AILET 2027 Registration (Open), Exam Date (Dec 13), Syllabus & Paper Pattern [Check Complete Info]

If you are willing to complete your law degree from NLU Delhi, you have to appear for and qualify the AILET exam. This guide will help you get every detail about the AILET exam. 

• AILET 2027 exam date is December 13, 2026. 
• NLU Delhi released the AILET 2027 application form on August 7, 2026. The last date to fill out the application form is November 10, 2026.
• You have to pass Class 12 or an equivalent exam with a minimum of 45% marks (General category) to be eligible for the AILET UG exam.
• This exam is a pen-and-paper-based exam with a total duration of 120 minutes. The exam has 150 questions and carries 150 marks.
• AILET 2027 admit card will be released on November 30, 2026. 

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What is the AILET Exam?

AILET stands for All India Law Entrance Test. This exam is conducted by the National Law University, Delhi, for admission to its BA LLM and LLM programmes. 

CLAT exam is conducted for admission to 26 NLUs in India, but AILET is exclusive. It is only for NLU Delhi. This exclusivity makes this exam competitive. 

AILET 2027 Overview

You can check the key details about the AILET 2027 exam in the table below. 

AILET 2027 Exam Highlights	Details
Exam Name	All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
Conducting Body	National Law University, Delhi
Exam Type	National Level Entrance Exam
Mode of Exam	Offline (Pen and Paper-based)
Exam Duration	120 minutes
Language	English
Total Questions	150
Marking Scheme	+1 for a correct answer; -0.25 for an incorrect answer
Sections	English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs and Logical Reasoning (including Legal Reasoning)
Eligibility	For UG Courses: 10+2 with at least 45% marks; For PG Courses: LLB or Equivalent Degree with a 50% aggregate marks
Application Fee	For General/OBC Category: INR 3000; for SC/ST Category: INR 1000

AILET 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule

Check out the table below for all the important events related to the All India Law Entrance Test:

AILET 2027 Events	AILET 2027 Dates
AILET 2027 Registration Date	August 7, 2026
AILET 2027 Registration Last Date	November 10, 2026
AILET 2027 Admit Card Release Date	November 30, 2026
AILET 2027 Exam Date	December 13, 2026
AILET Provisional Answer Key 2027	To be updated
AILET Final Answer Key 2027	To be updated
AILET Result 2027 Release Date	To be updated
AILET Counselling 2027 Registration Starts	To be updated
AILET Counselling 2027 Registration Ends	To be updated

AILET 2027 Eligibility Criteria

The National Law University, Delhi, prescribes specific eligibility criteria for the entrance exam. Below are the detailed AILET eligibility criteria for LLB, LLM, and PhD courses.

AILET 2027 Eligibility Criteria for BA LLB

Here's a quick breakdown of the eligibility criteria for taking the AILET exam for undergraduate admissions:

• You have to pass Class 12 or an equivalent exam to appear for the AILET exam.
• The minimum marks required in Class 12 are 45% for the general category, 42% for the OBC category, and 40% for the SC/ST category.
• If you are appearing for the Class 12 exam in 2027, you are eligible for the AILET exam.

AILET 2027 Eligibility Criteria for LLM

Here are the key points you need to know about the AILET PG eligibility criteria:

• You must complete an LLB or an equivalent law degree.
• The minimum marks required in LLB (or equivalent law degree) is 50% for the general category and 45% for the SC/ST/PwD category.
• You are also eligible if you are appearing in the final year exam of LLB in 2027. 

AILET 2027 Application Form

NLU Delhi released AILET 2027 application form on August 7 at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. If you are eligible to appear for the exam you can fil out the application form till November 10, 2026. You can check below for the steps and fee to fill out the form.

How to Apply for the AILET 2027 Exam?

You must fill out the AILET registration form 2027 only online. The AILET Application Process stages are registration, selecting the law course, filling out the form, uploading documents, and fee payment. 

• Step 1 - Visit the official website of NLU Delhi: https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.in/ 
• Step 2 - Complete the registration by entering all the essential information, like name, contact number, email ID, parents' names, and date of birth
• Step 3 - You will receive a user ID and password, which is autogenerated. 
• Step 4 - Log in to your account using the login credentials, such as User ID and password.
• Step 5 - Enter all the required details like education qualification, personal information, category, and religion.
• Step 6 - Choose your desired exam centre and proceed to the next step. 
• Step 7 - Upload the scanned documents, i.e., photographs and signatures, in the specified format.
• Step 8 - Pay the application fee either in online mode or offline mode.

AILET 2027 Registration Fee 

You must pay the requisite application fees through debit/credit cards, NET banking, UPI, etc. After successfully paying the registration fee and generating the acknowledgement receipt, you can view it in the AILET login.

