AILET

AILET counselling is conducted in both online & offline mode. The registartion for the counselling will haveto be done by the candidates whose names appear in the AILET merit list which is released on the NLU Delhi official website after the declaration of result. Eligible candidates will have to register for the counselling process and appear at the institute for document verification and fee payment. 

Candidates will require the following documents during the AILET counselling process:

• Application form
• AILET Hall ticket
• 10th & 12th marksheets
• Category certificate
• Specially-Abled Certificate 
• Domicile Certificate
• Any other supporting document to claim your seat

AILET counselling begins soon after the result is declared. NLU Delhi releases a separate notification for counselling registration and on the bases of the rank and scores, merit lists are released. The AILET 2026 counselling is expected to begin in the 2nd week of December 2025.

NLU Delhi conducts the AILET exam every year for admission to the BA LLB & LLM programs. Candidates who appear in the exam will then be called for admission as per the rank and scores achieved in the exam. The candidates whose names appear in the merit list are then required to appear for document verification and fee payment. 

AILET merit list mentions the name of the candidate, registration number, and all India rank. It also provides instructions for admission and seat reservation. If candidates do not pay the fee within time, their candidature will be cancelled.

The AILET merit list is released once the counselling begins. NLU Delhi releases the merit list as per the seats and vacancies. The first merit list is released in the last week of December or first week of January. The merit list notification can be checked at the NLU Delhi official website. 

NLU Delhi has not yet released the registered candidates numbers. However, in AILET 2025, around 19,830 candidates registered for the BA LLB entrance test and 2648 students registered to appear for LLM program. However, the number of candidates registered in the previous years were 18,044 for the BA LLB entrance test and 1,866 for the LLM test.

NLU Delhi will invite Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO Category students for the AILET 2026 counselling process for admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB program through a separate notification, candidates will be invited to register online for the counselling online through the official website.

AILET 2026 counselling dates are yet to be announced. The counselling will take place tentatively in Januray or February once the exam is concluded. The official dates will be released on the AILET website.