CUET PG Law 2027: LL.B. and LL.M. Paper Codes, Pattern, Syllabus and Universities

CUET PG is the entrance route for the 3-year LL.B. and the LL.M. at the University of Delhi and Banaras Hindu University, along with many central universities. Every CUET PG paper has 75 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, with 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 mark deducted for a wrong one. The LL.M. paper is COQP14. There is no separate “LL.B.” paper in the NTA bulletin: 3-year LL.B. aspirants have been taking the common General paper, COQP11. This guide sets out what the official bulletins say and what that means for your preparation for the 2027 cycle.

CUET PG at a glance (2026 cycle, official)

For the 2026 cycle, applications ran from 14 December 2025 to 14 January 2026 and the exam was held in March 2026. If the pattern holds, the 2027 application window will open around December 2026, so the time to start preparing is now.

Which paper do you take?

COQP14 is the only paper in the NTA bulletin’s list of common papers that is named for law. The General paper, COQP11, is not law-specific, and universities have used it for 3-year LL.B. admissions. Check the paper code against your target university’s own bulletin when you apply, because each university maps its programmes to papers.

COQP14 LL.M. syllabus

The LL.M. paper draws on the full LL.B. curriculum. The NTA syllabus document lists these areas:

• Core: Constitution, Contract (I and II), Torts, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Civil Procedure and Limitation, Property Law, Family Law (Hindu and Muslim law, Indian Succession Act), Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Company Law
• Allied: Environmental Law, Labour Law, Public International Law, Human Rights, Interpretation of Statutes, Professional Ethics, ADR, Taxation
• Specialised: IPR, Competition Law, Banking and Insurance, International Trade Law, RTI, Penology and Victimology, White Collar Crimes, Women and Criminal Law, Law relating to Children

A note on the new criminal laws

The syllabus document still names the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act. Since 1 July 2024 these have been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. Prepare both: learn the concepts, and be able to map the important sections from the old code to the new one. Our New Criminal Laws Guide does exactly that.

Which universities use CUET PG for law

University of Delhi

DU lists both the LL.B. and the LL.M. under its Faculty of Law in the bulletin for two-year PG programmes. Admission is through its CSAS (PG) portal and requires a CUET (PG) score in the relevant paper. For 2026, CSAS (PG) registration ran from 16 May to 7 June 2026, after the CUET PG results. Note that DU’s five-year BA LL.B. and BBA LL.B. are different: they are filled through CLAT, not CUET.

Banaras Hindu University

BHU’s PG bulletin lists the LL.B. (Honours), the two-year and one-year LL.M., and an LL.M. in Human Rights and Duties Education, all admitted on CUET PG scores. For SC and ST candidates applying to the LL.B. (Honours) or LL.M., the bulletin applies the Bar Council of India’s minimum of 40 percent aggregate marks in the qualifying degree.

Central universities

Many central universities also admit to the LL.M. through CUET PG. Each publishes its own bulletin with the paper code, eligibility and seat matrix, so make a shortlist early and read each one.

How to prepare for COQP14 (LL.M.)

• Accuracy over attempts. At +4/-1, a blind guess on four options has a slightly positive expected value, but every wrong answer still costs you a mark. Answer when you can rule out at least one option.
• Cover the core first. Constitution, Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence and Administrative Law carry the paper. The specialised subjects are better used as tie-breakers.
• Revise landmark judgments. Questions often test the holding of a leading case rather than a section number.
• Practise at 72 seconds a question. 75 questions in 90 minutes leaves little time to reread.

How to prepare for COQP11 (3-year LL.B.)

• Legal awareness and the Constitution: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, key institutions, landmark judgments and recent legal developments.
• Current affairs: 12 months of national news, with a focus on laws, judgments and government schemes.
• English, reasoning and basic maths: these are scoring sections if you practise them daily.

Practise with Lexfolio

The LL.M. paper and CLAT PG test the same core subjects, so the preparation overlaps. Try the free CLAT PG 2027 mock to check your level, and read 30 important Supreme Court judgments of 2026 for the case law. For the full UGC NET Law syllabus, which is very close to the LL.M. paper’s, see the UGC NET Law complete course.

Sources

• National Testing Agency, CUET (PG) 2026 Information Bulletin and FAQs
• University of Delhi, Bulletin of Information for Two-Year PG Programmes 2026-27 and CSAS (PG) 2026 notices
• University of Delhi, Bulletin of Information for BA LL.B. and BBA LL.B. 2026
• Banaras Hindu University, PG Information Bulletin 2026

Last checked: 24 October 2026. Dates for the 2027 cycle will be confirmed by the NTA.