Paper 2 · Law · Code 58
UGC NET Law (58)
Law (subject code 58) is the subject paper (Paper 2) for candidates in this subject. It carries 100 questions for 200 marks (+2 per correct answer, no negative marking), attempted together with Paper 1 in the single 180-minute combined session. The syllabus below is the verified official syllabus, organised unit-wise; chapters and practice questions appear as they are published, and nothing is marked complete before it exists.
100 questions
200 marks · +2 per correct · No negative marking · Paper 2 within the 180-min combined session
10 units · 40 topics
Full syllabus below, with topic summaries
40 practice questions · 40 premium chapters
Easy 10 · Medium 20 · Hard 10 — all original practice; verified PYQs live separately in the PYQ Library
Syllabus
Complete syllabus — all units and topics
Topic summaries are the unit study material already published on NETSaathi. Weightage badges are platform estimates from past-question frequency — they are not NTA guarantees.
Unit 1: Jurisprudence
न्यायशास्त्र · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Nature, sources and schools of law — Nature and sources of law; schools of jurisprudence.High weightage
- Law, morality, rights and personality — Law and morality; concept of rights and duties; legal personality.High weightage
- Property, ownership, possession and liability — Concepts of property, ownership and possession; concept of liability.Medium
- Law, development and justice — Law, poverty and development; global justice; modernism and post-modernism.Medium
Nature, sources and schools of law → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Law, morality, rights and personality → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Property, ownership, possession and liability → premium chapter · free preview · ~14 min
Law, development and justice → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Unit 2: Constitutional and Administrative Law
संवैधानिक और प्रशासनिक कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Preamble, rights and directive principles — Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.High weightage
- Union and State organs and powers — Union and State executive and their interrelationship; Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers.High weightage
- Judiciary, emergency and special provisions — Judiciary; emergency provisions; temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states; Election Commission of India.High weightage
- Administrative law — Nature, scope and importance of administrative law; principle of natural justice; judicial review of administrative actions — grounds.High weightage
Preamble, rights and directive principles → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Union and State organs and powers → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Judiciary, emergency and special provisions → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Administrative law → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Unit 3: Public International Law and IHL
सार्वजनिक अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कानून और IHL · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- International law: nature, sources, recognition — International law: definition, nature and basis; sources of international law; recognition of states and governments.High weightage
- Nationality, refugees, extradition and asylum — Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs); extradition and asylum.Medium
- United Nations, disputes and WTO — United Nations and its organs; settlement of international disputes; World Trade Organization (WTO).Medium
- International humanitarian law — International humanitarian law (IHL): conventions and protocols; implementation of IHL — challenges.Medium
International law: nature, sources, recognition → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Nationality, refugees, extradition and asylum → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
United Nations, disputes and WTO → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
International humanitarian law → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Unit 4: Law of Crimes
अपराध कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Criminal liability and stages of crime — General principles of criminal liability: actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability, constructive liability; stages of crime and inchoate crimes: abetment, criminal conspiracy, attempt.High weightage
- General exceptions and offences against body and state — General exceptions; offences against human body; offences against state and terrorism.High weightage
- Offences against property, women and public tranquility — Offences against property; offences against women and children; drug trafficking and counterfeiting; offences against public tranquility.Medium
- Punishment and compensation — Theories and kinds of punishments; compensation to the victims of crime.Medium
Criminal liability and stages of crime → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
General exceptions and offences against body and state → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Offences against property, women and public tranquility → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Punishment and compensation → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Unit 5: Law of Torts and Consumer Protection
अपकृत्य और उपभोक्ता संरक्षण कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Tort: nature and general principles — Nature and definition of tort; general principles of tortious liability; general defences.High weightage
- Specific torts and remoteness — Specific torts: negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation; remoteness of damages.High weightage
- Strict, absolute and State liability — Strict and absolute liability; tortious liability of the State.Medium
- Consumer, motor vehicles and competition law — The Consumer Protection Act 1986: definitions, consumer rights, redressal mechanism; the Motor Vehicles Act 1988: no-fault liability, third-party insurance, claims tribunal; the Competition Act 2002: prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position, regulation of combinations.Medium
Tort: nature and general principles → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Specific torts and remoteness → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Strict, absolute and State liability → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Consumer, motor vehicles and competition law → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Unit 6: Commercial Law
वाणिज्यिक कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Contract law — Essential elements of contract and e-contract; breach, frustration, void and voidable agreements; standard form of contract and quasi-contract; specific contracts: bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee, agency.High weightage
- Sale of goods and partnership — Sale of Goods Act 1930; partnership and limited liability partnership.Medium
- Negotiable Instruments — Negotiable Instruments Act 1881.Medium
- Company law and CSR — Company law: incorporation, prospectus, shares and debentures; directors and meetings; corporate social responsibility.High weightage
