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UGC NET Law Paper II :

1. Constitutional Law of India :

Preamble
Fundamental Rights and Duties.
Directive Principles of State Policy.
Judiciary
Executive
Union State Legislative Relations.
Emergency Provisions
Amendment of the Constitution.
Writ Jurisdiction

2. Legal Theory :

Nature and Sources of Law.
Positivism, Natural. Law Theory, Sociological Jurisprudence.
Theories of Punishment.
Rights and Duties.
Concepts of Possession and Ownership.

3. Public International Law :

Nature of International Law and its relationship with Municipal Law.
Sources of International Law.
Recognition of States and Governments.
United Nations
Settlement of International Disputes.
Human Rights

4. Family Law :

Concepts in Family Law.
Sources of Family Law in India.
Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage.

5. Law of Contracts : General Principles

Essentials of a valid contract.
Offer, acceptance and consideration.
Capacity to Contract : Minor’s contract.
Elements vitiating contract : Mistake, fraud, misrepresentation, public policy, coercion, undue influence, frustration of contract.
Remedies for breach of contract : Damages.

6. Law of Torts :

Foundation of Tortuous Liability.
General Defences to an action of Torty.
Vicarious Liability
Remoteness of Damages.
Contributory Negligence
Absolute and Strict Liability.

7. Law of Crimes : General Principles

Nature and Definition of Offence.
General Exceptions
Common Intention and Common Object.
Criminal Attempt, Conspiracy and Abetment.
Offences against Women.

8. Labour Law :

Concepts : Industry, Industrial Dispute and Workman.
Trade Unions : Rights and Immunities of Registered Trade Union; Registration and its advantages.
Methods for Settlement of Industrial Disputes under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Strike and Lockout as Instruments of Collective Bargaining.
Retrenchment, Lay – off and Closures.

UGC NET Law Paper III ( Parts A & B ) ( Core and Elective / Optional ) :

Unit – I :

Essential Features of Indian Constitution.
Distribution of Legislative Powers between Union and States.
Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy.
Judiciary
Parliament and State Legislatures
Amending Process of the Constitution.
Role of Election Commission in Democratic Process.

Unit – II :

Nature, Scope and Importance of Administrative Law.
Principles of Natural Justice.
Administrative Discretion and its control.
Judicial Review of Administrative Action-Writ Jurisdiction.
Lokpal and Lokayukta.

Unit – III :

Nature and Sources of Law.
Legal Concepts : Right, Duty, Ownership, Possession and Person Judicial. Process : Application of Doctrine of Precedent of India.
Judicial Contribution in Bringing Social Changes.
Law and Morality.

Unit – IV :

General Principles of Criminal Law-meaning, nature, essentials and stages of offence.
Joint Liability; Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy.
Offences against Human Body.
Offences against Property.
Defamation

Unit – V :

Environmental Pollution : Meaning of Environment and Environmental Pollution; Kinds of Pollution.
Legislative Measures for Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution in India – Air and Water Pollution and General Protection of Environment.
International Development for protection of Environmental Pollution.
Remedies for Environmental Protection : Civil, Criminal and Constitutional.
Importance of Forest and Wildlife in protecting environment.
Environmental impact assessment and control of Hazardous wastes.

Unit – VI :

Nature of International Law and its sources.
Concept of sovereignty and its relevance today.
Recognition of State and Governments.
Extradition, Asylum, Nationality and Status of Refugees.
International Court of Justice.
UNO and its organs.
Global Trade Regime under International Law.

Unit – VII :

Marriage
Divorce
Adoption and Guardianship
Maintenance
Matrimonial Remedies
Uniform Civil Code

Unit – VIII :

Concept and Development of Human Rights.
Contribution of United Nations in the development and implementation of Human Rights.
Implementation of Human Rights in India : Role of National Human Rights Commission.
Protection of Marginalised Groups : Women, Children, Minorities and Refugees.

Unit – IX :

Nature and definition of Tort.
General Principles of Tortuous Liability.
Specific Torts : Negligence, Nuisance and Defamation.
Absolute Liability : Emerging trends in India.
Consumer Protection : Evolution of Consumer Rights and Redressal of Consumer Grievances.

Unit – X :

Partnership Act : Nature and essentials of partnership mutual rights and liabilities of partners, advantages of registration of firms.
Sales of Goods Act.
Negotiable Instruments Act.
Company Law : Role of Directors, Doctrines of Indoor Management and Ultra Vires.

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NET Syllabus for Law

UNIT I – JURISPRUDENCE

Nature and sources of law
Schools of jurisprudence
Law and morality
Concept of rights and duties
Legal personality
Concepts of property, ownership and possession
Concept of liability
Law, poverty and development
Global justice
Modernism and postmodernism

UNIT II – CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.
Union and State executive and their interrelationship
Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
Judiciary
Emergency provisions
Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
Election Commission of India
Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
Principle of natural justice
Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.

UNIT III – PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL

International law – Definition, nature and basis
Sources of International law
Recognition of states and governments
Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Extradition and asylum
United Nations and its organs
Settlement of international disputes
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International humanitarian law (IHL) – Conventions and protocols
Implementation of IHL – Challenges


UNIT IV – LAW OF CRIMES

General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability
Stages of crime and inchoate crimes – Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
General exceptions
Offences against human body
Offences against state and terrorism
Offences against property
Offences against women and children
Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
Offences against public tranquility
Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime

UNIT V – LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Nature and definition of tort
General principles of tortious liability
General defenses
Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
Remoteness of damages
Strict and absolute liability
Tortious liability of the State
The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal
The Competition Act, 2002 – Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations

UNIT VI – COMMERCIAL LAW

Essential elements of contract and e-contract
Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
Specific contracts – Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
Sale of Goods Act, 1930
Partnership and limited liability partnership
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
Company law – Directors and meetings
Corporate social responsibility

UNIT VII – FAMILY LAW

Sources and schools
Marriage and dissolution of marriage
Matrimonial remedies – Divorce and theories of divorce
Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
Maintenance, dower and stridhan
Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
Succession and inheritance
Will, gift and wakf
Uniform Civil Code

UNIT VIII – ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
International environmental law and UN Conferences
Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
National Green Tribunal
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 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 Scheduled Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes

UNIT IX – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

Concept and meaning of intellectual property
Theories of intellectual property
International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
Protection of Geographical Indications
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication

UNIT X – COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE

Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison
Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal
Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India
Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions
Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France
Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA
Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France
Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa
Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India
Open Government and Right to Information – USA, UK and India


Unit-I Teaching Aptitude
Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.

Unit-II Research Aptitude
Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach to research.
Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods, Steps of Research.
Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing, Application of ICT in research, Research ethics.

Unit-III Comprehension
A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.

Unit-IV Communication
Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.
Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication, Barriers to effective communication, Mass-Media and Society.

Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
Types of reasoning: Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
Mathematical Aptitude: Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.

Unit-VI Logical Reasoning
Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition, Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning, Analogies.
Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.
Indian Logic: Means of knowledge, Pramanas- Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).  Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Unit-VII Data Interpretation
Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.
Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart)
Mapping of Data, Data Interpretation. Data and Governance.


Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing, Digital initiatives in higher education. ICT and Governance.

Unit-IX People, Development and Environment 
Development and Environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.
Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions. Impacts of pollutants on human health.
Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.
Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies, Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.

Unit-X Higher Education System
Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.
Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.
Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.
Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.
Value education and environmental education.
Policies, Governance, and Administration.