How Many Students Appeared for AILET Exam 2026?
All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )
Counselling - 5 May '26
The AILET exam is conducted by the National Law University Delhi for admission to the BA LLB (hons.) and LLM courses. The AILET 2026 exam see a huge number of students appearing for the exam, continuing the trend seen over the past few years. Read further to know the number of students who appeared for AILET 2026.
How many students appeared for the AILET Exam 2026
The National Law University (NLU), Delhi, conducted the AILET 2026 exam on December 14, 2025. The exam was held in offline mode across multiple cities in pen-and-paper mode. The official data regarding registrations and attendance has released along with the AILET Result 2026. A total of 23,960 candidates have registered for the BA LLB (Hons.) programme, while nearly 3,257 candidates have applied for the AILET PG.
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Based on past trends, the number of candidates appearing for the exam is usually close to the number of registrations, as AILET records a consistently high number of students appearing for the exam. As per the official data of AILET 2026, a total of 22,532 BA LLB aspirants and 2,787 postgraduate candidates have appeared for AILET 2026.
NLU Delhi conducted the AILET 2026 on December 14, 2025. The admission notification published on the official website - nludelhi.ac.in.
AILET 2026 exam was conducted on December 14, 2025 in online mode. AILET 2026 Result is available to download on the website. NLU Delhi released the AILET first merit list 2026 on January 8, 2026.
Latest Update: AILET 2026 Result & Final Answer Key (Declared) Live: Scorecard Link @nationallawuniversitydelhi.in
- How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2026 Exam?
- Number of Registrations in AILET in Previous Years?
- How Many Candidates Appeared in the AILET Exam (Last 3 years)
- AILET 2026 Seat Intake
- AILET 2026 Expected Cut-off
How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2026 Exam?
The statistics for the number of students who appeared in the AILET 2026 exam has released on the official website. Check below.
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| Registered Candidates |
23960 |
| Number of Candidates who appeared |
22532 |
| Passed candidates |
To be updated |
| Failed candidates |
To be updated |
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Number of Registrations in AILET in Previous Years?
Refer to the table below to know the statistics of the number of students who appeared in the previous year's AILET 2025 exam
| Year |
Course |
Registered Candidates |
Appeared Candidates |
| 2025 |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
19,830 |
18,717 |
| 2025 |
LLM |
2,648 |
2,343 |
How Many Candidates Appeared in the AILET Exam (Last 3 years)
Check the number of students who appeared in the AILET 2024 exam below.
| Year |
Course |
Appeared Candidates |
| 2024 |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
17,174 |
| 2024 |
LLM |
1,457 |
| 2023 |
BA LLB |
15,454 |
| 2022 |
BA LLB |
15,642 |
| 2021 |
BA LLB |
13,824 |
| 2021 |
LLM |
2,235 |
AILET 2026 Seat Intake
AILET 2026 second merit list for BA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.) and LLM was released at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in on January 21.
There is no particular mobile number to contact the AILET exam authority. Candidates can connect the authority using the landline number at 011-28034257 from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm on all working day.
No, NLU Delhi is conducting the AILET UG (BA LLB) and AILET PG (LLM) this year. AILET PhD exam 2026 is not happening.
Through AILET 2026, NLU Delhi has offered around 120 seats for the BA LLB and 81 seats for LLM programme. The seats are divided as per the reservation. Candidates can check the AILET 2026 seat reservation below.
AILET 2026 BA LLB Seat Reservation
Check the BA LLB seat reservation for AILET UG 2026 below.
| Name of Categories |
Total Seats |
Horizontal Reservation for PwD |
Seats under Respective Categories after excluding PwD Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
50 |
3 |
47 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%) |
24 |
1 |
23 |
| Scheduled Castes (15%) |
17 |
1 |
16 |
| Scheduled Tribes (7.5%) |
8 |
0 |
8 |
| Economically Weaker Section (10%) |
11 |
1 |
10 |
| Sub Total |
110 |
6 |
104 |
| Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) |
10 |
|
|
| Grand Total |
120 |
|
|
AILET 2026 LLM Seat Reservation
Check the LLM seat reservation for AILET PG 2026 below.
| Name of Categories |
Total Seats |
Horizontal Reservation for PwD |
Seats under Respective Categories after excluding PwD Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
32 |
2 |
30 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBCs): Non-Creamy Layer (22%) |
15 |
1 |
14 |
| Scheduled Castes (15%) |
11 |
1 |
10 |
| Scheduled Tribes (7.5%) |
5 |
- |
5 |
| Economically Weaker Section (10%) |
7 |
- |
7 |
| Sub Total |
70 |
4 |
66 |
| Supernumerary: Kashmiri Migrants |
1 |
|
|
| Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) |
10 |
|
|
| Grand Total |
81 |
|
|
AILET 2026 Expected Cut-off
Candidates who appeared for the AILET 2026 exam can check the AILET expected cut-off below. This year AILET exam difficulty is moderate, and it is expected that the AILET cutoff 2026 can be higher this time.
| AILET 2026 BA LLB and LLM Expected Cutoffs |
|
|---|---|
| AILET UG Expected Cut off |
120+ |
| AILET PG Expected Cut off |
80+ |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The AILET 2026 paper was of moderate level overall. Most students said it felt balanced, with no part too easy or too tough. Those who kept good accuracy and managed time well could attempt many questions comfortably.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Getting 79 in AILET is kind of a fair score, but it depends on how hard the exam was that year. Sometimes the cutoff goes high, sometimes low. For general category, top ranks usually need around 85 or more. Still, your AILET 2026 score of 79 might stand close if the paper was tough overall.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The AILET 2026 Final Answer Key got released by National Law University (NLU) Delhi on December 18, 2025. Before that, the provisional key came out on December 14. This final one has all the right corrections after checking the objections sent by students. You can trust it now because it's the upda
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The AILET 2026 expected cut-off maybe around 75 to 85 marks for general students, it can change a bit every year. Some years it go higher when paper easy. For LLM, the cut-off mostly stay near 65–75 marks. It all depend on how tough exam was, how many people apply, and seats in National Law Universi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
AILET or All India Law Entrance Test is an entrance exam conducted at the national level. The conducting body is NLU Delhi. Students aim for this course for getting admissions to LLM courses in NLU Delhi. This exam is seperate than CLAT.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, the application fee for AILET 2026 is INR .3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand Five Hundred Only). Application fee in case of SC/ST and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) is INR 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred Only). SC/ST and women candidates who are Below Poverty Line (BPL) are exempted fro
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 4 weeks ago
NLU Delhi BA LLB (Hons) cutoff 2026 is out for round 1 across different categories. For the students belongong to the General AI quota, the AILET cutoff score is 60. For the OBC category, the cutoff score is 330. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the category-wise cutoff details:
| Category | AILET Cutoff 2026 (Round 1 Score) |
|---|---|
| General | 60 |
| OBC | 330 |
| SC | 1480 |
| ST | 1372 |
| EWS | 298 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, the presidency university do not accept AILET Score. Candidates have to appear either for PULAT or CLAT to get admission in the law courses offered by the varsity. Without it you can not get admission.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
The last date to submit the AILET counselling fee was December 27, 2025. The candidates who get the invitation to participate in the AILET counselling have to pay the counselling registration fee before the last date.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
The AILET BA LLB course tie-breaking method gives priority to
- A candidate who scores higher marks in the logical reasoning section
- Senior age candidate
- Computerized draw of lots
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Contributor-Level 9
Candidates are not allowed to carry following items to AILET 2026 Examination hall: