AILET 2021: Exam Dates, Application, Admit Card, Syllabus & Exam Pattern

National Law University, Delhi has revised the AILET exam date. The entrance exam of NLU Delhi will now be held on June 20 instead of December 07. As per the revised notification, the AILET 2021 application form has been released on January 23; last date to submit application form is May 20. 

What is All India Law Entrance Test  (AILET)?

AILET is the national level law entrance exam conducted for the admissions to the undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes offered by the National Law University, Delhi. The law programmes offered by NLU Delhi through AILET are 5-year integrated BA LLB, LLM course and PhD in Law. AILET is conducted only once in a year and is attended by around 20,000 candidates.

Know about AILET 2021 

NLU Delhi will conduct AILET 2021 in offline pen and paper mode. The test will be conducted in major cities of the country. AILET 2021 for BA LLB will have 150 objective type questions to be asked from various subjects such as general knowledge, current affairs, maths, legal aptitude and logical reasoning. Each question will carry one mark and each incorrect answer will invite a penalty of 0.25 marks.  The candidates will be given 90 minutes to attempt the test. 

AILET LLM test will also have a similar pattern. However, here, candidates will be asked questions from common legal subjects of LLB graduation level. These include; Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Essay and others. 

Seats offered by National Law University, Delhi

The BA LLB program has a seat intake capacity of 110 seats that will be filled based on AILET 2021 scores. Further, there are 10 additional seats reserved for Foreign Nationals that will be offered through direct admission based on the merit of the qualifying exam. Foreign nationals are exempt from appearing in AILET 2021. The LLM program has 70 seats that will be filled based on AILET 2021 scores, and 10 seats for foreign nationals. 

NLU Delhi announces the eligibility criteria of AILET 2021 along with the application form. According to the AILET 2021 eligibility criteria, the following candidates will be considered suitable to apply for the B.A LL.B programme.

• Candidates who have completed 10+2 with Senior Secondary System or equivalent examination from a recognized board

• Candidates scoring minimum 50 per cent marks in the qualifying examination

• There is no age bar for candidates who wish to apply for AILET 2020 as per the Supreme Court’s stay on age bar in 2017

• Candidates appearing for Class XII examination are also eligible to apply for AILET 2021.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

The National Law University will release the application form of AILET 2021 in the third week of January 2021. The application form will be released in online mode at nludelhi.ac.in. AILET application process will include steps like online registration, filling the application form and completing the fee payment. The details of AILET application process is given below.

Online registration

• Visit the official admission portal of NLU Delhi.
• Click on the AILET application link.
• Register as a new user. You will need to provide your name, mobile number and email ID.
• Submit the details and complete your registration

Fill AILET application form 2021

After registration, one may access the application form of AILET 2021. Candidates may fill the application form by entering the following details in the application form.

Personal information - In this section, candidates will need to provide their name, parents name, date of birth, category and other such details.

Communication details - Candidates will have to provide the permanent address details along with correspondence address if any. 

Educational Qualification - Candidates will have to enter the Class 10th and 12th details such as marks and percentage secured, board name, subjects etc. Those applying for AILET while appearing in the qualifying examination need not enter the marks of the qualifying exam.

Fee submission - Candidates can pay the application fee in online mode. The fee payment options are credit card, debit card and net banking. Offline payment will not be accepted. The AILET application fee is given below.

Application Fees

The AILET exam pattern 2021 tells about various aspects of the examination such as the number of questions asked in the examination, marking scheme, duration of exam, etc. Candidates should be aware of the latest exam pattern of AILET to make the right strategy for preparation. It also informs about the subject wise marks distribution followed in the AILET test. The details of AILET exam pattern are given below.
AILET 2021 test pattern

AILET exam pattern 2021 – Subject-wise distribution for B.A LL.B

The university will release the admit card of AILET 2021 a few days before the commencement of the examination. The AILET admit card will be available for download at the official admission portal of NLU Delhi. It informs about the exam date, timings, exam centre allotted to the candidates and other such details. The AILET admit card cum hall ticket could be downloaded in the following steps.

