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    How many times AIBE exam held in a year? - Check in details

    How many times AIBE exam held in a year? - Check in details

    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 30 Oct 2025, 02:46 PM IST

    All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is a certificate-based exam conducted usually twice a year by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The Bar Council of India conducts the AIBE exam to test an advocate's ability to practice law in India. The AIBE 20 (XX) exam will be conducted in around 55 cities having 140 centres throughout India. The All India Bar Examination is usually conducted twice a year, but in 2025, it is scheduled to be conducted only once on November 30, 2025. The BCI conducts the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) for law graduates to practice law in Indian courts. To appear for the AIBE exam, candidates have to enrol as an Advocate with the respective State Bar Council.

    How many times AIBE exam held in a year? - Check in details
    How many times AIBE exam held in a year

    The AIBE exam pattern contains multiple-choice questions from different areas of law. There is no negative marking in the AIBE exam. Candidates must score atleast 45 marks out of 100 to qualify in the exam and 40 marks for SC/ST candidates. The All India Bar Examination is no longer an open-book exam. Candidates cannot carry books and other textual material inside the exam hall. However, Bare Acts (without notes) are allowed inside the exam hall. The AIBE exam is considered an easy exam. It is a basic-level test to examine the suitability of the law graduate for the profession. There is no limit to the number of AIBE attempts.

    AIBE Exam: Key Highlights

    ParticularsDetails

    Exam name

    All India Bar Examination (AIBE)

    Short Exam Name

    AIBE

    Conducting Body

    Bar Council of India

    AIBE Exam Level

    National

    Frequency Of Conduct

    Once in a year

    AIBE exam fees

    Rs. 3,500 (General/ OBC category) and Rs. 2,500 (SC / ST / PWD category)

    Mode of exam

    Offline (Pen-and-paper exam)

    Question type

    The question paper includes 100 objective-type questions

    Exam Duration

    3 Hours 30 Minutes

    Educational Qualification

    3-year LLB or five-year integrated LLB degree from an institute recognised by the BCI. Final-year law students are also eligible to apply

    Minimum passing marks

    No minimum AIBE eligibility marks

    Enrolment

    Candidates without an enrolment certificate can also register for the AIBE exam

    Age limit

    No age limit

    Number of attempts

    No limit on the number of attempts

    AIBE Exam Pattern

    The Bar Council of India releases the AIBE 20 exam pattern online through its official website - allindiabarexamination.com. Candidates who want to appear in the AIBE exam should know about the exam pattern of AIBE exam. The All India Bar Examination exam pattern will have no negative marking. The AIBE exam pattern includes questions which are objective-based. The AIBE exam paper pattern will provide candidates with details about the AIBE exam, the mode of exam, marking scheme, total number of questions, duration of exam and others.

    Candidates should know about the AIBE exam pattern before appearing for the exam. AIBE exam pattern includes all the important topics, marking scheme of exam and the test structure.

    AIBE Exam Pattern: Key Highlights

    Particulars

    Details

    Mode of Examination

    Online and Offline (both)

    Type of Examination

    Certification based

    Duration of Examination

    3 hours 30 minutes

    Type of Questions

    Objective-type questions

    Total Number of Questions

    100

    Total Marks

    100

    Negative Marking

    No

    Medium of examination

    Candidates can only choose one of the 11 languages:

    • Hindi
    • Telugu
    • Tamil
    • Kannada
    • Marathi
    • Bengali
    • Gujarati
    • Oriya
    • English
    • Assamese
    • Punjabi
    • Santhali
    • Nepali
    • Sindhi
    • Malayalam
    • Urdu
    • Dogri
    • Bodo
    • Maithili

    AIBE Exam Syllabus

    Candidates should be aware of the AIBE XIX examination syllabus. There are a total of 19 topics covered in the AIBE exam syllabus. The AIBE new syllabus has three new topics, namely Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. The list of topics in the AIBE 20 exam is mentioned below.

    AIBE 20 (XX) Syllabus: Subject-Wise Weightage

    Sl No

    Topic/ Subject

    No of Questions

    1

    Constitutional Law

    10

    2

    I. P. C. (Indian Penal Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

    8

    3

    Cr. P. C. (Criminal Procedure Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

    10

    4

    C. P. C. (Code of Civil Procedure)

    10

    5

    Evidence Act & (New) Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

    8

    6

    Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act

    4

    7

    Family Law

    8

    8

    Public Interest Litigation

    4

    9

    Administrative Law

    3

    10

    Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules

    4

    11

    Company Law

    2

    12

    Environmental Law

    2

    13

    Cyber Law

    2

    14

    Labour and Industrial Laws

    4

    15

    Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law

    5

    16

    Law related to Taxation

    4

    17

    Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act

    8

    18

    Land Acquisition Act

    2

    19

    Intellectual Property Laws

    2


    Total

    100

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    Hi,
    You can download the AIBE exam paper by following these steps:

    • Visit the Official Website of AIBE.
    • Click on the section titled "Question Paper".
    • Select the Year/Set and choose the specific AIBE exam session (e.g., AIBE-XVIII) and download the PDF
    • Click the download icon to save the file for

    Hello Student,

    You can download the question papers and the solutions for AIBE 18 from the following link -

    E-Book Link - AIBE 18 Question Paper with Solutions PDF

    Hope this was helpful!

    The required documents for the AIBE 21 (2026) exam for the final year law students are:

    • 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