AILET 2020 – Exam Date (3 May), Eligibility Criteria, Syllabus, Preparation

AILET 2020 – National Law University (NLU), Delhi is conducting All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2020 entrance exam on May 03, 2020. The registration for the exam shall start from the first week of January 2020 at nludelhi.ac.in Before applying, candidates should check the eligibility from this page. AILET 2020 is conducted for admission in 5-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and PhD programme. Candidates are given admission on the basis of their merit in the entrance exam only. Scroll down to check in detail about the AILET 2020, eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern and so on from this page.

Latest: NLU has released the notification for AILET 2020. The exam date and other information can be checked from this page.

AILET 2020

NLU offers the total number of 80 seats in B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and 40 in L.L.M as per last year’s admission notification. For the PhD course, the number of seats is notified as per the availability of teachers in the university to teach PhD Scholars. Candidates can check the AILET 2020 schedule from the table given below.

AILET 2020	Important Dates
Issue of AILET 2020 Notification	1st week of Jan 2020
AILET 2020 Application Form starts from	1st week of Jan 2020
Last date to submit the Application Form	2nd week of Apr 2020
Release date of the AILET 2020 Admit Card	3rd week of May 2020
AILET 2020 Exam Date	03 May 2020
Declaration of AILET 2020 Result [BA.LL.B (Hons)]	4th week of May 2020
Issue of Letters for Admission (1st List)	4th week of May 2020
Last date to deposit the Admission Fee (1st List)	2nd week of Jun 2020
Release date of the 2nd Merit list & Waiting List	2nd week of Jun 2020
Last date to deposit Admission fee (2nd List)	3rd week of Jun 2020
Release date of the 3rd Merit List	4th week of Jun 2020
Release date of 4th Merit List	1st week of Jul 2020
Release date of 5th Merit List	2nd week of Jul 2020
Release date of 6th Merit List	2nd week of Aug 2020
Closing Date of Admissions	Aug 2020
Interview of the selected candidates	1st week of Aug 2020
Orientation programme	1st week of Aug 2020
Commencement of Classes	1st week of Aug 2020
Declaration of AILET 2020 Result (L.L.M)	2nd week of Jun 2020
Declaration of AILET 2020 Result	3rd week of Aug 2020
Counselling starts from	2nd week of Jun 2020
Release date of Waiting list	1st week of Jul 2020
Release date of the 2nd Merit List	2nd week of Jul 2020
Release date of the 3rd Merit List	4th week of Jul 2020
Release date of the 4th Merit List	2nd week of Aug 2020
Orientation Programme	2nd week of Aug 2020
Declaration of AILET 2020 Result (PhD Programme)	3rd week of Jun 2020

AILET 2020 Notification

AILET 2020 Syllabus

Candidates can check out the Syllabus for BA.LL.B (Hons) and L.L.M. below:

Syllabus for BA.LL.B (Hons)

The below syllabus is based on the previous year’s exam session:

English:

• Sentence correction and Error Detection
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Prepositions and Models based fill in the Blanks

Logical Reasoning:

• Calendars
• Liner, Circular & Grid Arrangement
• Coding and Decoding
• Number and Letter Series
• Odd one out
• Venn Diagram
• Distribution
• Symbols and Notions

Reasoning:

• Important Fundamental Rights
• Articles under Indian Constitution
• Landmark Judgement
• Recommendations and Chairpersons

GK/ Current Affairs:

• Constitution
• Physical Geography
• International Organisations
• Science and Technology
• Social Studies
• UN Bodies
• Indian and World History
• Environment
• General Science
• Indian and World Geography
• Everyday Science
• Awards and Honors

 Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Only):

• Profit and Loss
• Algebra
• Time and Work
• Speed and Distance
• Average
• Permutation and Combination
• Numerical Ability
• Venn Diagrams

Syllabus for L.L.M

• Law of Torts
• International Law
• Jurisprudence
• Property Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Law of Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Family Law

AILET 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the exam pattern for AILET 2020 from below.

• Duration of the Exam: AILET is 1 hour and 30 minutes (90 minues) examination.
• Mode of the Exam: The exam will be conducted in offline mode only.
• Language of Question Paper: Paper is conducted in English language only.
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Based Questions are there in AILET.

