LLB Syllabus & Subjects List 2026: Download Semester-wise Syllabus PDF

Labour Law

In this subject, law is mainly focused on labour rights, labour rules, and laws that protect their rights. The laws related to minimum wages and facilities are also included in this subject.

Family Law 1 - Hindu law

In this subject, the candidates have to study the law that is associated with a Hindu family. The introduction to Hindu family law, i.e., when a family will be considered a Hindu family and which are the distinct laws applicable to it are discussed here.

Law of crimes (Indian Penal Code)

This law related to the Indian Penal Code, i.e. the categorisation of crimes and the laws applicable to them are discussed here. For every crime, there is a separate section of the IPC that the police and other legal bodies follow while following the legal procedures.

Family Law II - Muslim law

In this subject, the candidates have to study the law related to family that belongs to the Muslim or Islam religion. The introduction to Muslim family law and the special rules and rights that are applicable to them are explained in it.

Law of Torts, Consumer Protection laws and motor vehicles Act

This subject concerns the remedies for civil crimes. It also includes the Motors Vehicles Act that includes rules to be followed while driving on the Indian roads.

Consumer Protection Act

This subject deals with consumer safety, redressal, consumer education, etc. Whenever a consumer feels cheated or misguided, he/she can file a complaint in the Consumer Court.

Constitutional Law-I

This subject introduces the students to the Constitution of India, 1950. It lets them know how the Constitutional law is different from other ordinary laws. In this subject, the candidates have to study provisions, rights, and duties as mentioned in the constitution. These laws are mainly useful in settling disputes related to public spaces and activities.

Professional Ethics

The students learn about the moral code of conduct that one has to follow in professional workplaces. Any breach of conduct can be considered as an offence and the company can take specific action against the employee if found guilty.

Law of Evidence

The types of evidence that are accepted in a courtroom for different types of crimes are covered in it.

Arbitration, Conciliation & Alternative

The alternative resolutions to solve disputes of civil nature are discussed here.

Human Rights & International Law

The concept of human rights and its violation along with international law regarding human rights are covered in it.

Environmental Law

The laws pertaining to environmental conversation are discussed in it.

Property Law including transfer of Property Act

The law governing property rules and transfers are included in this subject.

Jurisprudence and legal theory

The laws or principles that are to be followed in a courtroom are discussed here.

Practical Training - Legal Aid

The legal aids that can help the candidates to apply laws in practical life and courtroom are discussed here.

Law of Contract II

The rules and laws pertaining to different types of contracts are explained in it.

Civil Procedure Code (CPC)

The laws related to the administration of civil proceedings in India are discussed in this subject.

Interpretation of Statutes

How the court interprets and applies legislation are discussed here. It is very important to learn about it as it describes how a particular statute is interpreted by the judiciary.

Legal Writing including General English

The general rules of Legal writing are explained in it. It includes the grammar rules and formal tone of writing that are to be followed while writing legal documents.

Land Laws including ceiling and other local laws

The laws that tell how much maximum land a person can own are explained in this subject. The focus is on the Land Ceiling Act and also highlights some local laws regarding the same.

Administrative Law

The laws that civil administrators have to abide by are discussed in it.

Code of Criminal Procedure

The laws related to criminal procedures are taught in this subject.

Company Law

The laws and rules that public and private companies have to follow in India are explained in it.

Contract law

In this subject, we study contract or agreement law. It includes the definition of a contract, its meaning, legal bindings, the importance of timelines in a contract, etc.

Trust & Equity

In this subject, we study the rules that apply to those cases or instances that are not covered by a particular statute.

Women & Law

The laws that are related to women, their rights, and equality are discussed in this subject.

Criminology

In this course, we study criminology, including crime, criminal justice, and criminal behaviour. It also includes the study of human behaviour and its association with different types of crime.

International Economics Law

In this subject, we study laws that define international economic relations and cross border business and economic transactions.

Comparative Law

The comparison of legal systems and laws of different countries is included in this subject.

Law of Insurance

The legal contracts between insured people and insurance companies are discussed in this subject.

Conflicts of Laws

When a crime is associated with more than one jurisdiction, the conflict of laws arises. The rules that are applicable to such cases are known as conflicts of laws.

Intellectual Property Law

In this subject, we study about the rights given to the people of India to protect their intellectual property rights.

