PU LLB Entrance Exam 2025: Notification (Soon), Exam Date, Registration, Syllabus, Preparation

Panjab University LLB Entrance Exam 2025 ( PU LLB Entrance Exam )

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Updated on Dec 12, 2024 11:25 IST

PU LLB Entrance Exam 2025: Panjab University will release the PU LLB Entrance Exam Notification 2025 anytime soon. The official notification will carry all important information like admission process, dates, application process, admit card, etc. Candidates must note that PU LLB Entrance Exam Application Process is completely online. Candidates who will complete the application process on or before the deadline will be allowed to appear in the exam.

PU LLB Entrance Exam Date 2025 will be announced soon. PU LLB Entrnace exam will be held in pen-and-paper mode. For admission to three-year LLB programmes at the Department of Laws, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab University Regional Centre, Muktsar (Punjab), UIL, Punjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana (Punjab), and UILS, Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre, Bajwara, Hoshiarpur, the University hosted the PU LLB Entrance Exam 2025. Candidates should be aware that the PU LLB Entrance Exam 2025 merit rankings or scores will be utilised to create a shortlist of applicants for counselling and admission process. Read further to get full details about the PU LLB 2025 exam.

Q:   When will PU LLB application process 2025 begin?

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Panjab University is likely to release the PU LLB 2025 application form in April 2025. Candidates must note that the application form for PU LLB 2025 will be released on the official website. Candidates looking forward to admission to the 3-year LLB programme through PU LLB 2025 entrance exam can fill out their application form until the last date.

 
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Q:   Why is PU LLB Entrance Exam conducted?

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The PU LLB Entrance Exam is conducted primarily for the following reasons: 

  • The primary purpose of the PU LLB Entrance Exam is to select candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programs offered by Punjab University and its affiliated colleges.
  •  The exam evaluates candidates' aptitude for the legal profession, testing their understanding of legal principles, reasoning abilities, and analytical skills.
  • The entrance exam provides a standardised method for assessing candidates, ensuring that admissions are based on a common set of criteria, which helps maintain the quality of the law program.
  • By assessing candidates through the entrance exam, the university can identify those with the potential to succeed in the rigorous field of law.
  • Conducting a structured entrance exam enhances the credibility and reputation of the law faculty at Punjab University, showcasing its commitment to maintaining high educational standards.
  • The entrance exam helps ensure a fair and transparent admissions process, giving all candidates an equal opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities.
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Q:   What is the duration of PU LLB Entrance Exam?

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The duration of the PU LLB Entrance Exam is 2 hours. During this time, candidates are required to complete the exam, which usually consists of multiple-choice questions covering various subjects relevant to the study of law. The exam is conducted in pen-and-paper mode.

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Q:   Why is PU LLB Entrance Exam important?

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The PU LLB Entrance Exam is important for several reasons. It serves as a crucial entry point for candidates seeking admission to LLB programs at Punjab University, ensuring that only qualified individuals are admitted.

The exam evaluates essential skills such as logical reasoning, analytical thinking, and comprehension, which are critical for success in law school and the legal profession. By providing a standardised assessment method, the exam helps to level the playing field for all applicants, making the admission process fairer and more transparent.

 The entrance exam contributes to maintaining high academic standards within the law program by selecting candidates who demonstrate potential for success in legal studies. Successfully clearing the exam and gaining admission to a reputable law program can significantly impact a candidate's career trajectory in law, opening doors to various legal professions.

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What is PU LLB?

The PU LLB entrance exam is conducted by Panjab University for admissions to three-year LLB courses and five-year BA LLB and B.Com LLB offered at its Department of Law and constituent colleges. The exam was held in a pen-paper-mode test in three languages i.e. English, Hindi, and Punjabi. The PU LLB Exam had three sections - Current Affairs and GK, Legal Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability and English. The PU LLB question paper included a total of 100 objective-type questions that had to be answered in 90 minutes. As many as 480 LLB seats are offered through the law entrance exam. 