Distribution of Questions and Marks [BA.LL.B (Hons)]:

Sections	No. of Ques.	No. of Marks
English	35	35
General Knowledge	35	35
Legal Aptitude	35	35
Reasoning	35	35
Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Only)	10	10
Total No. of Ques. and Marks	150	150

Exam Pattern for LLB

The focus of questions in LLM is on subject of law like Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Contract, Jurisprudence, Law of Tort and International Law etc.

Exam Pattern for PhD

• Number of Questions: There are a total number of 100 Questions
• Duration: The exam is of 90 minutes in duration.
• Questions: The questions will be based on Research Methodology and Legal Research Aptitude.

Marking Scheme: Each Question carries 1 mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks.

Best Books to Prepare for AILET 2020 Entrance Exam

When it comes to preparation of AILET, there are a lot of books and study materials which are available in the market. However, it is important to stick with some standard books as suggested by toppers and experts. Candidates can check the list of books for AILET exam preparation from the table below.

Books	Author	Buy Here
Analytical Reasoning	M.K Pandey	Click Here to Buy
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Exam	RS Aggarwal	Click Here to Buy
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Rajesh Verma	Click Here to Buy
Legal Awareness and Logical Reasoning	AP Bhardwaj	Click Here to Buy
Pratiyogita Darpan	Pratiyogita Darpan	Click Here to Buy
Word Power Made Easy	Noman Lewis	Click Here to Buy
High school English Grammar and Composition	DV Prasada, Rao N	Click Here to Buy
Objective General English	SP Bakshi	Click Here to Buy
Objective English for Competitive Exam	Prasad	Click Here to Buy
AILET(ALL India Law Entrance Test) Law Entrance Exam Books	A Panel of Authors	Click Here to Buy
Legal Aptitude for CLAT, AILET & Other Law Entrance Examination	GKP	Click Here to Buy
NLU (AILET) Five Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Entrance Exam Guide	RPH Editorial Board	Click Here to Buy

How to Prepare for AILET 2020?

For all the aspiring candidates, we have prepared few tips and tricks for the preparation of AILET 2020.

• Start with a Plan: Take every step with a plan. First of all, the candidate should start through the syllabus for the exam and divide the topics accordingly.
• Solve Previous Year’s Question Papers: The previous year’s question papers are best for practice. Candidates become faster in solving questions of they make a habit of solving last year’s papers. This helps in efficiency and effectiveness.
• Read Newspapers: Read a newspaper daily. It will increase the candidate’s general knowledge as well as vocabulary. Candidate can also make a timeline of recent events under different categories and keep revising it.
• Ace your English: Practice English from the basic. Refer the best books only (you can check it out from this page). Don’t underestimate the English section of the question paper and practice nicely for that.
• Do Not Fear the Mathematics: Maths always looks scary but it can be better with practice only. Start your preparation from the basic level first. And practice it daily. Moreover, practising mock tests and previous year’s questions helps in understanding the concepts better and enhances the candidate’s performance.

AILET 2020 Previous Year Question Papers

Candidates can check out the AILET 2019 question papers for PhD, BA.LL.B (Hons) and LL.M. along with their Answer key below:

Course	Question Paper	Answer Key
BA.LL.B (Hons)	Question Booklet	Answer Key
LL.M	Question Booklet	Answer Key
Phd	Question Booklet	Answer Key

AILET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can check the eligibility criteria from below.

For BA.LL.B (Hons) Qualification and Marks: Candidate must have passed 12th class or an equivalent examination with at least 50% marks in aggregate.

For L.L.M: Candidate should have passed LL.B. or an equivalent degree from a recognised University with at least 55% marks on aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability).

For PhD Programme

• Candidate should have passed L.L.M or its equivalent with at least 55% marks on aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability) or,
• Candidate should possess a degree in law and Master’s Degree with M. Phil. in social sciences or humanities or,
• Candidate should possess a degree in law and Master’s Degree from a foreign institute, considered equivalent to M.Phil. Degree of an Indian Institution or,
• Candidate should possess a degree in law or PhD in any discipline or,
• Candidate should have an experience as a judge in any State High Court in India with three years’ experience or Judge of Supreme Court of India.

AILET 2020 Application Form

To appear for the entrance exam, candiadtes have to fill the application form online. First of all, candidates have to register and then proceed to ill-in details in the AILET application form. Along with the submission of application form, candidates have to make the payment of the application fee.