Check the table below for category-wise application fees:

AILET 2027 Admit Card

AILET 2027 admit card will be released on November 30, 2026. You can download it from the official website using registration ID and password. One must carry thier admit card with a valid photo ID to the exam centre. Withot the admit card and ID, they will not be allowed to enter the exam centre.

How to Download AILET 2027 Admit Card?

You can follow the simple instructions to download the AILET admit card:

• Log on to the official NLUD portal.
• Click on the candidate login tab. 
• Log in using your registration ID and password.
• In the candidate portal, click on the AILET 2027 admit card link.
• Download and take a printout of the AILET admit card for future use.

Direct Link to Download AILET 2027 Admit Card

AILET 2027 Exam Pattern

Earlier, the AILET Exam Pattern was revised by the National Law University, Delhi. The exam pattern is expected to be similar to last year, which means there will be only three sections in the question paper:

• English Language
• Current Affairs & General Knowledge
• Logical Reasoning

AILET 2027 Exam Pattern for UG Courses

The BA.LLB is a renowned five-year program at the National Law University. According to the revised AILET exam pattern, the question paper consists of only three sections: English, Current Affairs & General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning.

Check out the table below to learn the detailed paper pattern of the AILET 2027:

Section	Subject	Marks	Total Questions	Total Duration	Type of Question Paper	Marks Allotted
A	English Language	50	50	120 minutes	Objective	Correct Answer +1 Mark; Incorrect Answer - 0.25 Marks
B	Current Affairs & General Knowledge	30	30
C	Logical Reasoning	70	70
Total		150	150

AILET 2027 Exam Pattern for LLM

The AILET LLM paper pattern consists of 100 MCQ-type questions and two essay-type descriptive questions on the assigned topics.

Sections	Parts	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
Section A	Part 1: English language	25	25	120 Minutes
	Part 2: Legal Reasoning	25	50
Total		50	150
Section B	Descriptive Paper	2 (10 questions will be given based on different branches of law; choose and attempt any 2)	75

AILET 2027 Syllabus

Being aware of the syllabus will help you plan your preparation better. The table below provides a glimpse of the important topics for the AILET exam.

Section	AILET 2027 Syllabus
English Language	Reading Comprehension/Passage with Questions to check your English language skills are asked here.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	General awareness and static general knowledge, national and international current affairs, People in courts, Famous people in law, countries, capitals, and currencies.
Logical Reasoning	Questions based on Analytical, Critical and Legal reasoning are asked here.

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AILET 2027 Exam Centres List

AILET 2027 is one of the prestigious and critical nationwide examinations for many students in India. Therefore, authorities will hold the exam in numerous cities across the country. 

Last year, the University issued the following list of exam centres:

Bengaluru	Cochin	Kanpur
Bhopal	Cuttack	Kolkata
Bilaspur	Dehradun	Kota
Chandigarh	Gandhinagar	Lucknow
Chennai	Ghaziabad	Madurai
Delhi	Greater Noida	Mumbai
Gurugram	Guwahati	Nagpur
Hyderabad	Jabalpur	Patna
Jaipur	Jammu	Pune
Jodhpur	Thiruvananthapuram	Raipur
Visakhapatnam	Ranchi	Shimla
Varanasi	Siliguri

AILET Previous Year Question Papers PDFs

AILET Previous Year Question Papers are the actual exams conducted in previous years. These tests give you an idea of the type and pattern of questions in the actual exam. You will get to know about your strengths and weaknesses.

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AILET 2027 Preparation Tips

Prepare for the highly competitive exam by following the expert's Preparation Tips for AILET.

You are advised to begin your preparation at least six months before the exam. Here is a glimpse of how to prepare for the AILET exam.

• Make a proper AILET study plan and start studying all topics one by one.
• Go through the pattern and syllabus to know which topics have to be studied and given more importance.
• After knowing the syllabus, collect the required study materials from a proper source, including the best books.
• Then start your preparation with easy topics and then proceed to complex topics.
• Speed is an essential factor in the exam. Try to solve questions faster and with accuracy.
• Regularly take up the AILET Mock Tests to analyse your preparation levels.
• Solve previous years' question papers to know the difficulty level of the paper and which type of questions can appear in the exam.

AILET Previous Year Exam Analysis

You will update the AILET 2027 exam analysis here after the exam. Still, refer to the AILET previous year question paper analysis for understanding the difficulty level. 

