AILET LLM Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )

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AILET 2027 Final Answer Key

18 Dec '26

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

By Damini Aggarwal, Assistant Manager - Content

Overview

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. 

Read more: Best Books for AILET Preparation

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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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Answered an hour ago

The NLU Delhi will release the AILET Exam Schedule soon. Candidates must follow the dates carefully to avoid any misses later.

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Anupama Mehra

Contributor-Level 10

Answered an hour ago

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 

 

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Divya Surbhi

Contributor-Level 8

Answered an hour ago

Candidates will require the following documents during the AILET counselling process:

Application form
AILET Hall ticket
10th & 12th marksheets
Category certificate
Specially-Abled Certificate 
Domicile Certificate
Any other supporting document to claim your seat

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Manisha Gard

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 hours ago

No, the NLU Delhi has not released the AILET Answer Key 2027 yet. The answer key will be published only after the exam is over. 

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Nitesh Srivastava

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 hours ago

To crack AILET exam in your first attempt-

Create a plan
Collect the books along with the previous year question papers
Divide equal days to each subject 

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Akanksha Kumari

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 hours ago

There is no provision to fill the AILET Application Form in offline mode. Candidates will have to visit nationallawuniversitydelhi.in to fill the form. 

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Akanksha

Contributor-Level 8

Answered Yesterday

The NLU Delhi has not released any information regarding the revision of AILET Exam Pattern yet. Candidates must note that all details about the AILET Exam 2027 will be published in the notification. 

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Chanchal Patra

Contributor-Level 8

Answered Yesterday

Candidates aspiring to appear for the AILET exam must refer to the following set of books while preparing for AILET 2027:

CLAT Study Kit (Legal Reasoning, English, Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, and Legal Awareness & General Knowledge)
Universal's Guide to CLAT & LLB Entrance Examination
CLAT & AILET'

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Mohit Dhawan

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 months ago

To get the AILET previous year question papers:

  1. Click on the AILET question paper PDF download links on the Shiksha portal or
  2. Visit the official website to download the PYQs and practice them to appear for the exam

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Anshuman Dhyani

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The AILET application forms will be available on the official website of the conducting body, NLU Delhi. Candidates must visit the online portal to fill out the forms only during the application window. 

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Kanishk Dhawan

Contributor-Level 6

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