Best Books for AIBE 20 (XX) 2025 Preparation: Topic-wise Books recommended by Experts and Toppers

Candidates should avoid referring to sub-standard study material for the bar examination. Before shortlisting the books for AIBE Exam, candidates must understand AIBE Exam Pattern. To identify the best reference material, candidates should check: 

1. AIBE Reference material is free of grammatical errors 
2. Legal concepts are explained clearly 
3. All illustrations, examples, and other such representations are accurate 
4. The reference book for AIBE is reviewed by law experts
5. It has contained case-laws for a better understanding
6. It is based on AIBE 20 syllabus only

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Candidates appearing for the bar examination must prepare with Bare Acts without comments. The Bare Acts to be used while preparing for AIBE are:

1. Indian Penal Code, 1860
2. Indian Contract Act, 1872
3. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
4. The Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
5. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
6. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
7. The Constitution of India, 1950
8. The Advocates Act, 1961
9. The Companies Act, 1963
10. Specific Relief Act, 1963
11. The Limitation Act, 1963
12. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
13. The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
14. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
15. The Information Technology Act, 2000
16. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act, 2013
17. The Consumer Proctection Act, 2019
18. Environment Laws
19. Family Laws
20. Intellectual Property Laws
21. Labour Laws and Industrial Laws

Given below are suggestions for AIBE Preparatory Materials and AIBE 20 Preparation Books:

• Create a study plan - Once you have a plan, follow it without fail. 
• Consult the updated syllabus and pattern - Exam officials from time to time update the exam syllabus, so you need to follow only the current syllabus; ditto for the exam pattern.
• Take notes during the study - This habit will make you more attentive apart from helping you jot down all the key and difficult points that you can quickly revise.
• Mind the weightage carried by various topics - If you look at the AIBE syllabus, you will see that the weightage is not the same for all the topics. Some topics carry as much as 10 per cent weightage, while others only carry 2 per cent weightage. This means you can't spend disproportionate time preparing for a topic that carries just 2 per cent weightage.
• Complete the easy portion first - You may find some topics difficult and time-consuming. If such topics are not essential to understanding the subsequent topic, you may skip the chapter for now and come back to it once you are done with the easier topics. 
• Develop your reasoning and analytical abilities - These abilities will not only help you crack the AIBE 20 exam but also serve you well in your career as a lawyer.  
• What else: Apart from studying the recommended books, keep a track of all the recent law cases and judgments

You may also go through exam preparation tips by AIBE qualified candidates. These tips will give you insights into how these candidates approached their preparation, the strategies they adopted and other such nuggets that you may like to incorporate in your preparation.

The AIBE question paper will contain total 100 objective-type questions of 100 marks. Questions in the exam will be asked from total 19 subjects/topics as mentioned below:

One of the best ways to prepare for AIBE is also by going through the preparation strategy of previous years' qualifiers. Click on the links below to know how AIBE exam qualifiers of previous year prepared for the law exam:

• AIBE 2020 qualifier: Meet Saransh, an engineer-turned-law professional
• AIBE 2020 qualifier: Rinki Gupta wants to work for the underprivileged
• AIBE preparation tips by qualified candidates