DU LLB Exam: Section Wise Weightage

DU LLB admission depends on your CUET PG Law (COQP11) performance and subsequent DU counselling. Understanding section-wise weightage helps you decide where to spend limited study hours and how to attempt the paper on exam day.

NTA does not always publish a fixed “X questions from Y topic” table in a student-friendly format every year. Therefore, weightage guidance is based on the official paper structure, COQP11 syllabus themes, and analysis of recent exam trends and mock patterns used by serious aspirants.

Use this page as a strategic allocation guide—not as a guarantee of exact question counts. Exact distribution can vary slightly across shifts and years.

CUET PG Law is typically a single paper with objective questions. Candidates should confirm the latest pattern from the current NTA information bulletin: total questions, marks per question, duration, and negative marking formula.

In recent CUET PG patterns, papers commonly follow a structure with a fixed number of questions (often around 75 in many CUET PG papers, subject to official confirmation for the year), with +4 for correct and −1 for incorrect answers in standard NTA schemes. Always verify the year-specific marking scheme before finalising your attempt strategy.

Your goal is not maximum attempts—it is maximum net score. A calm, accuracy-first approach usually outperforms aggressive guessing.

Legal aptitude is generally the highest-priority section for DU LLB aspirants. Expect a substantial share of questions from constitutional basics, legal maxims, legal terms, principle-fact application, and elementary tort/contract/criminal concepts.

Preparation ROI is high because topics are finite and improve quickly with practice. Aspirants who ignore legal aptitude and rely only on English/GK usually struggle to enter top preference centres.

Suggested study share: about 30–35% of weekly preparation time. Include daily principle-fact drills and weekly legal current affairs revision.

Logical reasoning typically forms another major chunk of the paper. Topics like syllogism, assumptions, conclusions, cause-effect, analogies, and critical reasoning appear frequently and are highly trainable.

This section rewards method. Learn standard approaches for each question type, then practise under time pressure. Accuracy here often separates average scores from competitive percentiles.

Suggested study share: about 25–30% of weekly time, with short daily practice sets (20–25 questions) rather than occasional long sessions.

English usually contributes a meaningful portion through RC passages, vocabulary, and grammar. Reading comprehension can be time-consuming, so practice speed without sacrificing accuracy.

Vocabulary and grammar are scoring if revised regularly. Keep a personal error notebook for repeated grammar mistakes.

Suggested study share: about 20–25% of weekly time—daily RC or vocab, plus 2–3 grammar drills per week.

GK/current affairs can swing your score, especially when legal and reasoning performance is similar across candidates. Focus on polity-linked static GK, awards, organisations, and 6–12 months of current affairs with emphasis on legal news.

Do not over-invest in obscure facts. Prefer high-frequency themes and monthly revision sheets.

Suggested study share: about 15–20% of weekly time, with a fixed daily CA slot (30–45 minutes).

First pass: solve high-confidence legal and reasoning questions. Second pass: English RC and vocabulary. Third pass: GK and remaining doubtful questions only if elimination is strong.

Track time per section in mocks. If RC is slow, cap time per passage. If legal aptitude is your strength, secure those marks early.

Under negative marking, skip questions where you cannot eliminate at least two options confidently. Net score > ego attempts.