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Sale of goods and partnership → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
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Unit 7: Family Law
पारिवारिक कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Sources, schools and marriage — Sources and schools; marriage and dissolution of marriage.High weightage
- Matrimonial remedies and changing marriage — Matrimonial remedies: divorce and theories of divorce; changing dimensions of marriage: live-in relationship; recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce.Medium
- Maintenance, dower, adoption and guardianship — Maintenance, dower and stridhan; adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement.Medium
- Succession and Uniform Civil Code — Succession and inheritance; will, gift and wakf; Uniform Civil Code.Medium
Sources, schools and marriage → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Matrimonial remedies and changing marriage → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Maintenance, dower, adoption and guardianship → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Succession and Uniform Civil Code → premium chapter · free preview · ~14 min
Unit 8: Environment and Human Rights Law
पर्यावरण और मानवाधिकार कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Environment and pollution — Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’.Medium
- Environmental law framework — International environmental law and UN conferences; constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India.High weightage
- EIA, hazardous waste and NGT — Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India; National Green Tribunal.Medium
- Human rights: concept and enforcement — 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 in India: National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, Women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.High weightage
Environment and pollution → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Environmental law framework → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
EIA, hazardous waste and NGT → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Human rights: concept and enforcement → premium chapter · free preview · ~12 min
Unit 9: Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law
बौद्धिक संपदा और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी कानून · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Intellectual property: concept and conventions — Concept and meaning of intellectual property; theories of intellectual property; international conventions pertaining to intellectual properties.High weightage
- Copyright and patent law — Copyright and neighbouring rights: subject matter, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies; law of patent: patentability, procedure for grant, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies.High weightage
- Trademark, GI and biodiversity — Law of trademark: registration, kinds, infringement, passing off, remedies; protection of geographical indications; bio-diversity and traditional knowledge.Medium
- Information technology law and cyber crimes — Information technology law: digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers; cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication.High weightage
Intellectual property: concept and conventions → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Copyright and patent law → premium chapter · free preview · ~14 min
Trademark, GI and biodiversity → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Information technology law and cyber crimes → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Unit 10: Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance
तुलनात्मक लोक कानून और शासन प्रणालियाँ · 4 bank questions · 4 premium chapters- Comparative law and forms of government — Comparative law: relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in comparison; forms of governments: presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal.Medium
- Federalism and rule of law — Models of federalism: USA, Canada, India; rule of law: ‘formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions.High weightage
- Separation of powers and judiciary — Separation of powers: India, UK, USA, France; independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability: India, UK, USA.High weightage
- Review, amendment, ombudsman and open government — Systems of constitutional review: India, USA, Switzerland, France; amendment of the Constitution: India, USA, South Africa; ombudsman: Sweden, UK, India; open government and right to information: USA, UK, India.Medium
Comparative law and forms of government → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Federalism and rule of law → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Separation of powers and judiciary → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Review, amendment, ombudsman and open government → premium chapter · free preview · ~13 min
Study material
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Nature, sources and schools of law
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Unit 9: Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law
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Preparation strategy for this subject
- Start with the high-weightage topics — Nature, sources and schools of law, Law, morality, rights and personality, Preamble, rights and directive principles, Union and State organs and powers, Judiciary, emergency and special provisions — and finish their chapter previews first.
- Read one unit, then test it the same day: each unit page ends with its own unit test, so gaps show up while the material is fresh.
- Use the unit-wise result report: after every test, revise the units where accuracy is lowest before starting a new unit.
- Attempt every question in mocks: there is no negative marking, so an unattempted question is a guaranteed zero.
- Finish with unit tests: take every available unit test under timed conditions; full mocks for this subject arrive once the bank is large enough for a 100-question paper.
Revision
Important topics & revision resources
Important topics (high weightage)
- Unit 1: Nature, sources and schools of law
- Unit 1: Law, morality, rights and personality
- Unit 2: Preamble, rights and directive principles
- Unit 2: Union and State organs and powers
- Unit 2: Judiciary, emergency and special provisions
- Unit 2: Administrative law
- Unit 3: International law: nature, sources, recognition
- Unit 4: Criminal liability and stages of crime
- Unit 4: General exceptions and offences against body and state
- Unit 5: Tort: nature and general principles
- Unit 5: Specific torts and remoteness
- Unit 6: Contract law
- Unit 6: Company law and CSR
- Unit 7: Sources, schools and marriage
- Unit 8: Environmental law framework
- Unit 8: Human rights: concept and enforcement
- Unit 9: Intellectual property: concept and conventions
- Unit 9: Copyright and patent law
- Unit 9: Information technology law and cyber crimes
- Unit 10: Federalism and rule of law
- Unit 10: Separation of powers and judiciary
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