All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
AILET is National Law University Delhi's own entrance test for its five-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and one-year LL.M. programmes; apart from the foreign national quota, selection rests solely on AILET. Each programme has a separate offline multiple-choice paper, and admission follows the AILET merit through the University's counselling and provisional merit lists. AILET 2026 was held on 14 December 2025 and AILET 2027 is notified for 13 December 2026. Ph.D. admission, part of AILET until the 2025 cycle, now runs through the separate AIET.
Eligibility (summary)
Offline 120-minute paper of 150 multiple-choice questions in English, current affairs and general knowledge, and logical reasoning
Offline 120-minute paper of 100 multiple-choice questions from different branches of law
Research methodology plus a law or social-science subject part; held within AILET up to the 2025 cycle and as the separate AIET from 2026
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) admission test | 150 multiple-choice questions for 150 marks in 120 minutes: Section A English Language (50 questions; 50 marks), Section B Current Affairs & General Knowledge (30; 30), Section C Logical Reasoning (70; 70); 0.25 mark deducted per wrong answer. Ties are broken by marks in Logical Reasoning, then age, then a computerised draw of lotsAILET 2027 B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Test Pattern and Syllabus · source |
| LL.M. admission test | 100 multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each, all from different branches of law, in 120 minutes; 0.25 mark deducted per wrong answer. Ties are broken by age, then a computerised draw of lotsAILET 2027 LL.M. Test Pattern and Syllabus · source |
| Ph.D. admission test | 100 multiple-choice questions for 100 marks in 120 minutes: Part I Research Methodology (50 questions, 50 marks) and Part II Law, or for Ph.D. in Social Sciences one of Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Criminology or English (50 questions, 50 marks); 0.25 mark deducted per wrong answerPh.D. Admission Test 2024 master question booklets (cover instructions) · source |
PYQSathi lists 19 AILET papers from 2018 to 2026, each linked to its official source. Open the paper library above and pick a year.
AILET is conducted by the National Law University Delhi. Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
No. PYQSathi is independent. We summarise official documents and link to them, last checked 9 Oct 2026. Always confirm on the official website before applying.
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