The AILET Syllabus for BA LL.B. has three sections and 150 questions. Candidates get 120 minutes to attempt the paper. National Law University Delhi conducts the test for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), and also for LL.M. and Ph.D. AILET 2027 will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in offline mode. The form is available on nationallawuniversitydelhi.in from August 7 to November 10, 2026.
The AILET syllabus covers English, Logical Reasoning, and Current Affairs with GK. These three sections carry questions on Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary in context, Science & Technology, Economics, Government Policy, Logical Arguments, Logical Conclusions, etc. The total duration of the exam is 120 minutes. A correct answer gets 1 mark, and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks. There is no separate Legal Aptitude or Quant section in the current
AILET exam pattern.
To ensure extraordinary performance in the exam, it is essential that you are thorough with the new AILET syllabus.
AILET Syllabus 2027 for BA LL.B.: What each section actually asks
The BA LL.B. paper has 150 multiple-choice questions and a limit of 120 minutes. NLU Delhi splits it into three sections.
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Section
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Questions
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Marks
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English Language
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50
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50
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Current Affairs and General Knowledge
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30
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30
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Logical Reasoning
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70
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70
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Total
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150
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150
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English tests reading and contextual vocabulary. Current Affairs and General Knowledge tests awareness of latest events and related facts. Logical Reasoning tests arguments and analytical sets. NLU Delhi has said a few Logical Reasoning questions may use a legal principle. The principle is given in the question. The syllabus does not require prior knowledge of law.
The AILET Syllabus for BA LL.B. has three sections and 150 questions. NLU Delhi does not publish a chapter list. The topics below are what the 2022–2026 papers tested.
AILET English syllabus: passages, not a grammar list
In the
AILET question papers, English is built around reading passages. The questions ask for meaning, inference and vocabulary in context. Tone, the author’s purpose, a literary device and a suitable title appear in some years. Short grammar items, where they appear, sit inside the passage. Standalone grammar questions are not asked in the exam.
What to prepare
- Reading a passage and answering only from the text
- Meaning of a line
- Inference: what follows, what the author implies
- Vocabulary in context: the meaning of a word in that paragraph, not a dictionary meaning
- Tone of the passage
- Author’s purpose
- A suitable title
- A literary device, when the question asks how a line is written
- A short grammar point inside the passage, such as a phrase. This is not a separate spotting-errors paper.
AILET Logical Reasoning Syllabus 2027: 70 marks, what to practice
The AILET Logical Reasoning syllabus includes several topics and 70 questions worth 70 marks. Legal principles may be used in this section to test logical aptitude. The exam does not require prior legal knowledge. If marks are tied, higher marks in Logical Reasoning decide the rank.
What to prepare
- Assumptions, conclusions and inferences
- Strengthen and weaken where an argument is given
- Arrangements and condition sets: who can sit with whom, what order is possible
- A legal principle printed in the question, then applied to a short set of facts
- A longer scenario where you decide if a claim follows
AILET Current Affairs and General Knowledge Syllabus 2027
Section B is Current Affairs and General Knowledge: 30 questions, 30 marks. NLU Delhi names the section only. It does not give chapters or a month range. The lines below are from the BA LL.B. papers of 2022 to 2026 in your booklet.
The section mixes news from that year with a static fact attached to it. A static GK book, cover to cover, is not what these papers set.
What to prepare
- National and international events of the year before the exam
- Awards, including the Nobel prizes and book prizes that fell in that year
- Sports results and major appointments
- Government schemes and policy decisions
- The static fact tied to the event: the body, the place, the person, the full form
There is no separate Legal Aptitude section and no maths section in the current AILET Syllabus. The LL.M. paper is different as it consists of 100 law questions. Confirm the brochure on nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.
Is Legal Aptitude included in the AILET Syllabus?
No, the BA LL.B. paper does not have a Legal Aptitude section. NLU Delhi lists three sections only: English Language (50), Current Affairs and General Knowledge (30), and Logical Reasoning (70).
Legal principles is likely to appear inside Logical Reasoning. The principle is printed in the question. You apply it to the facts. Prior knowledge of law is not required.
In the 2022–2026 papers, these principle-and-facts items sit in the 70-mark section. They are not a separate block. Legal Aptitude was part of the old paper, including 2021. It is not in the current AILET syllabus 2027.
What is not included the AILET Syllabus
The AILET question paper of 2008 carried 150 questions in 90 minutes, with no negative marking. It mixed polity, torts, contracts, legal principles, synonyms, antonyms, para jumbles, error spotting, maths, puzzles, history, geography and science. From 2022, Legal Aptitude and Elementary Mathematics were removed as sections. Legal principles stayed inside Logical Reasoning. Prior knowledge of law is not required. AILET 2027 BA LL.B. is still three sections, 150 marks, 120 minutes, 0.25 marks deducted for a wrong answer.
AILET Syllabus FAQs
Q. Is the AILET syllabus the same as the old paper? Do I prepare maths?
A. No, from 2022 onwards, the AILET BA LL.B. question paper has three sections: English (50), Current Affairs and GK (30), and Logical Reasoning (70). Maths section was included in the old paper, till AILET 2021, but not anymore. A number puzzle may appear inside Logical Reasoning. That is not a Quant section.
Q. How many sections are in the AILET Syllabus for BA LL.B.?
A. The BA LL.B. paper has three sections and 150 questions. English Language carries 50 marks, Current Affairs and General Knowledge 30, and Logical Reasoning 70. The time limit is 120 minutes. There is no sectional time limit.
Q. Does the AILET syllabus include maths?
A. No. There is no maths section in the current paper. Maths was part of the old pattern, including the 2021 paper. A number puzzle may appear inside Logical Reasoning, but that is not a Quant section.
Q. Is Legal Aptitude in the AILET Syllabus?
A. No. There is no Legal Aptitude section. A legal principle may appear inside Logical Reasoning. The principle is printed in the question, and prior knowledge of law is not required.
Q. Should I prepare English grammar for AILET?
A. Prepare reading passages first. From 2022 to 2026, English was passage-based and tested meaning, inference, and vocabulary in context. Grammar questions or topics may be embedded within a passage but generally do not appear as a standalone question.
Q. What does the GK section ask in AILET?
A. It asks about news from that year and a static fact linked to it, such as an award, a sport, an appointment, a scheme, a place, or an organisation. NLU Delhi has not fixed a month range or named a book.
Q. Is the AILET Syllabus the same as CLAT?
A. No. CLAT UG has five sections and 120 questions, including Legal Reasoning and Quant. AILET BA LL.B. has three sections and 150 questions.
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