General Legal Knowledge Exam is an admission exam for the applicants who wish to join Master programs in public and private law. It is organized in collaboration between the college of law and the Testing Centre at Qatar University. It aims to create equal opportunities for all applicants.
Objectives of the Exam:
- To measure the applicant's familiarity with basic legal doctrines.
- To measure the applicant's familiarity with Qatari law.
- To measure the applicant’s ability to understand, analyze and link laws together.
Topics of the Exam for the Master programs:
- General doctrine of obligation
- Commercial corporations
- General doctrine of the crime
- Administrative resolutions, public utilities and Qatari constitutional system.
Suggested Readings
- Jaber Mahjoob, the General Doctrine of Obligation, part one, Sources of Obligation in Qatari Law. Qatar University, 2016.
- Jaber Mahjoob, the General Doctrine of Obligation, part two, General Rules of Obligation in Qatari Law. Qatar University, 2016
- Salah Zaineddine and others, the Explanation of Qatari Commercial Law, College of Law, Qatar University, 2020.
- Mohannad Moukthar and Abdelhafez Aly Elshemy, Administrative Law in the light of Qatari Law, College of Law, Qatar University, 2019.
- Hassan Al-Sayed, The Qatari Constitutional Law, College of Law, Qatar University Press, 2022.
- Ghanam Mohammed and Bashair Saad, The Explanation of Qatari Criminal Law, general part, Doctrine of the Crime, College of Law, Qatar University, 2017.
Dates of Exam:
To be announced by the office of graduate studies at the College of Law in every cycle of admission.
Exams Questions:
Number of Questions | Topics | Number of Questions in Each Topic | Type of Questions | Sample Questions |
40 | 4 | 10 | Multiple choice | Click here |
Eligibility for the Personal Interview
- Passing the admission exam by scoring 50% or above.
- Passing the other evaluation criteria (GPA, Practical experience and university of graduation).
- The applicant shall reach the required score after combining the result of the admission exam with the outcome of the other evaluation criteria.
- Reaching the personal interview stage is not considered an admission in the program.
General Rules
- The exam is held once a year for admission to fall semester.
- The result of the exam is not valid for use in subsequent years.
To view the dates of the exam, click here.
To register for the exam in Master Programs, click here.