The UGC National Eligibility Test (Law) (UGC NET Law) is conducted by National Testing Agency. Its principal use is qualifying for Assistant Professor eligibility and Junior Research Fellowship in Law.
Directory: Law examinations in India.
Who sits the examination
Candidates seeking academic eligibility (NET), research fellowships, or LL.M. admission where the score is accepted. Eligibility percentages and degree requirements are fixed in the information bulletin for the cycle.
Papers
| Paper | Scope |
|---|---|
| Paper I | Teaching and research aptitude (common to all NET subjects) |
| Paper II | Law (subject-specific units published by NTA/UGC) |
Law Paper II — thematic map
Official unit titles appear in the NTA NET Law syllabus PDF. Thematic coverage across cycles has included:
- Jurisprudence and legal theory
- Constitutional and administrative law, anchored in the Constitution of India
- Public international law and human rights
- Law of crimes under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 / IPC transition
- Law of torts and consumer protection
- Commercial law — Indian Contract Act, 1872, sale of goods, partnership, negotiable instruments
- Family law
- Environmental law and selected modern areas (intellectual property, cyber law) as listed
- Comparative public law and research-method themes where notified
Paper II is theory-heavy: landmark cases and doctrinal classification matter as much as bare section numbers.
Related pages
Primary sources
Information bulletins and syllabus PDFs issued by National Testing Agency for the relevant academic year.