AILET 2020 (Postponed): Registration Extended, Eligibility, Syllabus

AILET 2020 Application Form stands extended till 30 June 2020. National Law University, Delhi, has postponed All India Law Entrance Test. The exam has been postponed due to escalating corona virus in India. Now, it will be held in the month of August 2020. The exam is conducted at the National Level once a  year. The entrance test will be organized to offer admission in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law Programmes. Qualifying the examination will give candidates a ticket to take admission in National Law Universities across India in the above-mentioned courses. The courses offered in the NLUs mainly are-BA LLB, LLM, PhD courses. This article will take through everything important which will be required to stay updated about the AILET 2020 examination which includes important dates, eligibility criteria, application form and fee details, etc.

Latest Updates 

• AILET 2020 Application will be available till 30 June 2020. Candidates can now change the exam centre on their own.
• AILET 2020 exam postponed till August 2020. 

AILET 2020 Application Form

AILET Application Form is available on the official website of the National Law University, Delhi. The last date of the form filling is 30 June 2020 after which no application will be submitted. Stages of AILET 2020 Registration are as follows:

• Registration of the candidates wherein they will put up their email id, contact number & personal details.
• The application form will be filled next using the login credentials sent to emails. Students are supposed to fill up correct information and fill the entire mandatory marked fields.
• Next would be the upload of required documents (scanned copy of the photograph, certificates, etc.)
• Next up would be the application fee payment.
• The applicants must keep the xerox of form for future use.

AILET 2020 Application Fee

AILET 2020 Application Fee is mentioned below as per the different categories:

AILET Registration Fees 2020

Category	Fees
General/Kashmiri Migrants/Resident of Jammu & Kashmir Category	Rs 3050/-
SC/ST/PwD	Rs 1050/-
SC/ST BPL	No Fees

• Application fees payment can be made through online mode via Debit card/Credit card/Net banking.
• Offline fee can be paid by cash deposit in the Post office.

AILET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

AILET 2020 Eligibility Criteria is mentioned below for the aspirants who wish to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses offered by the National Law Universities across India:

For LLM Program

• The candidates must have passed LLB or an equivalent from a recognised university. 
• The applicants must score a minimum of 55% marks in LLB from a recognized board/university.
• For SC/ST/PWD there will be relaxation of 5% marks.

For BA LLB ( Hons.) Program

• The applying candidate must have passed 10+2 with minimum 50% from a recognized board/University.
• Appearing candidates in 10+2 can also apply.

AILET 2020 Exam Pattern 

AILET 2020 Exam Pattern is listed below. The candidates must know the exam pattern for preparation purpose.

For Undergraduate Courses:

The below table shows the exam pattern for AILET Undergraduate courses:

Paper Pattern for AILET 2020 UG Courses

Date of AILET Examination 2020	31 May 2020 (10:00 AM-11:30 AM)
Mode of examination	Offline (Pen & Paper)
Examination Duration	90 minutes (1½ hours )
Medium	English
Number of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Type of Questions	MCQ (Objective)
Marking Scheme	+1 for correct answers
Negative marking	NO negative marking

For Postgraduate Courses:

The exam pattern for PG courses for National Law University Delhi are as follows:

Question Paper Pattern for PG Courses for AILET 2020

Date of AILET Examination 2020	To be announced!
Mode of examination	Offline (Pen & Paper)
Medium	English
Duration of examination	90 minutes (1½ hours )
Total Marks	150
Number of Questions	150
Questions Type	MCQ (Objective)
Marking Scheme	+1 for correct answers
Negative marking	0.25 marks for each wrong answer

Section-wise distribution of the AILET 2020 Exam

Section Wise division of Marks for AILET 2020

Section	Subject	Marks	Total Questions
A	General Knowledge	35	35
B	English	35	35
C	Reasoning	35	35
D	Legal Aptitude	35	35
E	Mathematics	10	10
Total:                                                  150 marks                                         150 questions

 AILET 2020 Syllabus

AILET 2020 Syllabus is mentioned below subject and section-wise:

• AILET 2020 English Syllabus: English section will include the questions from
  • Synonyms,
  • Vocabulary,
  • Antonyms,
  • Word usage,
  • Para jumble,
  • Reading comprehension,
  • Grammar, and
  • Foreign words/ phrases, etc.
• Legal Aptitude: In this section, important topics are:
  • Strict liability,
  • Torts,
  • Vicarious liability,
  • The law of crimes,
  • Contracts, 
  • Constitutional law,
  • Legal awareness and international law, etc.
• Reasoning: Logical reasoning will be based on the topics
  • Series,
  • Syllogism,
  • Directions,
  • Analogies,
  • Critical reasoning,
  • Blood relations, etc.
• GK and Current Affairs: 
  • Current affairs,
  • Sports,
  • Awards and Honours,
  • Internal events,
  • UN bodies,
  • History,
  • General Science,
  • Economics,
  • Geography,
  • Civics,
  • Eminent personalities, etc.
• BA LLB (Hons.) The applying candidates must prepare general knowledge (current affairs, general science, history, geography, economics, and civics), English, the reasoning of legal skills and notions of elementary mathematics (numerical ability).
• PhD candidates can study the master’s program related subjects and can expect the same in the AILET 2020 examination.

