AIBE XVII Qualifier Interview: Komal Grewal talks about preparation strategy, important books, tips for aspirants & more
All India Bar Examination 2025 ( AIBE )
Result - 22 Dec '25 - 21 Mar '26
Shiksha.com got in touch with AIBE qualifier Komal Grewal to know about her preparation strategy, academic profile, plans for a law career and more. Checkout the excerpts from the interview below:
AIBE XVII Qualifier Komal Grewal
AIBE 17 Qualifier Interview: The Bar Council of India has finally released the AIBE 17 scorecard of all candidates. Shiksha.com got in touch with AIBE qualifier Komal Grewal to know about her preparation strategy, academic profile, plans for a law career and more. Checkout the excerpts from the interview below:
- Q: Congratulations! Did you expect to be one of the AIBE 2023 qualifiers?
- Q: What was the preparation strategy that helped you qualify AIBE 2023?
- Q: What study plan did you follow for AIBE 2023?
- Q: Besides Bare Acts, which books did you read to prepare for AIBE 2023?
- Q: How did you deal with your strengths and weaknesses while preparing for the exam?
- Q: Could you tell us about your academic profile?
- Q: What are your plans for a law career now that you have successfully qualified for AIBE? Are you preparing for the Judiciary?
- Q: Was law always your first preference?
- Q: Any tips for AIBE aspirants?
Q: Congratulations! Did you expect to be one of the AIBE 2023 qualifiers?
A: Yes, I feel good after clearing exam. I think to practice but plans can change also in future.
Q: What was the preparation strategy that helped you qualify AIBE 2023?
A: My strategy for this exam was simple. To clear this exam, I took idea of basic concepts from all subjects, which were there in syllabus of exam. After that, I solved previous year question papers to test my knowledge without bare Acts because it could gave me an idea about my knowledge regarding laws. Although, the exam is open book but this strategy made me confident about exam because, I solved without bare Acts. Moreover, before few days of exam, I purchased mock tests from Amazon and solved them with the help of bare Acts and I noted time for my each attempt. In this way, I learned to manage time in exam as; it is the most crucial part of exam.
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Q: What study plan did you follow for AIBE 2023?
A: My study plan was very simple. I hardly studied two hours in a day and solved mock tests. Sometimes, I read bare Acts to get knowledge of basic provisions, which made it easy to find answers in exam from bare Acts.
Q: Besides Bare Acts, which books did you read to prepare for AIBE 2023?
A: Besides Bare Acts, I read Universal’s guide to AIBE exam for MCQ’S which helped me a lot to prepare for this exam. Moreover, I purchased Mock tests for AIBE by Edugorilla. I solved mock test to make myself aware about the type of questions, which can be asked in exam.
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Q: How did you deal with your strengths and weaknesses while preparing for the exam?
A: Actually, it is my strength that I am very focused and goal oriented. My strength helped me to clear this exam in my first attempt. Moreover, in relation to my weakness I would say sometime we procrastinate to study but I managed this by reminding myself about the importance of this exam in my life that I cannot practice without clearing it.
Q: Could you tell us about your academic profile?
A: I have done BA.LLB (5 years) from a private university in Punjab. My academic profile is good, as I have passed graduation as First division with distinction. I have great interest in studies from my childhood.
Q: What are your plans for a law career now that you have successfully qualified for AIBE? Are you preparing for the Judiciary?
A: No, I am not preparing for judiciary rather I would like to do practice in any court.
Q: Was law always your first preference?
A: Yes, it was my first preference because it was my dream to become an advocate from my childhood.
Q: Any tips for AIBE aspirants?
A: I would suggest to all AIBE aspirants that please do not take this exam very lightly because it is open boom rather prepare it very seriously because questions can be a little tricky and you cannot always find them in bare Acts, as the case law based questions are not in Bare Acts. Lastly, I want to say study Bare Acts thoroughly to get idea of basic provisions before exam and solve mock tests and previous year question papers
Candidates can now download their AIBE 17 result by entering REGISTRATION NUMBER and PASSWORD. They can also save the result page as a pdf file to apply for a Certificate of Practice from their enrolled Bar Councils. Candidates must note that Direct link to access AIBE 17 result - https://register.cbtexams.in/bci/Score/
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
No, there is no such way to fill the AIBE Application Form offline. Candidates will have to visit allindiabarexamination.com to complete filling the application form.
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Yes you can appear for the All India Bar Examination even if you have not fully completed your syllabus. But only if you are a final year student with no backlogs. You can also appear if you have passed but are waiting your degree.
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You can check the AIBE syllabus on the official Bar Council of India (BCI) website, allindiabarexamination.com, where they release the PDF, or on educational portals like Shiksha that provide direct download links and subject-wise weightage for subjects like Constitutional Law, IPC, CPC, and Evidenc
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No. Candidates cannot challenge the AIBE Final answer key. The final answer key is released after all challenges against the provisional key are considered and the changes, if any, are made. Based on the answer of the AIBE Final answer key the result of the exam is prepared.
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The candidates can download their Certificate of Practice (CoP) from the link given on the official portal. The candidates can get their CoP by logging with their Enrollment number.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Candidates who will successfully pass the AIBE exam will be issued the CoP by BCI. The qualified candidates will have to collect their Certificate of Practice from their respective State Bar Councils. It is a mandatory document to practice Law in India.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
The candidates whose names appears on the Roll of Advocates maintained by a State Bar Council can apply for the CoP. These candidates must be enrolled advocates who have passed the All India Bar Examination.
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The minimum qualifying marks for AIBE exam as decided by the Bar Council is:
| Category | Qualifying criteria | Qualifying marks |
|---|---|---|
| General/ OBC | 40% of the total marks | 40 marks out of 100 Marks |
| SC/ ST | 35% of the total marks | 35 marks out of 100 Marks |
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AIBE 20 Cutoff will be based on the qualifying criteria of the exam. However, the final cutoff will depend on the number of questions to be considered after AIBE provisional answer key objection process. There are chances that a few questions are dropped from the final evaluation paper if errors are
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The AIBE 20 result will be released online on AIBE website. The candidates will be able to access their result using the AIBE Login credentials created during the registration.
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AIBE Notifications
The best books for the All India Bar Examination as suggested by experts are Bare Acts, All India Bar Examination's previous years solved papers, commentaries, and short notes on case laws. Books:
1- Guide to All India Bar Examination by Universal
2- Sure Success AIBE & JCJ by DV Rao
3- All India Bar Examination Guide by Shambhu Prasad Choudhary
4- The Constitution of India Bare ACT with short notes by Universal
For more details, you may visit the Shiksha AIBE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/law/aibe-exam).