UGC NET in LAW Exam Syllabus and Pattern with Best Coaching Classes in Chandigarh
Apex Legal Institute is Chandigarh’s Best coaching institute for UGC NET in LAW Coaching. Excellent perks and privileges are offered in UGC-NET(LAW) services to LAW Faculty/Assistant Professor. The UGC-NET(LAW) exam is known as one of the toughest government examinations in India. Many candidates appear for this exam every year, but very few are capable of getting this opportunity. However, if you are ready to give your best to prepare for the UGC-NET(LAW) exam, then you can join our Apex Legal Institute to prepare for the exam. We provide the best UGC-NET(LAW) coaching in Chandigarh.
Apex Legal Institute Guides all the students of the institute from how to fill the exam forms to the end of the examination. Our faculty is also one of the best in the city which will give each of the students respectively and give Personalized exam preparation tips to each candidate
What is UGC-NET in LAW Exam?
UGC-NET (Law) Examination is the most important exam for candidates who have already completed their masters in LLM and want to pursue an academic career in India.
For appointment as an Assistant Professors in Law Colleges and Universities all over India, the candidate must Qualifying UGC NET (Law) Examination is a mandatory requirement for the grant of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
This examination is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) twice a year on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Who is eligible to appear in the UGC-NET exam?
NTA decided guidelines for the exam which are as follows:-
Masters’ in Law or related subjects with minimum
- 50% (For OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Transgender).
For NET JRF, the age limit is
- 36 years (for OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Female/Transgender)
For Assistant Professor, there are no age limit criteria.
Syllabus of UGC-NET
UNIT – I: JURISPRUDENCE
- Nature and sources of law
- Schools of jurisprudence
- Law and morality
- Concept of rights and duties
- Legal personality
- Concepts of property, ownership and possession
- Concept of liability
- Law, poverty and development
- Global justice
- Modernism and post-modernism
UNIT – II: CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state
- Union and State executive and their interrelationship
- Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
- Judiciary
- Emergency provisions
- Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
- Election Commission of India
- Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
- Principle of natural justice
- Judicial review of administrative actions
UNIT – III: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL
- International law – Definition, nature and basis
- Sources of International law
- Recognition of states and governments
- Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
- Extradition and asylum
- United Nations and its organs
- Settlement of international disputes
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols
- Implementation of IHL - Challenges
UNIT – IV: LAW OF CRIMES
- General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability
- Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
- General exceptions
- Offences against human body
- Offences against state and terrorism
- Offences against property
- Offences against women and children
- Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
- Offences against public tranquility
- Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
UNIT – V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- Nature and definition of tort
- General principles of tortious liability
- General defenses
- Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
- Remoteness of damages
- Strict and absolute liability
- Tortious liability of the State
- The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
- The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal
- The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combination.
UNIT – VI: COMMERCIAL LAW
- Essential elements of contract and e-contract
- Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
- Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
- Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- Partnership and limited liability partnership
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
- Company law – Directors and meetings
- Corporate social responsibility
UNIT-VII: FAMILY LAW
- Sources and schools
- Marriage and dissolution of marriage
- Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce
- Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
- Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
- Maintenance, dower and stridhan
- Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
- Succession and inheritance
- Will, gift and wakf
- Uniform Civil Code
UNIT –VIII: ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
- Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
- International environmental law and UN Conferences
- Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
- Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
- National Green Tribunal
- Concept and development of human rights
- Universalism and cultural relativism
- International Bill of Rights
- Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections
- Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes.
UNIT – IX: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
- Concept and meaning of intellectual property
- Theories of intellectual property
- International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
- Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
- Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
- Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
- Protection of Geographical Indications
- Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge
- Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
- Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication
UNIT – X: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE
- Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison
- Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
- Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
- Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
- Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
- Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
- Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
- Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
- Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
- Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India
Why should you choose UGC-NET(LAW) Coaching in Chandigarh?
Apex Legal Institute provides the best UGC-NET in LAW coaching in Chandigarh. Our Legal Coaching institute is known for its quality education. We have the ability to prepare candidates for UGC-NET(LAW) examinations in a perfect way. Our faculty gives their best to prepare the candidates for the civil judge exam.
Apex Legal Institute
The candidates who want to qualify for the UGC-NET(LAW) exam can approach the join Apex Legal Institute to make their dreams come true.
Apex Legal Institute's key features:-
Experience
Director Mrs.R.Verma (Advocate) of Apex Legal Institute Chandigarh has around 15 years experience of LAW field and has successfully offered several courses for law entrance and competitive exam aspirants. Our students get the best ranks in the exams.
Excellent Teaching Staff
Our highly qualified staff put a lot of emphasis on finding new teaching methodologies to help each study effectively for their exams. They will make your basic knowledge strong and give you essential tips to crack your exam.
Attentive and Supportive Classes
We focus on each student attentively and also provide doubt and question-answer sessions for them. Anyone can take group or individual extra classes to clear their previous topics.
Relevant Study Material
We always provide study matter written by our own notes, recommend books which is highly recommended by Advocates ,Professors & Principals.
Why we are the best UGC-NET(LAW) coaching institute in Chandigarh?
You will get the best study material: we provide the best study material to our candidates so that they can prepare themselves in the best possible way for the UGC-NET(LAW) exam. We provide the best available own notes, recommend books, practice material, mock tests etc.
Conduct regular tests: we conduct tests after every topic is covered so that we can check the performance of the candidates. The main reason why we take the regular tests is that through these tests, we can analyse the student’s strengths and weak points, and then we work on their weak points and build them all-rounder in all subjects. By taking these tests, candidates also can analyse themselves and give them an opportunity to overcome their weak and loose areas.
Communication Skills: We organise debates, moot courts, quiz competitions for our students, which helps them enhance their skills in the practical world. These things are important whether you want to be a Assistant Professor in reputed private college , private University or reputed government college , government University.