Reader's Digest: If you're planning to pursue a career in law and want to ace the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in 2024, then you need to know the AIBE Syllabus inside out. This comprehensive guide will ensure you're well-prepared.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) is yet to release the notification for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2024 syllabus on the official website but it generally remains unchanged from year to year.

The questions in the AIBE exam are designed to test your basic knowledge of law subjects and analytical ability. Therefore, knowing the syllabus will play a vital role in qualifying for the exam.

Also, having an idea about the detailed syllabus will help you plan the course of action in advance with topics that must be prioritized while preparing your study plan.

Read through this post that will give you a complete insight into AIBE Syllabus 2024, topic-wise important topics, best preparation books, and more.

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 AIBE Exam 2024 Syllabus 

According to the AIBE Exam Pattern, the All India Bar Examination question paper consists of 100 questions, and each question carries one mark. 

However, there is no negative marking in the exam, but talks have been going on to introduce negative marking this year.

You can attempt the exam in any 25 languages, such as Hindi, English, Gujarati, Konkani, Nepali, Urdu, Dogri, Telugu, Tamil, Panjabi, Kashmiri, Oriya, Bodo, Assamese, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Santhali, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Manipuri, Sindhi and Maithili.

You will get 3 hours and 30 minutes to answer the question paper. The AIBE Syllabus includes the following topics:

Constitutional Law	Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)	Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)
Evidence Act	Alternative Dispute Redressal, including Arbitration Act
Family Law	Public Interest Litigation
Administrative Law	Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules
Company Law	Environmental Law
Cyber Law	Labour & Industrial Laws
Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law	Law related to Taxation
Land Acquisition Act	Intellectual Property Laws
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act

AIBE 2024 Syllabus: Topic-wise Weightage

In the AIBE Exam, the questions are asked from 19 topics mentioned in the table above. However, the weightage of each topic varies as per the prescribed AIBE Syllabus.

Go through the pie chart given below to know the number of questions asked from each topic in the exam.

• x-axis -> explains the topics
• y-axis -> explains the number of questions asked in respective topics

The same AIBE 17 Syllabus is presented in the form of the table below to help you better understand the number of questions asked for each topic.

Topics	Number of Questions
Constitutional Law	10
IPC (Indian Penal Code)	8
Cr.PC (Criminal Procedure Code)	10
CPC (Code of Civil Procedure)	10
Evidence Act	8
Alternative Dispute Redressal, including Arbitration Act	4
Family Law	8
Public Interest Litigation	4
Administrative law	3
Professional Ethics and cases of professional misconduct under BCI rules	4
Company Law	2
Environment Law	2
Cyber Law	2
Labour and Industrial Laws	4
Law of Tort, including the Motor vehicle act and consumer protection law	5
Law related to taxation	4
Law of contract, specific relief, property laws, negotiable instrument act	8
Land acquisition act	2
Intellectual Property Laws	2

This sums up to 100 questions for 100 marks. The explanation is offered precisely through the video below: 

AIBE Topic-wise Syllabus 2024

As said above, you will be tested on 19 topics in the All India Bar Examination. Practising Previous years' AIBE Question Papers will help you understand the difficulty level and the type of questions asked from these topics in the exam.

To make it easier, we have provided the topic-wise syllabus here. Enhance your preparation by going through the topics given below.

1. Constitutional Law

A total of 10 questions are asked on this topic in the exam. The following are some of the essential topics under Constitution Law.

• Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
• Fundamental rights
• Legislative process
• Directive principle of state policy
• Emergency powers
• Federalism

2. Indian Penal Code (IPC)

You can expect a maximum of 8 questions on this topic. Practising Important Questions for AIBE Exam will help enhance your preparation levels.

The questions are framed from the following topics in the AIBE exam.

• General Principles of crime
• Principles of criminal liability
• Criminal act by several persons or groups (Section 34-38)
• Offences affecting human life
• Criminal trespass

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3. Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)

Under this topic, you can expect a maximum of 10 questions based on the following topics:

• The introductory and pre-trial process
• Salient features of the Juvenile justice
• Salient features of the probation of offenders act
• Criminal rules and practice

4. Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

A total of 10 questions are asked from CPC in the exam. The  following topics are covered under the AIBE syllabus:

• Difference between procedural law and substantive law
• Suits in particular cases
• Appearance and examination of parties such as discovery, inspection, and production of documents

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5. Evidence Act

The following sub-topics are covered under the AIBE Syllabus of the evidence act: the difference between substantive law and procedural law, central conceptions in the law of evidence, relevancy & admissibility of confessions, character evidence, etc.

