All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is a national level examination which is conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI).

Key dates
Starting of online registration 1st September 2017
Offline Registration form sales begin
from 1st September 2017
Bank Payments through challan starts
from 2nd September 2017
Online Registration and offline form
sales closes 31st October 2017
Last Date for Payment of challan for
Online and Offline Application 9th November 2017
Last date for completion of online form 13th November 2017
Last date for receiving Offline
Application forms at BCI-Delhi 13th November 2017 (5 PM)
Online release of Admit Cards for Online & Offline application 20th November 2017
Examination Date 3rd December 2017
Result February 2018

Fee:

Applicants are required to pay the application fee of Rs. 3560/- for General/OBC Applicants while 2560/- for SC/ST Applicants. The fee can only be deposited through bank challan of SBI bank.

Applicants either have passed 3 years or 5 years LL.B. degree from a BCI recognized law school.
Minimum Marks: No minimum percentage is required in the qualifying examination in order to apply for AIBE.

Exam Pattern

Exam Mode: The test was conducted in offline mode. Candidates have to mark the answers in OMR sheet.

Type of Questions: The test was contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).

Number of Questions: There was total 100 questions in AIBE.

Subjects: The examination was carry questions from 20 subjects. These subjects was divided into category-I and category-II. Each subject of category-I was have 7 questions while Category-II subjects was have 23 questions in total. 23-questions of Part-2 was include questions from at least 5 subjects of Category II.

Parts: The test was consisting of 2 parts i.e. Part I and Part II. Category I subjects was included in Part I while category-2 subjects was included in Part II.

Languages: AIBE was conducted in 11 languages and candidates have the choice to take the examination in any one of the languages.

Exam Duration: Candidates was provided with 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete the examination. Candidates with 80% or more disability was provided the extra time of 20 minutes per hour.

Negative Marking: No negative marking in the examination, therefore, no mark will be deducted for the incorrect response.

Category-I (Part-I) Category-II (Part-II)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Administrative Law
Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act Company Law
Constitutional Law Environmental Law
Contract Law, including Specific Relief, Special Contracts, and Negotiable Instruments Family Law
Criminal Law I: The Indian Penal Code Human Rights Law
Criminal Procedure Labour and Industrial Law
Drafting, Pleading, and Conveyancing Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Consumer Protection Law
Evidence Principles of Taxation Law
Jurisprudence Public International Law
Professional Ethics and the Professional Code of Conduct for Advocates
Property Law