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AILET Exam Pattern

Every figure here is from the AILET 2027 test-pattern pages on nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.

AILET · checked 19 September 2026

AILET at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

10Nov 2026

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AILET: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Notification 23 July 2026; admission notice and applications from 7 August; last date 10 November 2026; admit cards 30 November; examination…

    2027 cycle

  2. 02

    National Law University Delhi, once a year, for its own B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and one-year LL.M. programmes — NLU Delhi does not take part in CLAT —…

    Conducted by

  3. 03

    B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 110 on AILET merit plus 5 each for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO on qualifying marks; LL.M.: 70 on merit plus 5 and 5; one…

    Seats

  4. 04

    150 multiple-choice questions, 150 marks, 120 minutes: English Language 50, Current Affairs and General Knowledge 30, Logical Reasoning 70; −0.25…

    Pattern (UG)

Pattern

AILET — AILET exam pattern 2027: 150 questions, three sections, −0.25 and the tie-break

AILET is a two-hour test: 150 one-mark multiple-choice questions in three sections for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) — English Language 50, Current Affairs and General Knowledge 30, Logical Reasoning 70 — and 100 questions from the branches of law for the LL.M., with 0.25 deducted per wrong answer in both.

UG structure.
SectionQuestionsMarks
English Language5050
Current Affairs and General Knowledge3030
Logical Reasoning7070
Total150150 in 120 minutes
Rules.
RuleDetail
Marking+1 / −0.25 / 0
Legal knowledgeNot required; legal principles may appear as reasoning material
Tie-break (UG)Logical Reasoning marks, then age, then draw of lots
LL.M.100 questions, 100 marks, 120 minutes; tie-break on age, then draw
Seats110 UG and 70 LL.M. on merit

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