All India Law Entrance Test · 2027 cycle notified
AILET 2027
NLU Delhi is the one National Law University that does not take CLAT. It runs its own test, AILET, and fills its B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) seats on that merit list alone.
Conducted by National Law University Delhi. Admits to NLU Delhi's five-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and one-year LL.M.
Read from National Law University Delhi’s own pages on 10 October 2026.
At a glance
AILET in four lines
- 13 Dec 2026Test day, 2:00–4:00 pm
- 10 Nov 2026Last date to apply
- 150Questions in 120 minutes
- 110 + 10B.A.LL.B. seats (AILET merit + foreign/OCI)
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Dates
| Test | Sunday 13 December 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, at all-India level. Source ↗Notification dated 23 July 2026 |
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| Applications open | 7 August 2026. Source ↗Notification dated 23 July 2026 |
| Last date to apply | Tuesday 10 November 2026. Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO candidates may apply until 30 April 2027. Source ↗Admission announcement dated 7 August 2026 |
| Admit card | 30 November 2026. Source ↗Important Dates panel on the AILET 2027 home page |
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The paper
| Questions and time | 150 multiple-choice questions for 150 marks in 120 minutes. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. exam details |
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| Sections | English Language 50; Current Affairs and General Knowledge 30; Logical Reasoning 70. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. exam details |
| Negative marking | 0.25 of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer, so four wrong answers cost one mark. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. exam details |
| Legal knowledge | Not required. Legal principles may appear in the Logical Reasoning section to test reasoning. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. exam details |
| Ties | Higher marks in Logical Reasoning, then the older candidate, then a computerised draw of lots. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. exam details |
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Who can apply
| B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) | 10+2 or equivalent with at least 45% (42% for OBC; 40% for SC, ST and persons with disability). Students taking Class 12 in 2027 may apply. Foreign Nationals need 65% and are admitted without the test. Source ↗B.A.LL.B. eligibility |
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| Application fee | ₹3,000; ₹1,000 for SC, ST and persons with disability. SC/ST and women candidates below the poverty line pay nothing. Source ↗Admission announcement, Online Application Fee |
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Seats
| B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) | General 50, OBC (non-creamy layer) 24, SC 17, ST 8, EWS 11: 110 on AILET merit. A further 10 (5 Foreign Nationals, 5 OCI/PIO) are filled directly on qualifying marks. Grand total 120. Source ↗Seat matrix table |
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| Persons with disability | 5% horizontal reservation across the categories (6 of the 110 seats). Source ↗Seat matrix table |
| Test cities | 32 cities, from Ahmedabad to Visakhapatnam. A city with fewer than 200 candidates gets no centre, and those candidates are moved to their second or third choice. Source ↗Admission announcement, Test Centre |
Sources
Where every line comes from
Only the exam body’s own pages and PDFs are used. If a notice changes, the notice wins: check it before you apply.
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in Notification dated 23 July 2026
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in Admission announcement dated 7 August 2026
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in Important Dates panel on the AILET 2027 home page
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in B.A.LL.B. exam details
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in B.A.LL.B. eligibility
- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in Seat matrix table
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