AILET Eligibility Criteria 2026 (BA LLB & LLM): Age Limit, Qualification & Minimum Marks

To secure a seat at NLU Delhi, one needs to fulfill AILET 2026 eligibility requirements as defined for BA LLB, LLM, BCom LLB course. Check here detailed academic eligibility, minimum marks requirement, as well as, conditions of exemption from AILET 2026. 

AILET 2026 Eligibility Criteria

NLU Delhi has started the AILET 2026 Application form for both BALLB and LLM courses. The examination cell earlier published the revised AILET notification on July 23, 2025, at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. The registration for AILET 2026 entrance exam commenced from August 07, 2025. Through AILET 2026, candidates will be able to apply for admission to BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses offered by the National Law University, Delhi. Only those candidates who meet the AILET 2026 eligibility criteria for their preferred course can fill out the form. If they fail to do so, their candidature for AILET 2026 will be rejected.

To help candidates ensure their candidature for admission to NLU Delhi will not be rejected, we have described AILET eligibility criteria 2026 in this article. Aspirants can find course-wise eligibility details in this article. The eligibility criteria includes qualifying exam details, minimum mark requirements, and category reservation details. 

Latest Update: AILET Application 2026: Direct Online Link, Documents Required, Register @nationallawuniversitydelhi

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AILET 2026 Eligibility Criteria: Basic Requirements

Since, NLU Delhi conducts its own entrance exam and does not accept CLAT exam scores , the eligibility criteria for its law courses are as prescribed here. AILET eligibility criteria 2026 are mandatory not only for filling up the AILET 2026 application form, but also for securing a seat during the counseling process. The exam authority verifies all the documents pertaining to the AILET 2026 eligibility criteria for BA LLB, LLM  in Law courses. 

Candidates applying for undergraduate or postgraduate course, they need to fulfill the common eligibility criteria for the AILET exam as under: 

• Candidates should have obtained the minimum qualifying marks and certificate as relevant for the courses.
• If candidates are applying under a reserved category, then they should have a certificate issued by the competent authority stating the same. 
• If candidates belong to PwD category then a medical certificate issued by a medical authority stating 40 per cent or more disability should be available to be eligible under PwD category.

 AILET Eligibility Criteria 2026 for BA LLB course

The eligibility criteria for AILET BA LLB course as mentioned by NLU Delhi is, “Senior Secondary School Examination (10+2 system) or an equivalent examination with 45% marks (40% in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities). Candidates appearing for the 12th standard annual examination are eligible to apply.” , this means, 

• A candidates must have passed class 12 examination or equivalent examination from a state board/ national board of education - ICSE/ CBSE/ CISCE
• The candidates must have obtained 45% of total scores in Class 12 examination, if they belong to General or OBC categories
• Those belonging to SC, ST or PwD categories can claim 5% relaxation in minimum qualifying marks if they submit the relevant documents as a proof. If they have 40% or above scores then they are eligible for AILET 2026.
• There is no relaxation in minimum marks for candidates belonging to any other categories other than SC, ST, and PwD. 

If the candidates are appearing for their Class 12 examinations, at the time of filling AILET 2026 application form, then they can mention it, and state that result is awaited. Their eligibility will be ascertained at the time of counselling, on showing the documents for qualifying Class 12 exams.

AILET 2026 BA LLB Reservation

NLU Delhi reserves a fixed number of seats for specific categories in the BA LLB programe through the AILET exam. Check out the reservation criteria for AILET 2026 BA LLB course below: 

AILET BA LLB Eligibility Criteria 2026 for Exemption

Only candidates belonging to OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals category are exempted to appear in AILET exam only if they secure 65% marks in Class 12 or equivalent examination. Other than this, no candidate will be exempted from AILET 2026 for admission to any law course offered at the law university. 

AILET 2026 Eligibility Criteria: BCom LLB

The eligibility criteria for BCom LLB course offered through AILET 2026 are mentioned below: 

AILET Eligibility Criteria 2026 for LLM course

Candidates seeking admission to LLM course at NLU Delhi need to fulfill the following AILET eligibility criteria as given below: 

Candidates who have obtained an “LL.B. or an equivalent law degree with 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST/ Persons with Disabilities). Candidates appearing for final year LL.B. annual examination are also eligible to apply”, this means: 

• Candidates should have obtained a three-year or five-year LLB degree or equivalent law degree certificate from a recognised university. 
• They should have secured at least 50% marks in the overall degree examinations
• Those belonging to SC/ST/PwD category have been granted relaxation of 5% marks i.e. they should have 45% marks in the degree examination. 

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• Documents Required to AILET 2026 Application Form
• How to fill AILET Application Form 2026

AILET 2026 LLM Reservation 

The AILET 2026 category-wise reservation details for LLM course have been provided as follows: 

AILET LLM Eligibility Criteria 2026 for Exemption

Candidates belonging to Foreing Nationals/ OCI/PIO category are exempted from appearing in AILET 2026. However, they need to fulfill academic eligibility criteria for AILET 2026 to secure an LLM seat.

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