The Higher Education Commission announced the syllabus for the Law Graduate Assessment Test (LAW-GAT) recently. The syllabus includes the chapter details of six different subjects. The LAW Graduate Assessment Test includes the MCQs of 100 marks. However, the marks division for each subject is different.
According to the organization, the GAT examination following subjects will take place.
- Constitution
- Jurisprudence
- Civil Procedure Code
- Criminal Law
- Law of Evidence
- Professional Ethics
You can get the marks division and syllabus details of each subject for the GAT exam from the section below. Read each detail carefully and come to our website again for more updates.
Syllabus of LAW-GAT
The syllabus for the Law Graduate Assessment Test (LAW-GAT) by HEC is available below.
Constitution
- Constitutional History of Pakistan (cases)
- Moulvi Tameez-ud-Din Khan vs. Governor-General of Pakistan (PLD 1955 FC 240)
- The State vs. Dasoo & others (PLD 1958 SC 533)
- Miss Asma Jillani vs. Government of Pakistan (PLD 1972 SC 139)
- Begum Nusrat Bhutto vs. Chief of Army Staff (PLD 1977 SC 657)
- Muhammad Nawaz Sharif vs. President of Pakistan (PLD 1993 SC 473)
- al-Jehad Trust vs. Federation of Pakistan (PLD 1996 SC 324)
- Zafar Ali Shah and others vs. Pervaiz Musharaff, Chief Executive of Pakistan (PLD 2000 SC 869)
- Khan Asfandyar Wali and others vs. Federation of Pakistan (PLD 2001 SC 607)
- Constitution of Pakistan
- International Law
Jurisprudence
- English (Jurisprudence by Sir John Salmond for LLB)
- Islamic (islamic Jurisprudence by Prof Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee)
Civil Procedure Code
CPC (from premebale to 12, 15-20, 47, 75, 96, 104, 115, 151, Orders 1, 6-9, 39, 41, 43)
Criminal Law
- PPC
Chapter #2, 4, 16, 16-A, 17
- Cr. P.C
Chapter #1, 7, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 31, 39
Law of Evidence
Qanoon-e-Shahadat, 1984
Professional Ethics
Canons of Professional conducts and Etiquettes of Advocates Ch #12 (Rule134-175B) Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Council Rules, 1976
Marks Division
| Constitution | 20 marks |
| Jurisprudence | 10 marks |
| Civil Procedure Code | 20 marks |
| Criminal Law | 20 marks |
| Law of Evidence | 20 marks |
| Professional Ethics | 10 marks |
Official Notice
The official notice of HEC regarding the LAW-GAT syllabus is below. (https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/etc/Documents/Curriculum-LAW-GAT-test.pdf#search=LAW%20GAT%20test%20curriculum)
