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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 A total of five questions have been withdrawn in the AIBE XX final key.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 The AIBE 20 cut-off has changed after 5 questions were withdrawn.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 The list of withdrawn questions in each set is detailed in the table below.

List of AIBE 20 Withdrawn Questions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Number of Questions Withdrawn

Withdrawn Question Numbers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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AIBE 21 (XXI) 2026 registration has started, with the exam scheduled for June 7, 2026. Please visit this link to find the previous year's question papers of AIBE with answers to help you with your preparation.