All India Law Entrance Test Exam Pattern, Insights & Previous Year Papers
All India Law Entrance Test or the AILET is organized and controlled by National Law University Delhi (NLU-D). AILET 2020 has been scheduled for May 3, 2020. This examination is a medium for taking admissions to various integrated UG and PG law degree courses. AILET will be held in online mode across various examination centres in India. Being of the most popular law exams in India, AILET offers admission to 83 BA LLB and 20 LLM courses. The conducting body has released the notification and online applications have started on the official NLUD website from January 15, 2020.
The application is to be filled in online mode only as instructed by the authorities. Admission to B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D. Programmes will be through AILET to be conducted at Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Cuttack, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, and Varanasi on May 5 (Sunday). Number of seats for B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)- Five-Year Programme- The University admits 80students every year to the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), 10 seats are set aside for Foreign Nationals, Of the remaining seats (70), 15% are reserved for Scheduled Castes, 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe, 5% for Persons with Disabilities. Apart from above 3 seats are supernumerary as follows- 1 seat is reserved for migrants from Kashmir, 2 seats are reserved for residents of Jammu and Kashmir. LL.M.-One-Year Programme :35+5 Seats for Foreign Nationals. Foreign Nationals are exempted from AILET (No. of seats may vary). Ph.D.-Programme: 05
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AILET Exam Pattern
The AILET exam for BA LLB (Hons) course comprises of 150 questions which aspirants need to complete in duration of 1 hour 30 minutes. AILET exam pattern is such that the test paper is divided into five sections which are English, Basic Mathematics, General Knowledge, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.
AILET Marking Scheme
For every correct answer marked in the exam, one mark would be awarded to candidates. There will be negative marking in AILET 2019. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25X4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark
AILET Cut Off
Candidates need to meet AILET cutoffs to secure admission in BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD programmes in law offered at National Law University (NLU), Delhi. When AILET results are declared, NLU Delhi releases separate merit lists informing about the name and other details of candidates selected for admission. NLU Delhi's first merit list is released marks-wise, roll number-wise and category-wise (General, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Person with Disabilities and Kashmiri Migrants).
AILET cutoff comprises of minimum marks that aspirants need to achieve in order to secure admission in law programmes offered at NLU Delhi. The law school releases separate cutoffs for law programmes for different category of students such as – General, OBC, SC, ST, PwD and Kashmiri Migrants.
AILET Counselling
AILET counselling is conducted by NLU Delhi after result for the national level law entrance exam is declared. AILET counselling is conducted only in the offline mode at the campus of NLU Delhi. The counselling process for All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) is conducted on the basis of the merit list released for the law entrance exam.
Once AILET result is announced, candidates who make it to the merit list receive admission letters from National Law University, New Delhi. Aspirants who receive these admission letters need to report to NLU Delhi as per the scheduled time and date mentioned in their AILET admission letter.
AILET Spot Counselling Round
National Law University, Delhi conducts a spot counselling round if seats remain vacant in any course offered at NLU Delhi after the last date to deposit fee basis the merit list for AILET exam is over. Candidates are informed that AILET spot counselling round is conducted only to fill vacant seats.
Once the counselling rounds (basis merit lists) of AILET exam are over, NLU Delhi conducts Spot Counselling round in which only those candidates can participate whose names are present in AILET merit list 2019 waiting list category. After AILET Spot Counselling round is over no further admission/counselling rounds are conducted by NLU Delhi.
AILET Syllabus for AILET for BA LLB (Hons) course.
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