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AILET Merit List 2026: Category & Round wise BA LLB & LLM Merit List PDF

AILET Merit List 2026: Category & Round wise BA LLB & LLM Merit List PDF

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Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 14 Dec 2025, 05:55 PM IST
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The National Law University Delhi will release the AILET 2026 merit list for BA LLB and LLM programmes on its official website: nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. The university releases a separate merit list for each round of counselling. Only those candidates who registered for AILET 2026 counselling will have their names appear in the merit list based on their scores. Candidates included in the AILET 2026 merit list are eligible for admission in a particular round. Based on previous year trends, NLU Delhi is expected to publish the AILET 2026 first merit list in the first week of January 2026, followed by the AILET 2026 second merit list and the third merit list in subsequent counselling rounds. The AILET counselling registration process 2026 will tentatively begin five days after the exam date. The AILET 2026 exam was conducted on December 14, 2025. Through the All India Law Entrance Test, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of NLU Delhi.

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  1. AILET Merit List 2026: Dates
  2. How to Download AILET Merit List 2026?
  3. Details Mentioned in the AILET 2026 Merit List
  4. AILET Counselling 2026
  5. AILET Previous Year Merit List
AILET Merit List 2026: Category & Round wise BA LLB & LLM Merit List PDF
AILET Merit List

AILET Merit List 2026: Dates

The tentative dates related to the AILET 2026 merit list are given below. The complete counselling schedule for the AILET 2026 for the Bachelor of Laws (BA LLB Honours) and LLM courses will be updated upon official notification.

AILET Merit List 2026 Dates

Events

Dates (BA LLB)Dates (LLM)

AILET 2026 Exam date

December 14, 2025

December 14, 2025

AILET 2026 result

Third week of December 2025Third week of December 2025

Counselling begins (Registration for Online Counselling)

Third week of December 2025Third week of December 2025

Counselling registration close date

Last week of December 2025

Last week of December 2025

Declaration of First List of Provisionally Selected Candidates & the Waiting List of Candidates

First week of January 2026

First week of January 2026

Deposit of Provisional Admission Confirmation Fee

Second week of January 2026

Second week of January 2026

How to Download AILET Merit List 2026?

Candidates can download the merit list of NLU Delhi by following the steps given below:

  • Visit the official website of the university - nationallawuniversitydelhi.in

  • Select the course: BA LLB, LLM or PhD

  • Click on the merit list of the selected programme

  • The AILET 2026 merit list PDF will be displayed on the screen

  • Candidates can check their names and the AILET 2026 rank list

  • Download the PDF for future reference

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Details Mentioned in the AILET 2026 Merit List

Once the AILET 2026 results are declared, NLU Delhi will release the AILET merit list, which contains the names of shortlisted candidates, ranks, admit card numbers, and categories. These candidates, whose names have appeared on the NLU Delhi merit list 2026, are required to submit the prescribed documents and pay the fees.

AILET 2026 Merit List PDF Download Link

Candidates can check the AILET 2026 merit list download PDF in the table below upon its release.

Round

Download Link (BA LLB)

Download Link (LLM)

1

Download PDFDownload PDF
2Download PDF
Download PDF
3Download PDF
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AILET Counselling 2026

NLU Delhi will open the AILET 2026 counselling registration window tentatively in the third week of December 2025. Candidates who received the AILET counselling invite will be allowed to register through their login. The counselling is completed in four parts, i.e. publication of the AILET 2026 counselling invitee list, registrations, publication of the merit list and payment of the admission confirmation fee.

How to register for AILET 2026 counselling?

Step 1: Visit the official website - nationallawuniversitydelhi.in

Step 2: Log in to the AILET 2026 account

Step 3: Make an online counselling registration fee payment of Rs. 30,000 (General) and Rs. 20,000 (ST/ SC/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD) through Credit/ Debit Card, net banking, or UPI.

Step 4: Next, upload a self-attested copy of the required documents in PDF format to complete counselling registration.

