How to Prepare for PU LLB (Integrated): Pattern, Subject Analysis, Tips, and Books

About Panjab University (PU)

1. University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh
2. UILS, Swami Sarvanand Giri, Panjab University Regional Centre, Bajwara, Hoshiarpur
3. UIL, Panjab University Regional Centre, Civil Lines, Ludhiana

About the test

• General Knowledge
• Current Affairs
• Legal Aptitude
• Mental Ability
• English

• MCQ
• Number of questions: 100
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Marks per question: +1 mark each
• Negative Marking: -0.25 marks

Subject Analysis and Preparation Tips

• Discipline: The biggest factor in preparing for general knowledge is discipline. You cannot leave out three weeks of preparation and hope to cover it up, remember, the syllabus is already the size of a mountain. Keep a slow and steady pace throughout your preparation.
• Yearbook: So all these yearbooks have the same content? Good. That means the content is important and you have to go through them. Studying a yearbook is important, not only does it contains the important events of the past year, it all helps you prepare for static gk, both from the same book.
• Newspaper: Make it a habit to read the news every morning. While you are at it, read the editorial section as well. It will help you build your vocabulary as well as keep you up to pace with the world. Do not read any newspaper, read the good ones which have quality editors like The Statesman/Hindu/Telegraph etc.
• Notes: It is important that you prepare notes for this section. Whenever you read GK, keep your copy and pen handy and jot down the important points. Think of it as an insurance for quality revision as well as better retaining of facts.

• Stick to the modules: Do not go beyond the modules that you’re referring. There is absolutely no need for you to read the bare acts, it will only do you harm of wasted time and twisted concepts (you’ll realize later in law school). The modules have a limited amount of legal knowledge, exactly what is required for the exam and no more/less. Stick to it religiously.
• Practice Paper: Solve as many practice papers as you can, you can never solve enough of them. In legal aptitude, it is good to solve almost every type of question in your preparation so that you are not surprised in the test.
• Type of Questions: Solve all types of questions and expect them to be in the exam. It can be principle fact, legal gk or simple legal knowledge. Solve as many types as possible in a time-bound manner.

• Past year papers: Try and get hold of the past year papers for PU entrance to give you an idea about the type of questions this section has for you. Then solve those questions while keeping a timer. The idea is to solve all the questions that have come in the past in limited time while getting maximum correct answers.
• Practice Papers: Practice papers play a big role in the preparation since there is no or negligible theory, even if you understand a question and the way to solve it, you still have to practice solving it to get in right in the examination.
• Mental Calculations/Rough Work: Keep the calculations and rough work to a minimum, unlike the board exams, it does not matter which method you use to get to the result, you just have to reach to the correct answer. To make things even easier, there are four options to match your answer. So, practice doing calculations to a minimum and mentally as much as you can.

• Editorials: Read one editorial section everyday for the whole duration of your preparation. It will also help with your current affairs section. Make sure you are referring to a good newspaper.
• Reading Speed: Enhance your reading speed as you move with the preparation of this section. You should be able to read complex and long passages in minimum time and retain the basic meaning of the text. Refer to the Evelyn Woods reading technique for getting a good reading speed.
• Stories/articles: Make it a habit to read atleast 1000 words from a good book of your choice (fiction/non-fiction) or a blog of your taste. It can be on any topic, as long as it is grammatically sound and uses quality vocabulary.

Books