AILET Cut-off 2026: Expected College/Category-wise Cutoff, Previous year’s Cut off Marks
All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )
Registration - 7 Aug '25 - 10 Nov '25
The course-wise AILET Cutoff will be released by the National Law University Delhi. The courses offered through the AILET exam are BA LLB and LLM. The cutoff refers to the minimum marks candidates need to get admission. The AILET 2026 cutoff will be released during the counselling and seat allotment process. The cutoff for the courses through this entrance exam is expected to be between 90 to 110.
There are many factors that effect the cut off of AILET exam. Some of the factors include seat intake capacity, exam difficulty, total number of applicants, performance of candidates, category, etc. Check out all the expected AILET 2026 cutoff and previous years' cutoff for the exam on this page below.
- AILET Expected Cutoffs 2026
- AILET 2026 Important Dates
- AILET: Qualifying Cut Off vs Admission Cut Off 2026
- AILET 2025 Cutoff
- AILET Cutoff 2024
- AILET Cut-off 2023
- AILET Cut-Off 2022
- Previous Years' AILET Cutoffs
AILET Expected Cutoffs 2026
Check out the cutoff of AILET 2026 (category wise) for BA LLB:
| AILET Cutoff 2026 for BA LLB | |
|---|---|
| Category | Cut off Rank |
| General | 50-60 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 350-430 |
| EWS | 190-200 |
| SC | 1200-1300 |
| ST | 2000-2200 |
The expected AILET 2026 cutoff for LLM course has been mentioned below:
| AILET Cutoff 2026 for LLM | |
|---|---|
| Category | Cutoff Rank |
| General | 40-50 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 140-170 |
| EWS | 120-170 |
| SC | 420-480 |
| ST | 480-490 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
The results for AILET 2026 will be released in December 2025. After the release of the result, the counselling for AILET will commence for the shortlisted candidates to attend and secure their seats.
AILET 2026 Important Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of AILET 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| To Be Notified | AILET 2026 Result |
| To Be Notified | AILET 2026 Final Answer Key |
| To Be Notified | AILET 2026 Provisional Answer Key |
| To Be Notified | AILET Counselling 2026 fee submission (BA LLB and LLM) |
| To Be Notified | AILET Counselling Registration 2026 (BA LLB and LLM) |
| To Be Notified | AILET First Provisional Merit List 2026 (BA LLB and LLM) |
| To Be Notified | AILET Second Provisional Merit List 2026 (BA LLB and LLM) |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| May ' 25 | AILET 2025 Third Provisional Merit List 2026 (BA LLB) |
AILET: Qualifying Cut Off vs Admission Cut Off 2026
In the AILET Exam 2026, there are two types of AILET Cutoff Marks. NLU Delhi will create the qualifying cut-off and admission cut-off similar to each other. Candidates can check the difference between the two cut-offs below:
| Qualifying Cutoff | Admission Cutoff |
|---|---|
| Achieving the qualifying cut-off marks is not enough to guarantee admission. | Scoring the required marks as per the admission cut-off can secure your admission. |
| The university releases the cut-off prior to the exam. | The admission cut-off for the NLU will be announced at the time of the counselling process. |
| Candidates who do not achieve a rank above the cut-off will not be included in the merit list. | Those who do not score marks as per the admission cut-off may get admission in the mop-up round (if seats are available) |
AILET 2025 Cutoff
The cutoff for AILET 2025 (category wise) for BA LLB is provided below:
| AILET Cutoff 2025 for BA LLB | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cut Off Rank (1st Round) | Cut Off Rank (2nd Round) |
| General | 53 | 55 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 358 | 423 |
| EWS | 200 | - |
| SC | 1288 | - |
| ST | 2018 | 2115 |
The expected AILET 2025 cutoff for LLM course will be mentioned below:
| AILET Cutoff 2025 for LLM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Cutoff Rank (1st Round) | Cutoff Rank (2nd Round) | Cutoff Rank (3rd Round) |
| General | 41 | 42 | 45 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 146 | - | 163 |
| EWS | 120 | - | 167 |
| SC | 423 | 426 | 471 |
| ST | 484 | - | - |
AILET Cutoff 2024
The AILET 2024 cut off for BA LLB for general category was between 60 and 70. The AILET 2024 LLM cut offs for general, OBC and EWS categories are provided in the table below.
