What is AILET?

The All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) is conducted by the National Law University Delhi to select students for its law programs. It is held in December every year and tests three sections.

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What is CLAT?

CLAT is a national-level entrance test for admissions to candidates in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law courses offered at 26 NLUs and several other colleges/universities. CLAT is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities, headed by NLSIU Bengaluru.

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AILET 2024 vs CLAT 2024: Participating institutes

NLU Delhi is the only participating institute under AILET. On the other hand, the CLAT score is taken into consideration by 26 NLUs spread across the country. The CLAT score is also considered by several other law institutes in India for admission to their law programs. These include, among others:

  • Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru
  • Asian Law College, Noida
  • Amity University, Noida
  • Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
  • Delhi Institute of Rural Development (D.I.R.D.), Holambi, Delhi
  • Disha Law College, Raipur
  • Galgotias University, Greater Noida
  • Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat

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AILET 2024 vs CLAT 2024: Test Pattern

The table below lists the differences and similarities between AILET and CLAT patterns.  

Subject

Features of CLAT 2024

Features of AILET 2024

Exam mode

CLAT is conducted in a paper-based test mode.

AILET is also conducted in a paper-based test mode.

Test duration

120 minutes 

90 minutes

Type of questions 

Objective-type questions based on Reading Comprehension passages of about 300-450 words.

The questions are completely multiple-choice based in all sections.

Total questions 

120 - UG 

120 - PG

There are 150 MCQs in total. 

Negative Marking

+1 for a correct answer

-0.25 for an incorrect answer

+1 for a correct answer

-0.25 for an incorrect answer

Exam timings

3:00-5:00 PM. 

10:00-11:30 AM. 

AILET 2024 vs. CLAT 2024: LLM

While the UG paper has generic subjects being covered, the LLM patterns for both tests is different. Find a detailed analysis of the same below. 

Features

AILET 2024 

CLAT 2024 

Exam mode

Pen-paper mode

Pen-paper mode

Exam duration

1 hour 30 minutes

2 hours

Subjects

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Contract, Jurisprudence, Law of Tort and International Law

Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, other law subjects including contemporary issues

Type of questions

Multiple-choice questions

Objective as well as subjective questions

Total questions

102 questions

100 multiple-choice questions + 2 Descriptive questions (there will be 8-10 descriptive questions, out of which the candidate has to attempt only two questions)

120 multiple-choice questions

Total marks

150 marks

120 marks

Marking scheme 

Multiple-choice questions:

  • +1 for a correct answer
  • -0.25 for an incorrect answer

Descriptive questions:

  • Each question carry 25 marks 
  • +1 for a correct answer
  • -0.25 for an incorrect answer

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AILET 2024 vs CLAT 2024: Eligibility

AILET Eligibility Criteria:

Qualifying test: A candidate should qualify for the Class 12th (or equivalent) exam from a recognized board or university is eligible to appear for AILET 2024.
Percentage: 50% marks in case of candidates belonging to unreserved/OBC/specially-abled person (SAP) and other categories; and 45% marks in case of candidates belonging to SC or ST categories.
Appearing Candidates: AILET UG candidates appearing for their Class 12th examination in 2024 are also eligible for AILET 2024

AILET Age Limit: There is no upper age limit to apply for AILET 2024.

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CLAT Eligibility Criteria:

Qualifying test: A candidate should qualify for the Class 12th (or equivalent) exam from a recognized board or university.

Percentage: 45% marks in case of candidates belonging to unreserved/OBC/specially-abled person (SAP) and other categories; and 40% marks in case of candidates belonging to SC or ST categories.

Appearing candidates: CLAT UG Candidates appearing for their Class 12th examination in 2024 are also eligible for CLAT 2024.

CLAT Age Limit: There will be no upper age limit for CLAT 2024.

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AILET 2024 vs CLAT 2024: Difficulty Level

There are various factors that can affect the difficulty levels of the two papers:

Number of applicants: 

  • Approximately 20,000 candidates appear for 173 seats eats at NLU, Delhi
  • Approximately 77,000 candidates appear for 2175 seats of 26 NLUs
  • The number of applicants per seat for AILET is comparatively higher than that for CLAT. Hence, AILET is a tougher test, from this perspective than CLAT.
  • Note: The majority of applicants apply for both tests.
  1. Number of sections: CLAT has two more sections as compared to AILET. However, AILET covers all the topics covered in CLAT within the three sections. 
  2. Duration: CLAT is a longer and lengthier exam. 
  3. Question Format: CLAT has passage-based questions that require an additional skill of speed reading and in-depth knowledge of the topic being covered. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

AILET 2024 will be held on 10 December 2023.

AILET 2024 will be conducted in offline mode.

The one-time application fee which is non-refundable for AILET 2024 is:

  • INR 3,500 for General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates.
  • INR 1,500 for SC/ST/BPL candidates.

To be eligible to appear for CLAT 2024, candidates should have passed 10+2 (or its equivalent examination) with

  • 45% marks (or an equivalent grade) for General/OBC/PWD/NRI/PIO/OCI candidates.
  • 40% marks (or an equivalent grade) for SC/ST categories.

Candidates appearing in their qualifying examination in March/April 2023 are eligible to appear for CLAT2024. However, they are required to submit the passing certificate of the qualifying examination on completion. In case the certificate isn’t produced, the candidate will not be eligible for admission to the course.