AILET 2020 Preparation Tips

AILET Preparation Tips are stated below which can be very useful and helpful for the students who are willing to score well in the Examination:

• Candidates are requested to go through the Syllabus first of all and then prepare how to go on with each subject which includes the time distribution, management of resources and various other important factors.
• Once the preparation chart is ready, start with the preparation which will include studying all the important topics in-depth, not so important topics in brief but do not miss on any topic as this test tests the ability.
• Try to cover all the topics but will work if the focus will be more on those topics getting more weightage in the exam. Make short notes of all the topics.
• Daily revision is an important practice to keep the things in memory.

AILET 2020 Admit Card

AILET Admit Card 2020 will be available by the Fourth week of April 2020 on the official website of NLU, Delhi (Organizing University). Candidates are supposed to keep the following points in their mind regarding the admit card before they appear for the AILET Examination:

• It is compulsory to carry the admit card to the exam centre along with a valid photo ID proof which will help in verification.
• If there is any discrepancy in the admit card, get in touch with the officials immediately and get it rectified as incorrect information won’t be entertained at the time of examination if found and the chances of not being able to sit for the examination are also high.
• If the candidates are appearing for the examination in a new city then kindly go and visit the examination centre before the day of examination.
• Students will not be allowed to sit in any other examination centre but the one they’ve been allotted to.

AILET 2020 Result

AILET 2020 Result will be available on the official website by the Fourth week of May 2020 for BA LLB (Hons.) course and or LLM students. Students are requested to keep a track of their result announcement after which the process of counselling will begin and only those who could qualify the examination will be taken further for counselling. Students will need their login credentials to get their results online.

AILET 2020 Counselling

AILET 2020 Counselling will be held for qualifying students and will be eligible to sit for the counselling and will be allotted a seat for which they have applied for. The process will be held in offline mode at the National Law University, Delhi based on the Merit list. Documents required at the time of counselling are listed below:

• AILET 2020 Admit Card
• 10th and 12th mark sheets
• AILET 2020 scorecard
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• AILET 2020 admission letter
• Passport size photographs

Seat reservation based on student’s category is mentioned below:

Seat Reservation For AILET 2020

Category	BA LLB	LLLM
SC candidates	15%	15%
ST candidates	7.5%	7.5%
PWD candidates	5%	5%

The seat matrix for All India Law Entrance Test 2020 is given below:

BA LLB Programme:

Seat Description	No. of Seats
Through AILET Examination 2020	70
Direct Admission to Foreign Nationals (merit-based)	10 (a minimum score of 65%)
Total seats	80

Note- An additional seat has been reserved for Kashmiri migrants and two supernumerary seats for residents of Jammu & Kashmir.

LLM Programme:

Seat Description	No. of Seats
For Indian Nationals	35
For Foreign Nationals	5 (may vary)
Total seats	40

 PhD Programme: The PhD programme has a total of 5 seats for all sorts of students.

AILET 2020 Highlights

The highlights for AILET is mentioned below in the table:

Exam Name	All India Law Entrance Test
Acronym	AILET
Conducting Body	National Law University, Delhi
Level	National Level
AILET 2020 Official website	https://nludelhi.ac.in/home.aspx
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen & Paper)
Exam Purpose	To offer admission in various Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law Courses Offered by Law Universities/Colleges across India

The candidates are requested to stay connected to the page for more updates related to the AILET.

About National Law University, Delhi

The NLDU was established in the year 2008. It offers various Undergraduate & Post Graduate courses. It is built on the five-year law degree modal & implemented by the Bar Council of India.

The National Law University, Delhi offers a five-year Undergraduate B.A, LLB (Hons) program & also it provides a one year LL.M. program. The admission to the Undergraduate courses is given based on the score of  All India Law Entrance Test which is organised by the University.

About All India Law Entrance Test

The AILET is organised to get the admission into the NLDU. Candidates who qualify the exam get admitted to the courses like B.A. L.L.B (Hons), L.L.M and PhD Degree Programs.  The exam is organised yearly at the National level. There are 73 seats in B.A. L.L.B course, 20 in L.L.M and Ph.D seats usually do not exceed over 10.