The BCI allows carrying the Bare Acts without Short notes to the exam hall. Read on to know which Bare Acts are allowed and how to study bare acts for the AIBE exam. 
Bare Acts are an important resource for those preparing for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). The Bar Council of India (BCI) requires candidates to know bare acts as part of the AIBE 21 (XXI) Exam 2026. The BCI will conduct the AIBE 21 exam 2026 on June 7, 2026. AIBE (XXI) 21 Exam 2026-27 will be held in offline mode. The candidates will be allowed to carry the Bare Acts to the exam hall; however, they should be without comments, short notes or handwritten notes. The AIBE Exam Date, AIBE Syllabus and other important details were announced in the AIBE 21 Notification 2026.
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- How to Study the Bare Acts for AIBE Exam 2026?
- How to Keep Sections of the Bare Act in mind?
- How to organise notes while preparing for my exams in Bare Acts?
- AIBE XXI (21) Syllabus 2026-27: Subjects and Weightage
How to Study the Bare Acts for AIBE Exam 2026?
While preparing for the AIBE 21 exam, candidates must read the Bare Acts. Read below to know how to study the Bare Acts for the AIBE exam 2026:
- Understanding the Bare Acts: They are the original Acts passed by the legislature. Aspirants must thoroughly go through these laws.
- Tips for Studying the Bare Acts: Check the syllabus of the exam and highlight important acts having high weightage. Practice with AIBE questions from previous year to understand the exam pattern.
How to Keep Sections of the Bare Act in mind?
You can refer to these tips to keep sections of the Bare Act in your memory:
If you have topped while pursuing law there is still some chance. But if you were an average student who have not prepared even once for the exam, it is next to impossible to prepare for the exam in one month.
No candidates can actually prepare for AIBE Exam along with their class 12th exam. They just need to take out time to prepare for the entrance exam.
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Regularly study to become familiar with the language and structure of legal texts.
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Practice solving legal problems using Bare Acts
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Utilise it for AIBE mock tests & practice papers
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Try to learn 10 new pieces every day
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Make a habit of reading at least fifteen different sections daily
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Keep a notebook to wite important pointers
Also Read: AIBE Previous Year Question Papers (HINDI) with Answers : Download For Free
How to organise notes while preparing for my exams in Bare Acts?
To identify the best reference material, candidates should check:
AIBE Reference material is free of grammatical errors
Legal concepts are explained clearly
All illustrations, examples, and other such representations are accurate
The reference book for AIBE is reviewed by law experts
It has contained case-laws for a better understanding
It is based on AIBE 20 syllabus only
Until 2020, the AIBE Exam used to be conducted in an open-book format. While many students have requested to make it open book again, no decision on this have been taken so far.
Both exams are national level. While AIBE is a certification exam, CLAT is an entrance exam to get admission into NLUs. The difficulty level of both the exams are more or less same.

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