NEF Law Entrance Test (NLET) LLM Preparation 2026: Tips, Strategy & Guide

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Updated on Jun 2, 2025 09:36 IST

NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Preparation: Candidates who appeared for NEF LET 2025 must prepare to secure above the cutoff marks. The exam authority, NEF Law College has not determined any minimum marks for NEF Law 2025, however, candidates scoring higher marks will be able to get admissions. Therefore, preparation for NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 aims to improve the chances of scoring higher marks. The preparation for the NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 must be according to the exam pattern & syllabus of the entrance exam. NEF LET 2025 was based on five subjects i.e. English Comprehension, Elementary Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, and Current Affairs and GK. The question paper also carried two long answer/ essay type questions, for which the exam authority has not specified any subject. Therefore, candidates must be prepared with all the subjects thoroughly to be able to attempt all type of questions in the examination - NEF Law Entrance Test. Candidates can check how to strategise their preparation for NEF LET 2025 including pattern, syllabus, books and more on this page below.

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NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Preparation Strategy
NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Exam Pattern
NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Syllabus
NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Books

NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Preparation Strategy

The first step towards any exam preparation is making an effective strategy. This is possible only when all the crucial factors of the entrance exam are taken into consideration. Some of the key points to remember while making an exam strategy are:

Knowing the exam pattern, sectional weightage and marking scheme
Checking the subject-wise syllabus in order to gain conceptual knowledge
Getting subject-specific books
Making a plan for preparation, revision and mock test practice

Once a strategy is framed on the basis of above mentioned factors, candidates can proceed to prepare for examination. Moreover, they must begin early preparation so that they can avoid last minute rush and get sufficient time for revision.

NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Exam Pattern

Understanding the exam pattern of NLET 2025 is the most crucial part of preparation. Check the exam pattern of NEF LET 2025 as mentioned below:

Exam mode - Pen-paper based test mode
Exam duration - 2 hours 30 minutes
Test language - English only
Type of questions - Objective type as well as the subjective type of questions
Total questions - 182 questions
Total marks - 200 marks

Section	Number of Questions	Marking scheme
English including Comprehension	40 questions	1 mark awarded per correct question. No negative marking for wrong attempts
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	40 questions
Elementary Mathematics	30 questions
Legal Aptitude/ Awareness	40 questions
Logical Reasoning	30 questions
Long Questions	02 questions	10 marks per question, and no negative marking specified. However, marks to awarded for correct answers only.

NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Syllabus

Candidates must cover the syllabus of NEF LET 2025 in order to score more marks. The subject-wise topics for NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 question paper are as under:

English Comprehension

Synonyms,
Antonyms,
Comprehension,
Vocabulary,
Fill in the blanks,
Sentences,
Passages

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

General static knowledge,
Science,
Politics,
Current affairs around major national and international events

Elementary Mathematics

Ratios
Proportions,
Basic Algebra,
Mensuration,
Statistics,
Geometry

Legal Aptitude

Contemporary legal and moral issues,
Constitutional law,
Intellectual property rights,
International law etc.

Logical Reasoning

Series,
Blood relations,
Syllogism,
Analogies,
Relationships,
Logical sequences,
Arguments

NEF Law Entrance Test 2025 Books

Candidates can prepare for the law entrance exam with the help of following books for each subject:

Subject	Books Recommended
English Comprehension	30 days to a Faster Vocabulary by Norman Lewis Quick Learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	General Knowledge by Arihant Lucent’s Objective GK 2022-2023
Elementary Mathematics	Mental Ability for all Competitive Exams by Manjunath Badagi Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant Publications
Legal Aptitude	Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning by A P Bhardwaj
Logical Reasoning	501 Challenging Logical reasoning Practice Book by Learning Express Shortcuts in Reasoning (Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical) by Disha Experts