LL.B. syllabus
The current KSLU scheme for the three-year LL.B., semester by semester, with the past papers for each subject alongside.
Three criminal law papers changed from the academic year 2024-25. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaced the Indian Evidence Act. The withdrawn papers are still listed below because their past papers remain the best practice material for the topics that carried over.
Semester 1
- Constitutional Law I 36 papers
- Contract I 38 papers
- Law of Torts 34 papers
- Family Law I: Hindu Law 33 papers
- Criminal Law I Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 From 2024-25 4 papers
- Criminal Law I Indian Penal Code Until 2024-25 44 papers
- English For those who write examinations in Kannada
Semester 2
- Constitutional Law II 18 papers
- Contract II 34 papers
- Labour Law I 37 papers
- Property Law 35 papers
- Family Law II: Mohammedan Law and Indian Succession Act 32 papers
- Kanoonu Kannada / Kannada Kali For non-Kannadiga students
Semester 3
- Jurisprudence 33 papers
- Labour Law II 15 papers
- Law of Taxation 30 papers
- Criminal Law II Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 From 2024-25 3 papers
- Criminal Law II Cr.P.C., JJ Act and Probation of Offenders Act Until 2024-25 31 papers
- Administrative Law 36 papers
Semester 4
- Public International Law 32 papers
- Optional I
- Human Rights Law and Practice 26 papers
- Insurance Law 30 papers
- Optional II
- Banking Law 30 papers
- Right to Information 41 papers
- Clinical Course I
- Clinical Course II
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems 38 papers
Semester 5
- Company Law 30 papers
- Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act 30 papers
- Optional III
- Intellectual Property Rights I 29 papers
- Penology and Victimology 15 papers
- Optional IV
- Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation 29 papers
- Competition Law 11 papers
- Clinical Course III
- Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance
Semester 6
- Law of Evidence Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 From 2024-25 2 papers
- Law of Evidence Indian Evidence Act Until 2024-25 27 papers
- Environmental Law 30 papers
- Optional V
- Intellectual Property Rights II 29 papers
- White Collar Crimes 25 papers
- Optional VI
- Land Law 13 papers
- Law relating to International Trade Economics 30 papers
- Clinical Course IV
- Moot Court Exercise and Internship
Official syllabus from KSLU
The University's own PDF for each course it offers, mirrored here exactly as published. The scheme set out above covers the three-year LL.B. only; for the other courses these are the authority. Where anything on this site disagrees with them, they are right.
- 3-Year LL.B. PDF, 3.5 MB · source
- B.A. LL.B. PDF, 83 KB · source
- B.B.A. LL.B. PDF, 143 KB · source
- B.Com. LL.B. PDF, 145 KB · source
- LL.M. PDF, 131 KB · source