AILET 2020 Application Fee

Candidate’s can check the expected application fee from below.

Category	Application fee
General	Rs. 3, 050
SC/ ST/ PwD	Rs. 1, 050
SC/ ST – BPL	Exempted

Mode of Payment: The AILET application fee can be submitted via given-below two methods.

1. Offline mode – Cash Deposit at Post Office.
2. Online mode – By Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking.

How to Apply for AILET 2020?

Step 1: First of all, candidates have to register themselves by providing in details such as name, phone number, mobile number, date of birth, gender, father’s name, mother’s name, country, mobile number, etc.

Step 2: Then, click on the “create account” button to proceed for the main application form.

Step 3: Select the course for which you eish to apply and then fill the application form by giving personal details, educational and qualification details, communication details and so on.

Step 4: Then, upload the images, choose the exam centre and click on the “Save/ Continue to Payment” button.

Step 5: In the last, make the payment of the application fee. A message is received by the candidate on successful payment and an acknowledgement slip is generated on successful payment of the fee.

Image Specification for AILET 2020 Application Form

Candidate shall attach the scanned copy of the photo in the prescribed format.

• Candidate’s photo must contain 75% of the candidate’s face.
• The size of the image shall not exceed 150 kb.
• It should be in JPG/ GIF/ BMP file format.

Documents Required to fill the AILET 2020 Application Form

The following documents has to be attached in the AILET 2020 application form.

• A valid Email ID
• A valid Mobile Number
• Candidate’s photograph
• Class 10th marksheet
• Class 12th marksheet
• Degree marksheet, if applicable
• Category certificate, if applying in other than general category.

AILET 2020 Test Centres

As per the last year information, AILET is conducted in the following cities.

• Bangalore
• Bhopal
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Cochin
• Cuttack
• Delhi
• Gandhinagar
• Guwahati
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jodhpur
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Patna
• Raipur
• Varanasi

AILET 2020 Seats Availability

As per the last year information, candidates can check the seat details from below.

BA.LL.B (Hons)

There are a total number of 80 Seats available for B.A.L.L.B (70 Seats on the basis of AILET 2020 merit list and 10 seats for direct admission to Foreign Nationals on merit (5 seats for Foreign Nationals and 5 Seats for OCI/ PIO)

LL.M

In LLM, 80 Seats (70 Seats on the basis of AILET 2020 merit list and 10 seats for direct admission to Foreign Nationals on merit (5 seats for Foreign Nationals and 5 Seats for OCI/ PIO)

PhD – A total number of 8 Seats are available in the PhD Programme. It may also vary.

AILET 2020 Admit Card

NLU releases the AILET 2020 Admit card as per the schedule on the official website. To download the admit card, candidates require their email id and password. No hard copy of the AILET 2020 admit card is sent to the candidates via post. The conducting body releases notice for release of AILET admit card 2020 once the application process is over and a download link is provided on the notice. Candidates must report at the allotted test centre along with the hard copy of the admit card.

Details Mentioned on the Admit Card of AILET 2020

The below-mentioned details are given in the application form.

• Name of the candidate
• Photo of the candidate
• Exam centre details
• Date and time of the exam

AILET 2020 Answer key

NLU releases the answer key after conducting the entrance exam. It is released on the official website in the pdf format. The keys consist of the correct answers to the questions that were asked in the exam. With the assistance of the AILET 2020 answer key, candidates can estimate their raw or probable score. Marking scheme of AILET has to be followed while doing so.

Making Scheme of AILET 2020

• Candidate shiuld add one (1) mark for every correct answer.
• In case of incorrect answer, candidate should deduct 0.25 from the total score.

The university also provides the opportunity to the candidates to submit the challenges against the Answer key in any case of discrepancy. Based on the changes made in the Answer key, the university prepares a Merit list of all the qualified candidates.

AILET 2020 Result

NLU releases the AILET 2020 result based on the final answer key. Candidates can check the result through the official website. Candidates can check their score in the result. A merit list is prepared bu the institute based on the candidate’s marks in the entrance test. Those whose names are there in the merit list are called for the counselling round.

