages of crimes and inchoate crimes – Criminal conspiracy, Abetment, and attempt<\/p>\n Offenses against state and terrorism<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>
Unit 4:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n IHL and Public International Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Sources of International law<\/p>\n International law \u2013 Meaning, nature, and basis<\/p>\n Recognition of states and governments<\/p>\n Refugees, Nationality, immigrants, and internally displaced persons (IDPs)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n United Nations and its organs<\/p>\n World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/p>\n Asylum and Extradition<\/p>\n International humanitarian law (IHL) – Protocols and Conventions<\/p>\n Settlement of international disputes<\/p>\n Implementation of International Humanitarian Law – Its Challenges<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>
Unit 5:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Commercial Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n The frustration of Contract, Breach of contract, void and voidable agreements<\/p>\n Specific contracts – Indemnity, guarantee and agency, Bailment, pledge<\/p>\n A standard form of quasi-contract and contract<\/p>\n Essential elements of contract and e-contract<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881<\/p>\n Company law \u2013 Meetings and Directors<\/p>\n Corporate social responsibility (CSR)<\/p>\n Partnership and limited liability<\/p>\n Company law \u2013Prospectus, shares and debentures, incorporation of a company<\/p>\n Sale of Goods Act, 1930<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>Unit 6:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Systems of Governance and Comparative Public Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Systems of constitutional review \u2013 Switzerland, India, USA, and France<\/p>\n Ombudsman \u2013 India, Sweden, UK<\/p>\n Open Government and Right to Information (RTI) – India, USA, UK<\/p>\n Judicial activism, Independence of judiciary and accountability \u2013 India, USA, and UK<\/p>\n Amendment of the Constitution \u2013 South Africa, India, USA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Rule of Law \u2013 \u2018Substantive\u2019 and \u2018Formal\u2019 versions<\/p>\n Forms of governments \u2013 Unitary and federal, Presidential and parliamentary,<\/p>\n Models of federalism \u2013 Canada, USA, and India<\/p>\n Comparative Law \u2013 Problems and concerns in Comparison, relevance, methodology<\/p>\n Separation of powers \u2013 USA, France, India, and the UK<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/span>
Unit 7:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n| \n Consumer Protection and Law of Torts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Specific torts \u2013 Nuisance, trespass and defamation, and negligence.<\/p>\n Tortious liability of the State<\/p>\n The Competition Act, 2002 – Abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations, the prohibition of certain agreements.<\/p>\n Nature and definition of tort<\/p>\n General principles of tortious liability<\/p>\n General defenses<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Consumer Rights and redressal mechanism and definitions,<\/p>\n Remoteness of damages<\/p>\n The Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 -Third-party insurance and claims tribunal, no-fault liability<\/p>\n Strict and absolute liability<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Unit 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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