All India Bar Examination XVIII (18) Exam 2023: Admit Card (Out), Exam Date (Dec 10), Syllabus, Preparation Tips, Question Papers

The Bar Council of India has released the AIBE 18 admit card on December 4, 2023. The AIBE admit card 2023 is available on its official website,allindiabarexamination.in . According to the official notification released earlier AIBE 18 will now be conducted on December 10, 2023 in offline mode. The applications for AIBE 18 closed on November 16. The exam will be administered in over 150 exam centres across the country.

The Bar Council of India conducts the All India Bar Examination twice a year. Only those candidates who have completed LLB graduation and enrolled with any state bar council are eligible to appear for the exam. This year, BCI has also increased the AIBE 18 cutoff from 40% to 45% for general and OBC category candidates. 

What is AIBE?

A standard test for law graduates, AIBE is a certificate-based examination, conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The AIBE is conducted by BCI to test an advocate's ability to practice the profession of law in India. The AIBE exam tests the skills of law graduates at a very basic level and sets the minimum benchmark for admission to the practice of law. AIBE is conducted in 40 cities across the country, in 11 different languages. Passing the bar examination or AIBE is mandatory for LLB graduates.

AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 - Highlights

AIBE 18 Revised Schedule

The Bar Council of India has revised the complete schedule of AIBE 18. The AIBE exam 2023 has been postponed to December 10, 2023. The registration window closed on November 16, 2023. The last date to make corrections to the application form was November 19, 2023. The AIBE 18 admit card 2023 was released on December 4, 2023.

How many students appeared for AIBE 17 exam?

In a detailed notification, the Bar Council of India (BCI) shared highlights of the AIBE XVII exam day. According to official figures, 1,73,586 Advocates, had completed the registration for the All India Bar Exam XVII, out of which 1,71,402 candidates appeared for the examination. Thus 98.7% successfully appeared in this examination.

The Bar Council of India has prescribed the eligibility criteria for All India Bar Examination. Candidates who want to apply for AIBE 2023 must meet the eligibility criteria before filling out the application form. The AIBE eligibility criteria are as mentioned below.

Educational Qualification

• Candidates should have completed graduation in law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India.
• All candidates graduating from 2009-10 onwards are required to appear in AIBE and pass the examination in order to practice law in India.
• Candidates whose law degree was awarded before 2009-10 are not required to appear in the AIBE exam.

Minimum percentage required

There are no minimum percentage criteria for appearing in the All India Bar Examination. However, the candidate must have passed the graduation examinations.

Enrolment with state bar council

Candidates must enrol themselves with the respective s tate bar council before appearing in the All India Bar Examination. Candidates not enrolled with any state bar council will not be eligible to appear in the examination.

Mode of Application : Online and Offline

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Demand Draft | Bank Challan

The BCI has closed the application process of AIBE 18 on November 16, 2023. The application correction window of AIBE 18 was open till November 19, 2023. Earlier it had opened the 18th AIBE application form 2023 on August 16, 2023. The official website for 18th AIBE registration is allindiabarexamination.com. Candidates who have enrolled in any of the state bar councils were be eligible to apply for AIBE XVIII (18) 2023. 

When filling out the AIBE XVIII application form one must provide genuine and verifiable information or else the candidate will be disqualified. 

How to fill AIBE application form  XVIII (18) 2023: 

• Registration: The candidate will have to first get registered by entering their enrolment number, date, and year of enrolment.
• Fill in the form: In this step personal, education and enrolment have to be entered. In the education and enrolment section, the candidate has to enter the name of the college from which the LLB degree is earned, year of admission and year of passing out, duration of the course, graduation stream, enrolment number, state with code, and year of enrolment.
• Uploading of documents: Scanned copies of the signature and photograph have to be uploaded in the prescribed specification (size 10-50 kb). A self-Attested enrolment certificate and photo id should also be uploaded. The allowed format is jpg/jpeg.
• Select test language and exam centre: The AIBE 2023 exam will be administered in 11 languages.

Test languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu

• Payment of test fee:  The candidate will next have to pay the application fee in offline mode using an SBI bank challan (which has to be downloaded from the online application portal) at a nearby SBI bank branch. 
• Uploading of challan info: The candidate will have to upload fee payment details like bank code, journal number, etc. to complete the application process.  

Application Fees

The AIBE 2023 exam is conducted at the national level. The test is a mix of legal awareness and law. Therefore, candidates need to keep themselves updated with the current legal developments while also working on the fundamentals of law.  

• At this stage, you are more or less familiar with the AIBE 2023 XVIII (18) exam pattern. But there is a twist in that books and textual material; bare acts are allowed through. So, the candidate now has to work for a plan where they are able to answer questions asked in the exam without having to consult a source. There is no doubt that one will have to work and depend on their memory power among other things to ace the exam this year. 
• Being conversant with the marking scheme, the structure of questions asked, weightage carried by various sections will help to get more out of one's preparation. 
• Don't go beyond the AIBE syllabus of 2023, because questions will be drafted from the official syllabus only.
• Candidates are advised to start their preparation well in advance and not leave the syllabus for the last few days. Break down the syllabus in chunks, assign time for each block, and allot time as per the difficulty level of a topic. 
• Candidates must go through AIBE sample papers and practice them. They may also take mock tests to get an idea of the exam situation and how to deal with it. Solving sample papers is also an effective preparation strategy. This will mentally prepare the candidate for the exam and he/she will not be caught off-guard easily. 
• Complete the syllabus in a way that there is enough time for revision.   

