AILET 2025 Exam Analysis

The All-India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for NLU - Delhi 2025 was conducted on December 8, 2024.  It was a pen & paper based exam. There was no change in the pattern this year. It was on similar lines as predicted. The paper had 150 questions to be done in 120 minutes. This year, English language had 50 questions, and the questions were based only on Reading Comprehension passages. The GK section had 30 questions and questions were based on conventional areas. The Logical reasoning & Legal aptitude were in the same section. Overall, the paper was lengthy & moderate to difficult.

Each year, many students take the AILET for BA LLB. There are only a few seats available, so it is one of India's most competitive law school admission tests. As a result, candidates with a high rank will have a better chance of admission to NLU Delhi. The two major challenges were time management & lengthy papers. However, it was slightly easier than the previous year’s paper.

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Below mentioned is the latest exam pattern for AILET 2025:

This section had 6 passages of varied length i.e., from a little lengthy to short. The number of questions based on these passages was also different. The questions based on them ranged from conventional types such as main idea, tone, vocabulary, purpose, and reasoning-based questions.   This time a few questions were also based on assertion- reason, cause - effect, out of two which one is true also. These questions checked the students’ ability to analyse the text critically. The passages were based on different areas. A few of the questions had very close options, especially based on reasoning.

Overall feel of the section was moderate to tough &lengthy. The passages were based on:

Out of 30 questions, 7 questions were based on Current Affairs & they were primarily based on awards.  The remaining questions were from static GK.  These questions were based on diverse areas such as Sports, Art and Culture, Government Schemes, International Organizations, Science, Books and Authors. Overall GK questions asked in AILET were of moderate level with few questions of high difficulty level.

This section had a mix of conventional critical reasoning, legal aptitude & analytical reasoning. The section was dominated by critical reasoning with more than 35 questions out of 70 questions. The surprise element was that only a few questions based on legal reasoning existed. The critical reasoning questions were based on assumption, inference, strengthening or weakening the conclusion, finding the best conclusion, likely to support, assertion/reason, statement/argument, etc. in other words, the questions were based on conventional critical reasoning and the format of the questions was also in the form of single paragraph except for one or two questions where the paragraphs were slightly lengthy. The analytical questions were based of rank & order, seating arrangements, & syllogism. The analytical reasoning portion was dominated by series & syllogism.  The AILET 2024 Logical Reasoning section featured 4 legal aptitude questions, evenly split between Contract Law and Torts Law. The Contract Law questions focused on the principles of restitution and damages, examining scenarios involving compensation for loss and restoration of benefits. The Torts Law questions addressed trespass and defamation, with one testing liability for unauthorized entry and the other exploring the consequences of publishing false statements. The questions were moderate in difficulty and largely predictable, aligning closely with the content covered in class, emphasizing the importance of foundational understanding and regular practice in these core areas.

Overall, this was the lengthiest & the trickiest section. The types of questions were as follows: