The ACLAT 2026 syllabus covers five key sections: Language Proficiency, General Awareness, Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability, and Numerical Ability, designed to evaluate aptitude for law programs at Alliance University.
Section
Topics
Language Proficiency / English
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
Idioms & Phrases
Grammar (error spotting, sentence correction)
Fill in the blanks, sentence completion
Para jumbles, transformations
Spelling, usage & context
Joining sentences, substitution
Indian & World History
Indian National Movement
Constitution / Polity
Geography, Environment
Economy (basic concepts)
Science & Technology (basic / recent developments)
International organizations & treaties
Legal system, judiciary
Current affairs (national & international)
Static GK (awards, books, personalities)
Legal Aptitude
Legal terms, legal vocabulary
Indian Constitution: structure, sections, schedules
Contracts, Constitutional Law
Torts, strict liability, vicarious liability
Laws: IPC, CrPC
International Law
Intellectual Property Rights
Legal awareness & applying principles to fact scenarios
Interpretation of statutes
Landmark judgments / basic principles
Syllogisms
Analogies
Series & Patterns
Blood Relations
Directions
Critical reasoning
Inference, Assumptions
Puzzles, logical deductions
Data sufficiency, argument evaluation
Arithmetic (percentages, ratios, averages)
Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest
Basic Algebra
Number systems, factors & multiples
Data Interpretation (basic)
Logical-mathematical reasoning
Numeric analogies, sequences
Q1. What are the main sections in the ACLAT exam?
Ans. The ACLAT exam generally comprises five sections:
Q2. Will legal topics be deep / advanced, or basic?
Ans. The legal aptitude section expects candidates to have a basic / intermediate understanding of key legal areas and to apply principles to scenario-based questions. It is not purely theoretical, but tests comprehension and reasoning more than exhaustive, deep legal scholarship.
Q3. Is the syllabus for 2026 likely to change significantly?
Ans. While minor tweaks are always possible (e.g. adjusting the number of questions in a section, introducing or dropping subtopics), the core structure and topics tend to remain stable.
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