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UGC NET Law (Paper 2) Complete Course: All 10 Units with Unit Tests and a Full Mock

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About Course

UGC NET Law (Paper 2) is a 100-question, 200-mark test of ten units, with no negative marking, taken by LLM graduates for Assistant Professor eligibility and JRF. The paper rewards breadth: every unit, every cycle, and a heavy weight on recent Supreme Court decisions and statutory amendments. This Lexfolio course is a complete, exam-oriented treatment of all ten units as the law stands in October 2026: the new criminal codes, the labour Codes in force, the DPDP Act and Rules, the 2024 to 2026 Constitution Bench decisions, the Waqf amendment, the Uttarakhand UCC, the latest IP and IT developments and the current international instruments, written in the form the questions take: definitions, section numbers, case names with years, match-the-following tables, chronologies and assertion-reason pairs.

What the course covers

  • Unit 1 Jurisprudence: nature and sources, every school and jurist, legal concepts (Hohfeld, personality, possession, ownership), justice and punishment, interpretation
  • Unit 2 Constitutional and Administrative Law: Preamble, Parts III and IV, the organs, Centre-State relations, emergency, amendment and basic structure, delegated legislation, natural justice, judicial review, services, elections, local government, recent cases
  • Unit 3 International Law and IHL: sources, States and recognition, jurisdiction and immunities, the law of the sea, treaties, the UN and dispute settlement, use of force, international criminal law, IHL and refugee law
  • Unit 4 Law of Crimes: the BNS from general exceptions to every chapter of offences, with the IPC conversion table, the BNSS provisions most tested and the BSA
  • Unit 5 Torts and Consumer Protection: essentials, defences, vicarious and State liability, every major tort, remedies and the Motor Vehicles Act, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and competition basics
  • Unit 6 Commercial Law: contract, special contracts, sale of goods, partnership and LLP, negotiable instruments with section 138, company law, IBC and arbitration
  • Unit 7 Family Law: Hindu law (marriage, joint family, succession, adoption, maintenance, guardianship), Muslim law (marriage, dissolution, maintenance, gifts, wills, wakf, inheritance), Christian, Parsi and Special Marriage Act law, and the UCC
  • Unit 8 Environment and Human Rights: international environmental law, the Indian statutes and NGT, the case law, international human rights instruments and bodies, the PHRA and the rights of vulnerable groups
  • Unit 9 IPR and IT Law: the international framework, copyright, patents, trade marks, designs, GIs, the IT Act, intermediary rules and the DPDP Act
  • Unit 10 Comparative Public Law and Governance: comparative method, forms of government, federalism, legislatures, executives, judicial review and rights across jurisdictions, and governance mechanisms

Who this course is for

LLM students and graduates preparing for UGC NET and JRF in Law; candidates for State SET and PhD entrance tests with a similar syllabus; judicial service and APO aspirants who want a single current revision of the whole of Indian law; and law teachers updating their notes. It assumes an LLB-level familiarity with the subjects.

How the course works

The course has 10 units with 40 lessons, each ending with key takeaways and followed by a unit test of eight questions. Lessons give the section numbers, dates, fractions, limits and case names and years that the questions ask for, with match tables and chronologies. Pair it with Lexfolio’s UGC NET Law mock tests for timed practice.

How the certificate works

  • After completing the lessons, you take a full-length online mock of 50 questions drawn from all ten units in the NET format (matching, chronology, assertion-reason, statements), with a time limit of 60 minutes.
  • The pass mark is 60%. If you do not pass, you can review the lessons and try again.
  • On passing, you receive a Lexfolio certificate of completion with a unique certificate ID, which anyone can verify online.
  • This is a certificate of completion issued by Lexfolio. It is not a qualification and has no connection with the NTA or the UGC.

This course is for examination preparation only and is not legal advice. It reflects the law and the syllabus as on 19 October 2026. The NTA notification for each cycle governs the pattern; always check it.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Recall the jurists, works and concepts of Unit 1 and answer match-the-following and assertion-reason questions on jurisprudence
  • State the articles, doctrines and leading cases of constitutional and administrative law, including the 2023 to 2026 Constitution Bench decisions
  • Identify the sources, institutions and leading cases of public international law, the law of the sea, treaties, use of force, IHL and refugee law
  • Apply the BNS, BNSS and BSA provisions with their IPC and CrPC equivalents, the general exceptions, inchoate offences and every chapter of offences
  • Explain the essentials, defences and heads of tortious liability, motor accident compensation, and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with its commissions and limits
  • Answer questions on contract, sale of goods, partnership, negotiable instruments, company law, insolvency and arbitration with section numbers and cases
  • Distinguish the rules of Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi personal law and the Special Marriage Act on marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption, guardianship, gifts and succession
  • Recall the environmental and human rights instruments, the Indian statutes and institutions, the NGT, the PHRA and the laws on vulnerable groups
  • State the international IP framework and the Indian copyright, patent, trade mark, design and GI law, the IT Act and intermediary rules, and the DPDP Act
  • Compare constitutions, forms of government, federalism, legislatures, executives and models of judicial review, and describe the mechanisms of governance

Course Content

Unit 1: Jurisprudence
Nature and sources of law, the schools of jurisprudence, legal concepts (rights, duties, persons, possession, ownership), and the theories of justice and punishment that Paper 2 tests every cycle.

  • Nature of law, sources and the schools: natural law and positivism
  • Historical, sociological, realist and other schools
  • Legal concepts: rights, duties, persons, possession, ownership, liability
  • Justice, punishment, the judicial process and legal reasoning
  • Unit 1 quiz: Jurisprudence

Unit 2: Constitutional and Administrative Law
The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, the Union and State executive, legislature and judiciary, Centre-State relations, emergency and amendment, and the principles of administrative law with the leading cases.

Unit 3: Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law
Nature and sources of international law, its relation to municipal law, States and recognition, jurisdiction and immunities, the law of the sea, treaties, the United Nations, settlement of disputes, use of force, IHL and refugee law.

Unit 4: Law of Crimes
General principles of criminal liability under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, general exceptions, inchoate and group liability, offences against the body, property, the State and public tranquillity, offences against women and children, and the key procedural provisions of the BNSS tested in the exam.

Unit 5: Law of Torts and Consumer Protection
Nature and essentials of tortious liability, general defences, vicarious and State liability, negligence, nuisance, trespass, defamation, strict and absolute liability, remedies and the Motor Vehicles Act, and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with the Competition Act basics.

Unit 6: Commercial Law
Contract (general principles and special contracts), sale of goods, partnership and LLP, negotiable instruments, company law under the Companies Act, 2013, and the essentials of insolvency, arbitration and competition that the syllabus groups under commercial law.

Unit 7: Family Law
Sources and schools of Hindu and Muslim law; marriage, divorce, maintenance, guardianship, adoption and succession under Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi law and the Special Marriage Act; and the uniform civil code debate with the Uttarakhand code.

Unit 8: Environment and Human Rights Law
International environmental law and its principles, the Indian environmental statutes and the National Green Tribunal, the Supreme Court's environmental jurisprudence, international human rights instruments and bodies, the Protection of Human Rights Act, and the rights of women, children, minorities, Dalits, tribals, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

Unit 9: Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law
The international IP framework (WIPO, TRIPS, the conventions), copyright, patents, trade marks, designs, geographical indications and other rights in India, and the Information Technology Act, 2000 with cyber offences, intermediaries, e-contracts and the DPDP Act.

Unit 10: Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance
Comparative method, forms of government and constitutions, federalism, separation of powers and judicial review across the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Switzerland, South Africa and India, models of democracy, and the mechanisms of governance: ombudsman, open government, e-governance and regulatory bodies.

Final Assessment and Certificate
Pass the final assessment with 60% or more to receive your certificate of completion. You have 3 attempts.

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