INTRODUCTION
There are two papers; the General Paper I – common for all applicants (50 Questions) and the Paper II – which is Law paper (having 100 questions).
Smart and regular study will work since the syllabus essentially covers all the topics from a 3 or 5 year LLB course.
Step-I- Get your basics cleared. Some topics require in depth reading as well.
Step-II– Simultaneously start practicing as much mocks and previous papers as you can since they have a tendency to repeat questions (directly or indirectly). The questions are very much similar or derived or modified ones from the past year papers.
NET is not going into obscure areas of law and most likely they are going to test you on key areas. Solving previous papers will increase your knowledge as well as predictability.
SYLLABUS OVERVIEW
Strict adherence to syllabus is mandatory. Try to read and understand point by point whatever is provided by UGC in the syllabus.
What I gathered from my own experience and of those who cracked it, the key is solving mocks regularly. They help you to learn new things as well as you can do this when you are not feeling good to study theory. Try to reach a level where you are able to solve 85% to 90% questions right.
SOURCES TO PREPARE FOR NTA NET
- Pillai or R&D for IPC,
- Poonam Pradhan on Family and Property Law,
- Avtar Singh or Bangia for Contract
- Bangia or R&D for Torts
- I.P Massey on Administrative Law
- A.K. Jain (Ducci) Part –I & II for Constitution
- A.K. Jain or Salmond for Jurisprudence
- A.K. Jain for Public International Law
- For Laws like Human Rights, Refugee Law, National Green Tribunal Act, Arbitration, IBC, Labour, Tax, IPR, Environment etc. refer to bare acts and do a simple google search for latest cases and notes.
For Practise purposes you can buy:
- Paper-I – Trueman’s Book for Paper I
- Paper-II (Law)- Trueman’s Book covering Past Years and Model Practice Sets
- Trueman’s Book covering Theoretical Part
SUBJECT WISE ANALYSIS
1. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
– Ratio of Landmark Judgements along with judges who passed it. Dissenting opinion also.
– General articles are repeated very often like those related to fundamental rights and DPSP’s
– Jurisdiction and Powers of Supreme Court and High Courts
– President and executive
-Amendment to the constitution
– Election related articles (current topic)
2. JURISPRUDENCE
– Name of the jurists and the theory propounded by them (even the minor ones theory they are asking. There are lot of questions that are dealing with less fame jurists)
– Remember the important statements made by eminent jurists by heart
– Sometimes statements are provided and you have to pick the jurist
– Case laws having adopted some jurists teaching
– Try to give special emphasis on the Jurists that dealt with either international law or the ones who established a connection between international law and domestic law
3. FAMILY LAW
– Sources of Hindu and Muslim law
– Shariat application its subjects and its area of functioning
– Marriage procedure (both hindu and muslim)
-Void and voidable marriages-imp.
– Divorce or dissolution of marriage (both hindu and muslim) see grounds on which it can be claimed
– Maintenance provision for women under hindu adoption and maintenance act and sect. 125 crpc as well with regard to muslim women-(repeatedly asked)
-Adoption, Divorce (grounds), marriage, maintenance.-(Imp.)
4. INTERNATIONAL LAW
– Theories in international and municipal law sphere
– How custom and norms turn into customary international law
– Application of international law in national sphere and vice versa
– Cases where international law has been applied in domestic law cases, go through the ratio and final verdict of major cases-(repeated)
– UN Charter- see the composition of major bodies like GC, SC, ECC etc.-Important
– Dates and year with regard major resolution or establishment of new body
– Cessation and acquisition of nationality
– State sovereignty, statehood, extradition, international asylum, recognition-imp.
– ICJ and its jurisdiction (different kinds)-Imp.
– Human Rights commission and international covenants and declarations on Human Rights like ICCPR, conventions related to refugees, children, prisoners.
– Human Rights Act, 1993- under it see preamble, formation of national commission, its power’s, appointment and removal process of members (2-3 questions from human rights portion)-imp.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
– Different types of biases
– Principles of natural justice and fair hearing
– Little bit history of Administrative Law – how it emerged ( U.K., U.S. and France Position)
– Administrative discretion and judicial review of administrative action
– Case laws relevant to the point
– Writ of certiorari and mandamus used in administrative law
– Lokpal and Lokayukt and its equivalent Ombudsman in Scandinavian Countries– (composition, power (when it can conduct enquiry) and appointment)- in every paper question related to it is there
6. LAW OF CONTRACTS
– offer, acceptance and tender
– general concepts like age, competency, revocation, discharge, damages, consideration, frustration or impossible to perform the contract
7. LAW OF TORTS
– major principles in tort law like “ubi jin ibi remedieum” or res ipsa loquitor (where it was used and its application in cases)
– otherwise very general knowledge will suffice
– definition and requisites of major torts
– libel, slander and defamation
8. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
– good weightage
– composition of district, state and national commission (time period in which complaint can be filed or appeal and disposal in how many days)
– its powers and functions
– deficiency of services
– who is a consumer and his rights
– who can file complaint, limitation period
– see preamble (the question from preamble is being repeated)
9. CRIMINAL LAW
– Major concepts like abatement, conspiracy, murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide, instigation, riot vs unlawful assembly, grevious hurt
– application of different theories of punishment or crime (like deterrence, retributive, proporationality, reformation and rehabilitatve) to different crimes
– offences against women especially the ones which are introduced after criminal law amendment act, 2013
– self defence or private defence and its limits
– wrongful restraint vs wrongful confinement
10. LABOR LAW
– definition of industry see banglore water supply case
– industrial democracy and industrial adjudication
– definition of workmen, who all are covered under the act, industrial dispute
– laying off, retrenchment (compensation), strike, lock-out
11. COMPANY LAW
–theories of corporate personality
-indoor management, minority squeezing out, insider trading, ultra vires
-directors as officers and agents of the company, their appointment and removal
– CSR
12. ENVIRONMENT LAW
– Regular questions from it. (Good weightage),
– See the major environment conventions and declarations like Montral protocol, Quoto protocol, Rio declaration, Basel convention and Wildlife conservation act- National parks and biodiversity, Sanctuaries demarcation
– Interconnection between environment law and tort law and criminal law like strict liability cases, sect.133 crpc – action by magistrate for public nuisance
– fundamental duties talking about environment (DPSP’s), Art.21 – right to clean environment
– Air, Water act (role of pollution control board)
– Principles like polluter pays, precautionary, preventive, inter-generational equity, public trust
– State’s responsibility to compensate other states in case of damage to environment
– National Green tribunal Act
13. PARTNERSHIP ACT
– rights and duties of partner
– benefits of registration of firm, unregistered firm and its disadvantages-imp., one question from here
14. SALE OF GOODS AND NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
– Sale and Agree to sale
– see definition part sect. 2
– Rule of caveat emptor and caveat vendetor
– Presumptions under NI act (118 and 139)
– Sect.138 of NI Act (Cases dealing with it)
– NI has very less weightage
BY- HARSHIT SHARMA