How to download admit card of AILET 2021?

• Visit the admission portal of NLU Delhi.
• Click on AILET 2021 admit card link, a login page will be displayed.
• Logi in using AILET ID and password.
• The AILET admit card will be displayed on the screen.
• Download and take a print out of it for future reference.

Important details mentioned on AILET admit card 2021

• Name of the candidate and date of birth
• Roll number and application number
• Exam centre name and address
• Exam date and timings 
• Exam day instructions

AILET exam day guidelines

The admit card of AILET mentions the exam day instructions for the candidates. Some of the general instructions are mentioned below.

• Candidates must bring their admit card and a valid ID at the test centre. Those not having an ID and admit card will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
• Candidates are advised to report at the test centre at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the test. Those coming after the reporting time will not be allowed to enter inside the exam hall.
• Candidates must not bring any electronic device, mobile phones, calculators, watch or paper inside the exam hall. 
• No candidate will be allowed to leave the exam hall before the completion of the test.

The National Law University will declare the AILET result in form of scorecard and a merit list. The AILET result or scorecard could be accessed by logging into the candidates portal. However, the comprehensive merit list will be released in PDF form along with a notification. Candidates will have to download their AILET result to check their score and category rank.

How to download AILET admit card 2021?   

• Visit the NLU Delhi's AILET 2021 section
• Login using the registered ID and password
• Click on AILET scorecard option
• The result will be displayed on the screen
• Download and save it for future reference

AILET Merit list

It is released along with the result. The AILET 2021 merit list will contain the names and roll number of all the candidates who appeared in the examination. The names of the candidates in the merit list will be listed in the descending order of their marks. 

The university releases the cut off of AILET 2021 after each round of counselling. The AILET cut off is the last rank or minimum marks required for admission in NLU Delhi. Candidates who do not find their names in the first AILET cut off or admission list may get a seat in the subsequent round depending on their rank and marks. However, if the candidate misses the final round cut off the rank, he/she will effectively be out of the admission process.   

Those who find themselves within the AILET cut off will have to accept the seat and complete the admission formalities by paying the course fee.

Why is AILET cut off important?

Knowing the expected cut off of AILET or the trends of the previous' years is very important. With previous years' cut off of AILET, candidates may get an idea of the competition. It tells the candidates about the rank that they need to secure in the examination in order to ensure a seat. For reference, the AILET cut off for previous years' are given below.

AILET cut off 2020 for BA LLB

AILET cut off 2020 for LLM

AILET Cutoff 2019 for BA LLB

Mode of Counselling: Offline

AILET Counselling 2021 will be conducted for candidates who have qualified the AILET 2020 entrance exam for B.A LL.B. The counselling process of AILET is conducted in offline mode. It is conducted at NLU Delhi campus as per the category of the candidates.

Who can appear in AILET 2021 counselling?

In order to shortlist the candidates, NLU Delhi released the admission list for each round. Candidates whose name appears in the admission list will be eligible to appear in the AILET counselling. Note that the admission list of AILET is prepared on the merit cum preference criteria. Those candidates who secure a better rank than others will be called given preference in counselling and admission process.

The primary objective of conducting AILET counselling is to verify and authenticate the information and documents submitted by the candidate. While appearing in the counselling process, candidates will have to submit the original as well as photocopies of all documents asked by the university.

In general, AILET counselling required the following documents to be presented before the admission officials.

• AILET 2020 Admit Card
• AILET 2020 Scorecard or admission letter being issued by NLU Delhi.
• Self-Attested copy of Marks Statement of 10th and 12th board examinations.
• Self-Attested copy of Transfer Certificate.
• Self-Attested copy of Character Certificate issued by the last school attended.

During the counselling, shortlisted candidates will have to make a Demand Draft of Rs. 50,000 drawn in favour of ‘The Registrar, National Law University Delhi’, payable at New Delhi. The counselling registration fee is adjusted with the course fee later.