AIBE 21 (XXI) 2026: Registration (Feb 11), Exam Date (June 7), Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

Candidates can check out the table below to know the key highlights for AIBE XXI (21) 2026 exam.

Features	Details
Exam name	All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
AIBE 21 Exam date	June 07, 2026
Conducting body	Bar Council of India (BCI)
Exam Level	National
Exam frequency	Once in a year
Exam fees	INR 3,560 (General/ OBC category) and INR 2,560 (reserved category)
Eligibility	3-year or 5-year LLB from a recognized law institute/ university
Exam purpose	The AIBE is a certification exam to earn the Certificate of Practice (COP)  The COP is mandatory for practicising law in India.
Mode of exam	Pen-and-paper exam
Exam timings	1 PM to 4 PM
Question type	100 objective-type questions.
No. of test cities	55 exam cities all over India
Exam helpdesk	Phone: +91 -  6263178414 , 6352601288, 9555089314, 9555076241, 9555092448, Email: bci.helpdesk@cbtexams.in
Exam website	allindiabarexamination.com

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The AIBE is a national-level exam conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) in offline mode. It is held for law graduates who wants to practice law in the country. Both 3-year and 5-year LLB graduates are eligible to appear for the AIBE 21 Exam. Candidates who do not clear the exam will not receive the Certificate of Practice (COP).

AIBE 21 Notification 2026

The All India Bar Examination Notification is an official announcement released by the BCI that provides all the important details about the upcoming AIBE exam. This notification is published on the official AIBE website. Candidates can check the notification below:

• AIBE 21 (XXI) eligibility criteria 2026

 

The BCI will begin the online registration process for AIBE XXI (21) 2026 on February 11, 2026. The application process is completely online. 

AIBE 21 Eligibility Criteria 2026

To fill the AIBE 21 application form 2026, candidates must meet the eligibility requirements. If you fail to meet the AIBE 21 Eligibility Criteria, the BCI will reject your application. 

Parameter	AIBE XXI (21) Eligibility Criteria
Qualifying exam	Candidates who have passed or are in final year of a three-year LLB or five-year LLB degree are eligible to appear for the AIBE exam. Therefore, the academic qualifying exam for AIBE candidates is  3-year LLB degree, OR 5-year integrated LLB degree
Minimum marks in qualifying exam	The BCI states that no minimum marks are required to appear in the AIBE exam. However, a candidate must secure a minimum percentage or grades in their law degree as prescribed by universities for further education.
Age limit for AIBE exam	There is no upper or lower age limit for appearing in the All India Bar Examination.
State Bar Council Registration/Enrollment	A candidate who has not registered with their State Bar Councils as an Advocate can apply. As State Bar Council enrollment is no more mandatory for AIBE eligibility.

The candidates must check the details they need to fill in their application form for AIBE 21 before beginning the preparation. Check the list below 

• Personal details
• Academic qualification details 
• State Bar Council Enrollment details 
• Preferred test cities for taking AIBE exam
• Preferred test medium from 22 vernacular languages 

Thereafter, they have to pay the application fee as mentioned below. 

AIBE Registration Fees

Candidates filling up the application forms for AIBE XXI (21) have to pay the AIBE 2026 Exam Fee for their respective categories as under

Category	Application Fee (in INR)
General/OBC	INR 3,500 (plus transaction charges)
Gen-PWD/ OBC-PWD	INR 3,500 (plus transaction charges)
SC/ST/	INR 2,500 (plus transaction charges)
SC-PWD/ST-PWD categories	INR 2,500 (plus transaction charges)
EWS/ Women	INR 3,500 (plus transaction charges)

AIBE 21 Exam Process 2026

The Bar Council of India conducts the All India Bar Examination as per the process below:

Candidates first have to apply for the AIBE exam in online mode on the official website of BCI. The AIBE application process includes three stages - registration, application form filling and application fee payment. AIBE application fee is INR 3,560 for General, OBC, Gen-PWD and OBC-PwD categories and INR 2,560 for SC, ST, SC-PWD and ST-PWD categories. The fee payment can be done in two modes - online (using Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card) and offline (using bank challan). 

Download AIBE 21 (XXI) admit card

All applicants who have successfully submitted their AIBE 21 (XXI) application form will be issued an AIBE admit card to appear for the examination. They can download the admit card from the official website of BCI by using their registration ID and password. AIBE XXI admit card contains all important details.

Appear for AIBE (XXI) exam

Candidates can appear for the examination at the allotted AIBE test centre. Earlier, AIBE was an open-book examination so candidates could carry their study material, including books, notes, etc., inside the exam hall. However, from 2021 onwards, AIBE is no longer an open-book exam. Candidates will be allowed to carry only Bare Acts without short notes.

Check AIBE answer key

The BCI will release the AIBE answer key on its official website for candidates to check their answers. The Council will first release the provisional and then final answer key for the exam. Through AIBE answer key, candidates can have the correct estimation of the score that they can secure in the exam. 

Check AIBE result

Once the final answer key is out, BCI will announce the AIBE result. Candidates can check their results by visiting the official website.

 Get AIBE COP

Candidates who will clear the bar examination will be given with the Certificate of Practice. BCI notifies the availability ofthe  COP to the qualified candidates in due time after which they can obtain it from their state bar councils. 

The AIBE exam is aimed at judging candidates' understanding of law subjects and whether they are fit enough to practice in a court of law. It may be noted that questions in the AIBE 21 exam will be asked from 19 topics, but each of these topics will carry a different weightage. For example, only two questions will be asked about Company Law, but there will be 10 questions about Constitutional Law. These will be aspects you need to be aware of to ace the AIBE exam.

AIBE 21 Syllabus 2026

BCI released the AIBE Syllabus 2026 for AIBE Exam. Candidates can do their preparation by referring to the AIBE Exam Syllabus 2026 as mentioned in the table below:

AIBE Subjects/Syllabus	No. of Questions
Constitutional Law	10 marks
Cr. P. C. (Criminal Procedure Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita	10 marks
Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)	10 marks
I. P. C. (Indian Penal Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita	8 marks
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act	8 marks
Family Law	8 marks
Evidence Act & (New) Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam	8 marks
Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicles Act and Consumer Protection Law	5 marks
Labour and Industrial Laws	4 marks
Alternate Dispute Redressal Including Arbitration Act	4 marks
Law Related to Taxation	4 marks
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)	4 marks
Professional Ethics and Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI Rules	4 marks
Administrative Law	3 marks
Company Law	2 marks
Environmental Law	2 marks
Cyber Law	2 marks
Land Acquisition Act	2 marks
Intellectual Property Laws	2 marks
Total	100 marks

AIBE 21 Exam Pattern 2026

If you are conversant with AIBE exam pattern 2026-27, you can cut down on silly mistakes not only during exam preparation but even during the exam. So, take some time out to go through the AIBE exam pattern described below:

AIBE Exam Features	Details
Exam mode	Offline mode
Exam type	AIBE is no longer an open-book exam.  Not allowed: you are not allowed to carry books, notes and written material inside the exam hall Allowed: Bare acts without notes are allowed.
Exam duration	3 hours
Test medium	22 vernacular languages other than English i.e. 1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri (F) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali (12 Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, 18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri
Total questions	100 questions
Type of questions	MCQs
Marking Scheme	One mark per question (negative marking to be introduced this year onwards)

Candidates must practise as many AIBE sample papers as possible to have a good grasp on the exam. AIBE question papers and sample papers form an important aspect. Solving AIBE question papers will help you in the following ways

• Understand the AIBE syllabus and pattern more effectively
• Understand the type of questions asked in the exam 
• Get to know the important topics for AIBE
• Improve accuracy and time management skills

AIBE 21 Preparation Tips 2026

To effectively prepare for the AIBE exam, it was not enough to simply slog and pile up the study hours. After all, it was not about how much you study, but also about what and how you study. Here are few AIBE preparation tips suggested for AIBE XXI to help candidates crack the AIBE 2026

AIBE syllabus and exam pattern - While it may seem a bit obvious, many of us tend to overlook the syllabus and keep reading just about whatever is in front of us. But this strategy may prove to be counterproductive as you will entangle the mind and brain with a lot of irrelevant stuff. Therefore, preparing important topics from AIBE syllabus, and knowing the exam pattern beforehand will help you score well in the exam. 

Making a study timetable - The ideal strategy to score well in AIBE examination begins with a correct preparation schedule. So, draw up a study plan, including daily study hours, topics to be covered, weekly, and monthly targets. This way you won't lose track of your preparation and be focused on your goal.

Readying the study material - As BCI is planning to make testing parameters stricter this year, it would be wise to get AIBE reference material for better preparation. The reference material for AIBE should be precise, and as per the exam pattern. Candidates should avoid mugging up Bare Acts, but understand fundamentals in detail. The reference books for AIBE should be from a recommended author, preferably an exam expert. 

Reading newspapers - For AIBE exam preparation, one should read in detail about the groundbreaking case laws of all times. Moreover, Newspapers carry details of legal importance in every news. Therefore, candidates should read that news piece, article, or opinion pieces of legal importance. Also, keep a tab on what is happening at the national and international levels, around the law domain.   

Timely Revision: Revise all the topics as it will help solidify what you have already read. Revise each chapter, especially the nagging topics.  

• Practice as many previous years' AIBE question papers and sample papers as possible
• If you have maintained short notes of key points, do revisit them so that they stay fresh.
• Go through recent law cases and judgments

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BCI has announced that it will release the AIBE XXI Admit Card on May 22, 2026. Candidates must note that AIBE 21 Hall Ticket 2026 will be released online. AIBE XXI admit card 2026 is an important document for candidates. It carries information like roll number, date and time of the AIBE exam, and reporting time. 

