AILET PhD Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure

The AILET third merit list was released on Feb 4, 2026. NLU Delhi releases the merit list based on seats and vacancies at the NLU Delhi official website. 

Check the AILET merit list by following the below given process-

• Visit NLU Delhi website
• Navigate to 'Notifications' section
• Click on 'Merit List' link
• View and download the list 

No, AILET Entrance Exam cutoff is released separately for the various categories. For instance, the cut-off is available for categories like Open, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PH categories. Note that open category candidates will not be considered for admission under reserved category seats. However, candidates belonging to reserved category will be considered for admission under both open and the reserved category they belong to. To be considered for admission under reserved category, the candidate must furnish the required category certificates. However, any candidate who is found using counterfeit documents can be disqualified at any stage of the admission process.

AILET counselling begins from December 19 to December 27. NLU Delhi releases a separate notification for counselling registration, and on the basis of the rank and scores, merit lists are released.

Even though NLU Delhi is a National Law University but it is not a part of the Consortium of NLUs. All the NLUs in India have been granted the status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Thus, there is no major difference in the courses offered at NLU Delhi as compared to the other National Law Universities. However, the NLU Delhi offers admission to is BA LLB and LLM program through the AILET entrance exam.

The last date to submit the AILET counselling fee was December 27, 2025. The candidates who get the invitation to participate in the AILET counselling have to pay the counselling registration fee before the last date.

AILET 2026 counselling dates has announced. Check the official dates here.

The AILET counselling process includes the following steps:

• Release of AILET invite list 
• Registration for counseling by candidates inlcuded in the list
• Release of provisional admission list
• Pay admission fee 

NLU Delhi will invite Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO Category students for the AILET 2026 counselling process for admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB program through a separate notification, candidates will be invited to register online for the counselling online through the official website.

The AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) is conducted once a year. It is held in December for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs at the participating National Law Universities (NLU Delhi). AILET 2026 was held on December 14, 2025. AILET Exam is held in pen-and-paper mode. However, for admission to all other NLUs across India, CLAT exam is conducted.

The invite list for AILET has the following details-

• The invite list is released category-wise.
• It included the application number, roll number, total marks, and All India Ranks of candidates shortlisted for counselling.
• It also included the seat matrix and reservation for AILET admission process.
• The counselling schedule.
• The step-wise counselling process.

Even though NLU Delhi is a National Law University but it is not a part of the Consortium of NLUs. All the NLUs in India have been granted the status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Thus, there is no major difference in the courses offered at NLU Delhi as compared to the other National Law Universities. However, the NLU Delhi offers admission to is BA LLB and LLM program through the AILET entrance exam.

The entrance exam accepted for admission to the BA LLB and LLM courses at the NLU Delhi is AILET. No other entrance exam is accepted for the admission to the institute. Candidates appearing in any other Law entrance exam such as CLAT, MHCET Law, SLAT, will have to appear for the AILET to increase their scope of admission to NLU Delhi.

AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) is a national-level law entrance exam, conducted for admission to the law courses- UG (BA LLB) and PG (LLM). The exam is held once a year in online mode.

The AILET 2027 application form is expected to be released in August 2026. The AILET application process includes registration, uploading documents, and fee payment. AILET application form 2027 will be released on nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.

The AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) is conducted once a year. It is held in December for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programs at the participating National Law Universities (NLU Delhi). AILET 2026 was held on December 14, 2025. AILET Exam is held in pen-and-paper mode. However, for admission to all other NLUs across India, CLAT exam is conducted.