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Prepare for the UPSC Additional Legal Adviser recruitment case under Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice. This page maps the announced combined Recruitment Test to the role and gives a targeted revision route. The RT is shared with 15 other law-related recruitment cases; it is not a separate question paper or a unique post-wise official syllabus.

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Official recruitment details

• Post: Additional Legal Adviser.
• Recruiting authority: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
• Department: Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice.
• Advertised vacancies: 2.
• Vacancy number: 25091302213.
• Advertisement: 13/2025; read original vacancy requirements.
• RT: 9 January 2027, Saturday, 2 hours, offline objective MCQ, English.
• Marking: equal marks per question; one-third deduction for an incorrect answer; no penalty for a blank answer.
• Selection: RT shortlisting followed by post-specific eligibility verification and interview; notice gives RT/interview weightage of 75:25.

Important: use the official original advertisement, not a summary of a different legal post, for essential qualifications, experience, age limits, reservation, duties and application status.

What makes this post different

The useful role-specific lens is government advisory opinions and public litigation. Connect your reading to this kind of work so legal concepts become easier to apply. This paragraph describes a preparation perspective, not a separately notified RT syllabus or a change in official eligibility.

Priority study topics for this role

These are CrackTarget’s suggested emphasis areas within the 15-subject combined UPSC syllabus. Do not omit the remaining notified subjects.

• Priority 1: Constitution — read the bare Act’s definitions and operative provisions, then attempt scenario-based MCQs.
• Priority 2: Contract Act — read the bare Act’s definitions and operative provisions, then attempt scenario-based MCQs.
• Priority 3: statutory interpretation — read the bare Act’s definitions and operative provisions, then attempt scenario-based MCQs.
• Priority 4: public law — read the bare Act’s definitions and operative provisions, then attempt scenario-based MCQs.

Three practical issue-spotting exercises

• Exercise 1: Identify the source of an executive power. Check your reasoning against the enacted text and mark uncertainties for revision.
• Exercise 2: Write a short reasoned legal opinion. Check your reasoning against the enacted text and mark uncertainties for revision.
• Exercise 3: Practise cross-statute MCQs. Check your reasoning against the enacted text and mark uncertainties for revision.

The common UPSC syllabus you must cover

UPSC’s combined notice prescribes the same 15 areas for every listed post. Your checklist is:

• Constitution of India; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023.
• Information Technology Act 2000; Prevention of Corruption Act 1988; Companies Act 2013; Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003.
• Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002; Delhi Special Police Establishment Act 1946; Environment (Protection) Act 1986; Competition Act 2002.
• Trade Marks Act 1999; Indian Contract Act 1872; Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999.

Open the master syllabus and all subject links or consult India Code for authoritative statutory text and amendments.

Ten-week preparation plan

• Weeks 1–2 — foundation: Constitution, BNS and basic BNSS principles. Begin a one-page statutory definitions index.
• Weeks 3–4 — evidence and public integrity: BSA, anti-corruption law, CVC, DSPE Act and IT Act. Solve short legal scenarios.
• Weeks 5–6 — role emphasis: concentrate on Constitution and Contract Act; still revise Companies Act, PMLA and other common topics.
• Weeks 7–8 — complete coverage: Indian Contract Act, Trade Marks, GI, Competition, Environment and all remaining weak topics.
• Weeks 9–10 — test readiness: timed two-hour English MCQ sessions, negative-marking review, error-log corrections and bare-Act revision.

Free study material and answer practice

• BNS 2023 study guide
• BNSS 2023 procedure notes
• BSA 2023 evidence guide
• Companies Act prosecution notes
• Free law MCQs with explanations
• Related role-specific CrackTarget LAW guide
• Official-source previous paper directory

How to use mock tests and negative marking

Attempt a mixed paper in the official two-hour window. After the attempt, divide mistakes into (1) concept, (2) statute wording, (3) missed exception, and (4) avoidable guess. Because each incorrect answer costs one-third of that question’s marks, compare your raw accuracy with your penalty-adjusted score. UPSC has not specified the number of questions or a numerical RT cut-off in this combined notice; do not rely on unsupported predictions.

Frequently asked questions

• Is Additional Legal Adviser a separate written examination? No. It is one of the sixteen recruitment cases in the combined RT announced for 9 January 2027.
• Does this post have a different official RT syllabus? The combined addendum gives one syllabus of fifteen subjects. The priorities on this page are CrackTarget editorial guidance.
• Where do I confirm eligibility? Check Advertisement 13/2025 using vacancy number 25091302213.
• When are admit cards expected? UPSC says three weeks before the test; use the official UPSC portal for the actual release.

Prepared by CrackTarget LAW, updated 28 October 2026. Independent educational guidance; not an official UPSC publication. Read the original advertisement and official addendum before making recruitment decisions.