AILET Reservation 2026: Program-wise Seat Matrix, Documents, Issuing Authority, Deadline Reservation
All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )
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AILET 2026 notification will be released tentatively in May 2025. NLU Delhi will offer admissions to BA LLB(Hons.) BCom LLB (Hons.), LLM, and PhD Law courses based on candidates' AILET 2026 scores. Check the category-wise seat intake for BA LLB, LLM, and PhD programs.
NLU Delhi will conduct the AILET 2026 entrance exam for admitting candidates to the BA LLB, LLM, and Ph.D. programs offered by the institute. The university offers admission to BA LLB (Hons.) and LLM programs for 120 seats and 81 seats, respectively. The total seat intake is further divided into various categories like General, SC, ST, and EWS categories. In addition, horizontal reservation is available in each category for PwD candidates.
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The above seat intake doesn’t include supernumerary seats available for special categories like Kashmiri Migrants and Residents of Jammu & Kashmir. Further, NLU Delhi also has a fixed intake for Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) for both the BA LLB and LLM programs. Admission for Indian nations to NLU Delhi will be based on AILET 2026 scores.
The entrance exam accepted for admission to the BA LLB and LLM courses at the NLU Delhi is AILET. No other entrance exam is accepted for the admission to the institute. Candidates appearing in any other Law entrance exam such as CLAT, MHCET Law, SLAT, will have to appear for the AILET to increase their scope of admission to NLU Delhi.
The complete details of AILET 2026 seat intake and reservation are covered in detail below.
- AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - BA LLB (Hons.) program
- AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - LLM program
- AILET 2026 Seat Matrix for SC/ST Category
- To apply for seats under SC and ST categories, the candidate will have to produce a valid certificate issued by the competent authorities (check the list below):
- Filling of vacant seats
- OBC category - Issuing Authority, Deadline
- EWS category - Issuing Authority, Deadline
- PwD category - Issuing Authority
- Kashmiri Migrants (KM)
- Residents of Jammu and Kashmir
- Provisional Admission - Important Instructions
- AILET 2026 Exam Result and Counselling
AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - BA LLB (Hons.) program
Candidates can check the seat matrix and reservation for BA LLB program below:
| Sl No | Name of Categories | Total Seats | Horizontal Reservation for PwD |
Seats under Respective Categories after excluding PwD Seats
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General | 50 | 3 | 47 |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%) | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Scheduled Castes (15%) | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Scheduled Tribes (7.5%) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Economically Weaker Section (10%) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Sub Total | 110 | 6 | 104 |
| 7 | Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) | 10 | ||
| 8 | Grand Total | 120 |
Note: 5% Horizontal Reservation for all categories has been provided to PwD Category candidates.
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AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - LLM program
Candidates can check seat matrix and reservation for LLM Programme below:
| Sl No | Name of Categories | Total Seats | Horizontal Reservation for PwD |
Seats under Respective Categories after excluding PwD Seats
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General | 32 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%) | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Scheduled Castes (15%) | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Scheduled Tribes (7.5%) | 5 | - | 5 |
| 5 | Economically Weaker Section (10%) | 7 | - | 7 |
| 6 | Sub Total | 70 | 4 | 66 |
| 7 | Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants | 1 | ||
| 9 | Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) | 10 | ||
| 10 | Grand Total | 81 |
AILET 2026 Seat Matrix for SC/ST Category
To apply for seats under SC and ST categories, the candidate will have to produce a valid certificate issued by the competent authorities (check the list below):
- District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner, Collector, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Collector, 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Taluk Magistrate, Executive Magistrate and Extra Assistant Commissioner;
- Chief Presidency Magistrate, Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate, and Presidency Magistrate;
- Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar;
- Administrator, Secretary to the Administrator, or the Development Officer (Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands).
Filling of vacant seats
- Filling of vacant SC/ST seats - In case there is any unfilled seat(s) reserved for the SC category, then these seats will be converted to the ST category and vice-versa. Also, vacant seats in these two categories will not be offered to any other reserved category.
- Conversion of SC/ST seats to General-category seats - If SC (or ST) seats remain vacant even after converting to ST (or SC), then such seats will be treated as GENERAL category seats. These seats will be then filled according to AILET 2026 general category merit list.
OBC category - Issuing Authority, Deadline
22% of seats are reserved for OBCs (Non-Creamy Layer) Category. To be considered for admission under this category, the candidate must possess a valid OBC-NCL certificate issued by any of the following authorities:
- District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner, Collector, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Collector, 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Executive Magistrate.
- Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
- Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
- Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.
EWS category - Issuing Authority, Deadline
10% of seats are reserved for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
To be considered under the EWS category, the candidate needs to furnish a valid Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The list of competent issuing authorities is given below.
- District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
- Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
- Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
- Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.
PwD category - Issuing Authority
A horizontal reservation of 5% is available for candidates belonging to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category. Reservation of seats is done by the provisions of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016‟.
To be eligible for this category, the candidate must possess a valid PwD certificate issued by the competent authority as per the provisions of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 will be eligible to apply under this category."
Kashmiri Migrants (KM)
One supernumerary seat each for the BA LLB and LLM programs.
Kashmiri Migrants, including, Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) who are living in the Kashmir Valley are eligible for admission under this category. 1 seat is earmarked under the KM category.
Since the Kashmiri Migrant quota is supernumerary, it will not be converted to any other category even if the seats stay unfilled.
The candidate needs to submit a valid certificate issued by the competent authority.
Residents of Jammu and Kashmir
Two supernumerary seats for the BA LLB program are earmarked for Residents of Jammu & Kashmir.
Applicants under this category have to produce a valid certificate issued by the competent authority at the time of provisional admission.
Further, since the seats in this category are supernumerary, they will not be converted to any other category.
Provisional Admission - Important Instructions
- The category certificate(s) have to be produced in the original at the time of provisional admission. If the candidate fails to do so, no provisional admission will be granted. Further, the certificate should invariably be in the name of the candidate himself/herself.
- If seats reserved for the PwD category remain vacant, such seats will be offered to the candidates of the respective category from which horizontal reservation has been provided.
- The unfilled seats under the Foreign National Category will be carried over to the General Category and filled on Merit.
- A Horizontal reservation of 30% of the total seats shall be filled by eligible women candidates, including those selected in reserved and foreign national categories.
AILET 2026 Exam Result and Counselling
The NLU Delhi will tentatively declare the AILET 2026 Result in December 2025. Based on AILET 2026 scores, candidates will be shortlisted and counseling invite lists will be released. Candidates will have to send online registrations for invite-list to participate in the counselling. Generally, there are two rounds of seat allotment, however, NLU Delhi can conduct more rounds of AILET Counselling if the seats are vacant.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The candidates will be able to download the notification for the AILET exam from the NLU Delhi website. This document provides the exam registration schedule and eligibility criteria. Students should read it thoroughly to know the fees, last date of application, exam day, etc.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
AILET notification mentions the details about-
- Exam registration schedule
- Test cities
- Eligibility
- Application Fee
Applicants must ensure to meet the eligibility as per the notification to apply for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The result for the AILET 2026 exam will be released soon after the exam. Candidates can check their scorecards using their login details created during the registration.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
With the help of previous year exam analysis, candidates looking to sit for the exam this year will be able to ascertain the type of questions asked in the exam and what is the difficulty level for each section of the exam. This helps in preparing for the exam accrodingly. Also, candidates who appea
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The AILET admit card will mention the examination hall number, the name of the candidate, course name applied for, and general guidelines. Candidates must ensure to have the error free details in the hall ticket. Do not forget to carry an identity proof for verification purpose.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
To crack the AILET exam, candidates must target to achieve rank between 50-60, which means score above 75 will help you land at the NLU Delhi. Candidates must go through the AILET exam pattern, syllabus, and previous year questions to prepare for the exam effectively. The previous year questions wil
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The AILET application fee structure is categorised based on different categories as given below:
Category | AILET Application Fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
General | INR 3,000 |
PwD/ SC/ ST | INR 1,000 |
Women of SC/ST Category and Women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) | Exempted from paying the application fee |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
AILET exam is conducted for admission to the 5-year integrated courses and LLM courses offered at the National Law University Delhi. Aspiring candidates will have to register for the entrance exam before the last date to sit for the exam. However, candidates must furnish the eligibility criteria to
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Please add these entrance exams also in your list for LLM.
- MHCET Law LLM
- LSAT LLM
- AP PGLCET
- CUET LLM for DU
- SLS AIAT LLM
- TISS LLM Exam
- PU LLM Law
- BHU PET Law
Scholar-Level 18
AILET Notifications
- for admission to BA LLB program - 120 seats
- for LLM ciourse - 81 seats
The additional seats are also offered for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO candidates.