NEF Law Entrance Test (NLET) LLB - 3 Years Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

NEF Law Entrance Test (NLET) 2026

Anupama Mehra
Updated on Aug 14, 2026 17:53 IST

By Anupama Mehra, Deputy Manager – Content

NEF Law Entrance Test Pattern 2026: NEF Law College (NLC) releases exam pattern of NLET for candidates to understand what kind of questions will be asked. As per NLET exam pattern, there will be a total of 182 questions. They have to complete NEF Law Entrance Test within 2 hours and 30 minutes. 

As per NEF law entrance test exam pattern, each question carries one mark. There is usually no negative marking. NLET 2026 exam pattern gives you a clear idea of marks, subjects, and time so candidates can plan their preparation better.

Table of contents
  • NLET 2026 Pattern Highlights
  • NLET 2026 Exam Pattern
  • NLET 2026 Sectional-Weightage
  • NLET 2026 Marking Scheme
  • NLET Exam Pattern FAQs
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NLET 2026 Pattern Highlights

Read the key highlights of the NEF Law Exam Pattern and know the exam expectations: 

Features Details
Exam mode Pen-paper based test mode
Exam duration 2 hours 30 minutes
Test language  English only
Test booklets Set A, B, C and D
Type of questions Both Objective-type as well as subjective questions
Total questions 182 questions
Total marks 200 marks
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NLET 2026 Exam Pattern

Here is the NLET exam pattern for the candidates to remember for the UL-level and PG-level courses: 

or BA LLB (Hons.) Course:

  • Mode: Offline (pen and paper)
  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
  • Total Marks: 150
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Sections: English Language, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques

For LLM Course:

  • Mode: Offline
  • Type of Questions: Objective type
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Contracts, Law of Crimes, and other major law subjects
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NLET 2026 Sectional-Weightage

In NLET, there will be questions from English including Comprehension, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics, Legal Aptitude/Awareness, and Logical Reasoning. Candidates can check section-wise division of questions below

Section Number of Questions Marks
English including Comprehension 40 40
General Knowledge & Current Affairs 40 40
Elementary Mathematics 30 30
Legal Aptitude/ Awareness 40 40
Logical Reasoning 30 30
Long Questions 2 20
Total 182 200
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NLET 2026 Marking Scheme

  • Candidates will be awarded one mark for each correct answer of Question number 1 to 180.
  • Whereas, question number 181 and 182 carry 10 marks each.
  • There is no negative marking scheme for wrong attempts in case of objective-type of questions. Moreover, no marks will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted by the candidates.
  • The negative marking scheme for long answers type question is not clear.
  • Therefore, only correct answers will be taken into consideration for final score calculation.

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NLET Exam Pattern FAQs

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