AILET LLM Syllabus 2023

NLU conducts the AILET LLM exam annually to offer admission to the PG program in law; the examination is known to be quite challenging to crack; however, landing a seat at the top NLU Delhi is rewarding. 

NLU Delhi provides five specializations: Constitutional Law and Environmental Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Constitutional Law, and Personal Laws and Business Laws. Students of this generation have a better vision of their careers and do not just limit to Medicine and Engineering. 

In 2023, students will be competing for 70+11 seats in LLM. Considering the popularity of NLU Delhi, more students wish to apply for a limited number of seats every year.

Typically around 1500-1600 students appear for the exam, which translates to a success rate of 4.5%! To acquire your name in this 4.5% of the students, it is vital first to understand the AILET LLM exam and the syllabus.

The article further discusses the AILET LLM Exam Syllabus that is essential to ace your LLM preparations. 

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AILET LLM Exam Syllabus 2023

Your evaluation in the AILET LLM exam will broadly be based on two segments

Section A	MCQ questions
Section B	Descriptive Questions

The AILET Application form 2023 has been released; fill it from 7 September 2022. 

AILET LLM Syllabus 2023

Topics within sections A and B as per the AILET Syllabus and AILET Exam Pattern are explained as follows: 

Section A

According to the NLU, Section A of the AILET LLM 2023 Syllabus consists of 100 questions separated into two parts.

• Part 1- English Language 
• Part 2- Legal Reasoning 

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Part 1 and Part 2 of AILET PG 2023 again consist of 50 questions each, where each question carries one mark.

Section B

• This section consists of eight to ten questions from different branches of law. You will only be required to answer two (2) descriptive questions of your choice.
• Each of these questions carries 25 marks.
• This indicates Section B constitutes a total of 50 marks.

Look at the table given below to understand it in a better way:

Sections	Parts		Total Questions; total Marks
Section-A	Part 1: English Language		50 Questions; 50 Marks
	Part 2: Legal Reasoning	50 Questions; 50 Marks
Section-B	Descriptive questions		2 questions; 50 marks

Also refer: AILET LLM Exam Pattern 2023

Exam Important Topics for AILET PG Syllabus 2023

AILET PG exam constitutes all significant subjects of law. You must prepare the following topics in the AILET syllabus for the LLM program.

As per the official website, the AILET syllabus includes - Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Contract, Jurisprudence, Law of Tort and International Law, etc.

However, part "etc." has a broad scope, hence in the table given below, we have provided the complete list-

What Topics to focus in AILET PG Syllabus

• Criminal law: Study Bare acts and guide for cases
• Constitutional law: Study Bare act (P.M Bakshi or Universal) and guide for cases
• Personal Law: Study Bare Act Provisions, latest legal developments, case laws, and guides.
• Property Law: Study Bare Act provisions and various laws regarding ownership and tenancy in real property and personal property within the common legal system.
• Intellectual Property Law: Study Main Bare Act provision, special on registration, opposition, infringement, remedy, and penalty, Law of contract
• Jurisprudence: This subject holds a good weightage in the AILET PG exam. Jurisprudence requires detailed study and revision.
• Human rights: Study Laws related to UN charter
• International Law: Study recent/ongoing laws

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AILET LLM Marking Scheme 

• The university will prepare a list consisting of three times the number of seats for each category of students, taking into account the reservation policy of the University, on the basis of total marks secured in Section A. Evaluation for Section B will be done only for the candidates covered by this list.
• The final rank list will be prepared based on a combination of Section A and Section B scores.
• Negative marking: There will be Negative Marking in Section-A in AILET 2022. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1, which means per the wrong answer, 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to a deduction of one (1) mark.
• If two or more candidates get the same marks at the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), their merit will be decided as follows: Senior Age and Computerized draw of lots.

Check: AILET LLM Answer Key 2023