All India Law Entrance Test (AILET - 2025)

Website: www.nludelhi.ac.in

Course Offer: B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)

Eligibility:

• All candidates, other than those applying under the Foreign Nationals category, should appear for the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) and selection shall be solely on that basis. The Foreign National and OCI/PIO candidates are also required to apply online on the same portal.
• Candidate have passed the Higher Secondary School Examination (10+2) system or an equivalent examination thereto securing in the aggregate not less than 45% of the total marks (40% in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability).  The Eligibility condition for admission of students under the Foreign Nationals Category shall be 65% marks in the Higher Secondary School Examination of (10+2) system or an equivalent examination.
• Candidates appearing/awaiting results of the qualifying examination can also apply and appear in the Entrance Test. However, the eligibility by such candidates shall have to be obtained by the cut-off date, which will be notified along with the Notification of Entrance Test result and in case such candidate is placed in compartment in the year of the admission, would be treated as ineligible.
• Foreign National Candidates are exempted from taking All India Law Entrance Test (AILET). The other regulations regarding the eligibility for admission will be the same as applicable to the other candidates. The candidates belonging to OCI/PIO category shall have the option to apply either under the Foreign National category or under the category of Indian students. In case the OCI/PIO candidates apply under the category of Indian National, they have to appear in the All India Law Entrance Test along with other candidates.
• Definition of Foreign Nationals: The candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India and hold valid passport of foreign country.
• Definition of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/Person of Indian Origin (PIO): As notified by the Govt. of India.

Entrance Test (AILET) Scheme:

The modified syllabus of AILET for B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Programme is as follows:

The AILET for B.A.LL.B (Hons.) programme will have three (3) sections of 150 multiple choice questions for 150 marks in total. The duration of the examination is 120 minutes.

The three sections will be:
Section A: English Language (50 questions; 50 marks).
Section B: Current Affairs & General Knowledge (30 questions; 30 marks).
Section C: Logical Reasoning (70 questions; 70 marks).
Legal principles may be used in the logical reasoning section to test logical aptitude but the examination will not require any kind of legal knowledge or technical understanding.

Negative marking: There will be Negative Marking in AILET. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark.

Entrance Exam Fee

General /OBC/EWS/Foreign Nationals/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Residents of Jammu & Kashmir: 3,500.00

SC/ST and Persons with Disability (PwD): 1,500.00

Fee Exempted- Below Poverty Line (BPL) candidates of SC/ST Category only

Seat Matrix and Reservation 

Fee Structure

The fee payable fall into three categories: annual fee; one-time fee; and deposits.

Foreign Nationals: The annual tuition fee shall be in Indian Rupees equivalent to USD 6100 (Six Thousand Only) for candidates from SAARC countries and USD 12,000 (Twelve Thousand Only) for candidates from other countries. Other fee will be same as applicable to Indian students.