AILET 2027: Exam Date, Registration, Preparation, All Details

Latest Update: AILET 2027 Official Notification Released

National Law University (NLU) Delhi released the AILET 2027 notification on July 23, 2026. The university will conduct the exam on December 13, 2026 (Sunday), from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Online applications started on August 7, 2026. 

AILET 2027: Key Highlights

The table below gives you a quick overview of AILET 2027:

Particular	AILET 2027 Details
Conducting Authority	National Law University, Delhi
Programmes	B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M.
AILET 2027 Exam Date	December 13, 2026
Exam Timing	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
AILET 2027 Form Date	August 7 to November 10, 2026
Admit Card	November 30, 2026
Exam Level	All-India level
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Exam Pattern	For UG: 150 questions, 150 marks; For PG: 100 questions, 100 marks
UG Sections	English, Current Affairs & GK, Logical Reasoning
PG Syllabus	Different branches of Law
Eligibility	For UG: Class 12 with 45% marks; For PG: LL.B. with 50% marks

Download AILET 2027 Notification

You can download the AILET 2027 notification PDF here. It covers key exam dates and application details.

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What is AILET Exam?

AILET full form is All India Law Entrance Test. NLU Delhi conducts this exam annually. It is exclusively for admission to NLU Delhi for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. programmes.

The UG paper tests English, logical reasoning, and current affairs. The PG paper mainly covers core legal subjects. 

For AILET 2027, the test will be conducted at the all-India level. Limited seats make admission highly competitive.

Courses Available Through AILET 2027

AILET provides admission to the following 2 programmes at NLU Delhi: 

Course	Level	Duration
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)	UG	5 Years
LL.M.	PG	1 Year

AILET 2027 Exam Date

The registration started on August 7, 2026, and will end on November 10, 2026. The AILET exam is scheduled for December 13, 2026. Check AILET 2027 dates in the table below:

Important Event	Date
Notification Release Date	July 23, 2026
AILET 2027 Application Start Date	August 7, 2026
AILET 2027 Registration Last Date	November 10, 2026
Admit Card Release	November 30, 2026
AILET 2027 Exam Date	December 13, 2026

AILET 2027 Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG)

As per the notification, the AILET eligibility criteria require 45% in Class 12 for UG and 50% in an LL.B. degree for PG. There is no upper age limit for either programme. 

UG Eligibility Criteria

You must have passed the Senior Secondary School Examination (10+2 system) or an equivalent examination with 45% marks for admission to a UG program. Class 12 appearing candidates can also apply. There is no upper age limit for UG admission.

Eligibility Criteria	Requirement
Educational Qualification	Class 12 or equivalent
General Candidates	45% aggregate
OBC-NCL Candidates	42% aggregate
SC/ST/PwD Candidates	40% aggregate
Appearing Candidates	Class 12 appearing candidates can apply
Age Limit	No upper age limit

PG Eligibility Criteria

You need an LL.B. or an equivalent law degree with 50% marks. Final-year LL.B. candidates can also apply. There is no upper age limit for PG admission.

Eligibility Criteria	Requirement
Educational Qualification	Three-year or five-year LL.B. degree
General Candidates	50% aggregate
OBC-NCL Candidates	50% aggregate
SC/ST/PwD Candidates	45% aggregate
Appearing Candidates	Final-year LL.B. candidates can apply
Age Limit	No upper age limit

AILET 2027 Exam Pattern (UG & PG)

The AILET 2027 exam pattern differs for UG and PG programmes. The UG paper carries 150 marks, while the PG paper is of 100 marks. Both exams have a 120-minute duration and include 0.25-mark negative marking for incorrect answers. 

UG Exam Pattern

The UG paper consists of 150 multiple-choice questions worth 150 marks and the exam duration is 120 minutes. 

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Key Details
Logical Reasoning	70	70	Highest weightage section
English Language	50	50	Tests language ability
Current Affairs & GK	30	30	Covers current events and general knowledge
Total	150	150	—
Negative Marking	—	-0.25	Deducted for every wrong answer

PG Exam Pattern

The PG paper contains 100 law-based MCQs carrying 100 marks. Each correct answer carries 1 mark. 

Exam Component	Question Details	Marks
Law Subjects	100 MCQs from different branches of Law	100
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions	1 mark each
Exam Duration	120 minutes	—
Negative Marking	—	0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer

AILET 2027 Syllabus (UG & PG)

The AILET 2027 syllabus differs across UG and PG programmes. UG covers current affairs, English, and logical reasoning. PG focuses on major areas of law, including constitutional, criminal, contract, family, administrative, and international law. 