Candidates appearing in AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 should be familiar with its exam pattern. The AIBE exam pattern informs about the test mode, language, question numbers, types as well as marking scheme. Having prior information on AIBE XVIII (18) exam pattern would help the candidates prepare well for the examination. The details of the exam pattern are given below.

AIBE 2023 Exam Pattern XVIII (18) 2023

Practising AIBE mock tests, or previous year papers is an important part of preparation. Candidates should solve all the AIBE last year question papers and sample papers to understand the test difficulty and type of questions asked in the examination.

The previous year papers of AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 will also help the candidates in testing their level of preparation. The direct link to download the AIBE previous year papers is given below.
AIBE Sample Paper Store (All Previous Years Question Papers)

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the AIBE 18 admit card on December 4, 2023. The admit card of AIBE 18 is available for download on AIBE's official website.  To download the admit card, the candidate needs to visit the official website allindiabarexamination.com.

An important document for sitting in the AIBE exam 2023, the admit card carries vital details like the date and time of the exam, AIBE exam centre 2023 allotted to the candidate and exam-day guidelines. Note that this session, the AIBE exam will no longer be an open-book exam, as candidates can't take books and textual material inside the exam hall; the only exception is bare acts which are allowed.

How to download AIBE admit card XVIII (18) 2023?

• Visit the official website of AIBE (18) 2023
• Click on the official download link.
• The candidate will be redirected to a log-in window
• You have to enter your registration number and DOB
• On successful login, AIBE admit card will be displayed in downloadable pdf format.
• Download and take a printout of the AIBE 2023 admit card.

Details mentioned on the AIBE admit card 2023

• Candidate's name
• Roll number and application number
• Name and address of AIBE XVIII (18) exam centre.
• AIBE 2023 exam date and timings
• Reporting time
• Exam-day guidelines

Discrepancy in AIBE admit card?
In such a scenario, the candidate needs to get in touch with exam officials at the below numbers/email ids at the earliest.

AIBE Helpdesk

Email ID : aibe.bci@gmail.com

Phone numbers :

• 9804580458
• 01149225022
• 01149225023

The Bar Council of India (BCI) releases the AIBE answer key a few hours after the completion of the test. The provisional answer keys of AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 will mention the official answers to the questions asked in the examination. Candidates will be given an opportunity to raise their objections against the provisional answer key. The answer key will be revised on the basis of objections and subsequently, it will be revised.

How to download AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 answer key

• Visit the official website of All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
• Click on the answer key download link.
• The candidate will be redirected to a page where the answer key would be displayed in downloadable pdf format.

The final answer key of the All India Bar Examination will be released post-examination of the objections. It will form the basis of AIBE result.

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is considered an easy exam. It is a basic level test to examine the suitability of the law graduate for the profession.

By putting the AIBE exam as a final level of assessment after LLB seeks to set a standard for legal practice in the country. The AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 will assess skills at a basic level. The questions in the AIBE exam are framed to test candidates’ analytical abilities and understanding of basic knowledge of law.  

Some of the important topics for AIBE (XVIII) 2023 are mentioned below.

1. Civil Procedure Code, 1908
2. Mechanism of PILs  
3. Specific Relief Act 1963
4. Indian Evidence Act
5. Criminal Procedure Code
6. Cyber Law
7. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
8. Companies act, 2013
9. Income Tax Act
10. Arbitration and Conciliation Act
11. Indian Constitution and Important Articles
12. Rules and procedure of the Supreme Court, High Court, Bar Council

The BCI will announce the AIBE XVIII (18) result around 40-45 days after the examination. Candidates who have scored at least 45% marks (40% for SC and ST candidates) will be considered qualified. Such candidates will get a Certificate of Practice from the Bar Council of India (BCI).

Earlier, AIBE XVII (17) 2023 result was announced on April 28, around 82 days after the examination. 

It must be noted that AIBE result for Rajkot exam centres have been cancelled due to various reasons. Such candidates can appear in AIBE XVIII (18) 2023 without paying the registration fee. 

How to download result of AIBE (XVIII) 2023?

• Click on the result link.
• Fill in roll number and date of birth.
• On successful log-in, the result of AIBE XVIII will be displayed on-screen.
• Download the result.

Candidates who have objections against their result status can submit the rechecking request to the BCI. The council will accept all rechecking requests in online and offline modes, and after reviewing all objections, it will declare a revised result.

The Bar Council of India has increased the AIBE 18 cutoff from 40% to 45% for general category candidates. AIBE cutoff 2023 has also been increased for SC/ST candidates from 35% to 40%. The BCI has prescribed the cut off for AIBE in the form of minimum qualifying marks. All candidates securing a score equivalent to or above the passing marks will be declared as "Pass" in the examination. The AIBE cut offs 2023 are mentioned below.

AIBE XVIII (18) Cut Off Marks

AIBE XVII (17) cut-offs 2023

Candidates preparing for the exam can take help of the AIBE 18 recommended books 2023 for best preparation. Referring to the best books for AIBE 18 2023 exam will help candidates get better clarity of topics in the simplest language. Here is a list of AIBE 18 recommended books 2023:

AIBE 18 Recommended Books for Preparation