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    AIBE 2025 Results Expose Gaps: 30% Failure Rate, Male Dominance and State-wise Imbalances
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    AIBE 2025 Results Expose Gaps: 30% Failure Rate, Male Dominance and State-wise Imbalances

    Shubham BhakuniUpdated on 07 Jan 2026, 09:51 PM IST

    The Bar Council of India has announced the All India Bar Examination results 2025. Candidates can now access their results and check their qualification status. Successful candidates will soon receive the Certificate of Practice (CoP), effectively making them advocates, eligible to practice in Indian courts.

    AIBE 2025 Results Expose Gaps: 30% Failure Rate, Male Dominance and State-wise Imbalances
    AIBE 2025 Results Expose Gaps

    According to the AIBE results statistics, 2.51 Lakh law graduates appeared for the exam held on November 30. Of these, 1.74 Lakh have qualified – a pass percentage of 69.21%. The OMR sheets of three students were not counted. The next AIBE is scheduled to be held on June 07. Those who have completed LLB or are in the final year of graduation can appear in the exam. There is no limit on the number of attempts one can give, so those who could not cross the bar this time can reappear in the next AIBE.

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    Details

    Examination

    All India Bar Examination XX (AIBE XX)

    Exam Date

    30 November 2025

    Total Candidates Appeared

    2,51,968

    Total Candidates Qualified

    1,74,386

    Pass Percentage

    69.21%

    OMR Sheets Not Counted

    3

    Questions Withdrawn

    5 (from total of 100)

    Evaluation Basis

    Result calculated on 95 marks (after withdrawn questions)

    Qualifying Marks (Gen/OBC)

    43 (45% of 95)

    Qualifying Marks (SC/ST/PwD)

    38

    Next Exam (AIBE XXI)

    Scheduled for 7 June 2026

    Meanwhile, the data provided by the Bar Council of India shows a heavy male domination in the examination, with nearly twice the number of female candidates. Even from the qualification scenario, 1.74 Lakh candidates qualified; of these, 1.13 Lakh are male candidates. Female candidates accounted for just 61310.

    Gender wise Summary: -

    Gender Wise

    Appeared

    Qualified

    Not-Qualified

    Male

    165613

    113063

    52547

    Female

    86336

    61310

    25026

    Transgender

    19

    13

    6

    Total

    251968

    174386

    77579

    Another interesting aspect revealed by the AIBE results is the passing percentage. AIBE is generally considered an exam designed to test basic legal skills. Candidates are allowed to take assistance from the Bare Acts with short notes during the exam. Despite this, 30% candidates (77,579) failed to clear the AIBE exam.

    Category Wise Breakup of AIBE 2025: Appeared vs Qualified

    The data shows that 1.25 Lakh candidates were from the general category. The OBC were the second highest, with a participation of 82,661 candidates. This was followed by SC and ST candidates.

    Category-wise Summary

    Category Wise

    Appeared

    Qualified

    Other than PwD

    PwD

    Total

    Unreserved

    125092

    89545

    566

    90111

    Other Backward Class

    82661

    53058

    455

    53513

    Scheduled Caste

    35850

    25120

    170

    25290

    Scheduled Tribe

    8365

    5453

    19

    5472

    Total

    251968

    173176

    1210

    174386

    AIBE 2025: Not qualified

    Category

    Not qualified

    Unreserved

    34979

    Other Backward Class

    29148

    Scheduled Caste

    10559

    Scheduled Tribe

    2893

    Total

    77579

    State-Wise Enrollment Summary:

    Recently, BCI made the undertaking students eligible to appear in the AIBE. This decision has enabled 79,039 students to appear in the examination. Of these, 58,772 have qualified, and 20,377 still failed in the examination. The pass percentage of these students stood at 74,22%, much higher than the national average of 69.21%.

    Among the states, UP, Maharashtra & Goa, Delhi and Rajasthan lead in terms of enrollment. 10 state bar councils have recorded a higher pass percentage than the national average. The states leading in terms of pass percentage include the Bar Councils of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Punjab & Haryana, Delhi, Meghalaya, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.

    Jharkhand, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh bar councils have less than 50% pass percentage, placing them among the three lowest performing states.

    Enrolled with

    Appeared

    Qualified

    Not-

    qualified

    Undertaking Candidates

    79039

    58662

    20377

    Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh

    32611

    23911

    8699

    Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa

    20331

    14105

    6225

    Bar Council of Delhi

    18371

    14431

    3940

    Bar Council of Rajasthan

    13985

    8014

    5971

    Bar Council of Gujarat

    13152

    6008

    7144

    Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh

    11393

    6617

    4776

    Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana

    10721

    8510

    2211

    Bar Council of Karnataka

    9600

    5441

    4159

    Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

    8385

    7252

    1133

    Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh

    5410

    2927

    2483

    Bihar State Bar Council

    5142

    3245

    1897

    Bar Council of West Bengal

    4056

    2997

    1059

    Bar Council of Kerala

    3649

    2841

    808

    Bar Council of Telangana

    2841

    1560

    1281

    Bar Council of Uttarakhand

    2711

    1578

    1132

    Bar Council of Chhattisgarh

    2663

    1100

    1563

    Bar Council of Assam

    2076

    1262

    814

    Odisha State Bar Council

    2060

    1528

    532

    Jharkhand State Bar Council

    1835

    912

    923

    Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh

    789

    594

    195

    High Court of Jammu & Kashmir

    688

    582

    106

    High Court of Meghalaya

    183

    143

    40

    Bar Council of Manipur

    154

    96

    58

    Bar Council of Tripura

    123

    70

    53

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    • 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