AILET All India Law Entrance Test
Law · UG · All India
Overview
Eligibility
AILET is conducted by National Law University, Delhi, for its own programmes. NLU Delhi does not participate in CLAT, so this is the only route to it.
- Undergraduate: class 12 or an equivalent with at least 50% in aggregate, and 45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates.
- Postgraduate: an LL.B. or an equivalent with at least 55% in aggregate, and 50% for SC, ST and PwD candidates.
- Candidates awaiting results may apply, conditionally.
- Age: no upper limit.
Exam Pattern
Syllabus
English Language
33%Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Synonyms–Antonyms, Grammar & Sentence Correction, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks
Current Affairs & General Knowledge
20%National & International Current Affairs, Legal Current Affairs, Important Judgments & Legal Awareness, Indian Polity & Constitution, History & Geography (Static GK), Economics & General Science, Awards, Sports & Important Events
Logical Reasoning
47%Critical Reasoning, Logical Arguments, Cause & Effect, Statements and Assumptions, Statements and Conclusions, Analogies, Syllogisms, Assertion & Reasoning
How to Apply
The application is an online form on the National Law University, Delhi website. Everything below is done in one sitting or saved and returned to; nothing is done on paper.
Register
Create an account on the National Law University, Delhi website with an email address and mobile number you will still have months from now -- every notice, the admit card and the result reach you there. A registration number is issued; keep it.
Fill the form
Personal details, academic record from class 10 onwards, category, and work experience where it applies. The academic figures must match your marksheets exactly, because they are verified later against the originals.
Choose test cities
Cities are given in order of preference and allotted on availability, so the first choice is not guaranteed. Pick somewhere you can reach the morning of the exam without an overnight journey.
Upload photograph and signature
Both have to meet the format, size and background stated in the notification. A rejected upload is the most common reason a form is left incomplete past the deadline.
Pay the fee
Online, through the official portal only. The amount is set afresh in each year’s notification and is lower for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Keep the payment receipt.
Submit, then check
Print the completed form. A correction window usually opens afterwards -- it is limited, and it rarely covers every field, so it is a repair, not a second chance.
Apply only through the official portal. No agent can register you, and nobody can change a score once it is declared.
Important Dates
Selection Process
- The undergraduate paper covers English Language, Current Affairs with General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning.
- There is negative marking.
- A single merit list is drawn for NLU Delhi’s seats; there is no common counselling, because there is one university.
- Because the seat count is small and the paper is set independently of CLAT, the cut-off behaves differently — a CLAT rank is not a guide to an AILET result.
Past Papers
| Year | Paper | Shift | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2025 | Exam Paper | Open → |
| 2024 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2024 | Exam Paper | Open → |
| 2023 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2023 | Exam Paper | Open → |
| 2022 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2022 | Exam Paper | Open → |
| 2021 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2021 | Exam Paper | Open → |
| 2020 | AILET Previous Year Paper 2020 | Exam Paper | Open → |
All 6 open in the papers section.
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