AILET 2020 Exam Pattern

AILET is a test of one's aptitude and reasoning abilities. It comprises of five sections namely: Verbal Ability, Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge and Legal Aptitude.

Each question carries 1 mark and for every incorrect attempt, 0.25 marks will be deducted.

Subject/Section	Topic
Verbal Ability	35
Mathematics	10
Logical Reasoning	35
General Awareness	35
Legal Aptitude	35
Total Marks	150
Total Time (min)	90
Negative Marking	0.25 marks for each wrong answer

AILET 2020 Important Dates

Events	Tentative Dates
Issue of Notification	14th November, 2019
Start of online application form	1st week of January, 2020
Application form closes	Last week of March, 2020
Issue of Admit Card	Last week of April, 2020
Exam Date	May 3, 2020
Time of Examination	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Publication of Official Answer Key	2rd week of May, 2020
Results	Last week of May, 2020
Start of Counselling	Last week of May, 2020

AILET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for AILET 2020 are primarily based on two factors:

• Eligibility Criteria
• Age Limit

AILET 2020 Educational Qualification: Any candidate who has completed 10+2 or equivalent examination with not less than 50% of marks in the aggregate is eligible to apply for AILET 2020 Exam.

Note:

Candidates appearing for their Class 12th examination in March/ April 2020 are also eligible for AILET 2020 Exam. Such candidates need to give evidence of passing their Class 12th exam at the time of admission. Candidates who fail to fulfill this will lose their right for admission through AILET exam.

AILET 2020 Age Limit: There is no upper age limit to apply for AILET 2020 Exam.

Total Seats: 80 [70 Seats on merit through All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) and 10 Seats for direct admission to Foreign Nationals on merit (5 seats for Foreign Nationals & 5 seats for OCI/PIO)]. Foreign Nationals are exempted from AILET. Foreign Nationals to be eligible should have obtained 65% marks in the qualifying examination.

Reservation: 15% for SC candidates, 7.5% for ST candidates and 5% for Persons with Disabilities.

AILET 2020 Application Process

Candidates seeking admission to undergraduate law course offered by NLU - D need to fill the application form of AILET 2020, which will open in online mode sometime in the first week of January. The last date to fill the application form of AILET will be tentatively 4th week of March. The steps to fill AILET 2020 application form is given below-

• Online registration
• Filling of the application form
• Uploading of documents
• Application fee payment

AILET 2020 Application Fees

Category	Amount
General, OBC	Rs. 3050
ST, SC	Rs. 1050

AILET 2020 Syllabus

AILET 2020 shall be conducted in offline mode where the paper will have 150 questions from five different subjects including English (Comprehension), General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability), Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. Scope and coverage of questions under different subject areas:

English including comprehension: The English section will test the candidates' proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc.

General Knowledge and Current Affairs: The General knowledge will be tested on the general awareness including static general knowledge. Questions on current affairs will test candidates on their knowledge of national and international current affairs.

Mathematics: This section will test candidate's knowledge on elementary mathematics, i.e., maths taught up to 10th Class/standard.

Legal Aptitude: This section will test candidate's interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. Some propositions may not be "true" in the real sense, candidates will have to assume the "truth" of these propositions and answer the questions accordingly.

Logical Reasoning: The purpose of the logical reasoning section is to test the candidate's ability to identify patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. It may include a variety of logical reasoning questions such as syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, visual reasoning will not be tested.

AILET 2020 Preparation Tips

To get a fair idea of how to prepare for AILET i.e. All India Law Entrance Test, we have listed below important points for AILET 2020 Preparation Tips:

• Be well-versed with AILET Exam Pattern and AILET Syllabus
• Practice AILET Mock Tests and AILET Sample Papers to get a good grip over the AILET Exam.
• Study hard and study smart
• Do a regular revision
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