LLB Subjects List in Pakistan 2026: 4 Year, 5 Year and 3 Year Programs

The LLB subjects you study depend on the program you joined. Students admitted from Fall 2025 follow the four-year, eight-semester LLB. Students admitted earlier are on the five-year LLB, which Punjab University (PU) ran in five annual parts. A smaller group is still finishing the old three-year LLB. “Part 2” therefore means a different set of papers in each program, so find your row below and read only that section.

Which LLB program are you in?

Universities can reorder or rename courses within HEC’s framework. Treat any list, including this one, as a guide, and confirm it against your department’s current scheme of studies. You can also check the LLB syllabus page for your university’s outline.

LLB subjects list for the 4-year LLB

HEC notified the revised four-year LLB curriculum on 10 July 2025, effective Fall 2025. The Pakistan Bar Council proposed the change, which replaced the five-year structure that followed the Supreme Court’s 2019 judgment (2019 SCMR 389). Admission needs at least 45% in your qualifying exam and at least 50% in the Law Admission Test (LAT). See the LLB eligibility criteria , the LAT page and the LLB admissions guide .

PU’s version of the program has 147 credit hours over eight semesters. Other universities that follow HEC’s scheme are close to this. For example, the scheme published by GAUS totals 146 credit hours.

PU 4-year LLB: subjects in all eight semesters

The table shows credit hours in brackets. Muslim students take Fehm-e-Quran, and non-Muslim students take Islamic Studies (Religious Education/Ethics) instead.

PU’s own documents name the second-semester science paper differently. The curriculum calls it Everyday Science, while the Spring 2026 date sheet says Natural Science (Environmental Science and Law). Check which applies to your batch. Exams for the 2nd semester are listed on PU’s date sheet, and you can follow updates on the PU LLB date sheet page and the LLB date sheets hub .

LLB Part 2 in the 4-year LLB: Semesters III and IV

At PU, second-year law subjects are Law of Contract and Jurisprudence in Semester III, and Principles of Constitutional Law, Equity/Trusts/Specific Relief, Law of Property, Environmental Law and Islamic Jurisprudence in Semester IV. Other universities arrange the same ideas differently:

The subjects are broadly the same, but the semester differs. If you are comparing notes with a friend at another university, ask which semester a paper falls in before you assume you are behind.

LLB 1st year subjects in the 4-year LLB (Semesters I and II)

At PU, only three of the twelve first-year courses are core law papers: Introduction to Law and Legal Systems, Law of Torts and Criminal Law. The rest are general-education and interdisciplinary courses such as Quantitative Reasoning, Functional English, ICT, Pakistan Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Expository Writing. The full list is in the eight-semester table above.

Electives

PU lists six electives, each in a fixed semester: Media Law (V), International Human Rights Law (VI), Medical and Forensic Law (VII), AI and Law (VII), Taxation Law (VIII) and International Trade Law (VIII). Other universities may offer different electives, so check with your department. To see where these subjects can lead, read the LLB career guide .

LLB Part 2 subjects: PU 5-year program (annual system)

New course (2022–23 outline onward)

Part 2 has six papers worth 600 marks.

What each paper covers

Older 5-year scheme

Students admitted under the earlier scheme sit a different Part 2:

Its Part 1 also totals 500: English-I (100), Islamic Studies/Ethics (60), Political Science-I (100), Sociology-I (100), Introduction to Philosophy of Law (100) and Brief Introduction to Arabic (40).

Not sure which scheme is yours? Check your admission session and your university’s notification. PU’s supplementary date sheet lists new-course and old-course papers side by side.

Official documents

PU publishes its outlines on the LLB course outline page. The 5-year annual syllabus PDF covers contents and reading lists, and the 4-year curriculum PDF covers the new program. HEC’s 4-year LLB curriculum PDF has the learning outcomes. For book lists, see LLB recommended books .

LLB subjects list in Pakistan 2026: all five parts (PU 5-year, new course)

This also answers “LLB subjects 1st year in Pakistan” for the 5-year annual program: it is Part 1.

LLB 3-year subjects in Pakistan: Part 2 (legacy)

These lists matter if you are a legacy student, a supplementary candidate, or you need the syllabus to understand an older degree. Part 2 was the heavy year, with seven papers. The table follows PU’s pattern.

Company law in older papers may refer to the Companies Ordinance 1984. The current statute is the Companies Act, 2017, which PU’s outline calls the Companies Ordinance, 2017. See all papers on the PU LLB Part 2 past papers page.

Other universities

The 3-year Part 2 was not identical everywhere. Some universities listed Administrative Law and Constitutional History of Pakistan in year two instead of Equity and Special and Local Laws. Karachi’s Part-II pattern, as previously listed on this page, is below. Verify it against the latest University of Karachi notification.

Is the 3-year LLB still offered?

Not for new admissions. The Supreme Court’s judgment reported as 2019 SCMR 389 required a five-year LLB, and HEC’s 2025 notification moved new admissions to four years. If an institution still advertises a 3-year LLB, confirm its recognition with the university and the Pakistan Bar Council before you rely on it. For background, see LLB 3 years .

LLB Part 2 subjects at semester-based universities (5-year)

Most private and several public universities count year two as semesters 3 and 4. Titles and sequencing vary, so confirm your own scheme of studies.

Credit hours vary by university. See the universities list , fee structure and merit lists .

How to prepare for LLB Part 2

If you are in PU’s 5-year Part 2 (new course):

• Read the marks split first. Constitutional Law-I is two papers in one: the outline lists 12 British topics and 11 US topics, and each constitution carries 50 marks. Prepare both halves equally.
• Treat English-II as a skills paper. Practise précis, application and memo writing, and revise the five set stories.
• Human Rights Law ends with remedies under Articles 199 and 184(3). Leave time for that section.
• ADR covers Pakistan’s own framework as well as international arbitration. Don’t revise only the domestic half.
• Practise with LLB Part 2 past papers .

If you are a legacy 3-year student , these mark splits come from PU’s outline for the same statutes (placed in Parts III and IV of the 5-year program). The 3-year program page does not list marks, so confirm with your outline: