AILET

Yes, students aspiring to expand their chances of admission to all the NLUs in India must given both the entrance exams. Both, CLAT and AILET will be conducted a week apart in the December month. The syllabus for the AILET & CLAT are almost same, infact the AILET exam has less number of sections than CLAT exam. Students aspiring to sit for both the exams may prepare simultaneously focusing on each section to be asked in exam. 

NLU Delhi provides admission to its BA LLB and LLM programme based on the AILET scores. However, all other NLUs in the country accept CLAT scores for providing admission to their courses. Candidates can sit for both the entrance exams to expand their scope of admission.

Candidates must prepare well for the AILET exam, after due consideration of the syllabus. For AILET BA LLB 2027 exam, English language will comprise Reading comprehension, Sentence completion, Error correction, and Critical reasoning. 

Check the table below for the exam pattern of BA LLB (Hons.) course:

The AILET exam does not have two sections namely, Legal Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude. Also, the questions asked in CLAT exam are lengthy and time taking, while AILET question paper is considered to be completed within time if practiced well. The CLAT exam has 120 questions, i.e., less in comparison to the AILET which has 150 questions. 

To ace the AILET 2026 exam, score between 80-90 will be considered safe. To get admission in BA LLB or LLM courses at the NLU Delhi, aspirants must try to score more than 80 marks out of 150 (for BA LLB) to secure a seat at the institute. However, for candidates belonging to the SC/ST category, scoring 70 can be enough to crack the exam and make it to the cutoff list.

Candidates belonging to Foreign nationals or OCI/PIO category do not require to appear for the AILET 2026 exam for admission to the BA LLB & LLM courses at NLU Delhi. Foreign national are the candidates who possess citizenship of a country other than India. These students must hold a valid passport of Foreign Country. 

Candidates of any age limit can appear for the AILET 2026 exam, as there is no maximum and minimum age limit set by the competent authority to sit for the exam.

After clearing the AILET 2026 exam, candidates will get the admission to BALLB or LLM courses offered at the National Law University Delhi, Sector-14, Dwarka New Delhi-110078