AIBE Passing Marks 2026: Category-Wise Qualifying Marks and Pass Percentage

The AIBE does not have a cut-off in the usual sense. It is a pass-or-fail qualifying exam with no rank list, so the only number that matters is the passing mark for your category. The Bar Council of India's standard rule is 45% for General and OBC candidates and 40% for SC, ST and PwD candidates, but the Monitoring Committee has adjusted the pass mark in recent cycles.

This page gives the official AIBE passing marks by category, the moderated marks and pass percentages of recent cycles, what drives those adjustments and how to set a safe target score for AIBE XXII on 29 November 2026.

Table of Contents

• AIBE Passing Marks by Category

• Passing Marks in Recent Cycles

• AIBE Pass Percentage Trend

• Why the Passing Mark Changes

• How to Set Your Target Score

AIBE Passing Marks by Category

The percentage is applied to the total marks actually counted. If questions are withdrawn, the total falls and the pass mark falls with it.

Passing Marks in Recent Cycles

The XXI and XX figures come from BCI press releases as reported when the results were declared. The XIX figures are as reported in the press and are indicative.

Result notices: https://www.allindiabarexamination.com/

AIBE Pass Percentage Trend

XIX and XVIII figures are as reported in the press, not from an official notice we could read, so treat them as indicative. In AIBE XXI, about 69% of General candidates, 62% of OBC, 68% of SC and 61% of ST candidates qualified, based on the category figures in the BCI release as reported.

Why the Passing Mark Changes

• Withdrawn questions: Questions found to be wrong or ambiguous after objections are dropped, which reduces the total.

• Monitoring Committee review: The committee reviews the paper and the result summary and can lower the qualifying score, as it did for AIBE XXI.

• Multiple correct options: Where two options are accepted, candidates who chose either get the mark, which lifts some scores.

• Paper difficulty: A harder paper makes a relaxation more likely, but there is no rule that one will be given.

How to Set Your Target Score

Passing marks change every cycle with difficulty and moderation. Treat the last cycle's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above the standard rule rather than a bare pass.

• Plan for 45, not 42: Prepare as if no relaxation will come. A relaxation is a bonus.

• Target 55 to 60 correct answers: This leaves room for a tough paper and a few careless errors.

• Secure the big seven: Constitution, CPC, CrPC with BNSS, IPC with BNS, Evidence with BSA, Family Law and Contract and Property carry 62 questions.

• Use mock benchmarks: If you score 55 or more in three timed mocks in a row, you are in a safe zone.

When the AIBE XXII result is declared, the BCI press release will confirm the final pass mark for each category. Compare your score with that figure, not with an expected cut-off, before you decide whether OMR rechecking is worth the fee.