AILET LLM Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )

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Damini Aggarwal
Updated on Oct 10, 2025 11:35 IST

By Damini Aggarwal, Assistant Manager - Content

NLU Delhi has announced the AILET exam pattern on the official NLU Delhi website. The exam pattern was provided along with the detailed AILET notification 2026. There will be no descriptive sections in the AILET question paper.

Check out all the important details about the AILET exam pattern 2026 on this page. The exam pattern comprises of the mode and medium of exam, marking scheme, timings, sectional weightage, syllabus, etc.

Table of contents
  • AILET PG 2026 Exam Pattern Highlights
  • AILET LLM 2026 Section-wise Exam Pattern
  • AILET 2026 Marking Scheme
  • AILET 2026 Negative Marking
  • AILET 2026 Tie-breaking Method
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AILET PG 2026 Exam Pattern Highlights

Candidates can get an overview of the exam structure of AILET as mentioned below:

Exam Features LLM
Exam mode Center-based Pen-and-paper exam 
Test duration 120 minutes
Exam timings 2 PM to 4 PM
Test medium English
Type of questions

MCQs & Subjective question

Total questions

100 multiple choice questions

Total marks

100 marks

Marking scheme

+1 mark for each correct answer

-0.25 marks for each incorrect answer

Note: Candidates may also consider the  CLAT 2025 Exam Pattern as the duration of the CLAT exam is the same as AILET.
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AILET LLM 2026 Section-wise Exam Pattern

The question paper for LLM admissions will no more consists of two sections. The AILET LLM question paper 2026 will be as under, 

Subjects

Subject-wise questions

Marks

Different branches of law
(Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Law of Contract, Law of Torts, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public International Law, Tax Law, Environmental Law, Labour & Industrial Law)

100 MCQs 100
Total 100

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AILET 2026 Syllabus AILET Question Papers and Prep Guides Know Tips to Prepare for AILET 2026
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AILET 2026 Marking Scheme

The question paper carries 100 objective-type questions therefore, the marking scheme is as under,

  • Each question carries one mark that will be awarded for each correct attempt
  • In case, candidates have marked wrong options then negative marking will be done and for each wrong attempt, 0.25 marks will be deducted. 

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AILET 2026 Negative Marking

The AILET PG 2026 exam will have negative marking. For every wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of one one mark.

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AILET 2026 Tie-breaking Method

If two or more candidates get the same marks at the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) their merit will be decided as follows:
a) Senior Age;
b) Computerized draw of lots

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Candidates do not require any login details to download the AILET answer key PDF. It is available for download for everyone.

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Aashish Jha

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 2 months ago

Candidates receiving seats must follow NLU Delhi's instructions, pay the required admission amount, upload or verify documents, and complete other formalities.

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Kartik Rastogi

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Candidates with lower ranks may participate if they receive a counselling invitation. Admission depends on category, vacancies, previous cutoffs, and seat availability during subsequent counselling rounds.

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Chandra Anand

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Candidates may need academic certificates, identification proof, category certificates, photographs, AILET documents, and other required records. Exact requirements should be checked in NLU Delhi's official notification.

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Gunjan Rawat

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Seats are allotted according to candidates' merit ranks, reservation category, programme preferences, and seat availability. Multiple counselling rounds may be conducted depending on vacancies and candidate responses.

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Vikram Shukla

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Yes, shortlisted candidates need to pay counselling registration fee. The applicable amount and payment deadline are announced by NLU Delhi in its counselling notification.

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Aishwarya Shukla

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Eligible candidates can register through official NLU Delhi admission portal. They must log in, provide required information, upload documents, pay applicable fees, and submit their counselling application.

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Divya Saxena

Beginner-Level 3

Answered 2 months ago

Candidates shortlisted by NLU Delhi based on their AILET rank and eligibility criteria can participate. Shortlisted candidates must complete registration and counselling formalities.

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Nishtha Choudhury

Beginner-Level 4

Answered 2 months ago

AILET counselling is admission process conducted by NLU Delhi for candidates who qualify based on their entrance examination performance, merit rank, category, and availability of seats.

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Mamona Bisht

Beginner-Level 4

Answered 2 months ago

Candidates should check NLU Delhi's official admission and counselling notifications for the latest merit lists, seat-allocation information and category-wise closing ranks before assessing admission chances.

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Sanjana Surbhi

Beginner-Level 3

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