Documents required for AILET 2026 counselling registrations

  • Class 10th and 12th mark sheet

  • Character certificate from the previous institution

  • TC/Migration Certificate

  • Category certificate (for reserved category candidates)

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AILET Previous Year Merit List

Candidates can download the previous year's AILET merit list from the table given below:

AILET Merit List 2025 PDF Links

Round

Download Link (BA LLB)

Download Link (LLM)

1

AILET UG 2025 1st merit list

AILET LLM 2025 1st merit list
2AILET UG 2025 2nd merit listAILET LLM 2025 2nd merit list
3AILET UG 2025 3rd merit listAILET LLM 2025 3rd merit list
4AILET UG 2025 4th merit listAILET LLM 2025 4th merit list
5AILET UG 2025 5th merit list

AILET LLM 2025 5th merit list

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: When is the first AILET 2026 merit list?
A:

The first merit list of AILET 2026 is expected to be published in the first week of January 2026.

Q: Who is eligible for the AILET 2026 exam?
A:

Candidates applying for undergraduate programmes need to complete their 10+2 with 45% marks (42% in the case of OBCs and 40% for SC/ST).

Q: When is the AILET 2026 exam?
A:

The AILET 2026 was conducted in offline mode on December 14, 2025.

Q: What is the AILET invite list?
A:

The invite list of AILET includes the roll numbers of the candidates who have been shortlisted for admission to BA LLB and LLM programmes. The invited candidates are informed through SMS, email or through login. 

Q: What is a good score in AILET 2026?
A:

Candidates in the general category must score 80+ marks.

Q: How many rounds will be there for AILET 2026 counselling?
A:

There will be four rounds of AILET counselling in 2026. However, more rounds will be added if seats remain vacant.

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I have got only 43 marks in my clat 2026. I am totally demotivated and traumatised. i have one more chance(ailet) to correct my mistake but i confused how to prepare for ailet and what i have to study specially in Static Gk, current affairs, which date name and place. Plzzz guide me

Hello aspirant,

Getting 43 in CLAT can feel disappointing, but it doesn't define your ability. You still have AILET, and many students improve sharply in their second attempt. For AILET, focus more on English, logical reasoning and GK. In static GK, study important books, monuments, national parks, constitutional facts and major awards. For current affairs, revise the last 6-8 months covering national events, government schemes, appointments, sports and major international news. Make short notes and revise daily. With a clear plan and claim mind, you can perform much better in AILET.

FOR GUIDANCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/ailet-preparation-tips

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Sachin Saravanan
8 Dec'25
Greetings...I wanted to enquire if the admission for BALLB is based on 12th board merit or any other national level entrance exams like CLAT, AILET etc...and if any entrance test is conducted what is the it based on?

Good Morning, Candidate,

It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.

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SUANGANA ROY
6 Dec'25
Where to find mock test for ailet 2026?

You can find AILET 2026 mock tests on most major law-entrance preparation platforms, coaching institutes and test-series providers. Many of them offer free sample mocks along with full-length paid test series that follow the latest AILET pattern. You can also check previous years’ question papers, sectional tests and model papers provided by offline coaching centres, bookstores and competitive exam publishers. These resources will help you practice the new pattern, improve speed and understand the difficulty level. Try attempting at least one mock every week and gradually increase frequency as the exam approaches. Consistent practice will strengthen your accuracy and confidence before the final exam. All the best.


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Ayshwarya Mahadevan
3 Dec'25
Is ailet pg question paper will be paragraph based questions

Hello aspirant,

AILET PG question is exclusively multiple choice questions or MCQ based . You do not need to write any paragraph based questions. The exam will have 100 MCQs, each worth one mark, covering various branches of law. There is also a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answers.

Good luck!

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Rupsa Banerjee
11 Jul'25
My clat rank is 21k, and my sc category rank is around 1k. For which nlu should I apply for in vacancy round? As well as I wanted to know about the cutoff for SC candidate in AILET. My AIR is 5XXX, and my AIR in SC category is 17X

hey, Having a CLAT rank of 21,000 and an SC category rank of approximately 1,000, you may get a good chance by applying to NLUs in which SC category seats remain unfilled. At this rank extend, there are routinely open positions at state NLUs or more current NLUs with reserved seats SC candidates. Focus on appying to NLUs such as NLU Jodhpur, NLU Odisha or NLU Tamil Nadu, which occasionally have vacancies in saved categories. As well, monitor the CLAT guiding entry in terms of opening overhauls and participate in spot rounds properly.

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