Investment and Securities Law

In this subject, we study investment and security law. It relates to the rules that are to be followed by investors and investment companies.

Law of Taxation

The laws applicable to taxation and tax exemptions are covered in this subject.

Banking Law including Negotiable Instruments Act

The law related to negotiable instruments like cheques, promissory notes, etc. are covered in it.

First Sem: Core Subjects

Labour law

L.L.B. first year syllabus deals with labour law based on labour wages.

First Sem: Elective

Law of contract-I

LLB first year syllabus deals with the kind of contract, acceptance, and consideration, contingent contract, quasi-contract, alteration of contract.

First Sem: Core

Family law-I (Hindu law)

LLB 1st semester syllabus deals with

• Hindu marriage law, dissolution of marriage under the Marriage act-1955

• Hindu succession Act-1956

• Law of Guardianship under the Guardianship Act-1956

First Sem: Core

Law of Crimes (Indian Penal Code)

LLB first semester syllabus deals with crime, joint liability, general exceptions, inchoate offence, offences against property, offences against the body, forgery, defamation.

First Sem: Core

Constitutional law-I

First semester LLB subjects deals with the constitution of India, union and state executive, union parliament, union and state judiciary, and centre state relations.

First Sem: Core

Environmental law

It deals with environment and pollution, international efforts to curb environmental pollution, and environmental related law

First Sem: Core

Law of a tort, consumer protection laws, and motor vehicles act

It deals with motor vehicle act, tort against property, tort against the person, negligence, nuisance, defamation, consumer protection act, strict and absolute liability,

Second Sem: Core

Family law-II (Muslim law)

LLB 2nd semester subjects deal with

• School of muslim law

• Marriage

• Dower

• Dissolution of marriage

• Outlines of the law of preemption

Second Sem: Core

Human Rights Law

It deals with

• Evaluation and development of international Human Rights Law

• Civil and Political Rights

• International Instruments

• Social and Economic Rights

Second Sem: Core

Constitutional law-II

It deals with

• Fundamental Rights

• Directive Principles of State Policy

• Fundamental Rights

• Amendment of the constitution

• Emergency provisions

Second Sem: Core

International Law & International Organisation

It deals with

• Public International law

• International organisation like WHO, WTO, Food and Agriculture Organisation

Second Sem: Core

Legal writing including General English

It deals with essay writing, precise writing, letter/ application writing, legal news writing, preparation of bibliography, citation writing,translation, legal terminology.

Third Sem: Core

Jurisprudence & Legal theory

LLB 3 sem. syllabus deals with law and morality, source of law, punishment theory, schools of law, and concepts of law.

Third Sem: Core

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 & Easement Act, 1882

It deals with immovable property,transfer, non-transferable properties, doctrine of part performance, fraudulent transfers, doctrine of election, Easements Act, Licence

Third Sem: Core

Companies act, 2013 & negotiable instruments act, 1881

It deals with the company, winding up of company, share and share capital, and doctrine of corporate personality.

Third Sem: Elective

Trust & Equity

It deals with the creation of Trust, charitable trust, extinction of trust, growth of Equity, maxims of equity, and fusion of common law.

Fourth Sem: Core

Administrative law

LLB 4th semester subjects deal with the rule of law, delegated legislation, and the doctrine of public accountability.

Fourth Sem: Core

Interpretation of Statutes

LLB 4 semester syllabus deals with the commencement and repeal of statutes, interpretation of the Indian Constitution, and general clause Act- 1897.

Fourth Sem: Core

Right to Information Act, 2005

LLB 4th semester syllabus deals with the Right to Information, judicial activism, and other Law.

Fourth Sem: Core

Criminology, Penology, and Victimology

It deals with penology, criminology, punishment, prison system, juvenile delinquency, victimology, and judicial attitude.

