Understand the exam
Exam overview
Institutional entrance test for specified undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral law admissions at NLU Delhi.
AILET
Admission
MultiLevel
Institutional
All India Law Entrance Test
Last updated · Confirm dates, fees and eligibility on the official website before you apply.
Institutional entrance test for specified undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral law admissions at NLU Delhi.
Who can appear
Eligibility to appear
Class 12
Class 12 or an accepted equivalent for the undergraduate law route. AILET also serves other study levels. Percentage, category and program-specific conditions must be checked in the current NLU Delhi admission notice.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
Overview
What this exam is
The entrance test for the National Law University, Delhi, which admits through its own examination rather than through the common law test used by the other national law universities. It covers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral admissions.
Subjects
What the paper tests
For the undergraduate programme: English comprehension, current affairs and general knowledge, and logical reasoning. The paper is generally regarded as harder than the common law test, particularly in reasoning, and the number of seats is small.
PreparationPlan
How to prepare
Because this is a single university with few seats, treat it as an addition to your law preparation rather than the whole of it - preparing only for this is a narrow bet. The logical reasoning section is the differentiator and deserves disproportionate practice. Current affairs coverage should be built from steady newspaper reading over a year, not from a compilation read in the last month.
AdmissionProcess
Who can take it, and how it runs
Who can appear. 12th with minimum marks.
How often. Once a year.
Format. Pen and paper.
Conducted by. National Law University Delhi.
Dates, eligibility and the paper pattern change from year to year. Check the current official notification before you plan around any of this.
Where the score is used
Courses connected to this exam
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Should I prepare for AILET instead of CLAT?
Alongside, not instead. AILET admits to one university with few seats, so preparing only for it is a narrow bet. The syllabuses overlap enough that preparing for both costs little extra.
Is it harder than CLAT?
Generally regarded as harder, particularly in logical reasoning, and with far fewer seats. That combination means a strong CLAT candidate should not assume AILET will follow automatically.
Do I need legal knowledge beforehand?
No. The reasoning sections give you the principle and ask you to apply it. What is tested is careful reading and disciplined application, not law you have memorised.
How should I build current affairs?
Through steady newspaper reading over a year rather than a compilation read in the final month. The questions reward understanding of ongoing issues rather than isolated facts, and that cannot be assembled quickly.
What is All India Law Entrance Test used for?
BA LLB and LLM admission at NLU Delhi.
Who is eligible to appear for All India Law Entrance Test?
12th with minimum marks. Confirm this against the current official notification, because eligibility rules are revised between sessions.
How often is All India Law Entrance Test held, and in what format?
Once a year. Pen and paper.
Who conducts All India Law Entrance Test?
National Law University Delhi.