Previous Year Qualified Candidates for AIBE Exam: Preparation Tips & Academic Profile

Appearing for AIBE 21 (XXI) Exam 2026-27? Check AIBE preparation tips by qualifiers of the bar exam from past years

AIBE Preparation Tips from Qualifiers

Bar Council of India (BCI) conducts the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). It is a qualifying exam for advocates or law graduates (2009 onwards) to check their skills and their preparedness to practice in court officially. The bar examination, which was first initiated in 2011, has no limitations on the number of attempts lawyers can make to qualify, since it is mandatory to get a ‘Certificate of Practice’.

AIBE Exam, however, has become a tough exam to crack as it is no longer an open-book exam. Many candidates fail to qualify for the examination (although, mostly by a narrow margin only) because it is not clear what topics from AIBE syllabus will be asked in the question paper.

The BCI has announced that it will conduct the AIBE 21 Exam 2026 on June 7, 2026. Candidates must fill the AIBE 21 Application Form 2026 on or before April 30, 2026. With such few months left, candidates must start their AIBE Preparation. Shiksha brings here AIBE preparation tips from qualified candidates to help you prepare well for the upcoming exam.

The AIBE 21 exam date 2026 was announced in AIBE Notification. All India Bar Examination XXI 2026 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode. Read below preparation tips from AIBE-qualified candidates to get some insights on the upcoming exam.

AIBE 21 Syllabus 2026

Adv. Shuchita Raj 

In an exclusive interview with Shiksha.com, Adv. Suchita Raj said that AIBE exam should not be taken lightly anymore. The level of the exam has definitely evolved and it now expects a certain level of preparation. It is no longer an exam where one can walk in casually and expect to clear it. I don’t intend to create fear, but preparation is necessary.

 Even a small mistake in understanding a line or a single word can change the entire meaning of a question. That is why CPC demanded extra time and careful reading from me. Along with this, studying judgments was also quite challenging. It was not just about remembering outcomes but about understanding the facts, issues and reasoning of the courts.

Also Read: AIBE 20 Qualifier Shuchita Raj Says "Do Not Take AIBE Exam Lightly"

Nishant Chamoli 

Nishant cleared the AIBE Exam on his first attempt. He says, "CRPC (the Code of Criminal Procedure) and CPC (the Code of Civil Procedure), were challenging as those two are procedural laws, and one needs to have a basic understanding of them to go forward and understand the question in itself, as well as the case study-based questions."

Prep tips for AIBE candidates: 

those appearing in the AIBE Exam shouldn’t be stressed about the same, because if they have done satisfactorily in their college time they will be able to pass the exam easily as only bare minimum is required to clear the same but one shouldn’t take it too lightly, because there is a reason many people have failed this year maybe they had taken it for granted. Secondly, you should be carrying the Bare Acts with you, and you must know how to quickly read the Bare Acts and be on the section or the page you are required to be on to solve the particular question and one shouldn’t worry about the time given, cause trust me it's already too much.

Lakshya Nabh Pratap Singh

Work Profile – Enrolled with Delhi Bar Council and, currently practising as an advocate at Delhi High Court and various district courts

Academic Profile – BBA LLB at Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University

Lakshya appeared for AIBE XIV and qualified the examination in his first attempt. He shared qualifying the bar examination was not difficult since he has been studying legal subjects for a long time. He mentioned that he referred to Bare Acts books as the preparation study material. In fact, he shared the question paper was of moderate difficulty level for him. He is currently practising under a senior lawyer at A K Pandey and Associates and has plans to be an independent lawyer in future.

Prep tips for AIBE appearing candidates – Lakshya says only things that will help candidates crack AIBE examination is 'calmness and bare acts books'. By this, he means to say, candidates appearing for the examination have already studied legal subjects well enough and now, they only need to maintain their composure in the examination in order to attempt the questions they know well.

Also read: 

• AIBE Exam Pattern
• AIBE Preparation Tips and Strategy

Mampoli Chetia – Qualified AIBE (XIV) 2019

Work Profile - Practising Advocate at Tinsukia District Court

Academic Profile – Bachelor degree in law from D.H.S.K Law College, Dibrugarh

Mampoli qualified AIBE exam in her first attempt. She shared that it was regular studies of two hours a day that helped her qualify the examination. In her preparation strategy, she referred Bare Acts for all subjects including, IPC, CrPc and Indian Constitution book for important law topics. She had also prepared notes with the books to carry on the exam day. She plans to be a successful advocate and qualify Assam Judiciary Services (AJS) exam.

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Sugandh Chaturvedi - Qualified AIBE (XIV) 2019

Academic Profile – Bachelor degree in law from Rajasthan University

Sungandh is enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan and she shared that it was her first attempt and she practised for the bar examination with Bare Acts books only. She added that regular studies (day and night whenever she could focus) was part of her preparation plan for AIBE 14. In addition, previous years AIBE question papers also helped her a lot.

Saransh Vijayvargiya, Qualified AIBE (XV) 2020

Academic Profile - LLB in IPR from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.

Work Profile - Patent attorney at Zest IP, and an Independent Practitioner at Rajasthan and Delhi High Court.

Saransh shared that his plan was to get through core subjects such as Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), Evidence, Constitution and Indian Penal Code (IPC) because 50% of the questions are from these subjects only. Anyone taking this exam must go through the Bare Acts index of these subjects, he suggested. 

To overcome preparation stress, he took breaks and did something different like cooking, writing book reviews. These things kept him on the track and helped him turn his weaknesses into strengths.

He also said, "If anyone wants to clear the exam in the first attempt, he/she must go through the index of all Bare Acts. Since the candidate needs to score a minimum of 40% marks to clear the exam, so start attempting the questions you are confident of."

Rinki Gupta, Qualified AIBE XV 2020

Academic Profile - Bachelor of Arts and LLB 3 Years from Lloyd Law College

Rinki shared she studied previous year AIBE question papers, Bare Acts and most importantly, Criminal Manual, Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), Constitution of India that cover most of the questions. She also read newspapers and studied some landmark cases while preparing for the exam. She also shared, "To qualify for the AIBE, the candidate is required to have a general understanding of the topic and conceptual clarity. Since I am a law graduate, my basic concepts were clear. The books, which I referred to include: 

• CPC by CKTakwani
• Company Law and Practice by AK Majumdar/Dr GK Kapoor
• Constitution of India by Durga DasBasu
• Sarkar’s Civil Practice and Procedure Manual
• Universal’s Criminal Manual
• Other Bare Acts of Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt Ltd.

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