Fourth Sem: Elective

Women & Criminal Law

It deals with women’s rights jurisprudence, women and the Constitution of India, domestic violence, sexual harassment, protection of women,

Fourth Sem: Core

Law of Taxation

It deals with Income Tax Act-1961, Heads of Income, wealth tax, heads of income, computation of income

Fifth Sem: Core

Code of Civil Procedure-I

LLB 5th semester subjects deal with jurisdiction of civil court, foreign judgement, service of summons, discovery, place of suing

Fifth Sem: Core

Law of Evidence-I

Deals with documentary, oral, hearsay evidence, direct and circumstantial evidence, res-gestae, section 7-16 of the Indian evidence Act, Expert evidence

Fifth Sem: Core

Code of Criminal Procedure-I

Deals with FIR, Cognizable and non cognizable offence, investigation, arrest of person

Fifth Sem: Core

Land Laws

Deals with zamindari abolition and land reforms act, land revenue act

Fifth Sem: Core

Intellectual Property laws

Deals with intellectual property, trademarks, copyrights, patents.

Fifth Sem: Elective

Professional ethics

Deals with professional ethics, duties of an advocate, punishment, and contempt court.

Sixth Sem: Core

Code of Civil procedure-II and Indian Limitation Act, 1963

Deals with suits of special nature, execution, limitation Act, and inherent power of the court

Sixth Sem: Core

Law of evidence-II

Deals with the burden of proof, presumption, estoppels, privileged communications, accomplice, hostile witness, impeaching credit of witness

Sixth Sem: Core

Code of Criminal Procedure-II, Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and POCSO Act,2012

Deals with jurisdiction of the criminal courts, joinder charge, misjoinder charges, nonjoinder charges, bail, warrant trail

Sixth Sem: Core

Cyber laws

Deals with cyber law introduction, legal position, prevention of cybercrime, hacking, cyberstalking, pornography, E-Commerce, InformationTechnology Act

Sixth Sem: Core

Drafting , pleading & conveyancing

Deals with pleading, plaint, civil and criminal drafting, conveyancing

Sixth Sem: Core

Alteration Dispute Redressal System in India

Deals with ADR system, Lok Adalat, legal services authority act, arbitration & conciliation ActAct

Sixth Sem: Core

Moot court, pre-trial preparation and participation in trial procedures

Deals with moot court, observance of trial in civil and criminal cases, case diary, practical training,

Civil Law

• National Human Rights Commission

• Property and Family Law

• Contract and Tort Laws

The different types of laws that are to be followed in our daily lives are explained in this specialisation. It also covers the family law, contract law, and other types of civil laws

Criminal Law

• Job of a criminal lawyer

• Collecting evidences to establish a crime

• Recreation of crime scenes

Different aspects of criminal law and procedures followed to collect evidence are explained in this specialisation.

Corporate Law

• Types of Corporate Contracts

• Responsibilities of a corporate lawyer

• Mergers and Acquisitions

It includes the study of laws and regulations that are essential for formation, governance, and other aspects of a company.

Cyber Law

• Crime against a person

• Crime against a property

• Crime against government

• Detection of cyber crimes

It deals with criminal activities such as fraud, theft, forgery and defamation conducted on the internet, their detection, and regulations to punish the criminals.

Intellectual Property Law

• Copyrights, trademark, and patents

• Regulations for protecting intellectual rights

• Economic rights to benefit from work

This specialisation covers all the laws and regulations that enable the Indian citizens to protect their intellectual property and use it for financial gains.

Constitutional law

M P Jain Indian Constitutional Law, Eight editions

M P Jain

Indian Penal Code

The Indian Penal Code, 35th editions

Ratanlal & Dhirajlal

Family law I (Hindu law)

Modern hindu law, new edition

Paras Diwan

Family law II (Muslim law)

Mohammedan law revised by prof. Iqbal Ali Khan, central law agency

Aqil Ahmed

Criminal procedure code

Criminal procedure code, 1973, sixth edition

Durga Das Basu

Evidence act

The evidence act, second edition

Dr. V Nageswara Rao

Transfer of property act

Transfer of property act

R.K.Singh

Contract

Indian Contract Act

Dr. R.K Bangia

Law of Torts

Law of torts, New edition, Allahabad Law Agency

Dr. R.K.Bangia

Jurisprudence

Studies in jurisprudence & legal theory

Dr. N.V.Paranjape

Civil Procedure

The code of civil procedure, 6th edition Shriniwas Gupta

Sanjiva Row

NLSIU Bengaluru

NLU Delhi

NALSAR Hyderabad

NLU, Jodhpur

WBNUJS Kolkata

NLU Gandhinagar

SIU Pune

Faculty of Law JMI

RGNUL Patiala