The registration for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XXI (21) has officially begun on February 11, 2026. This mandatory certification exam for law graduates is scheduled to be conducted on June 7, 2026. The AIBE 21 registration 2026 will close on April 30, 2026. Candidates are encouraged to fill in the application form on the official website before the application window closes. The last date to pay the fee is May 1, 2026. Candidates can make the corrections in the AIBE 21 application form till May 3, 2026. BCI will release the AIBE XXI admit card on May 22, 2026. As per the AIBE eligibility criteria, final-year law students without backlogs and candidates without an enrolment certificate are eligible to complete AIBE 21 registration in addition to law graduates who have completed either a 3-year LLB or a 5-year LLB. The AIBE 21 2026 exam will have questions on basic legal concepts taught in the LLB courses. BCI revised the AIBE syllabus last year, with three new law topics being added, namely the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
The AIBE cut-offs for the general and OBC categories are 45 marks out of 100, and for SC/ST candidates, the cut-off marks are 40 out of 100. Candidates who clear the All India Bar Examination will be awarded a Certificate of Practice. The CoP is a mandatory certificate to practise law in India. Candidates registering for the All India Bar Exam without an enrolment certificate must submit it after publication of the AIBE result; otherwise, their result will be withheld. The Bar Council of India will issue the AIBE CoP to successful candidates by dispatching the certificate to the state bar council in which the candidate has enrolled.
What is AIBE?
A standard test for law graduates, AIBE is a certificate-based examination conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI). BCI conducts the AIBE exam to test an advocate's ability to practice law in India. The AIBE exam tests the skills of law graduates at a fundamental level and sets the minimum benchmark for admission to the practice of law. Law graduates who want to appear for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) must also complete enrolment with the state bar council. The AIBE exam is only open to candidates who have completed either a 5-year LLB or a 3-year LLB degree. AIBE is conducted in 40 cities across the country, in 11 different languages. Passing the bar examination or AIBE is mandatory for law graduates in India to represent clients in a court of law.
The AIBE 21 eligibility criteria have been revised. Candidates who are in the final year of their law programme without any backlogs and candidates who do not have an enrolment certificate are eligible to register for the bar exam. Three new topics have also been added to the AIBE syllabus, namely Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. However, candidates without an enrolment certificate must submit the certificate after the exam; otherwise, their results will be withheld. Similarly, the AIBE result for final year law students will be provisional and they must clear their graduation exams.
The AIBE 21 syllabus consists of 19 subjects from different areas of law. There will be 100 multiple-choice questions covering the 19 subjects. Each question carries one mark. The total marks in AIBE is 100. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.
Candidates who clear the AIBE are awarded a Certificate of Practice (CoP). The CoP is a mandatory certificate to practise law in India. Since AIBE is a qualifying exam, all candidates who clear the AIBE cut-off and pass the exam will be awarded a Certificate of Practice.
The tables given below provide the AIBE result statistics available for previous sessions of the bar exam.
| Category | Registered | Appeared | Passed | Failed | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 236403 | 229843 | 177592 | 52251 | 77.27% |
| General/OBC | 194868 | 189439 | 146542 | 42897 | 77.35% |
| SC/ST | 41535 | 40404 | 31050 | 9354 | 76.84% |
In response to an RTI query, the Bar Council of India has released the following figures for AIBE 18 exam.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of candidates registered | 1,48,781 |
| No. of candidates appeared | 1,44,014 |
| No. of candidates absent | 4767 |
| No. of candidates passed | 69646 |
| No. of candidates failed | 74368 |
| Full Exam Name | All India Bar Examination |
| Short Exam Name | AIBE |
| Conducting Body | Bar Council of India |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hours 30 Minutes |
AIBE All India Bar Examination (session 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following documents need to be uploaded during the AIBE 21 registration:
Passport-sized photograph
Scanned signature
LLB graduation certificate
LLB mark sheets
LLM certificate and mark sheet (In case of additional qualification)
Advocate ID card (If issued by the State Bar Council)
State Bar Council Enrollment Certificate
Valid Photo ID
Category Certificate (if applicable)
Disability Certificate (if applicable)
The admit card of AIBE XXI will be issued on May 22, 2026.
No, it is not mandatory for candidates to enrol themselves with the State Bar Council to appear for the AIBE 2026.
There is no negative marking in AIBE.
The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is usually conducted once every year.
AIBE is conducted in offline mode.
As per the eligibility criteria, law graduates, final year law students without backlogs, candidates without any backlogs awaiting their final year law result, along with law graduates who do not have an enrolment certificate are eligible for AIBE exam.
No, a law graduate who completed law graduation from 2009-10 onwards cannot practice law without clearing AIBE.
Yes, final year law students can appear for the bar exam as per the revised AIBE eligibility criteria.
The questions in the AIBE question paper are in objective form.
Counselling Date
25 Jul, 2026 - 26 Jul, 2026
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You can download the question papers and the solutions for AIBE 18 from the following link -
E-Book Link - AIBE 18 Question Paper with Solutions PDF
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The required documents for the AIBE 21 (2026) exam for the final year law students are:
Marksheets (Self-Attested & Scanned): All previous semester marksheets (Semester I to V for 3-year LLB; Semester I to IX for 5-year Integrated LLB).
Undertaking Form: A signed, scanned undertaking form indicating you are in
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