LLB entrance exam syllabus

Exam structure and subject weightage

The TU LL.B. entrance has 100 multiple-choice questions worth 100 marks, answered in 1 hour 40 minutes. The pass mark is 40.

Subject Questions / marks
Jurisprudence 50
Constitutional Law 30
Muluki Civil Code, Muluki Criminal Code, Muluki Civil Procedure Code and Muluki Criminal Procedure Code 20

The weights come from the Faculty of Law's model question paper for the LL.B. Entrance Examination 2083. The topic lists that follow are LLB Pass's study guide built around those weights; the Faculty's own published content outline is listed last.

Jurisprudence (50 marks)

  • Meaning, nature, scope and sources of law; kinds of law
  • Schools of law: natural law, analytical positivism (Bentham, Austin, Kelsen, Hart), historical (Savigny, Maine), sociological (Ehrlich, Pound, Duguit), realist (Holmes, Llewellyn)
  • Theories of justice: Aristotle, Rawls, Nozick; law and morality
  • Legal concepts: rights and duties (Hohfeld), legal persons, possession, ownership, obligation, liability
  • Leading jurists, their books and famous lines
  • Legal maxims and Latin terms

Constitutional Law (30 marks)

  • Constitutional history of Nepal and the making of the Constitution of Nepal (2072)
  • Preamble, parts, schedules and the basic features of the Constitution
  • Citizenship
  • Fundamental rights and duties (Part 3, Articles 16–48) and the right to constitutional remedy
  • Directive principles, policies and obligations of the State
  • Federal executive, legislature and judiciary; writ jurisdiction (Articles 133 and 144)
  • Provinces and local levels; distribution of state power
  • Constitutional bodies and commissions; amendment of the Constitution

Muluki codes (20 marks)

The four codes came into force on Bhadra 1, 2075.

  • Muluki Civil Code 2074: persons, family (marriage, divorce, adoption, guardianship), property, succession, contracts, torts
  • Muluki Civil Procedure Code 2074: jurisdiction, plaints and replies, limitation, evidence, judgment, appeal and execution
  • Muluki Criminal Code 2074: general principles of criminal liability, offences and their punishments
  • Muluki Criminal Procedure Code 2074: first information report, arrest and production within 24 hours, investigation, bail and custody, trial and appeal

Faculty of Law's published content outline

The Faculty of Law's admission rules list these contents for the entrance test:

  1. Introduction to law and kinds of law
  2. Importance and role of law in a society
  3. Sources of law
  4. General introduction to rights and duties
  5. Person: kinds of persons (legal and natural)
  6. General introduction to the constitution
  7. Fundamental rights under the Constitution of Nepal, 2072

Check the latest notice on the Faculty of Law website before the exam.