Details Mentioned on the Result

• Roll number of the candidate
• Name of the candidate
• Guardian’s/Parent’s name
• Gender
• Marks Obtained

AILET 2020 Counselling

The counselling is held soon after the result releases as per the previous year’s exam session. Counselling is only held for B.LL.B (Hons) and LL.M. selected candidates. PhD candidates have to go through a series of selection procedure to get admission into the university. On spot, counselling is conducted for LL.M candidates only. The university sends the call letters to all the qualified candidates individually via email and speed post for admission. 

AILET 2020 Fee Structure

Candidates can check out the AILET 2020 Fee Structure for each course below for reference purpose only. It is based on the previous year’s exam session.

BA.LL.B (Hons.)

Fee Heads	Amount (INR)
Tuition Fee	INR 85,000.00 p.a. USD 10,000 for Non SAARC County USD 5,000 for SAARC Country
Campus Development Fund Fee	INR 5,000.00 (One time)
Admission Fee	INR 2,500.00 (One time)
Student Welfare Fund	INR 2,500.00 p.a.
SBC Fund	INR 2,500.00 p.a.
Examination Fee	INR 3,000.00 p.a.
Reading Material Fee	INR 2,500.00 p.a.
Library Fee	INR 2,500.00 p.a.
Internet Fee	INR 5,000.00 p.a.
Electricity Charges	INR 12,000.00 p.a.
Sports and Games Facilities Fee	INR 3,000.00 p.a.
Journals Fee	INR 2,500.00 p.a.
Moot Courts / Seminars / Workshops, etc. fund	INR 5,000.00 p.a.
Room Rent (For Hostel)	INR 18,000.00 p.a.
Hostel Facilities (For Hostel)	INR 20,000.00 p.a.
*Library Deposit	INR 5,000.00 ( One time )
*Hostel Deposit (For Hostel)	INR 5,000.00 ( One time )
*Mess Deposit (For Hostel)	INR 5,000.00 ( One time )
Total	INR 1,86,000.00

L.L.M

Particulars	Fee for hostelers	Fee for non-hostelers
Tuition Fee	INR 1,00,000.00	INR 1,00,000.00
Campus Development Fund Fee	INR 3,000.00(One time)	INR 3,000.00(One time)
Admission Fee	INR 1,000.00(One time)	INR 1,000.00 (One time)
Examination Fee	INR 3,000.00	INR 3,000.00
Library Fee	INR 3,000.00	INR 3,000.00
Internet Fee	INR 8,000.00	INR 8,000.00
Electricity Charges	INR 12,000.00	INR 12,000.00
Sports and Games Facilities Fee	INR 3,000.00	INR 3,000.00
Journals Fee	INR 2,000.00	INR 2,000.00
Dissertation  Fee	INR 1,000.00	INR 1,000.00
Room Rent (For Hostel)	INR 18,000.00	–
Hostel Facilities (For Hostel)	INR 20,000.00	–
*Library Deposit	INR 3,000.00	INR 3,000.00
*Hostel Deposit (For Hostel)	INR 5,000.00	–
*Mess Deposit (For Hostel)	INR 3,000.00	–
Total	INR 1,85000.00	INR 1,39,000.00

PhD Programme

Particulars	Fee from hostlers	Fee from non-hostlers
Registration Fee	INR 50,000.00(one time)	INR 50,000.00
Continuation Fee	INR 30,000.00 p.a. from 2ndYear onward	INR 30,000.00 p.a. from 2ndYear onward
Examination Fee	INR 20,000.00 (one time)	INR 20,000.00 (one time)
*Refundable Security Deposit	INR 15,000.00 (one time)	INR 15,000.00 (one time)
Room Rent	INR 18,000.00 p.a.	—
Hostel Facilities	INR 20,000.00 p.a.	—
*Library Deposit	INR 3,000.00	INR 3,000.00
*Hostel Deposit	INR 5,000.00	—
*Mess Deposit	INR 3,000.00	—
Total	INR 1,64,000.00	INR 1,18,000.00

About National Law University, Delhi

The National Law University (NLU) is situated in Dwarka, New Delhi. It was established in 2008 by Act No. 1 of NCT Delhi with the initiative of the High Court of Delhi. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes to all students. The university was ranked second in the NIRF law ranking in the year 2019. NLU conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) et a National level for admission into BA.LL.B (Hons), L.L.M and PhD programme. The university is also accorded the ‘Category – I’ autonomy by Govt. of India in the year 2016.

Official Website: nludelhi.ac.in

Previous Year’s Admission Notification: AILET 2019

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