AILET
All India Law Entrance Test
AILET is National Law University Delhi's own admission test for its five-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and one-year LL.M. programmes; NLU Delhi is not among the universities that admit through CLAT. For 2027–28 it fills 110 B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and 70 LL.M. seats on AILET merit, plus 5 seats per programme each for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO candidates, who are admitted directly on merit without the test. It is a two-hour pen-and-paper (OMR) test: the B.A.LL.B. paper has 150 one-mark multiple-choice questions (English Language 50, Current Affairs and General Knowledge 30, Logical Reasoning 70) and the LL.M. paper 100 questions on law.
Frequency
Once a year (AILET 2027: Sunday 13 December 2026, 2–4 p.m.)
Duration
2 hours
Format
Paper-based
Score range
150 for B.A.LL.B. (Hons.); 100 for LL.M. (one-mark questions; 0.25 deducted per wrong answer)
Eligibility
B.A.LL.B. (Hons.): 10+2 or equivalent with 45% marks (42% for OBC, 40% for SC/ST); candidates sitting Class 12 in 2027 may apply. LL.M.: LL.B. or equivalent with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST and persons with disabilities); final-year LL.B. candidates in 2027 may apply. No minimum or maximum age. Foreign nationals and OCI/PIO candidates are exempt from AILET and are admitted directly on merit (65% in the qualifying examination for B.A.LL.B.).
Conducting body
National Law University Delhi
Registration fee
AILET 2027: ₹3,000; ₹1,000 for SC/ST candidates and persons with disabilities; SC/ST and women candidates below the poverty line pay no fee
Source: National Law University Delhi. Details here are for guidance only — fees, dates and eligibility change each cycle, so confirm on the official site before applying.
Verified against: NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 admission portal (important dates); NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 Notification, 23 July 2026 (programmes, date) (PDF); NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 Admission Notice, 7 Aug 2026 (eligibility, seats, fee) (PDF); NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 FAQ (mode, duration, age, fee); NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) test pattern; NLU Delhi — AILET 2027 LL.M. test pattern; National Law University Delhi — official site (links Admissions to the AILET portal); Consortium of NLUs — CLAT 2027 participating universities (NLU Delhi not listed).
Last verified: 30 September 2026.
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Acceptance can differ by level and programme — confirm on the programme’s own page.
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