PU Law Entrance Syllabus 2026 — Section-wise Detailed Breakdown
The PU Law Entrance syllabus is officially compact but practically wide. Here's the section-by-section breakdown — exactly what to study, what to skip, and which books actually move your score.
Legal Aptitude (20 marks)
- Indian Constitution — Fundamental Rights, DPSP
- Law of Torts basics
- Contract Act essentials
- Criminal law principles (BNS, BNSS, BSA)
- Recent landmark Supreme Court judgments
General Knowledge & Current Affairs (60 marks)
- Static GK — history, polity, geography (NCERT 9–12)
- Daily current affairs (last 12 months)
- Awards, sports, books, summits
- Indian economy basics
- Legal current affairs
Reasoning (10 marks)
- Analytical reasoning
- Syllogism
- Blood relations, direction sense
- Coding-decoding
English (10 marks)
- Vocabulary — synonyms, antonyms
- Grammar — error spotting
- Reading comprehension
- Para jumbles
Best books (2026 edition)
- Lucent's GK + Manorama Yearbook
- Universal's Legal Aptitude by AP Bhardwaj
- Word Power Made Easy — Norman Lewis
- Jury Law Academy current-affairs deck (daily)
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Frequently asked questions
- No. PU LLB is GK-heavy (60 marks) while CLAT is comprehension-heavy. The Legal Aptitude overlap is ~70%.
- NCERT 9–12 covers the static GK base. Current affairs requires daily newspaper reading.