All India Law Entrance Test

AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) is the entrance exam conducted by National Law University Delhi (NLU Delhi) for admission to its five-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. programmes. The AILET 2027 cycle is for the 2027-28 academic session. NLU Delhi released the notification on 23 July 2026, applications opened on 7 August 2026, and the entrance test is scheduled for Sunday, 13 December 2026.

This page gives you the AILET 2027 essentials in one place: key dates, eligibility, fees, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, cut-off trends and a preparation plan. Several figures below come from published reports of the admission notice and are marked as tentative where they could not be confirmed. Always confirm final details on the official NLU Delhi admissions website before you apply.

Table of Contents

• AILET 2027 at a glance

• Notification and what to know first

• Important dates

• Seats and programmes

• Eligibility summary

• Application fee and how to apply

• Exam pattern

• Syllabus summary

• Selection process

• How to prepare for AILET

• Cut-off reference

AILET 2027 at a glance

Notification and what to know first

NLU Delhi issued the AILET 2027 notification on 23 July 2026 and announced that the online admission notice and application form would be available from 7 August 2026. The exam is held once a year, in a single two-hour sitting, and it is separate from other law entrance tests. Preparing for another law exam helps, but AILET has its own pattern, so practise in its format.

Candidates who also plan to attempt other law entrance exams should check their dates carefully, because the schedules can sit close together. Keep your own calendar of application deadlines, admit card dates and exam days.

Important dates

Tentative dates come from the notification schedule and published reports, and they can change. Track the admissions section of the official NLU Delhi website and your registered email.

Seats and programmes

AILET covers two programmes. The five-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) is for students who have finished Class 12, and the LL.M. is for law graduates. Published reports for the current cycle indicate about 120 B.A. LL.B. seats, which include 10 supernumerary seats for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO candidates, and about 81 LL.M. seats. Treat these as indicative, because the seat matrix and reservation details are set in the official admission brochure and can be revised.

Eligibility summary

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

Candidates need to have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination from a recognised board. Candidates appearing in Class 12 in 2027 can apply, subject to the conditions in the brochure. Reports mention minimum aggregate marks of 45 percent for the General category and lower thresholds for reserved categories (reported as 42 percent for OBC and 40 percent for SC and ST). The OBC figure is reported differently by different sources, so verify it in the brochure.

LL.M.

Candidates need an LL.B. degree or an equivalent law degree. Final-year LL.B. students can usually apply. Reported minimum marks are 50 percent for the General category and 45 percent for SC and ST candidates.

Age limit

No upper age limit has been reported for either programme. For the full rules, read the AILET eligibility criteria page and the official brochure.

Application fee and how to apply

Published reports quote an application fee of about Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 3,050 for General, OBC and EWS candidates and about Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,050 for SC, ST and PwD candidates, with a fee waiver for eligible BPL candidates. Because sources differ, the exact amount is unverified. Check the amount on the payment page of the application portal before paying. The fee is non-refundable.

1. Register: Open the official admissions website and register with a valid email address and mobile number.

2. Fill in the form: Enter personal and academic details carefully, because corrections may be limited.

3. Upload documents: Upload the photograph, signature and certificates in the format asked for on the portal.

4. Pay the fee: Pay online and keep the receipt.

5. Submit and save: Submit the form and download the confirmation page for your records.

Exam pattern

For the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) paper, published reports describe 150 multiple-choice questions for 150 marks in 120 minutes, with three sections.

Each correct answer earns 1 mark, each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks, and unattempted questions carry no penalty. Older pages may still show a pattern with separate Legal Aptitude and Elementary Mathematics sections, so follow the latest official notification. The LL.M. paper is reported as 100 questions on law subjects.

Syllabus summary

NLU Delhi names the sections but does not publish a detailed topic-wise syllabus, so these lists are working checklists built from the pattern and past papers. See the AILET syllabus page for the full topic list.

Selection process

1. Entrance test: Attempt the AILET paper for your programme.

2. Merit list: NLU Delhi ranks candidates on their AILET score, and category-wise ranks follow.

3. Counselling: Shortlisted candidates take part in counselling and seat allotment in one or more rounds, based on rank, category and preference.

4. Document verification and admission: Verify documents and pay the admission fee to confirm the seat.

The exact tie-breaking rules and counselling schedule are set in the official brochure, so read them before you finalise your plan.

How to prepare for AILET

AILET rewards speed, accuracy and steady reading. A balanced plan for the three sections works better than heavy work on one area.

• Logical Reasoning first: This section carries the most marks, so practise passage-based questions daily and learn to find the conclusion quickly.

• Read every day: Read a good newspaper editorial for 30 to 40 minutes. It builds comprehension speed and vocabulary together.

• Current affairs notes: Keep monthly notes on national events, judgments, appointments, awards and international developments.

• Previous papers: Solve past AILET papers early to understand the real difficulty, then move to timed sets.

• Mocks and analysis: From the middle of your plan, take full-length timed tests every week and analyse each wrong or skipped question.

For timed practice in the current pattern, you can attempt AILET mock tests on Testkart and use the section-wise analysis to plan your revision. Short revision sheets from AILET study notes help in the last weeks before the exam.

Cut-off reference

AILET admission is rank-based, so the useful benchmark is the closing rank in each counselling round rather than a single qualifying mark. Reports on the 2026 BA LLB counselling show the General category closing in the first round at about rank 60, with the OBC category closing at about rank 330 in round one. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, because they change with difficulty, seats and the number of applicants. Aim for a clear margin above them. See the AILET cut-off page for category-wise detail.