B.A. LL.B. syllabus
The KSLU scheme for the five-year integrated B.A. LL.B., semester by semester, with the past papers and notes for each paper alongside.
Majors and minors. Each student takes one Major (Political Science, Sociology or Economics) for six papers in Semesters I to IV, and two Minors for three papers each in Semesters I to III: Minor-I from Kannada, Sociology or History, and Minor-II from Political Science or Economics. A Major cannot also be taken as a Minor.
Changes since 2018. The 2023 criminal laws replace the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act papers from 2024-25 (the BNS, BNSS and BSA). Labour Law I and II become Labour and Industrial Law I and II under the new Labour Codes from 2026-27. For the Hons. batches admitted from 2022-23, KSLU circular 2562(A) of 12.03.2026 revises the Semester VIII and X papers; that list is given below the scheme.
Semester 1
- General English 30 papers notes
- Major-1 (your major)
- Political Science: Theory and Thoughts 31 papers notes
- Economics: Principles of Economics 18 papers notes
- Sociology: Invitation to Sociology 27 papers notes
- Minor-I-1 (Kannada, Sociology or History)
- Kannada: Sahitya Karanji
- Sociology: Invitation to Sociology 27 papers notes
- History of India (Ancient and Medieval)
- Minor-II-1 (Political Science or Economics)
- Political Science: Theory and Thoughts 31 papers notes
- Economics: Principles of Economics 18 papers notes
- Legal Methods 21 papers notes
Semester 2
- Kanoonu Kannada / Kannada Kali
- Major-2
- Minor-I-2
- Kannada: Katha Sinchana
- Sociology: Indian Society, Continuity and Change 28 papers notes
- History of Modern India
- Minor-II-2
- Law of Torts 33 papers notes
Semester 3
- Major-3
- Major-4
- Political Science: Major World Governments 11 papers notes
- Economics: Economic Development of India 12 papers notes
- Sociology: Challenges of Indian Society
- Minor-I-3
- Kannada: Kannada Kavya Manjari
- Sociology: Recent Theoretical Perspectives 10 papers notes
- History of Modern World
- Minor-II-3
- Constitutional Law I 37 papers notes
Semester 4
- Major-5
- Political Science: Public Administration
- Economics: Micro Economics 12 papers notes
- Sociology: Sociology of Marginalised Communities
- Major-6
- Political Science: International Relations and Organisation
- Economics: Macro Economics
- Sociology: Sociology of Deviance
- Constitutional Law II 19 papers notes
- Criminal Law I Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 From 2024-25 5 papers notes
- Criminal Law I Indian Penal Code Until 2024-25 34 papers
- Contract I 36 papers notes
Semester 5
- Labour and Industrial Law I Labour Law I until 2025-26 36 papers notes
- Jurisprudence 34 papers notes
- Family Law I: Hindu Law 33 papers notes
- Contract II (Specific Contracts) 35 papers notes
- Administrative Law 37 papers notes
Semester 6
- Labour and Industrial Law II Labour Law II until 2025-26 15 papers notes
- Company Law 32 papers notes
- Property Law 36 papers notes
- Family Law II: Mohammedan Law and Indian Succession Act 31 papers notes
Semester 7
- Public International Law 33 papers notes
- Law of Taxation 31 papers notes
- Criminal Law II Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 From 2024-25 3 papers notes
- Criminal Law II Code of Criminal Procedure Until 2024-25 33 papers
- Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System Clinical Course I 17 papers
Semester 8
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 From 2024-25 2 papers notes
- Law of Evidence Until 2024-25 26 papers
- Optional I (choose one)
- Human Rights Law and Practice 25 papers notes
- Insurance Law 29 papers notes
- Optional II (choose one)
- Banking Law 30 papers notes
- Right to Information 20 papers notes
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems Clinical Course II 18 papers notes
Semester 9
- Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act 30 papers notes
- Optional III (choose one)
- Intellectual Property Rights I 30 papers notes
- Penology and Victimology 8 papers notes
- Optional IV (choose one)
- Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation 29 papers notes
- Competition Law 11 papers notes
- Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance Clinical Course III 25 papers
Semester 10
- Environmental Law 30 papers notes
- Optional V (choose one)
- Intellectual Property Rights II 29 papers notes
- White Collar Crimes 25 papers notes
- Optional VI (choose one)
- Land Law 15 papers notes
- Law relating to International Trade Economics 29 papers notes
- Moot Court Exercise and Internship Clinical Course IV
Hons. batches: revised Semesters VIII and X
For students admitted to the five-year Hons. programmes from 2022-23 (B.Com LL.B. Hons. from 2023-24), circular 2562(A) of 12.03.2026 replaces the Semester VIII and X papers above with these, from 2025-26.
Semester 8 (Hons.)
- Public International Law 33 papers notes
- Labour and Industrial Law II (new Labour Codes) From 2026-27 15 papers notes
- Hons IV Land Laws 15 papers notes
- Hons V International Organisations
- Optional III (choose one)
- Banking Law 30 papers notes
- Right to Information 20 papers notes
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (now with the Mediation Act, 2023) Clinical Course II 18 papers notes
Semester 10 (Hons.)
- Environmental Law Not revised 30 papers notes
- Hons VIII Private International Law
- Optional V (choose one)
- Comparative Constitutions
- White Collar Crimes 25 papers notes
- Optional VI (choose one)
- Offences against Child and Juvenile Offences
- General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
- Moot Court Exercises and Internship Clinical Course IV
Official syllabus from KSLU
The University's own PDFs, mirrored here exactly as published. Where anything on this site disagrees with them, they are right.
- B.A. LL.B. full syllabus (Appendix-IV and amendments), scanned PDF, 6.7 MB · source
- Circular 2562(A), 12.03.2026: revised Sem VIII and X (Hons.) and new Labour Codes papers PDF, 1.8 MB · source
- Circular 1586, 26.09.2024: the three new criminal laws PDF, 3.3 MB · source
- B.A. LL.B. admission and eligibility note PDF, 83 KB · source