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.
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.
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.
| Registered Candidates |
23960 |
| Number of Candidates who appeared |
22532 |
| Passed candidates |
To be updated |
| Failed candidates |
To be updated |
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates are not allowed to carry following items to AILET 2027 Examination hall:
- Electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, calculators etc.
- Handwritten notes
- Manuals and digests
- Any other form of study material
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.
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 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
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AILET 2026 Seat Intake
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 |
|
|
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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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To get the AILET previous year question papers:
- Click on the AILET question paper PDF download links on the Shiksha portal or
- Visit the official website to download the PYQs and practice them to appear for the exam
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
AILET application forms cannot be filled out online as these forms will only be available in online mode at the official website. Candidates will be able to find out the AILET application form at the NLU Delhi official website. It is mandatory to pay the application fee to complete the registration
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The AILET application forms will be available on the official website of the conducting body, NLU Delhi. Candidates must visit the online portal to fill out the forms only during the application window.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
Yes, all those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the AILET application form. AILET 2026 application forms need to be filled out in online mode on the official website only.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
NLU Delhi will release the AILET 2027 question paper after the exam on the official website in PDF format. The AILET question paper will be released with the answer key.
S
Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The AILET Objection Window will open in December 2027. Candidates will be able to raise objections to the AILET Answer Key within a timeline of 2 days. Once the objections are received, the NLU Delhi will publish the AILET Final Answer Key. Based on that, the AILET Result will be announced.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates can raise objections against the AILET 2027 answer key by visiting the official website. Then provide the registered mobile number and password. View the window to submit objections. Pay the fee to complete the process.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The full form of AILET is All India Law Entrance Test. It is a national-level Law entrance exam that is conducted by the National Law University, Delhi.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The AILET Provisional Answer Key PDF will be issued on the NLU Delhi website. It will be provided in two phases. Initially, a Provisional Answer Key will be published, followed by the Final one in PDF format.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Candidates can check the AILET Answer Key on the official website- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. The AILET provisional answer key PDF will be released after the exam in December 2027. Generally the answer key is released within a week from the exam date.
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