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Common Law Admission Test 2027 ( CLAT )

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Aspirants can check the syllabus for the law entrance exam here. The syllabus is available for CLAT, AILET, TS LAWCET and more exams. Those who want to prepare for the law entrance exam can use the LLB exam syllabus for preparation. Effective study will help to secure good marks in the test.

LLB entrance exam syllabus is mentioned in this article. Aspirants can go through the article and check what topics to study for law entrance examination.

Do you wish to appear for the law entrance exam but don't know where to start? Then this article is for you. First of all, check the Law entrance exam syllabus. Once you know them, you can plan your preparation for the test. There are various types of LLB entrance exams, such as CLAT, AILET, SLAT and MHTCET LAW. Qualifying in these exams will open the door to the top law colleges in India. Check the article for the Law entrance exam syllabus in detail.

Table of contents
  • List of LLB Entrance Examination
  • LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus
  • Common Syllabus for LLB Entrance Exam

List of LLB Entrance Examination

Law entrance examinations are conducted at the national level, state level and college level. Here we have provided the list of LLB entrance exams. 

LLB Entrance Exam - National Level

Entrance Exam Name

Conducting Body

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

Consortium of National Law University 

All India Law Entrance Examination (AILET)

National Law University, Delhi

LLB Entrace Exam - State Level

Check the list of Law entrance exams conducted at the state level.

Entrance Exam Name

Conducting Body

Telangana State LAWCET

Osmania University

Andhra Pradesh LAWCET

APSCHE

MHTCET LAW

Maharashtra CET CELL

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   From which subjects are questions asked in the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET exam?
A: 

Questions in the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET Exam are broadly asked from three subjects: General Knowledge and Mental Ability, Current Affairs and Aptitude for the Study of Law. Thus, Andhra Pradesh LAWCET candidates need to cover these four subjects while preparing for the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET exam. They need to focus on the preparation of the Aptitude for Study of Law subject because it carries the maximum weightage of 60 marks in the Andhra Pradesh LAWCET test. The other two subjects, General Knowledge and Mental Ability and Current Affairs will each carry 30 marks.

Q:   Who releases the CLAT Syllabus?
A: 

The CLAT Syllabus is published by the Consortium. The syllabus has been announced. Candidates who are preparing for the exam must note that there are no changes made in the syllabus so far.  Candidates can check the syllabus by visiting the official website. You can only download the PDF from website.

Q:   Can I complete CLAT Syllabus in a month?
A: 

While it is not impossible, it is a really challenging task. To score well, you must start preparing for CLAT at least six months before. It is very important to score well if you are looking forward to getting into good NLU. For top 10 NLU, you at least need to score between 100 to 105 as per past trends.

Q:   Is there negative marking in AILET Exam?
A: 

Candidates must note that the AILET Exam 2027 has negative marking too. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark. Candidates must be very careful while attempting the questions paper of AILET 2027. Candidates are advised to solve mock tests and previous years' question papers to get hand on things. Candidates must keep track of time while practicing for AILET 2027 exam.

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus

As mentioned above, there are different types of Law entrance examinations. Also, the syllabus of the LLB entrance exam varies. To know the LLB exam syllabus, you have to check the official website of every entrance test, and this is a time-consuming process. So, to make it easy, we have compiled a list of the LLB entrance exam syllabus based on the test conducted. You can find the complete syllabus for the LLB entrance exam here and compare it with the other exam syllabi too.

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus for CLAT

Aspirants can check here the exam syllabus for CLAT.

Subject

Topics

English

  • Arts and Culture
  • International Affairs
  • Historical events of Continuing significance
  • Contemporary events of significance from India and the world

Legal Reasoning

  • Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations
  • Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage
  • Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations

Logical Reasoning

  • Recognise an argument, its premises and conclusions
  • Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations
  • Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments
  • Critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence, and how conclusions may be strengthened or weakened as a consequence of an alteration in premises or supporting facts

Quantitative Techniques

  • Apply various 10th standard mathematical operations on such information, including from areas such as ratios and proportions, basic algebra, mensuration and statistical estimation
  • Derive, infer, and manipulate numerical information set out in such passages

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus for AILET

The syllabus of AILET is mentioned below:

  • English Language
  • Current Affairs
  • Logical Reasoning.

