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    AIBE 20 Cut-Offs After Final Answer Key; Check Trends in Qualifying Marks

    JasmineUpdated on 06 Jan 2026, 10:35 PM IST

    The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 20 final answer key on January 6, 2026. A total of five questions have been withdrawn in the AIBE XX final key. The AIBE 20 qualifying marks after revised key have also changed. The AIBE 20 qualifying marks for General and OBC category are 43 marks, while for SC, ST and PwD categories are 38 marks. Earlier, BCI published AIBE 20 provisional answer key on December 3, 2025. Following this, the council opened the objection window from December 3, 2025, to December 10, 2025. Candidates could raise their queries with supporting evidence on the official website. The AIBE cut-off is equivalent to the minimum passing marks required to qualify for the exam. BCI released the final AIBE answer key after verifying objections. The AIBE 20 cut-off has changed after 5 questions were withdrawn. This article discussed the AIBE cut-offs after the revised answer key was released.

    AIBE 20 Cut-Offs After Final Answer Key; Check Trends in Qualifying Marks
    AIBE 20 Cut-Offs After Final Answer Key

    AIBE 20 Cut-Off

    The AIBE 20 exam will be evaluated out of 95 marks after revised key. If any questions are removed after the final answer key is released, the actual cut-off marks will decrease. However, the AIBE cutoff percentage remains the same.

    AIBE 20 Qualifying Marks Out of 95

    Category

    Qualifying Percentage

    Qualifying Marks (Out of 95)

    General

    45%

    43 marks

    OBC

    45%

    43 marks

    SC

    40%

    38 marks

    ST

    40%

    38 marks

    AIBE 20 Objections Raised

    BCI has reviewed and made required changes based on the objections raised during the objection window. This has changed the total number of questions. The list of withdrawn questions in each set is detailed in the table below.

    List of AIBE 20 Withdrawn Questions

    Set Code

    Number of Questions Withdrawn

    Withdrawn Question Numbers

    Set A

    5

    Q3, Q24, Q29, Q39, Q81

    Set B

    5

    Q7, Q49, Q71, Q92, Q97

    Set C

    5

    Q36, Q58, Q79, Q84, Q94

    Set D

    5

    Q13, Q35, Q56, Q61, Q71


    Also Read: AIBE 20 Provisional Answer Key

    Previous Year AIBE Cut-Offs

    BCI has removed questions following objections raised in previous years. The qualifying percentage remains the same but the passing marks change. The following tables detail the previous year’s AIBE cut-offs.

    AIBE 19 Passing Marks

    Category

    Passing Percentage

    Passing Marks

    General/OBC

    45%

    42 out of 93

    SC/ST

    40%

    37 out of 93

    AIBE 18 Passing Marks

    Category

    Passing Percentage

    Passing Marks

    General/OBC

    45%

    42 out of 93

    SC/ST

    40%

    37 out of 93

    AIBE 17 Passing Marks

    Category

    Passing Percentage

    Passing Marks

    General/ OBC

    40%

    39 out of 98

    ST/ SC

    35%

    34 out of 98

    AIBE 16 Passing Marks

    Category

    Passing Percentage

    Passing Marks

    General/ OBC

    40%

    38 marks

    SC/ ST

    35%

    33 marks

    AIBE 20 Result

    BCI is likely to declare the AIBE 20 results 2025 by January or February 2026. Candidates can check the results on the official website, allindiabarexamination.com. They need their login credential, like user ID and password, to access it. The council will also open a window for the rechecking of OMR sheets soon after the results are declared. Candidates who want to get their results rechecked can apply online from the official website and pay a rechecking fee of Rs 500.

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    Hi,
    You can download the AIBE exam paper by following these steps:

    • Visit the Official Website of AIBE.
    • Click on the section titled "Question Paper".
    • Select the Year/Set and choose the specific AIBE exam session (e.g., AIBE-XVIII) and download the PDF
    • Click the download icon to save the file for

    Hello Student,

    You can download the question papers and the solutions for AIBE 18 from the following link -

    E-Book Link - AIBE 18 Question Paper with Solutions PDF

    Hope this was helpful!

    The required documents for the AIBE 21 (2026) exam for the final year law students are:

    • Marksheets (Self-Attested & Scanned): All previous semester marksheets (Semester I to V for 3-year LLB; Semester I to IX for 5-year Integrated LLB).

    • Undertaking Form: A signed, scanned undertaking form indicating you are in