AIBE 2022 (17) - Notification, Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus & Pattern, Sample Papers

AIBE 2022: The Bar Council of India (BCI) will conduct the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2022 tentatively in the month of June or July, 2022. AIBE 2022 (XVII) will be conducted in offline, pen and paper format. There will be a total of 100 objective type questions, asked from various subjects of the LLB programme. The AIBE XVII (17) application form 2022 will be released around May, in online mode, at the official website of the council - allindiabarexamination.com. As per AIBE XVII (17) 2022 eligibility criteria, the candidate appearing in the exam must have completed 3-year LLB or 5-year integrated LLB degree programme and must be registered with respective Bar Councils to appear in the exam.
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AIBE 2022 test structure

Changing the AIBE exam pattern last year, the BCI announced that the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2022 will no longer be an open book examination. Therefore, AIBE 2022 will be a closed book examination and books, notes, and study material will not be allowed inside the exam hall. However, bare acts without comments will be allowed to take inside the exam hall. AIBE 2022 will be a 3 hour 30 minute long exam with 100 multiple-choice questions. 

What is AIBE exam?

The All India Bar Examination or, AIBE Examination is a certification based examination, conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI). AIBE is conducted twice a year. The exam is attended by LLB graduates seeking a Certificate of Practice (CoP) from the BCI. As per the Bar Council Rules, an LLB graduate from the academic year 2009 – 2010 onwards who wish to pursue law in India is required to pass the All India Bar Examination.

AIBE XVI (16) 2021 result 

The Bar Council of India declared the AIBE XVI (16) 2021 results on February 03, 2022. Further, the revised result has also been announced on February 23, 2022. Candidates securing at least 38 marks (33 marks in the case of SC and ST candidates) are considered to have passed the examination. The candidates who have been declared "pass" in the AIBE exam get the CoP soon.

The Bar Council of India (BCI)  is entrusted with the responsibility of framing the AIBE 2022 eligibility criteria that candidates need to satisfy in order to appear in the qualification exam. Any candidate who doesn't meet the eligibility criteria but still registers for AIBE XVII, such candidate can be disqualified at any stage of the certification process.

AIBE XVII 2022 Eligibility Criteria

• Academic qualification : The candidate needs to have done graduation in law: either 3-year LLB or 5-year integrated LLB.
• Bar Council Registration : The candidate must get registered with their respective bar councils.
• Age criteria : There is no age limit for appearing in AIBE Exam XVII (17) 2022.

Any candidate who meets the above AIBE eligibility criteria 2022 can take the exam to earn the COP certificate.

Mode of Application : Online and Offline

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

The BCI will release the AIBE application form XVII 2022 in online mode, at allindiabarexamination.com. Candidates who meet the prescribed AIBE eligibility criteria need to duly fill the application form of AIBE 2022 and submit it by the last date as specified by the council. When filling out the AIBE XVII application form one needs to use only genuine and verifiable information or else the candidate will be disqualified. 

How to fill AIBE application form  XVII (17) 2022: 

• 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 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 2022 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 have 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 2022 exam will be in offline mode. So candidates who have registered or plan to register for the exam need to put their exam preparation in a higher gear. 

• At this stage, you are more or less familiar with the AIBE 2022 XVII (17) 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 2022, 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 XVII (17) 2022 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 XVII (17) exam pattern would help the candidates prepare well for the examination. The details of the exam pattern are given below.

AIBE 2022 Exam Pattern XVII (17) 2022

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 XVII (17) 2022 will also help the candidates in testing their level of preparation. The direct link to download the AIBE previous year papers is given below.
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The Bar Council of India (BCI) will release the AIBE admit card XVII (17) 2022 a few days before the examination. To download the admit card, the candidate needs to visit the official website allindiabarexamination.com.

An important document for sitting in the AIBE exam 2022, the admit card carries vital details like the date and time of the exam, AIBE exam centre 2022 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 XVII (17) 2022?

• Visit the official website of AIBE (17) 2022
• 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 2022 admit card.

Details mentioned on the AIBE admit card 2022

• Candidate's name
• Roll number and application number
• Name and address of AIBE XVII (17) exam centre.
• AIBE 2022 exam date and timings
• Reporting time
• Exam-day guidelines (including COVID-safety protocols to be followed)

I have difficulty in downloading the AIBE 2022 admit card. What should I do?
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) will release the provisional AIBE answer key 2022 a few days after the examination. Candidates will have to use roll number/registration number and date of birth to check the AIBE XVII (17) result 2022. Candidates who have qualified according to the revised answer key result will earn the COP certificate.

The AIBE answer key will have answers to all 100 multiple choice questions asked in the exam.

How to download AIBE 2022 XVII (17) answer key

• 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.

Kindly Click here for revised answer key (AIBE-XVI)
Kindly Click here for Answer Key (AIBE-XVI)
Kindly Click here for Question Paper Set Code-A (AIBE-XVI)
Kindly Click here for Question Paper Set Code-B (AIBE-XVI)
Kindly Click here for Question Paper Set Code-C (AIBE-XVI)
Kindly Click here for Question Paper Set Code-D (AIBE-XVI) "

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is a moderately difficult examination. 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 XVII (17) 2022 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 (XVII) 2022 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 declare the result of AIBE XVII 2022 in online mode. Candidates who qualify in the AIBE 2022 exam will be issued a Certificate of Practice (COP),  which is a permit to practice law in courts in India. simply as pass or fail; no scores are released.  If a candidate fails to qualify in the AIBE 2022, they can make further attempts as there is no age limit. 

How to download result of AIBE (XVII) 2022?

• Click on the result link.
• Fill in roll number and date of birth.
• On successful log-in, the result of AIBE XVI 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 mode, and after reviewing all objections, it will declare a revised result.

The Bar Council of India 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 "Pass" in the examination. The AIBE cut offs 2022 are mentioned below.

AIBE XVII (17) cut-offs 2022