AIBE Exam Pattern

According to the AIBE Exam Pattern, the All-India Bar Examination question paper consists of 100 questions, and each question carries one mark.

However, there is no negative marking in the exam, but talks have been going on to introduce negative marking this year.

You can attempt the exam in any 25 languages such as Hindi, English, Gujarati, Konkani, Nepali, Urdu, Dogri, Telugu, Tamil, Panjabi, Kashmiri, Oriya, Bodo, Assamese, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Santhali, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Manipuri, Sindhi and Maithili.

You will get 3 hours and 30 minutes to answer the question paper. 

Let's check the important details of the AIBE exam question paper pattern details:

Features Details
Exam name All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
Conducting Body Bar Council of India (BCI)
Exam Level National
Exam frequency Once a year
Languages 11 modes of languages
Exam fees Rs 3,560 (General/OBC category) and Rs 2,560 (reserved category)
Eligibility 3- or 5-year LLB from a recognized institute
Exam Purpose The AIBE is a certification exam to earn the Certificate of Practice (COP). The COP is mandatory for practising law in India.
Mode of exam Offline, pen-and-paper exam
Question type The question paper will include 100 objective-type questions.
No. of test cities 40
Mode of Examination Offline & Online both
Type of Examination Certification Based
Medium of Question Paper 11 languages
Type of Questions Objective
Total Number of Questions 100 MCQs
Total Marks 100
Time Duration 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Marking Scheme 1 mark for every correct answer
Negative Marking No negative marking

Subject-Wise Questions Asked in AIBE 

Understanding the type of questions asked and weightage is an integral part of the AIBE Exam Pattern:

Subject No. of Questions
Limitation Act 2
Corporate Social Responsibility 2
Family Law 2
Jurisprudence 3
Administration Law 3
Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional misconduct under B.C.I rule 4
ADR + Arbitration Act 4
Company Law (2013) 4
Constitutional Law 5
Environmental Law 5
C.P.C 5
Public International Law 5
Cyber Law – 05 5
I.P.C 6
Labour + Industrial Law 6
Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Law 6
Evidence 8
Cr. P.C 10
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Prop Laws, Spl Contract N I Act 15
Total 100