PU LLB 2025 Exam Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of PU LLB Entrance Exam 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
To Be Notified

Approval of Provisional Merit list by DUI office

To Be Notified

Provisional admission list to be sent to DUI office (for dept. proposing counselling)

08 Aug '24 -

09 Aug '24

Provisional admission list to be sent to DUI office ( for dept. not proposing counselling)

PU LLB 2025 Highlights

Candidates can check out the key features of the PU LLB entrance exam from the table below:

Features Details 
Exam Name Panjab University LLB Entrance Exam
Conducting body Panjab University, Chandigarh
Exam Frequency  Once in a year
Mode of application and fee
  • Online
  • INR 2,395 (INR 1,198 for SC/ST/PwD candidates)
Exam Mode Offline
Exam Duration  1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty level Moderate
Seat Intake  480
Official Website  pglaw.puchd.ac.in

 

PU LLB 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates seeking admissions through PU LLB should fulfill the eligibility criteria for the course as under:

  • Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or master’s degree in any discipline from Panjab University or any other University that is recognized by the Bar Council of India and Panjab University.
  • They should have secured at least 45% marks in the qualifying examination.
  • Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Backward Class/ Persons with Disability have been given 5% relaxation in the minimum qualifying marks i.e. they need to have 40% marks in their qualifying degree.

PU LLB Application Form 2025

Panjab University will release the PU LLB application form online at puchd.ac.in anytime soon. The application form is for admission to the 3-year LLB program offered by participating colleges. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria for the program must apply on or before the last date. When filling out the application form, candidates must fill in only genuine and factual information, as details will be verified during the counseling process. Any candidate found to be forging information is disqualified.

Steps to fill out the PU LLB 2025 application form

  • Click on the admission link on the admission portal
  • A registration form will open
  • Complete the registration process by entering details like name, email ID, mobile number, graduation registration number, etc.
  • After completing the registration process, log in to the newly created account and fill in personal, academic, and contact details.
  • Next, pay the application fee. The fee can be paid in 1) online mode or 2) offline - download the e-challan from the admission portal and pay the fee at a nearby SBI branch.
  • Finally, upload essential documents like photographs and signatures in the prescribed format and submit the application form.

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PU LLB Application Fees 2025

Candidates must check the application fee to fill PU LLB Application Form 2025 below:

Category Quota Fees (INR)
SC, ST - 1088
General - 2175
OBC, EWS, General PWD 1088

PU LLB Syllabus 2025

When preparing for the exam, the candidate must strictly follow the syllabus outlined for the entrance exam. This is because questions in the exam were asked from topics that were included in the PU LLB syllabus. Candidates were suggested to refer to the syllabus for the current academic session only, and do not use the previous year's syllabus.

PU LLB 2024 syllabus

Subject Topics
Current affairs and GK

Major UN bodies, their functions locations

Overview of Indian history and geography

Important happenings in the area of the Indian Constitution or Justice system

Physical geography, science, and environment

Important awards of the year – sports, science, literature, and arts 

Reasoning
Puzzle
Series
Sets 
Direction
Number-series
Logical patterns
Analogy
Syllogism
Blood relations  
English
Grammar, vocabulary
Antonyms-Synonyms 

Jumbled words/sentences

Idioms and phrases

Essay-writing 

Fill in the blanks
Legal aptitude
Indian Constitution
Indian polity
Law of Contracts

Intellectual Property Rights

Law of Torts 
Criminal Law 

IPC and the CrPC

International Law

PU LLB Exam Pattern 2025

Candidate could check the PU LLB exam pattern below to prepare better: 

Exam pattern of PU LLB for the 3-year LLB program

Particulars Description
Mode Offline
Duration 90 minutes
Type of questions Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Number of questions 100
Marking scheme

1 mark will be awarded for a correct answer

0.25 marks will be deducted for an incorrect answer

Maximum marks 100
Language English, Hindi, and Punjabi

PU LLB Admit Card 2025

PU LLB Admit Card 2024 will be released at least 15 days before the exam. Candidates who successfully fill the application form will be issued the admit cards. Without PU LLB Hall Ticket candidates won't be allowed to appear in the PU LLB Entrance Exam. The PU LLB 2025 admit card mentions exam information like the date and time of the exam, roll number, and the name and address of the allotted exam center. The candidate can download the admit card by entering the credentials. On the day of the exam, the candidate was asked to bring with them a valid photo id proof along with the admit card.