UG Syllabus

The UG syllabus covers key topics, including comprehension, vocabulary, coding-decoding, syllogisms, legal principles, and the Indian Constitution. 

Section	Topics Covered
Current Affairs & General Knowledge	Current Affairs, Economics, General Science & Technology, Geography, History, Indian Constitution
English Language	Jumble Words & Sentences, Comprehension Passages, Sentence Correction, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms, Antonyms, Error Spotting, Idioms & Phrases, Vocabulary Enhancement, Correct Word Selection
Logical Reasoning	Statement & Assumptions, Analogy, Coding-Decoding, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Directions, Legal Propositions and Reasonings, Legal Maxims, Legal Reasoning, Legal Knowledge, Indian Constitution, Contracts and Torts

PG Syllabus

The PG syllabus covers major areas of law. These include constitutional, criminal, contract, family, administrative, international, and tort law. 

Area of Law	Major Topics
Constitutional Law	Fundamental Rights, DPSPs, constitutional amendments, federalism, landmark cases
Criminal Law	IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act, legal principles, leading cases
Contract Law	Offer, acceptance, consideration, breach of contract, remedies
Family Law	Marriage, divorce, maintenance, guardianship
Administrative Law	Delegated legislation, tribunals, principles of natural justice
Company & Commercial Law	Companies Act, commercial law basics, contract enforcement
Environmental Law	Environmental protection, environmental statutes, international conventions
Jurisprudence	Schools of law, legal theories, jurists, legal concepts
International Law	Treaties, United Nations, ICJ, sovereignty, sources of law
Torts	Negligence, strict liability, vicarious liability, consumer law
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)	Copyright, patents, trademarks, infringement principles

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AILET 2027 Registration

Check the stage-wise registration process for AILET exam 2027:

Step	What You Need to Do	Important Details
Register	Create your AILET 2027 account	Enter your name as per Class X/equivalent certificate, valid mobile number and email ID.
Enter Personal Details	Provide candidate and family details	Enter father/mother’s name as per Class X certificate, date of birth, gender, category, address, and parent contact details accurately.
Select Exam Centres	Choose preferred test centres	Select any 3 centres in order of preference.
Enter Academic Details	Add qualifying examination details	Enter required academic information and percentage/CGPA manually where applicable.
Upload Photograph	Upload a recent passport-size photograph	Max. size: 1 MB; JPG/JPEG/PNG format; coloured with white background. Face should cover about 75% of the photograph.
Upload Signature	Upload scanned signature	Max. size: 1 MB; JPG/JPEG/PNG format. Signature should be clear, in black/blue pen, on white paper within a 6 × 3 cm box.
Upload Other Documents	Add documents where applicable	BPL certificate, Passport, and PwD certificate: maximum 2 MB each, as applicable.
Preview & Verify	Check all details before submission	Verify the form carefully. After submission, details can be viewed through “VIEW SUBMITTED APPLICATION.”
Pay Application Fee	Complete online payment	Payment can be made through Debit/Credit Card, UPI, or Net Banking. The application fee is non-refundable.
Submit Application	Submit the completed form	Incomplete applications may be rejected. The candidate is responsible for errors or omissions.
Save Confirmation	Keep the acknowledgement	After successful payment, an acknowledgement receipt is generated in the login. An application number is generated when the form is saved as a draft or submitted successfully.
Keep Photographs	Retain photographs for future use	Keep 2 identical photographs in reserve for the Admit Card, counselling, or admission, if required.

List of Documents Required for AILET 2027 Registration 

The AILET 2027 registration documents include photographs and signatures of up to 1 MB, while BPL, Passport, and PwD certificates can be up to 2 MB. You must also provide relevant academic and category certificates at admission/counselling. 

Document	Requirement / Details
Photograph	Max. size 1 MB
Signature	Max. size 1 MB
BPL Certificate	For BPL candidates; max. size 2 MB
Passport	For Foreign National candidates; max. size 2 MB
PwD Certificate	For candidates claiming PwD reservation; max. size 2 MB
Academic Marks Statements	UG: Class XII and X; PG: B.A. LL.B./LL.B. or equivalent, Class XII and X
Character Certificate	Latest character certificate
Transfer Certificate	Original transfer certificate
Category Certificate	Valid SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD/Kashmiri Migrant certificate, wherever applicable

AILET 2027 Application Fee 

General candidates pay ₹3,000, while SC/ST candidates pay ₹1,000. The table also lists fee exemptions for eligible candidates below BPL.