• The overall difficulty level of the AILET 2026 question paper was easy to moderate.
• The English Language section was rated easy to moderate. The questions were largely contextual and inference-based.
• The Logical Reasoning section was rated easy to moderate. The questions were mostly from Syllogisms, Coding–Decoding, Blood Relations, Series, Statement-based and paragraph-based Critical Reasoning, and Principle–Fact Legal Reasoning.
• Current Affairs with General Knowledge section was rated tough. Most of the questions were from National dances, NITI Aayog, national-level issues, etc.

AILET 2027 Answer Key 

The answer key is an official document released by the exam conducting authority to help you check the responses in the exam.

The AILET Answer Key is released in PDF form. You can follow the instructions given below while downloading the answer key PDF:

• Visit the official website of NLU Delhi, i.e., nludelhi.ac.in (or) the direct link on this page (will be given on the day of answer key release)
• Click on the 'AILET Answer Key' link.
• Under the notification tab, you can find UG and PG answer key PDFs.
• Click on the course and enter login details like registration ID and password.
• Download the AILET answer key in PDF form.
• Take a printout of the answer key and save it for future reference.

AILET 2027 Result & Merit List

The NLU releases the results on its official website. The AILET Results are published on the user login dashboard for each student individually.

Follow the instructions below to check the AILET Exam Result:

• Visit the official website of NLU Delhi, i.e., nationallawuniversitydelhi. in
• Log in to the portal using your registration ID and password.
• Click on the result link.
• The AILET 2027 Result will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the pdf and take a printout of the AILET  2027 result for future reference.

AILET 2027 Cut-Off Mark

This year, the cut-off is expected to be somewhere between 78-83, which will be around 10% higher than AILET 2024 cut-offs but slightly lower than AILET Cut-Off. The final cut-offs will be updated soon.

You can check the previous year's AILET cutoff in the table below.

Category	Round 1 Closing Rank (AIR)	Round 2 Closing Rank (AIR)	Round 3 Closing Rank (AIR)
General	60	70	71 (W)
OBC (Other Backward Class)	330	369	373 (W)
EWS (Economically Weaker Section)	298	-	-
SC (Scheduled Caste)	1480	1602	1731 (W)
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	1372	2888	-

AILET 2027 Counselling

The AILET Counselling is conducted online by the National Law University, Delhi. This process is held after the merit list is released by the University. 

The online counselling process is simple:

• The online counselling window will open as soon as the results are announced.
• Register for counselling on the portal if you fall under the category-wise lists published by NLU-D.
• Pay the registration fee of INR 30,000 for general and J&K migrants/residents. However, an INR 10,000 concession is given to the reserved category candidates.
• The allotment lists containing the AIR and Scores of selected candidates are published.
• Confirm your seat provisionally by submitting a fee of INR 50,000. Note that your admission fee will be adjusted for this seat confirmation and counselling registration fee.

AILET 2027 Seat Matrix

So, the seat intake is shared officially during the admission announcement for AILET. NLU-D compiles the required number of admissions along with the supernumerary seats to derive the final requirement.

We have combined the data for you below as per the courses, based on last year's notification. You can check the BA LLB and LLM seat intake below.

AILET BA LLB 2027 Seat Intake

Name of Categories	Total Seats	Horizontal Reservation for PwD
General	50	3
Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%)	24	1
Scheduled Castes (15%)	17	1
Scheduled Tribes (7.5%)	8	0
Economically Weaker Section (10%)	11	1
Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants	1	-
Supernumerary: Residents of Jammu & Kashmir	2	-
Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats)	10	-
Grand Total	123	6

AILET LLM 2027 Seat Intake

Category	Seats	Horizontal Reservation	Seat Intake After Excluding PwD Seats
General	32	2	30
OBC Non-Creamy Layer (22%)	15	1	14
Scheduled Caste (15%)	11	1	10
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	5	0	5
Economically Weaker Section (10%)	7	1	7
Sub Total	70	4	66
Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants	1
Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats)	10
Grand Total	81

AILET Seat Reservation 2027 for BA LLB & LLM Course

Look at the table below for the seats reserved for SC, ST, PWD, and other categories:

Categories	Seats Reserved
Scheduled Caste	15%
Scheduled Tribe	7.5%
OBC Non-creamy Layer	22%
EWS	10%
Persons with Disability	5%
Kashmiri Migrants	One supernumerary seat
Residents of Jammu & Kashmir	2 supernumerary seats

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Conclusion

To sum up, the AILET 2027 is an important test for applicants to top Indian law schools for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The exam is renowned for being difficult and requiring extensive study.

Here are the major takeaways:

• AILET 2027 offers admission to UG (BA LLB) and PG (LLM) law courses.
• It is conducted by the National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi).
• It is a competitive and challenging examination.
• The AILET 2027 exam focuses on the English language, logical reasoning (including legal aptitude), and general knowledge.
• Time management and regular practice can enhance your performance in this exam.