AIBE 20 Passing Marks 2025: Category-wise Qualifying marks, Factors effecting AIBE Cut-off

All India Bar Examination 2025 ( AIBE )

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AIBE 20 Exam Date 2025 has not been announced. AIBE 20 (XX) Exam 2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode. The official AIBE 20 (XX) Notification is expected to be released in next few days.The AIBE Notification will carry all important details about AIBE Exam. Read further to know more.

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AIBE 20 Passing Marks 2025: Category-wise Qualifying marks, Factors affecting AIBE Cut-off

AIBE 20 Exam 2025: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has not announced the AIBE 20 Exam Date 2025 yet. The BCI will announce all important details about AIBE Exam in AIBE 20 Notification 2025.  The official AIBE 20 (XX) Notification will carry details like AIBE Exam Date 2025, AIBE 20 Eligibility Criteria and other information. AIBE 20 (XX) Exam 2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode. Meanwhile, the BCI has made an important announcement related to AIBE Qualifying Marks 2025. 

Latest Update: AIBE 20 Notification 2025 Expected Anytime Soon; Check Exam Date, Registration LINK & Live Updates

As per the revised AIBE 20 Passing Marks, General and OBC category candidates have to score 42 out of 100 and SC/ST candidates must score 37 out of 100 to qualify in the bar examination. Candidates who will clear the AIBE 2025 exam with the said AIBE 20 qualifying marks will receive Certificate of Practice.

All lawyers in the country must obtain the Certificate of Practice (COP) within two years of provisional enrollment. Only those advocates who have qualified AIBE (XX) 20 Exam 2025 will be issued COP to continue practising at the court of law in India.

The AIBE qualifying marks cutoff 2025 is the minimum marks a candidate must score to clear the AIBE 20 (XX) 2025. It must be noted that AIBE 20 (XX) Cut-off 2025 will be decided by the BCI.

Table of content
  • AIBE 20 Minimum Passing Criteria 2025
  • What determines AIBE 20 cutoff?
  • AIBE XX (20) Qualifying Cutoff 2025: Category-wise
  • AIBE 19 Cutoff 2024: Category-Wise
  • AIBE 18 Cutoff 2023: Category-wise
  • AIBE 17 Cutoff 2023: Category-wise
  • AIBE 16 Cutoff 2022: Category-wise
  • AIBE 15 Cutoff 2021: Category-wise
  • AIBE 20 Important Topics 2025: Weightage
  • Tips & Tricks To Crack AIBE 2025
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AIBE 20 Minimum Passing Criteria 2025

Candidates must note that the BCI has notified AIBE Cut off which is the minimum passing marks for the exam. AIBE minimum passing criteria is 38 per cent. Candidates who will score less than the required minimum qualifying marks of AIBE 20 will then have to appear for the AIBE Examination again.

What determines AIBE 20 cutoff?

A few crucial elements will influence the AIBE 20 cutoff. The AIBE 20 (XX) cutoff 2025 is determined in part by these factors. Below is a comprehensive list of the variables that will decide the AIBE 20 cutoff 2025

  • All India Bar Examination passing marks / AIBE qualifying marks
  • Answers challenged by AIBE 20 candidates for re-checking
  • Objections accepted by the BCI
  • Number of questions dropped from the AIBE 20 evaluation
 

AIBE XX (20) Qualifying Cutoff 2025: Category-wise

To pratice law in India, candidates must score minimum passing marks known as the AIBE qualifying marks. For the general category, candidates must receive 40 per cent of the possible points, and for candidates from SC and ST, 35 per cent. Applicants may retake the exam as many times as necessary if they are unable to bring the required passing scores on the AIBE. Candidates can check the expected AIBE 20 Cutoff below:

Category

Minimum Passing Marks

AIBE Qualifying Marks 2025

General

45%

42

OBC

45%

42

SC/ST

40%

37

AIBE 19 Cutoff 2024: Category-Wise

Candidates can check AIBE 19 Cutoff 2024 below:

Category

Cutoff Marks

General/OBC

38

SC/ST

30

AIBE 18 Cutoff 2023: Category-wise

Candidates can check AIBE 18 Cutoff for 2023 below:

Category

Cutoff Marks

General/OBC

42

SC/ST

37

AIBE 17 Cutoff 2023: Category-wise

Candidates can check AIBE 17 Cutoff marks for 2023 below:

Category

Cutoff Marks

General/OBC

39 marks out of 98

ST/SC

34 marks out of 98

AIBE 16 Cutoff 2022: Category-wise

Candidates can check AIBE 16 cut off for 2022 below:

Category

Cutoff Marks

General/OBC

39 marks out of 98

SC/ST

34 marks out of 98

AIBE 15 Cutoff 2021: Category-wise

Candidates can check AIBE 15 Cut-off for 2021 below:

Category

Cutoff Marks

General/OBC

38 marks

SC/ST

33 marks

AIBE 20 Important Topics 2025: Weightage

The core subjects asked in AIBE 20 question paper 2025 with weightage are as under: 

AIBE Syllabus

Weightage

Constitutional Law

10 questions

Indian Penal Code (IPC)

08 questions

Criminal Procedure Code (Cr PC)

10 questions

Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

10 questions

Evidence Act

08 questions 

Alternate Dispute Redressal Including Arbitration Act

04 questions

Family Law

08 questions

Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

04 questions

Administrative Law

03 questions

Professional Ethics and Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI Rules

04 questions

Company Law

02 questions

Environmental Law

02 questions 

Cyber Law

02 questions 

Labour and Industrial Laws

04 questions 

Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicles Act and Consumer Protection Law

05 questions 

Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act

08 questions

Law Related to Taxation 

04 questions

Land Acquisition Act

02 questions

Intellectual Property Laws

02 questions

Total

100 questions

Note: Candidates must ensure to cover AIBE 20 Important Topics to increase there chances to score atleast minimum passing marks in AIBE Exam.

Also Read: Lowest Weightage Topics for AIBE Syllabus: No. of Questions, Best Books & More

Tips & Tricks To Crack AIBE 2025

Some of the other tips and tricks to keep in mind while preparing for AIBE  include:

  • Time management: Candidates should manage their time effectively while preparing for the exam. More time should be devoted to weaker subjects and a good amount of time should be left for revision and practicing of AIBE question papers.
  • Consistency: To clear the Bar exam in one go, candidates must be dedicated and consistent with their studies.
  • Notes: It is always helpful to create short notes while preparing for a topic. Candidates can refer to these notes at the time of revision. 
  • Tracking law cases and judgments: As per previous year paper analysis, few questions in the paper are asked from controversial and landmark law cases of past one year. Therefore, candidates appearing for the exam should keep important details of all such cases. 
  • Important topics: While preparing for the exam, candidates must start with the AIBE topics that hold maximum weightage in the exam. Important topics for AIBE exam include Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Penal Code, Evidence Act, Family Law and Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, and Negotiable Instrument Act.
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Final semester candidates of LLB without backlogs are eligible to apply for AIBE-20 exam. Because you are in 5th semester of LLB and AIBE 20 will be held in December 2025. So not eligible for AIBE 20.

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