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus for TS LAWCET

Check the exam syllabus for LLB TS LAWCET below:

  • General Knowledge and Mental Ability
  • Current Affairs
  • Aptitude for Study of Law

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus for AP LAWCET

Subject

Topics

Jurisprudence

  • Schools of Jurisprudence - Sources of Law, Custom Precedent and Legislation
  • Rights and duties – Ownership and Possession, Persons, Obligation, Property, Liability, Legal Sanctions

Constitutional Law

  • Nature of the Constitution 
  • Directive Principles of State Policy 
  • Fundamental Rights 
  • Executive, Judiciary and Legislature 
  • Center-State Relations 
  • Emergency Provisions  
  • Amendments to the Constitution 

Public International Law

  • State Territory  
  • Air, Sea and Outer Space Laws
  • International Law and Municipal Law 
  • Nationality and Statelessness 
  • Extradition, Asylum, State Jurisdiction
  • United Nations

Mercantile Law

  • General Principles of Contract (Sections. 1-75, Indian Contract Act-1872)

Labour Laws

  • Trade Union Act 1926  
  • Industrial Disputes Act 1947

Crimes and Torts

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Indian Penal Code) - General Principles & General E
  • The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  • TORTS: General Principles of Tort, Defenses, Joint liability, State liability for Torts  

IPR & Other laws

  • The Copyright Act, 1957; The Patents Act, 1970
  • Human Rights, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  • The Environmental Protection Act, 1986
  • Salient features of The Information Technology Act, 2000 
  • The Right to Information Act, 2005  
  • Research Methodology.(Definition and Kinds of Research) 

LLB Entrance Exam Syllabus for MHT CET LAW

  • Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning 
  • General Knowledge with Current Affairs
  • Logical and Analytical Reasoning
  • English
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Common Syllabus for LLB Entrance Exam

The list of topics that are the same for all LLB entrance exams is:

  • English
  • Legal Reasoning
  • Current Affairs
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Choose Commerce if you want an early foundation in business and finance for corporate law, or Arts (Humanities) if you prefer subjects that align closely with reading comprehension and current affairs for the CLAT exam.

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Swati Pandey

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Ministry of Education can release the NLUs NIRF Ranking soon on its official website. There is no time line announced by the ministry in this regard.

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Akanksha

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Answered a week ago

NLSIU Bengaluru, which has held the top spot in the Law category every year since NIRF introduced it in 2018.

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Raj Shukla

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Answered a week ago

No, the NIRF Law Ranking 2026 will be released soon by the Minsitry of Education on its official website.

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Vipra Sharma

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, CLAT is not required in any law college in Ludhiana. Entrance exams for law admissions are based on state and private university levels. 

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Syed Aquib Ur Rahman

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, the Consortium removed two Test Cities from the CLAT 2027.  The removed test cities are Vellore and Tiruvarur. CLAT 2027 exam date is December 6.

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Candidates are required to pay the CLAT Registration/Form fee as per their category. The Consortium prescribed the category-wise form fee. Without submitting the CLAT form fee, the registration will not be completed.

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Mamona Gupta

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

No, a domicile certificate is not mandatory for all candidates. It is only required if you intend to claim a reservation/ seat under state quota (offered by specific NLUs). Students can skip this document if they are applying solely under the All-India open category.

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Nitesh Singh

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, only Indian Citizens can fill and appear in CLAT. The Foreign nationals can take admission in NLUs but through different official channel.

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Rachit Kumar Saxena

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No, candidates who fulfill OP Jindal Global University BBA LLB (hons) eligibility criteria cannot apply with a CLAT-UG score. This institute only accepts admission based on LNAT-UK exam. No other entrance exams are accepted during admissions to this course.

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Yash Mittal

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