Check out the cutoff of AILET 2024 (category wise) for BA LLB:
| AILET Cutoff 2024 for BA LLB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Round 1 Cutoff Rank | Round 2 Cutoff Rank | Round 3 Cutoff Rank | Round 4 Cutoff Rank | Round 5 Cutoff Rank |
| General | 62 | 65 | - | 66 | 69 (Conversion of FN/OCI/PIO seats to General) |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 457 | 585 | 595 | 598 | |
| EWS | 290 | 305 | - | - | |
| SC | 1559 | 1614 | 1669 | 1689 | |
| ST | 2646 | 3150 | 3351 | - | |
The AILET 2024 cutoff for LLM course has been mentioned below:
| AILET Cutoff 2024 for LLM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Round 1 Cut Off Rank | Round 2 Cut Off Rank | Round 3 Cut Off Rank | Round 4 Cut Off Rank |
| General | 35 | 36 | 37 | 51 |
| OBC (Non Creamy Layer) | 144 | - | - | 160 |
| EWS | 173 | 150 | - | 181 |
| SC | 258 | 437 | - | - |
| ST | 414 | - | 629 | - |
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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) : AILET 2025 Last Round Closing Score (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLU Delhi (NLUD) - National Law University | 106 | 71 | 61 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) in NLSIU,NUL & NLU : AILET 2025 Last Round Closing Score (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLU Delhi (NLUD) - National Law University | 106 | 71 | 61 |
AILET Cut-off 2023
NLU Delhi has released the All India Merit Ranks for the BA LLB program. Analyzing the merit ranks, it is pretty clear that the cut-off would be lower this year.
In fact, the AILET 2023 cutoff for the General category will most likely be in the 72.5-73.5 mark range.
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AILET 2023 cut-off (most likely)
- As per the All India Merit List released for the BA LLB program, only 12 candidates managed to score equal to or more than 80 marks.
- Now considering there are 47 seats available for the General category, the cut-off is sure to be lower than 80 marks.
- The candidates with All India Rank 47 secured 73.75 marks. This means the AILET 2023 cut-off for the general category is most likely to be around the 72.75-73.5 mark.
- 63 candidates have scored 72.75 marks or more.
AILET Cut-Off 2022
The AILET 2022 cutoff has been released by NLU Delhi. Check category-wise AILET 2022 cut off marks for BA LLB (Hons.) to know your chances of admission at NLU Delhi:
| Category | AILET 2022 Cut off Marks for BA LLB (Hons.) | AILET 2022 Cutoff Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General Category | 83.50 marks | AIR 142 |
| Gen-PWD | 59.25 marks | AIR 1384 |
| OBC -NCL | 63 marks | AIR 1040 |
| OBC-PWD | 39 marks | AIR 5004 |
| SC | 51.50 marks | AIR 2406 |
| SC-PWD | 25.75 marks | AIR 9022 |
| ST | 44.25 marks | AIR 3692 |
| EWS | 69.75 marks | AIR 588 |
| EWS-PWD | 29.50 marks | AIR 7720 |
| KM | 65.25 marks | AIR 866 |
| J&K Residents | 65 marks | AIR 878 |
AILET 2022 LLM cutoff for each category is as under:
| Category | AILET 2022 Cut off Marks for LLM | AILET LLM 2022 Cutoff Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General Category | 56.50 marks | AIR 90 |
| Gen-PWD | 46.50 marks | AIR 162 |
| OBC -NCL | 38.50 marks | AIR 187 |
| OBC-PWD | 37.50 marks | AIR 189 |
| SC | 37.75 marks | AIR 188 |
| SC-PWD | 5.75 marks | AIR 195 |
| ST | 36.25 marks | AIR 192 |
| EWS | 38.75 marks | AIR 186 |
| KM | 51.25 marks | AIR 131 |
Commonly asked questions
Following factos are considered to determine the AILET cutoff such as:
- Difficulty level of the paper
- Number of candidates appeared
- Number of candidates qualified
- Total seats available for admission
- Category of candidates
Previous Years' AILET Cutoffs
Check previous years' AILET cutoffs for reference below:
AILET 2020 Cut off
The AILET 2020 cutoff marks for BA LLB (Hons) are mentioned in the table below:
| Category |
AILET Cut off for BA LLB (Hons) |
|---|---|
| General |
75.25 |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
63 |
| SC |
48 |
| ST |
37 |
| PwD (General) |
44.25 |
| PwD (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) |
26.5 |
| PwD (SC) |
29.5 |
| Kashmiri Migrants |
52 |
| Residents of Jammu and Kashmir |
57 |
| EWS |
68 |
| EWS (PwD) |
30.5 |
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AILET 2019 Cut off