Candidate Category	Application Fee
General Candidates	₹3,000
SC/ST Candidates	₹1,000
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	₹1,000
SC/ST Women Candidates	Exempted
SC/ST Candidates Below Poverty Line (BPL)	Exempted

AILET 2027 Test Centre Cities

The AILET 2027 test centres include major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Lucknow. 

AILET Test Centres
Ahmedabad	Bengaluru	Bhopal	Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh	Chennai	Cochin	Dehradun
Delhi	Faridabad	Ghaziabad	Greater Noida
Gorakhpur	Gurugram	Guwahati	Gwalior
Hisar	Hyderabad	Jaipur	Jammu
Jodhpur	Kanpur	Kolkata	Lucknow
Mumbai	Nagpur	Patna	Pune
Raipur	Ranchi	Varanasi	Visakhapatnam

AILET 2027 Seat Matrix

NLU Delhi has 120 seats for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme, including 110 seats filled through AILET merit and 10 seats for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO candidates. The LL.M. programme has 81 seats, including 70 AILET-merit seats, 10 Foreign Nationals/OCI/PIO seats and one supernumerary seat for a Kashmiri Migrant.

UG Seat Matrix

The UG programme offers 110 category-based seats, with 5 additional seats each for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO candidates. PwD reservation accounts for 6 seats across categories. 

Category	Total Seats	PwD Reservation	Seats Excluding PwD
General	50	3	47
OBC-NCL (22%)	24	1	23
SC (15%)	17	1	16
ST (7.5%)	8	0	8
EWS (10%)	11	1	10
Subtotal	110	6	104
Foreign Nationals	5	—	—
OCI/PIO	5	—	—
Grand Total	120	—	—

PG Seat Matrix

The PG programme offers 70 category-based seats, plus seats for Kashmiri Migrants, Foreign Nationals, and OCI/PIO candidates. 4 seats are reserved under the PwD category.

Category	Total Seats	PwD Reservation	Seats Excluding PwD
General	32	2	30
OBC-NCL (22%)	15	1	14
SC (15%)	11	1	10
ST (7.5%)	5	—	5
EWS (10%)	7	—	7
Subtotal	70	4	66
Kashmiri Migrants	1	—	—
Foreign Nationals	5	—	—
OCI/PIO	5	—	—
Grand Total	81	—	—

Check the detailed NLU Delhi seat matrix here!

Expected AILET 2027 Difficulty Level (Sectional & Overall)

The AILET 2027 difficulty level may vary by section. Based on past trends, Current Affairs & GK is expected to be easy; Logical Reasoning may be difficult. English may range from moderate to difficult. 

Section	Expected Difficulty
Current Affairs & General Knowledge	Easy
English Language	Moderate to Difficult
Logical Reasoning	Difficult
Overall Paper	Moderate to Difficult

AILET 2027 Tie-Breaking Criteria

The AILET 2027 tie-breaking criteria differ for UG and PG. UG considers Logical Reasoning marks first. PG considers candidate age first. 

Level	UG (BA LL.B.)	PG (LL.M.)
1st Rule	Higher Logical Reasoning marks	Seniority by age
2nd Rule	Seniority by age	Computerised draw of lots
Final Rule	Computerised draw of lots	—

AILET Admit Card 2027

The AILET 2027 admit card is scheduled to be released on November 30, 2026, through the NLU Delhi admission portal. It will contain your name, roll number, exam date, reporting time, test centre address, and important instructions. Carry the admit card along with a valid photo ID on exam day. 

AILET 2027 Answer Key

NLU Delhi will release the AILET 2027 answer key online. First, the provisional answer key will be published after the exam. You can use it to check answers and estimate your score. Also, you can raise objections within the specified deadline. Each objection may require a prescribed online fee. After reviewing valid objections, NLU Delhi will release the final answer key.

AILET 2027 Results

The AILET 2027 result is expected to be released in December 2026. You can check your results online using your login credentials. The scorecard will include total marks, All India Rank (AIR), category rank, and qualification status. 

Expected AILET 2027 Cut-Off

The AILET 2027 cut-off will depend on exam difficulty, competition, and seat availability. Candidate performance and category-wise seats will also influence the final cut-off. Based on previous trends, the expected cut-off may vary across different categories.

The expected category-wise cutoff rank 2027 for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. is given below: 

Category	B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Expected Cutoff Rank	LL.M. Expected Cutoff Rank
General	1-60	40-50
OBC-NCL	92-330	140-170
EWS	172-298	120-170
SC	507-1480	420-440
ST	381-1372	480-500

AILET 2027 Counselling

AILET 2027 counselling is expected to begin in late December 2026, after the results are announced. The first merit list is expected by end-December 2026/early January 2027, with further rounds from January 2027 and final seat allotment in January–February 2027. Seat allotment will follow merit and applicable category rules. Subsequent counselling rounds may continue until available seats are filled.