6. Alternative Dispute Redressal, including Arbitration Act

In the AIBE exam, 4 questions are asked on this topic. The following sub-topics are covered under this topic in the AIBE exam syllabus.

Different dispute resolution methods, such as inquisitorial and adversarial, and other methods like arbitration, conciliation, negotiation, and mediation.

7. Family Law

A total of 8 questions are asked under the AIBE Family Law Syllabus. Under this subject, you should focus on topics like Hindu law, Hindu undivided family, inheritance & succession, and the law relating to the Hindu minority & guardianship.

8. Public Interest Litigation

The following sub-topics are covered under public interest litigation of the AIBE syllabus:

• Concept of public interest litigation in India
• Procedural law in the public interest litigation
• Judicial Activism to public interest litigation act
• Role of the judiciary in the enforcement of rights through public interest litigation and social action litigation

9. Administrative Law

You can expect three questions on this topic in the exam. You can focus on the following important sub-topics under administrative law to enhance your AIBE Exam Preparation.

• Nature & scope of administrative law
• The judicial power of administration
• Corporations and public undertakings

10. Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules

The AIBE question paper includes four questions on this topic. The following are some of the topics covered under the AIBE Exam syllabus.

The legal profession and its responsibilities, the duty to the court, selected major supreme court judgments, and selected opinions of the Bar Council of India.

11. Company Law

A maximum of two questions are asked from this topic exam. It is essential to focus on the following topics:

• The companies act of 1956
• AOA
• Issue of shares
• SEBI Act, 1992
• FEMA Act, 1999

12. Environmental Law

The essential topics under environmental law are the idea of the environment, environmental policy & law, prevention and control of pollution, biological diversity & legal order, and the environment protection act of 1986.

13. Cyber Law

The following are essential topics under cyber law: fundamentals of cyberspace, intellectual property issues, cyberspace, Indian penal law & cybercrimes, obscenity & pornography, change in Indian law, distal evidence, investigation & adjudication issues.

14. Labour & Industrial Laws

A total of questions are asked on topics like the industrial disputes act of 1947, the trade unions act of 1926, labour welfare legislation, and the minimum wages act of 1948.

15. Law of Tort, including the Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law

You can expect a maximum of 5 questions on this topic. The following topics are covered under this topic:

• The general condition of liability in tort
• Justification of tort
• Remedies and damages
• Personal capacity
• Consumer protection act, 1986

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16. Law related to Taxation

The important topics under the AIBE syllabus are direct taxes, indirect taxes, customs, and duties.

A total of four questions are asked about taxation laws in the exam.

17. Land Acquisition Act

The topics covered under this topic include preliminary investigation, publication of the preliminary notification, payment of damages, declaration of intended acquisition, award by the collector, temporary occupation of land, and acquisition of land for companies.

18. Intellectual Property Laws

The topic covered under the intellectual property law of the AIBE syllabus includes the following:

• Introductory aspects
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Geographical indications
• Indian copyright law

19. Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act

A maximum of eight questions are asked on the following topics: 

• Validity, discharge, and performance of contract law
• Remedies and quasi-contracts
• Specific contract
• Bailment and pledge
• Doctrine of election

 Best Books for AIBE Exam 2024 

If you have access to the appropriate collection of books for direction, you will find it much simpler to obtain good scores in the exam.

You can include the following of the Best Books for the AIBE Exam during your preparation.

Best AIBE Books Name	Publication/Author
Criminal Manual	Universal’s
Other Bare Acts	Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt Ltd.
Constitution of India	Durga DasBasu
Company Law and Practice	AK Majumdar/ Dr GK Kapoor
Civil Procedure with Limitation Act	CK Takwani

 Key Takeaways 

• Understand the AIBE Syllabus: Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the detailed AIBE 2024 syllabus for effective preparation.
• Exam Pattern Knowledge: Know the exam pattern - 100 questions, one mark each, and potentially no negative marking.
• Language Options: The exam is offered in 25 languages, providing flexibility in language choice.
• Time Management: You'll have 3 hours and 30 minutes for the exam, so time management is crucial.
• Study the Right Topics: Focus on the 19 major law topics detailed in the syllabus, with varying weightage for each.
• Utilize Previous Papers: Practice with previous years' AIBE question papers to gauge the exam's difficulty level.
• Access Free Resources: Make use of free study materials, like those from LegalEdge, to boost your preparation.
• Plan Your Preparation: Prioritize topics based on their weightage and your strengths and weaknesses for a strategic study plan.