Panjab University is one of the most sought after universities when it comes to students belonging to Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal. The University provides for both 3 year Law program and 5 year integrated Law program in the form of B.A. LL.B. and B.Com LL.B. The University provides for quality education in the field of Law and students are given a holistic environment to learn and grow. The way to get admission in Panjab University is via an entrance exam which is of 100 marks. The PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B merit list and the cut-off is calculated by taking 50 percent of the marks scored in the exam and 50 percent of the score achieved in 12th standard.
PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B Exam Pattern:
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100
Total Duration: 90 minutes
Marking System: +1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect
Overview of the PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B 2018
| SR No |
Section |
Questions |
Marks |
| 1 |
Logical Reasoning |
10 |
10 |
| 2 |
Legal Reasoning |
22 |
22 |
| 4 |
English |
9 |
9 |
| 5 |
General Knowledge |
59 |
59 |
| Total |
|
100 |
100 |
Important dates related to PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B 2018
| Events |
Dates |
| Availability of prospectus and entrance test form on the website of Panjab University |
March 28 |
| Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Fee Challan |
May 11 |
| Last date for deposit of fee in any branch of State Bank of India using website generated Challan |
May 14 |
| Last date for uploading of photograph, signature with rest of the information on the website for final submission |
May 16 |
| Last date for submission of printout of form along with required documents for claiming the concession of Entrance Test Fee for SC/ST/PwD/P.U. Employee |
May 21 |
| Availability of admit card |
May 28 |
| PU UGLAW Exam |
June 7 |
| Date of declaration of result |
June 19 |
| Commencement of Counseling |
July 19 |
Categories/ Reservations
| Category |
| General |
| Schedule Caste |
| Schedule Tribe |
| Defence, Riot/Terrorist victims, Freedom fighter |
| Other Backward Classes |
| Persons with disabilities |
Let us now look at the detailed analysis for each section:
Section 1: PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B Logical Reasoning
From this section, there were only 10 questions. The questions were easy and the entire portion could be covered in 10-15 minutes.
| S. No. |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
| 1. |
Coding & decoding |
1 |
| 2. |
Relations |
2 |
| 3. |
Analogies |
5 |
| 4. |
Number Series |
2 |
Level of difficulty: Easy
Ideal attempts: 10
Ideal correct: 8-10
Time to be allotted: 15 minutes
Section 2: PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B Legal Reasoning
This section was a little tricky. There were questions from only two law subjects which were Constitution as well as criminal law. The legal questions were mostly dominated by legal current affairs. The questions were in the form of multiple choice questions and for students wishing to get into Panjab University, it is important that they have GK on their tips.
Level of difficulty: Moderate-Difficult
Ideal attempts: 18-20
Ideal correct: 16-18
Time to be allotted: 15-20 minutes
| S. No. |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
| 1. |
Constitution |
7 |
| 2. |
Criminal Law |
3 |
| 3. |
Legal GK |
12 |
Section 3: PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B English
This section comprised of only 9 questions which were to an extent not so difficult to solve. Students with a decent vocabulary could have easily cracked this portion in the exam.
Level of difficulty: Easy - medium
Ideal attempts: 5-7
Ideal correct: 4-6
Time to be allotted: 10 minutes
| S. No. |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
| 1. |
English Grammar |
4 |
| 2. |
Idioms and Phrases |
1 |
| 3. |
Synonyms |
1 |
| 4. |
Antonyms |
1 |
| 5. |
Odd Match |
2 |
Section 4: PU B.A. LL.B/B.Com LL.B General Knowledge
This section involved questions from both static and current GK in which there were mostly current affairs. This portion checked the level of general knowledge of students to a great extent. The part relating to GK dominated the entire exam where there were 58 questions which were from GK. The level of this section can be considered as difficult.
Level of difficulty: Difficult
Ideal attempts: 45-50
Ideal correct: 40-45
Time to be allotted: 20-25 minutes
| S. No. |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
| 1. |
Books and Authors |
5 |
| 2. |
Geography |
11 |
| 3. |
International Bodies |
2 |
| 4. |
Polity |
2 |
| 5. |
History |
7 |
| 6. |
Important Days and Events |
3 |
| 7. |
Science |
1 |
| 8. |
Important insignia |
4 |
| 9. |
Awards |
1 |
| 10. |
Current Affairs |
23 |
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