Counselling Event	Expected Timeline
Result Declaration	Last week of December 2026
Counselling Registration	Late December 2026
First Merit List	End December 2026 / Early January 2027
Subsequent Rounds	January 2027 onwards
Final Seat Allotment	January–February 2027

AILET vs CLAT: Key Differences

The table highlights the key differences between AILET and CLAT:

Feature	AILET	CLAT
Conducting Body	National Law University Delhi	Consortium of National Law Universities
Colleges Covered	NLU Delhi only	Multiple NLUs across India
Exam Level	National-level	National-level
UG Seats	120	4,000+ approximately
PG Seats	81	1,590 to 1,750
Exam Mode	Offline	Offline
Total Questions	150 for UG; 100 for PG	120 for UG & PG
Sections	For UG: English, Current Affairs & GK, Logical Reasoning; For PG: Different branches of Law	For UG: English, GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques; For PG: Constitutional and other areas of law
Legal Section	Included in Logical Reasoning for UG	Separate Legal Reasoning section for UG
Competition	Higher due to limited seats	Wider competition across multiple NLUs
Frequency	Once a year	Once a year

Check the detailed comparison of CLAT vs AILET here!

Best Books for AILET 2027 Preparation

The table below lists recommended books for AILET 2027 preparation. For GK, it includes Lucent’s General Knowledge by Lucent and Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Experts. For English, you can use Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis and Objective General English by S. P. Bakshi. Logical Reasoning includes Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal and Analytical & Logical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey. 

Section	Book Name	Author / Publisher
GK & Current Affairs	Lucent’s General Knowledge	Lucent
GK & Current Affairs	Current Affairs Yearly	Arihant Experts
GK & Current Affairs	CLAT Express (Monthly Magazine)	Law Prep Tutorial
GK & Current Affairs	Economic & Political Weekly	Sameeksha Trust
English	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
English	Objective General English	S. P. Bakshi
English	High School English Grammar & Composition	Wren & Martin
Logical Reasoning	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	R. S. Aggarwal
Logical Reasoning	Analytical & Logical Reasoning	M. K. Pandey
Logical Reasoning	Legal Awareness & Legal Reasoning	A. P. Bhardwaj

Explore the Best Books for AILET Preparation!

AILET 2027 Preparation Tips

For effective AILET 2027 preparation, focus on practising previous papers, take regular mock tests, and track your accuracy and progress. 

• Prioritise Logical Reasoning: Practise arguments, assumptions, puzzles, and inference questions.
• Improve English: Read editorials and practise comprehension and vocabulary regularly.
• Cover Current Affairs: Revise recent national events, awards, schemes, sports, and major developments.
• Solve Previous Papers: Understand question patterns and identify recurring topics.
• Take Mock Tests: Attempt sectional and full-length mocks regularly.
• Manage Time: Practise with a timer and improve question selection.
• Avoid Guesswork: Consider negative marking before attempting uncertain questions.
• Follow AILET Strategy: UG candidates should focus on all 3 sections. PG candidates should strengthen core law subjects.
• Revise Regularly: Maintain short notes and revise important topics weekly.
• Track Progress: Monitor mock scores, accuracy, and recurring mistakes.

AILET 2027 Mock Test and Practice Papers

Use AILET previous-year papers and mock tests for focused preparation. They help you practise the exam format and assess your readiness.

AILET Previous Year Papers

Solve previous-year papers to understand the question format. Use them to practise under exam-like conditions.

AILET Previous Year Papers PDF

AILET Mock Tests

Attempt AILET mock tests regularly to improve your preparation. Review your performance after each test.

AILET Mock Test Series

Colleges Accepting AILET Scores

The table covers colleges accepting AILET scores across major cities. These include NLU Delhi in New Delhi, BITS Law School in Mumbai, Vishwakarma University in Pune, and Vidyashilp University in Bengaluru.

Institution	Location
Vishwakarma University	Pune
Sushant University	Gurgaon
Xavier Law School, Xavier University	Bhubaneswar
ISME Law College	Bangalore
National Law University, Delhi (NLUD)	New Delhi
Vinayaka Mission’s Law School	Chennai
The NorthCap University (School of Law)	Gurugram
Jagannath University	Bahadurgarh / Jhajjar
BITS Law School	Mumbai
Vidyashilp University	Bengaluru
SRM University, Delhi-NCR	Sonepat

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