How Many Students Appeared for AILET Exam 2026?
All India Law Entrance Test 2026 ( AILET )
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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. Although the official data regarding registrations and attendance has not been released yet, around 19,000+ candidates are registered for the BA LLB (Hons.) programme, while nearly 2,600+ candidates may 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. Therefore, it is expected that around 17,000+ BA LLB aspirants and 2,300+ postgraduate candidates may have appeared for AILET 2026.
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- How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2026 Exam?
- How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2025 Exam?
- How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2024 Exam?
- 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 are not yet released. Once the NLU Delhi releases it, it will be updated below
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| Registered Candidates |
19000+ (expected) |
| Number of Candidates who appeared |
To be updated |
| Passed candidates |
To be updated |
| Failed candidates |
To be updated |
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How Many Students Appeared in the AILET 2025 Exam?
Refer to the table below to know the statistics of the number of students who appeared in the 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 Students Appeared in the AILET 2024 Exam?
Check the number of students who appeared in the AILET 2024 exam below.
| Year |
Course |
Registered Candidates |
Appeared Candidates |
| 2024 |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
18,044 |
17,174 |
| 2024 |
LLM |
1,866 |
1,457 |
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 |
|
|
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 Yesterday
National Law University (NLU) Delhi has released the answer keys for the AILET 2026 LLM exam on December 14, after the exam. The objections window is open till December 16, 12 PM. After receiving the objection, the final AILET 2026 answer key will be published.
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Answered Yesterday
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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Answered Yesterday
Candidates must note that the AILET 2026 Objection Window has opened on December 14, at PM. Candidates can raise objections to the AILET Answer Key till December 16, 12 noon. Once the objections are received, the NLU Delhi will publish the AILET Final Answer Key. Based on that, the AILET Result will
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Answered Yesterday
Candidates can check the AILET Answer Key on the website- nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. The AILET provisional answer key PDF has been released after the exam on December 14 at 8 PM.
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Answered Yesterday
The AILET Provisional Answer Key PDF has been released on the NLU Delhi website. The AILET Answer Key 2026 is released in two phases. First AILET Provisional Answer Key and then the Final Answer Key.
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In the AILET GK & Current Affairs section, there are 30 questions are asked. Each question is for 1 mark. So, total marks can be scored from this section.
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Answered Yesterday
There are three sections in the AILET UG exam- English, GK & Current Affairs, and Legal Reasoning. AILET PG exam includes core law subjects.
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Answered Yesterday
In the AILET exam English section, 50 questions are asked. Each question is for 1 mark. So, a total of 50 marks can be scored from this section.
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Answered Yesterday
The AILET Syllabus is published by the NLU Delhi. The syllabus has been announced. Candidates who are preparing for the exam must note that there are no changes made in the syllabus so far. Candidates can check the syllabus by visiting the official website.
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AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) is a national-level law entrance exam, conducted for admission to the law courses- UG (BA LLB) and PG (LLM). The exam is held once a year in online mode.
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