AIBE (All India Bar Examination)

Gaurav
Sep 01, 2023

The full form of the AIBE Exam is the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), also known as the All India Bar Council Exam. AIBE is a National level entrance examination conducted to assess the capability of an advocate who wants to practice law in India. The Bar Council of India (BCI) has the authority to conduct the All India Bar Examination (AIBE).

The exam will be conducted in 11 languages and candidates will have to select any one language according to their preference. Candidates clearing AIBE 2022 will be awarded the "Certificate of Practice".

The All India Bar Exam will be held in Pen & Paper mode as well as Computer Based Test (CBT) online mode and will be held on a Pan-India basis in almost all Indian states and cities across the country. It is an open-book exam. Each correct answer will increase the candidate's total score by one. Marks will not be deducted for wrong or unanswered questions. The question paper of the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) will comprise 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for 3 Hours 30 Minutes i.e. 210 Minutes.900

The various subjects are Cyber Law, Constitutional Law, Law related to taxation, Family Law, Administrative Law, Indian Penal Code, Land acquisition act, Labour and Industrial law, public interest litigation, Evidence Act, criminal procedure code, etc.

The various important details about the AIBE 2022 exam are mentioned below:

Exam Name - AIBE
Full-Form - All India Bar Examination
Also Known as - BCI Exam
Official Website - www.allindiabarexamination.com
Conducting Authority - Bar Council of India
Examination Level - National Level
Course - Law
Certificate - Certificate of Practice
Exam Mode - Offline/ Pen-Paper Based Test (PBT)
Paper Language - 11 Languages
Types of Question - Multiple Choice Questions (Open Book Exam)
Marking Scheme - 1 mark for each correct response
Negative Marking - No
Duration of Exam - 3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes)
No. of questions - 100

The languages in which the AIBE 2023 is available are listed below.

English	Hindi
Telugu	Tamil
Kannada	Marathi
Bengali	Gujarati
Oriya	Assamese
Punjabi	--

AIBE 2023 Exam Date

AIBE Exam is conducted biannually. The AIBE exam dates related to various admission processes are mentioned below.

16 Aug '23 - 30 Sep '23	AIBE XVIII Online Registration ONGOING
30 Sep '23	AIBE XVIII application fee payment last date
10 Oct '23	AIBE XVIII Application Correction
20 Oct '23	AIBE XVIII admit cards
29 Oct '23	AIBE XVIII exam date

AIBE 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for the AIBE exam, candidates should be aware of the various conditions related to AIBE eligibility as decided by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The inability to meet the eligibility criteria leads to the cancellation of the candidature. The various eligibility conditions are listed below:

Educational Qualifications:

To apply for the AIBE 2022 exam, candidates need to pass the LLB degree of 3 years or 5 years from an institute that is recognized by the BCI. There is no specified academic cutoff required to be able to appear for the exam.

State Bar Council:

The candidate must be enrolled in his/her respective State Bar Council. He/she should also possess the advocate enrollment card as issued by the council of the corresponding state. The candidates must submit suitable proof to enrol for the AIBE 2022 examination. Candidates are eligible to apply if they are enrolled as "an advocate under section 24 of the Advocates Act 1961".

Age and Attempts Limit:

There is no age limit to apply for the AIBE 2022 exam. There is also no cap on the number of attempts for this exam except that it should be attempted within 2 years after obtaining the law degree.

Nationality:

Only Citizens of India can apply for the AIBE 2022 exam. They must have also obtained their law degree in India.

AIBE Exam Pattern

According to AIBE guidelines, the AIBE exam pattern is such that the candidates will have 100 multiple-choice questions to answer. They will be given 1 mark for every correct answer, whereas no marks will be deducted for incorrect answers. AIBE 2022 exam will be conducted via offline mode i.e. pen and paper mode. The total time given to each candidate to attempt the exam is 3 hours and 30 minutes. The exam can be attempted in 11 languages, that include Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. Given below are the highlights of the AIBE 2022 Exam Pattern:

Mode of Exam	Offline/Written
Language of Exam	11 Languages
Paper Type	Objective Type/ Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Number of Questions	100 MCQs (Divided into Part-I and Part-II)
Duration of Exam	210 minutes (3 hours 30 minutes)
Marking Scheme	1 mark for every correct answer and no negative marking. No marks will be awarded for unanswered questions

AIBE Syllabus (as per 2023)

The syllabus of the AIBE Exam will be available 3 months before the examination on the official website. The exam will include 19 subjects of law. Depending upon the weightage, each subject is allotted a definite number of questions. The constitutional law and criminal procedure code have the highest number of questions whereas Intellectual property law has the lowest. Further details are given in AIBE Exam Syllabus. Given below are the topics that are the basis for the question in the exam.

Constitutional Law - The questions will be based on topics like human rights, judiciary, parliament, customary law, and international rules & law.
Indian Penal Code - It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.
Criminal Procedure Code - The paper will be based on questions related to Indian Criminal law and the Procedure of Law.
Code of Civil Procedure - In this, questions will be asked on topics related to the Process of Judgement, Conduct of Trials, and how the clerks and court must function.
Family Law - Questions will be related to domestic partnership, marriage, child custody, paternity, adoption, surrogacy, and juvenile law.
Administrative Law - The body of the law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of the Government.
Evidence Act - It contains a set of rules and allied issues governing the admissibility of evidence in the Indian court of law.
Labour and Industrial Laws - Laws related to worker and employee, child labour and discrimination, and employment terms will be asked in this section.
Cyber Law - Questions will be related to the internet, cybersecurity, software, computing, and electronic commerce.
Corporate Law - It is the body of the law that governs the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations, and businesses.
Indian Penal Code (IPC) - IPC is the main Indian Criminal Code and will be asked questions related to Public Tranquility, and also Criminal Conspiracy.
Public Interest Litigation - It is a case that is directly filed by an individual or a group of people in the Supreme Court of India.
Professional Ethics and Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI Rules - The set of rules that govern the professional conduct of Advocates, arises out of the duty that they owe the court, the client, opponents and other advocates.
Evidence Act - It is advised that test-takers go through the Evidence Act. Questions will be asked related to the Act of 1872.
Environmental Law - It is the collection of laws and regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment.
Land Acquisition Act - An Act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and companies.
Intellectual Property Law - It deals with the rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions, designs, and artistic works.

Note - Candidates are advised to be thorough with the broader topics of the subjects mentioned above since it is an open-book test. Knowing where relevant acts and laws are present will make the process much easier. Ultimately, it is about finding the right information and this is possible only by knowing the broader headings under each subject.

AIBE Cut-Off

Each year Bar Council of India (BCI) decides the cut-off marks for the AIBE exam. The candidates who score above the cutoff score will get the "Certificate Of Practice". The cutoff marks vary each year and are different for each category. It normally revolves around 40. This year's expected cutoff is:

Category	Cutoff (Expected)
General	40
OBC	--
SC/ST	35

AIBE 2023 Certification

After the declaration of the All India Bar Examination result, candidates who cleared the cutoff will be given the "Certificate Of Practice" from the respective State Bar Council. The certificate will have the signature of the chairman of the Bar Council of India.

AIBE Reference Books

Aspirants can study and rank well in the examination by a list of a few recommended books for the AIBE 2021 Exam which are given in the table below:

Name of the Book	Author/ Publications
Guide to All India Bar Examination	Dr P. K. Pandey
Practice Test Papers for All India Bar Examination	Showick Thorpe
Central Law Agency's All India Bar Examination (AIBE) Guide	Dr S. M. Rajan & P. K. Jain
Law Exam Times Vol. 16	Dr P.K. Pandey
Sure Success AIBE & JCJ	Justice B.S.Reddy & A.N.Reddy D.V.Rao
All India Bar Examination	Shambhu Prasad Choudhary

AIBE 2022 Exam Centres

The exam centres for AIBE XVI 2022 are mentioned below(yet to announce)

Hyderabad
Vishakhapatnam
Guwahati
Patna
Raipur
New Delhi
Goa
Ahmedabad
Chandigarh
Gurgaon
Shimla
Ranchi
Jammu
Bengaluru
Cochin
Mumbai
Pune
Imphal
Bhopal
Shillong
Bhubaneshwar
Chandigarh
Jaipur
Chennai
Dehradun
Lucknow
Noida
Kolkata

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Exam Location(View on Map)
Place	Rouse Avenue Institutional Area Road, Rouse Avenue, Mata Sundari Railway Colony, Mandi House, New Delhi
City	New Delhi
State	Delhi
Country	India
Pincode	110002
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