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An RTI query on AIBE 19 result statistics has revealed interesting facts. The number of candidates who failed in AIBE 19 has drastically decreased. The failure rate has come down to around 23% from around 50% a year earlier. The All India Bar Examination often sees the highest number of candidates among the exams conducted in the legal field. However, clearing the All India Bar Exam is not easy and many candidates often do not obtain the AIBE cut-off. In this article, let’s look at the failure rate in AIBE and see how many candidates fail to clear the bar exam.
AIBE is the gateway to becoming a practising lawyer in India, as successful candidates are awarded a Certificate of Practice to represent clients in court.
AIBE 19 Result Statistics
The table provided contains the result statistics for AIBE 19, including the number of candidates who appeared, passed, and failed.
Number of Candidates Failed in AIBE
| Category | Registered | Appeared | Passed | Failed | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 236403 | 229843 | 177592 | 52251 | 77.27% |
| General/OBC | 194868 | 189439 | 146542 | 42897 | 77.35% |
| SC/ST | 41535 | 40404 | 31050 | 9354 | 76.84% |
AIBE Pass Percentage Trends
As per the trends observed last year in the AIBE pass percentage, less than half of the total candidates cleared the exam. In the previous session of AIBE, the pass percentage stood at 48.30%. The trends suggest that 52% of the candidates who appear in AIBE fail to clear the exam. Around 1.48 lakh candidates had registered for the previous session of AIBE, making it one of the top law exams in the country.
Failure Rate in AIBE 18
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of candidates registered | 1,48,781 |
| No. of candidates appeared | 1,44,014 |
| No. of candidates absent | 4767 |
| No. of candidates passed | 69646 |
| No. of candidates failed | 74368 |
What are the Revised AIBE 19 Passing Marks?
BCI has stipulated that candidates from general/OBC categories must secure 45% marks and candidates from SC/ST categories must secure 40% marks to clear the bar exam. The total marks in AIBE 19 are now 93 marks due to the withdrawal of 7 questions in the AIBE final answer key.
Revised Passing Marks in AIBE 19
Category | Passing Marks |
General and OBC Categories | 41 marks out of 93 marks |
SC and ST Categories | 37 marks out of 93 marks |
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You can access the AIBE previous year question papers in Hindi by clicking on the relevant link given below.
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No. If you are currently in the 5th semester of a 3-year LL.B., you generally cannot register for AIBE yet.
Under the current BCI rules, a 3-year LL.B. student must be in the final semester (6th semester) and have no backlogs from previous semesters to register for AIBE.
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The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) covers 19 major legal subjects, carrying a high-weightage focus on Constitutional Law (8–12 questions) and Family Law including Hindu and Muslim law (6–8 questions)
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