Steps to download the admit card for PU LLB 2025

  1. Click on the admit card download tab on the official website
  2. A log-in window will open
  3. Enter login ID and password 
  4. On log-in, the admit card will be displayed in downloadable pdf format
  5. Download and take a printout.

Note: In case of any discrepancy in the admit card, the candidate has to get in touch with exam officials and get it rectified as soon as possible.

PU LLB 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

The exam was held in offline mode at the Chandigarh center only. Candidates who appeared for the law entrance exam had to be careful of the following things: 

  • Candidates had to reach the test center at least an hour before the exam so that exam officials could check the admit cards and other documents.
  • Candidates had to carry their pen i.e. black ink gel pen and an HB pencil to mark answers on the OMR sheet. 
  • They were not allowed to take any notes, papers, or calculators inside the examination hall. The university had provided logarithmic tables for the test takers. 
  • Also, taking mobile phones, Bluetooth devices or any other equipment were not allowed in the examination, if candidates carry such items then he/she was disqualified from the exam.
  • Candidates had to follow the guidelines of the exam center officials while taking the exam.

PU LLB Answer Key 2025

The PU LLB Answer Key 2025 will be released along with the question paper. The answer key contains the responses to all the 120 multiple-choice questions asked in the exam and can be used by the candidate to evaluate their tentatively expected scores. Candidates can raise objections to the PU LLB Answer Key. The officials will then upload the revised answer key and invite cross-objections through email within the given deadline. The final key is released after considering student feedback. The exam authority will cross-verify all the objections before announcing PU LLB 2025 results. 

How to download the PU LLB 2025 answer key

  • Click on the answer key link
  • Select the answer key you want to download
  • The answer key will open in downloadable PDF form
  • Download the pdf.

To raise an objection against a key (s), the candidate has to write to the concerned official listing their concerns; supporting evidence has to be furnished with the mail. 

PU LLB Result 2025

Punjab University will declare the result of the PU LLB 2025 entrance examination within a month of conducting the exam. The candidate can download the results by logging in with their credentials by visiting the official website. The PU LLB 2025 exam results will include information such as the candidate's name, roll number, sectional and overall scores, rank, and provisional qualifying status.

Note that the PU LLB results have been prepared by giving:

  • 50% weightage to marks scored in the PU LLB 2025 entrance exam
  • 50% weightage to marks obtained in the qualifying exam. 

How to check PU LLB 2025 results

  1.  Click on the result link - puchd.ac.in
  2. In the log-in window that opens, enter your login id and password
  3. The result would be displayed on the screen
  4. Download and take a printout of the result.

PU LLB Counselling 2025

Punjab University conducts the counselling of PU LLB in offline mode. Candidates who are included in the merit list are eligible to participate in the counselling process. The PU LLB 2025 counselling will include steps like document verification; it is mandatory to complete the verification process. Candidates whose verification process is unsuccessful will no longer be considered for admission in the next round. The seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate, with higher-ranked candidates to be given priority. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the following criteria, in case of ties: 

  1. A candidate getting a higher percentage of marks in the qualifying examination (bachelor's degree) shall rank higher in order of merit.
  2. If the marks, as mentioned in (i) are also the same then the candidate obtaining a higher percentage of marks in the immediate lower exam shall rank higher in order of merit.
  3. If two or more candidates secure equal marks in (i) and (ii) above, the candidate senior in age shall rank higher in order of merit
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