Can You Appear in the Next AIBE If You Fail? What BCI Says About Final Year Students and Law Graduates?
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Can You Appear in the Next AIBE If You Fail? What BCI Says About Final Year Students and Law Graduates?

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 15 Mar 2025, 03:52 PM IST

The All India Bar Examination is a tough exam. Trends suggest that more than half of the candidates fail in AIBE. There are no limits on the number of times a candidate can appear for the All India Bar Exam. As per the revised eligibility criteria, even final-year law students can appear for the bar exam from AIBE 19 onwards. In this article, let’s discuss whether you can appear in the next session of AIBE if you fail in the AIBE 19 result 2024 and see what the Bar Council of India (BCI) says in this matter. The rules about appearing/reappearing for AIBE vary for law graduates and final-year law students.

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Can You Appear in the Next AIBE If You Fail? What BCI Says About Final Year Students and Law Graduates?
Can You Appear in the Next AIBE If You Fail

Candidates from the general or OBC category need 45% to clear the AIBE cut-off while candidates from SC/ST categories need 40%.

AIBE Eligibility Criteria: Educational Requirements and Number of Attempts

As per the eligibility criteria prescribed by BCI, law graduates who have completed a 3-year LLB or a 5-year LLB from an institute recognized by BCI are eligible to appear for AIBE. There is no limit on the number of attempts in the bar exam. BCI has also removed the requirement of enrolling with a State Bar Council before appearing for AIBE.

So, a law graduate who has obtained his or her law degree can appear any number of times in AIBE till they finally clear the exam. This means, if a law graduate fails in AIBE 19, they can appear for AIBE 20 without any hassle.

AIBE Revised Eligibility Criteria for Final Year Law Students

As per the revised AIBE 19 eligibility criteria, final-year law students without any backlogs are eligible to appear for the bar exam.

The rules prescribed by BCI for final-year students are as follows:

  • Candidates who are currently in their final semester of their 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB can complete AIBE registration. However, they must not have any backlogs from their previous semesters.

  • Law graduates who have passed their degree but are awaiting their degree certificate can also register for AIBE.

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Can You Appear in Next AIBE If You Fail?

As per the existing rules, if law graduates who have obtained their degree fail, they can reappear for the next session of AIBE without any problems.

If a final year law student fails in AIBE, he or she can also appear for the next AIBE provided that there are no backlogs in the semester exams. This means, that if final-year candidates fail to clear their semester exams, they will be eligible to appear for the next AIBE only if they have cleared the backlogs by the time AIBE 20 registration starts. Otherwise, they will have to wait till they clear their semester exams.

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You can access AIBE (All India Bar Examination) previous year question papers with answers in Hindi from the mentioned link below:

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Here you can access AIBE 20 exam which was held on 30 November 2025 answer key set-wise A, B, C, D from the mentioned link below:

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You can get the AIBE SET-B Question Paper along with answer keys from the Careers360 website. Practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management, and overall it enhances your exam preparation.

LINK: https://law.careers360.com/articles/aibe-20-set-b-question-paper-pdf

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The AIBE 20 (2025) provisional result has not yet been declared. The provisional result/answer key will be available soon.

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https://law.careers360.com/articles/aibe-20-result-2025-date

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