UGC-NET Law Exam - Study Guide

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Unit I: Jurisprudence

Unit II: Constitutional and Administrative Law

  • Chapter 1. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.
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  • Chapter 2. Union and State executive and their interrelationship
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  • Chapter 3. Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
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  • Chapter 4. Judiciary
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  • Chapter 5. Emergency provisions
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  • Chapter 6. Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
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  • Chapter 7. Election Commission of India
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  • Chapter 8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
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  • Chapter 9. Principle of natural justice
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  • Chapter 10. Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.
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Unit III: Public International Law and IHL

  • Chapter 1. International law – Definition, nature and basis
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  • Chapter 2. Sources of International law
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  • Chapter 3. Recognition of states and governments
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  • Chapter 4. Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
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  • Chapter 5. Extradition and asylum
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  • Chapter 6. United Nations and its organs
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  • Chapter 7. Settlement of international disputes
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  • Chapter 8. World Trade Organization (WTO)
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  • Chapter 9. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols
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  • Chapter 10. Implementation of IHL - Challenges
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Unit IV: Law of Crimes

  • Chapter 1. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability
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  • Chapter 2. Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
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  • Chapter 3. General exceptions
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  • Chapter 4. Offences against human body
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  • Chapter 5. Offences against state and terrorism
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  • Chapter 6. Offences against property
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  • Chapter 7. Offences against women and children
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  • Chapter 8. Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
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  • Chapter 9. Offences against public tranquility
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  • Chapter 10. Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
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Unit V: Law of Torts and Consumer Protection

  • Chapter 1. Nature and definition of tort
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  • Chapter 2. General principles of tortious liability
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  • Chapter 3. General defenses
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  • Chapter 4. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
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  • Chapter 5. Remoteness of damages
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  • Chapter 6. Strict and absolute liability
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  • Chapter 7. Tortious liability of the State
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  • Chapter 8. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
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  • Chapter 9. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal
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  • Chapter 10. The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations
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Unit VI: Commercial Law

  • Chapter 1. Essential elements of contract and e-contract
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  • Chapter 2. Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
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  • Chapter 3. Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
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  • Chapter 4. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
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  • Chapter 5. Sale of Goods Act, 1930
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  • Chapter 6. Partnership and limited liability partnership
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  • Chapter 7. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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  • Chapter 8. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
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  • Chapter 9. Company law – Directors and meetings
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  • Chapter 10. Corporate social responsibility
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Unit VII: Family Law

  • Chapter 1. Sources and schools
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  • Chapter 2. Marriage and dissolution of marriage
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  • Chapter 3. Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce
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  • Chapter 4. Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
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  • Chapter 5. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
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  • Chapter 6. Maintenance, dower and stridhan
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  • Chapter 7. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
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  • Chapter 8. Succession and inheritance
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  • Chapter 9. Will, gift and wakf
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  • Chapter 10. Uniform Civil Code
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Unit VIII: Environment and Human Rights Law

  • Chapter 1. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
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  • Chapter 2. International environmental law and UN Conferences
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  • Chapter 3. Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
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  • Chapter 4. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
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  • Chapter 5. National Green Tribunal
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  • Chapter 6. Concept and development of human rights
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  • Chapter 7. Universalism and cultural relativism
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  • Chapter 8. International Bill of Rights
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  • Chapter 9. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections
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  • Chapter 10. 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
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Unit IX: Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law

  • Chapter 1. Concept and meaning of intellectual property
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  • Chapter 2. Theories of intellectual property
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  • Chapter 3. International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
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  • Chapter 4. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
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  • Chapter 5. Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
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  • Chapter 6. Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
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  • Chapter 7. Protection of Geographical Indications
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  • Chapter 8. Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge
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  • Chapter 9. Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
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  • Chapter 10. Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication
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Unit X: Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance

  • Chapter 1. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison
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  • Chapter 2. Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
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  • Chapter 3. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
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  • Chapter 4. Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
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  • Chapter 5. Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
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  • Chapter 6. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
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  • Chapter 7. Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
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  • Chapter 8. Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
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  • Chapter 9. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
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  • Chapter 10. Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India
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