The AILET 2019 cutoff marks for BA LLB (Hons) are as under:
| Category |
Minimum Cut off marks for AILET |
Marks scored by AILET toppers |
|---|---|---|
| General |
72.75 |
93.25 marks |
| Scheduled Caste |
49.75 |
59.75 marks |
| Scheduled Tribe |
50 |
58.5 marks |
| Persons with Disabilities |
48.5 |
64 marks |
| Kashmiri Migrant |
35.25 |
35.25 marks |
| Residents of Jammu and Kashmir |
51.25 |
54.25 marks |
AILET 2018 Cut off
The AILET 2018 cutoff marks for BA LLB (Hons) are as under:
| Category |
AILET Cut off for BA LLB (Hons) |
|---|---|
| General |
71.25 |
| Scheduled Caste |
49.75 |
| Scheduled Tribe |
48.25 |
| Persons with Disabilities |
42.75 |
| Kashmiri Migrant |
40.25 |
| Residents of Jammu and Kashmir |
58 |
AILET Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The candidates will be able to download the notification for the AILET exam from the NLU Delhi official website. This document is important as it provides the exam registration schedule and eligibility criteria. Students should go through this document thoroughly for the application fees, last date
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
AILET notification is a document that tells about the important details regarding the exam. It provides the details on the exam registration schedule, eligibility, fee strcuture, exam cities, etc. Candidates aspiring to sit for the AILET 2026 exam will have to register for the exam before the last d
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
The result for the AILET 2026 exam will be released a few days after the exam. Candidates will be able to check their scorecards through their candidate's login using the credentials as craeted during the registration. The scorecard will mention the Candidate's name, roll number, overall scores, sco
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
With the help of previous year exam analysis, candidates looking to sit for the exam this year will be able to ascertain the type of questions asked in the exam and what is the difficulty level for each section of the exam. This helps in preparing for the exam accrodingly. Also, candidates who appea
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
AILET admit card will include the details such as Candidate's name, roll number, course opted for, address of the examination hall, date and time of the entrance exam, etc. Along with this, candidates will also be intimated regarding the general guidelines for the exam day through the admit card of
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
To crack the AILET exam, candidates must target to achieve rank between 50-60, which means score above 75 will help you land at the NLU Delhi. Candidates must go through the AILET exam pattern, syllabus, and previous year questions to prepare for the exam effectively. The previous year questions wil
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
The AILET application fee structure is categorised based on different categories as given below:
Category | AILET Application Fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
General | INR 3,000 |
PwD/ SC/ ST | INR 1,000 |
Women of SC/ST Category and Women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) | Exempted from paying the application fee |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
AILET exam is conducted for admission to the 5-year integrated courses and LLM courses offered at the National Law University Delhi. Aspiring candidates will have to register for the entrance exam before the last date to sit for the exam. However, candidates must furnish the eligibility criteria to
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Please add these entrance exams also in your list for LLM.
- MHCET Law LLM
- LSAT LLM
- AP PGLCET
- CUET LLM for DU
- SLS AIAT LLM
- TISS LLM Exam
- PU LLM Law
- BHU PET Law
Scholar-Level 18
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, AILET preparation can be done in 1 month with an organized plan and strategy. Follow the steps given below to prepare for the exam efficiently within a month:
- Collect the study material, books, reference notes, practice question papers, previous year papers
- Allot equal time to each section
- Decote
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