Here is how you can download the AIBE admit card-

• Visit the allindiabarexamination.com
• Click on the AIBE 21 admit card 2026 download link
• Login by entering registration number and date of birth
• Download the admit card

AIBE 21 Exam Centres 2025

The AIBE 21 (XXI) 2026 exam will be conducted in around 55 cities across India. Candidates will be able to select AIBE exam cities at the time of filling the application form. Candidates will be allotted the nearest AIBE exam centres 2026 as selected by them. Here is the list of exam cities for AIBE XXI (21) 2026-27:

States	AIBE Exam Cities
AIBE exam centres in Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati
	Vishakhapatnam
AIBE exam centres in Assam	Guwahati
AIBE exam centres in Bihar	Patna
AIBE exam centres in Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur
	Raipur
AIBE exam centres in Gujarat	Ahmedabad
	Rajkot
	Surat
AIBE exam centres in Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
AIBE exam centres in Jammu	Jammu
AIBE exam centres in Kashmir	Srinagar
AIBE exam centres in Jharkhand	Bokaro
	Ranchi
AIBE exam centres in Karnataka	Bengaluru
	Dharwad
AIBE exam centres in Kerala	Ernakulam
	Thiruvananthapura m
AIBE exam centres in Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
	Gwalior
	Indore
	Jabalpur
AIBE exam centres in Maharashtra & Goa	Aurangabad
	Mumbai
	Nagpur
	Nanded
	Panaji
	Pune
AIBE exam centres in Manipur	Imphal
AIBE exam centres in Meghalaya	Shillong
AIBE exam centres in New Delhi	New Delhi (NCR)
AIBE exam centres in Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
AIBE exam centres in Punjab & Haryana	Amritsar
	Chandigarh
	Gurugram
	Hisar
AIBE exam centres in Rajasthan	Jodhpur
	Jaipur
AIBE exam centres in Tamil Nadu	Chennai
	Coimbatore
	Trichy
AIBE exam centres in Telangana	Hyderabad
AIBE exam centres in Tripura	Agartala
AIBE exam centres in Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad
	Ghaziabad
	Gorakhpur
	Lucknow
	Meerut
	Noida
	Varanasi
AIBE exam centres in Uttarakhand	Dehradun
	Rudrapur
AIBE exam centres in Mizoram	Aizawl
AIBE exam centres in West Bengal	Kolkata

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AIBE XXI (21) Exam Day Guidelines

The exam-day guidelines are described below. Note that candidates can find these guidelines mentioned on their AIBE 2026 admit card too.  

1. Last-minute exam tips - Candidates are advised to do a quick revision of important points. Not to read any new topics as it will create undue pressure and eat into valuable revision time. 
2. Reporting time - Report at the allotted AIBE exam center at least an hour before the commencement of exams.
3. Carry these items with you - Two black (or blue) ballpoint pens to mark answers on OMR sheet, admit card, photo ID, and Bare Acts
4. Avoid taking these items to the exam centre - Electronic items like smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets; Jewellery or any other valuables
5. Before exam-starts - Follow the instructions given by the invigilator and carefully read the instructions given in the question booklet.
6. Taking the exam - Candidates are advised to start with the easy questions first; to ensure they do not miss out on sure-shot marks. Also, if they are not able to solve a question, they do not get stuck and panic. Once they are done with the rest of the questions, come back and give it a second shot. 
7. How to do time management - Time seems to fly when aspirants are taking an exam! But if they want to slow it down and ensure they can attempt all the 100 questions, they are advised to declutter their mind and stay focused. Don't let the mind linger; also, get rid of the negativity. Keep saying to yourself I can do it. Once the exam paper is in front of you, take one question at a time; don't look or think too far ahead. Stay in the moment. Remember the composure you show now is going to reap rich rewards. Follow the tips mentioned in the earlier point: start with the easy questions and then move on to the rest; don't waste time on difficult questions (especially at the start). 

The BCI will release AIBE 21 Final Answer Key once the exam is over. Candidates must note that the AIBE 21 Answer Key 2026 will be released in two phases: First the AIBE 21 Provisional Answer Key 2026 and then AIBE 21 Final Answer Key. The answer key for AIBE (XXI) 21 will be released for all set codes and languages.

Candidates will get an option to raise objections onthe  AIBE 21 Provisional Answer Key 2026. The final answer key will then be released after the Council receives the objections. Based on the AIBE Final Answer Key, the AIBE 21 result 2026 will be announced. Candidates will be able to download the AIBE 2026 answer key and check their responses as marked in the answer sheet. Candidates will be able to submit their grievances regarding the AIBE 21 Final answer key in online mode. The final answer key cannot be challenged any further.