Law grads who aren't interested in jumping on the NLU bandwagon continue to seek out the Banaras Hindu University.

The Ministry of Education highlighted BHU's uncompromising character in its National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021, which ranked BHU as the third best university in India. Students take the BHU LLM Entrance Exam, also known as the Postgraduate Entrance Test (PET).

The National Testing Agency conducts the LLM Entrance Exam online via Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode. BHU LLM Entrance test centers can be found all around the country.

There are 120 questions on the BHU PET question paper. Each question has 3 marks weightage. The entire paper is thus scored for 360 marks in total. The duration of the exam is 2 hours.

The question paper is issued in English & Hindi. The negative marking is a deduction of 1 mark for every incorrect answer.

Unattempted questions do not attract any negative marking. The cut-off marks are decided by BHU every year and may vary. The official notification for BHU PET 2022 is yet to be released.

To ace the BHU LLM Entrance exam you will have to focus on the Syllabus issued by the BHU. 

What is the BHU LLM Syllabus 2022?

The syllabus for BHU LLM Entrance has remained unchanged for the past few years. This has allowed students to review previous year's question papers and focus on certain topics that keep recurring.

Before we get into the important topics of BHU’s LLM entrance, let us dive into the BHU LLM syllabus which primarily focuses on the following subjects:

• Constitutional Law
• Environmental Law
• Family Law – Hindu Law & Muslim Law
• Indian Evidence Act 1872
• Jurisprudence
• Law of Contracts
• Law of Crimes
• Law of Torts
• Public International Law

What are the Important Topics in BHU LLM Syllabus 2022?

Upon browsing the official website, it is evident that no official breakdown of the syllabus has been provided by BHU.

This leaves many students in a state of disarray, where they are not sure of what portions of the vast syllabus to concentrate on.

To help resolve this issue, we have come up with the following concepts, upon analyzing previous year question papers, which will come in handy while appearing for the entrance exam:

Constitutional Law

 The constitution books that are written by J.N Pandey, V.N Shukla, and, Mamta Rao are some of the best books for BHU LLM.

• Indian Constitution & its Characteristics
• Federal Structure of the Government
• Union Parliament - Union Executive – Union Judiciary 
• President, Prime Minister, and the Cabinet
• Indian Constitution & Distribution of Powers – Union List-State List-Concurrent List
• President’s Rule & Emergency Provisions (Article 352-360)
• Fundamental Rights (Article 14-32)
• Fundamental Duties (Article 51 A)
• Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 36-51) – Importance & relation with Fundamental Rights
• Basic Structure of the Constitution – Amendment of Constitution.
• Important Case Laws & Recent Developments & Judgments

Environmental Law

• History, Importance & Scope of Environmental Laws in India
• Environmental Rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution
• Crucial environmental legislations – Environment Protection Act 1986, The Water Act 1974, The Air Act 1981- Definitions & Salient Features.
• Environmental Dispute Settlement - National Environment Tribunal Act 1995, National Environment Appellate Authority Act 1997 - Salient Features, Composition, Powers & Functions
• Principle of Polluter Pays & Precautionary Principle
• Important Case Laws & Recent Developments & Judgments

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Hindu Law

• Who is a Hindu?
• Sources & Schools of Hindu Law
• Hindu Marriage – Forms; Dissolution & Grounds of Divorce
• Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act 1956 – Definition of Minor & Salient Features
• Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act 1956 – Who can adopt? & Salient Features
• Joint Hindu Family
• Hindu Undivided Family – Property & its types- Coparcenary Rights
• Kinds of Debt & Theory of Pious Obligation
• Partition & Re-Union
• General Rules of Succession for Males & Females – Testamentary Succession
• Intestate Succession in Hindu Law 
• Recent Developments & Judgments

Muslim Law

According to the BHU Entrance Exam syllabus for LLM, the following are the important topics under Muslim law.

• Who is a Muslim?
• Sources, Schools of Muslim Law
• Muslim Marriage – Definition, Nature & Capacity
• Dower
• Dissolution of Muslim marriage
• Maintenance to Muslim Wives – Refer to the Shah Bano Case
• Will – Wasiyat – Essentials
• Gift – Hiba – Salient Features
• Sunni Law of Inheritance
• Inheritance in Shia Law
• Indian Divorce Act 1869 - Salient Features & Importance
• Intestate Succession in Muslim Law
• Recent Developments & Judgments

Indian Evidence Act 1872

Check out the detailed BHU LLM entrance exam syllabus for Indian Evidence Act from below.

• Kinds of Facts
• Relevancy of facts
• May presume, Shall presume & Conclusive Proof
• Types of Evidence
• Circumstantial Evidence
• Dying Declaration (Section 32 (1))
• Admissibility
• Res Gestae
• Expert Opinion
• Estoppel (Section 115-116)
• Primary & Secondary Evidence
• The burden of proof (Section 101-106)

Jurisprudence

• Definition- Nature & Scope of Jurisprudence
• Schools of Jurisprudence – Analytical, Sociological, Historical, Realist & Philosophical
• Concept of Legal Person
• Concept & Kinds of Legal Rights
• Possession in Law & Possession in Fact
• Theories of Liability
• Theories of Justice

Law of Contracts

• Promise- Proposal & Acceptance
• Essentials of a Contract
• Types of Contract – Valid, Void, Voidable 
• Discharge of Contract
• Breach of Contract & Remedies for breach of contract
• Rescission of Contracts
• Quasi Contract & Contingent Contract
• Promissory Estoppel
• Specific Relief Act 1963 – Salient Features & Remedies available under the Act
• Contract of Indemnity
• Contract of Guarantee
• Contract of Bailment &
• Contract of Agency
• Contract of Pledge
• Partnership
• Concept of Sale of Goods & Hire & Purchase

Law of Crimes

The following are some of the important topics under the LLM BHU entrance exam syllabus.

• Indian Penal Code 1860
• Crime & its elements
• Motive & Intention
• Mens Rea 
• General Exceptions
• Right of Private Defense
• Attempt – Conspiracy – Abetment
• Offences against Human Body
• Offences against Women – Nirbhaya Act
• Offences against Property
• Offences against State Tranquility
• Forgery
• Bigamy & Adultery
• Recent Developments, Amendments & Judgments

Law of Torts

• Definition – Nature – Scope of Tort
• Injuria sine Damnum – Damnum sine Injuria
• Evolution of Torts in England & India
• Difference between tort and crime
• Difference between tort and contract
• General Defenses
• Vicarious Liability
• Absolute & Strict Liability
• Assault, Battery – False imprisonment
• Trespass
• Malicious Prosecution
• Negligence – Nuisance- Defamation

Public International Law

• Nature, Scope & Schools of International Law
• Sources of International Law
• International Law & Municipal Law – Relation
• International Law & Recognition
• Territory of the State
• Types of Jurisdiction
• Asylum & Extradition
• International Disputes & Settlement
• Recent Developments