MH CET Law Syllabus 2026: English, GK, Maths, Legal Aptitude & Logical Reasoning, Weightage

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test - Law 2026 ( MHCET Law )

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The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will release the MH CET Law syllabus 2026 for 3-year and 5-year LLB programmes separately. The MH CET Syllabus will be released in the MH CET Notification 2026.  MHT CET Law syllabus for 5-year LLB includes five subjects, while MH CET Law 3 year LLB syllabus includes four subjects.

The subject wise syllabus is provided by the state examination cell to prepare for the MH CET Law exam. The syllabus includes subjects such as legal aptitude and reasoning, GK and current affairs, logical & analytical reasoning, english and mathematics subjects.  Along with this, candidates must check the MHCET Law exam pattern before preparing for the exam. 

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Table of contents
  • MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for Legal Aptitude and Reasoning
  • MHCET Law 2026 Syllabus for GK & Current Affairs
  • MHCET Law 2026 Syllabus for Logical and Analytical Reasoning
  • MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for English Language
  • MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for Mathematical Aptitude
  • MHCET Law Pattern & Marking Scheme 2026
  • MH CET Law Sample Paper and Mock Test
  • MH CET Law Recommended Books for 5-year and 3-year LLB
  • FAQs on MH CET 2026 Syllabus
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MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for Legal Aptitude and Reasoning

The questions in the MH CET Law Legal Aptitude and Reasoning section will be based on the following topics,

  • Study of law
  • Research aptitude, and problem-solving ability
  • Legal prepositions and a set of facts to which the said propositions have to be applied
  • Some prepositions may not be true in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the truth of these prepositions and answer the question.

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MHCET Law 2026 Syllabus for GK & Current Affairs

The GK & Current Affairs section will be based on the general awareness of the following topics-

Particulars Details
History Geography
General Science Economics
Civics Social Science
Environment

Current Affairs of the past year

Recent events and developments  

Also Read: MH CET LLB Mock Test for 3 Year LLB

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MHCET Law 2026 Syllabus for Logical and Analytical Reasoning

To score well in this section, candidates should prepare the topics as under: 

  • Patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments
  • Wide analogies, completing arguments, drawing well supported conclusions, reasoning by analogy, applying principles or rules.
  • Variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies etc.
  • This subject is to measure the ability to understand the structure, relationship and to draw logical conclusions about the structures. It includes reasoning deductively from the set of statements and rules or principles that describes the relationship among persons, things or events.

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MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for English Language

Candidates should prepare the following topics to score well in the English section of MHCET Law question paper,

  • Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies etc)
  • Proficiency (Idioms and phrases, one-word substitutions, sentence improvement  and rearrangement, fill in the blanks etc)
  • English comprehension with a minimum of two passages followed by 5-10 questions that test reading and reasoning abilities.
  • English usage errors (common errors, spotting errors, inappropriate usage of words, spelling mistakes etc.)

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MHCET Law Syllabus 2026 for Mathematical Aptitude

The section will be based on topics as under:

Basic Mathematics Syllabus

Profit and loss

Speed, distance, and time

Algebra

Average

Permutation and combination

Venn diagrams

Geometry

Probability

Triangles

Percentage

Numbers

Trigonometry

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MHCET Law Pattern & Marking Scheme 2026

The following is the MH CET Law exam pattern for both 3-year and 5-year LLB Programs.

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Descriptions

Exam Mode

Offline, OMR based

Total Time

90 mins, +30 mins for PWD candidates

Total Questions

100

Maximum Marks

100

Type of Questions

MCQs

Marking scheme

+1 for correct attempts

-¼ for wrong attempt

Language of the question paper

English, Hindi and Punjabi languages (except for the portion “proficiency in English Language”)

MH CET Law 2026 will follow the marking scheme as under:

  • The questions will be objective Multiple Choice Questions with Four options.
  • For each correct answer, one mark will be awarded to candidates. 
  • There is no negative marking in the exam, therefore, in case of wrong attempts no marks will be deducted from the total marks. 
  • However, candidates must note that no marks will be awarded or deducted in case they leave questions unanswered. 

Also Read: Best study material for MH CET Law 2026

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MH CET Law Sample Paper and Mock Test

Candidates looking to sit for MH Law CET 3-year and 5-year LLB programs entrance exam must prioritize practicing sample papers for MH Law CET during the preparation phase. This will enhance their problem-solving skills, along with giving an edge to their preparation levels while making them revise the important topics. 

Following given links will provide you with the other competitive Law exam question papers, which are eventually based on the similar syllabus and quite closer exam pattern.

TS LAWCET Previous Years' Question Papers

CLAT Previous Years' Question Papers

AILET Previous Years' Question Papers

AP LAWCET Previous Years' Question Papers

MH CET Law Mock Test

The Maharashtra State Examination Cell officially issue an online Mock Test window for the registered candidates, the link to which will be provided below once it is out.

Steps to practice MAH CET Law Mock Test:

  • Visit the MH CET Cell official website, cetcell.mahacet.org. 
  • Click on the link in the notification section, "Click Here For Course Wise Mock Test."
  • The PDF will open up. Now, click on the provided 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB mock test link. 
  • Login using the registered login credentials to take the mock test. 

Changes in MH CET Law Syllabus

MH CET LLB syllabus for both 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB is same, however the number of questions to be asked has been reduced from 150 to 120. Now the caniddates will have to answer 120 MCQ type questions within 2 hours (120 minutes).

MH Law CET 3-Year LLB New vs. Old Pattern

Sections No. of Questions (New Pattern) No. of Questions (Old Pattern)
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning 24 30
General Knowledge with Current Affairs 32 40
Logical and Analytical
Reasoning
24 30
English 40 50

MH Law CET 5-Year LLB New vs. Old Pattern

Sections No. of Questions (New Pattern) No. of Questions (Old Pattern)
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning 32 40
General Knowledge with Current Affairs 24 30
Logical and Analytical
Reasoning
32 40
English 24 30
General Mathematic 08 10

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MH CET Law Recommended Books for 5-year and 3-year LLB

Best books for MH CET Law preparation play a vital role in taking the preparations to another level. 

  • Objective General English by AP Bhardwaj
  • A modern approach to Logical Reasoning RS Aggarwal
  • Logical Reasoning for CLAT, SLAT, LSAT India and other law entrance exams by Universal Publications
  • General Knowledge 2022-2026 by Arihant
  • Objective Mathematics by RD Sharma

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FAQs on MH CET 2026 Syllabus

FAQs on MH CET 2026 Syllabus 

181 Institutes accepting MHCET Law

Manipal University, Jaipur

Jaipur Private

Manipal Un
  • 11.70 Lakh
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
    • 1.20 Lakh
    • 1 years
    • |
    • Full Time

    ILS Law College

    Law College Road, Pune Private

    ILS Law Co
    • 1.89 Lakh
    • 5 years
    • |
    • Full Time

    K.C Law College

    Churchgate, Mumbai Public

    K.C Law Co
    • 21,150
    • 3 years
    • |
    • Full Time

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