AIBE XVII Qualifier Interview: Komal Grewal talks about preparation strategy, important books, tips for aspirants & more
All India Bar Examination 2024 ( AIBE )
Shiksha.com got in touch with AIBE qualifier Komal Grewal to know about her preparation strategy, academic profile, plans for a law career and more. Checkout the excerpts from the interview below:
AIBE XVII Qualifier Komal Grewal
AIBE 17 Qualifier Interview: The Bar Council of India has finally released the AIBE 17 scorecard of all candidates. Shiksha.com got in touch with AIBE qualifier Komal Grewal to know about her preparation strategy, academic profile, plans for a law career and more. Checkout the excerpts from the interview below:
Q: Congratulations! Did you expect to be one of the AIBE 2023 qualifiers?
A: Yes, I feel good after clearing exam. I think to practice but plans can change also in future.
Q: What was the preparation strategy that helped you qualify AIBE 2023?
A: My strategy for this exam was simple. To clear this exam, I took idea of basic concepts from all subjects, which were there in syllabus of exam. After that, I solved previous year question papers to test my knowledge without bare Acts because it could gave me an idea about my knowledge regarding laws. Although, the exam is open book but this strategy made me confident about exam because, I solved without bare Acts. Moreover, before few days of exam, I purchased mock tests from Amazon and solved them with the help of bare Acts and I noted time for my each attempt. In this way, I learned to manage time in exam as; it is the most crucial part of exam.
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Q: What study plan did you follow for AIBE 2023?
A: My study plan was very simple. I hardly studied two hours in a day and solved mock tests. Sometimes, I read bare Acts to get knowledge of basic provisions, which made it easy to find answers in exam from bare Acts.
Q: Are books allowed in AIBE exam 2024?
Q: Which books one should refer to prepare for AIBE 19 Exam?
Given below are AIBE books suggestions for exam preparation:
AIBE Books | Author/Publication |
|---|---|
| Civil Practice and Procedure Manual | Sarkar’s |
| Criminal Manual | Universal’s |
| Other Bare Acts | Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt Ltd. |
| Constitution of India | Durga DasBasu |
| Company Law and Practice | AK Majumdar/Dr GK Kapoor |
Civil Procedure with Limitation Act | CK Takwani |
Guide to All India Bar Examination | Universal’s |
Sure Success AIBE & JCJ | DV Rao |
All India Bar Examination Guide | Shambhu Prasad Choudhary |
The Constitution of India Bare Act with short notes | Universal’s |
Public International Law | VK Ahuja |
Human Rights | HO Agarwal |
Law Exam Times | PK Pandey |
Central Law Agency All India Bar Examination (AIBE) Guide | SM Ranjan and PK Jain |
AIBE Solved papers (2011-2021) | Lovedeep Bangia |
AIBE – Previous years solved papers | Thakral Law Publications |
Q: What are the best books to prepare for AIBE 19 Exam?
Given below are AIBE books suggestions for exam preparation:
AIBE Books | Author/Publication |
|---|---|
| Civil Practice and Procedure Manual | Sarkar’s |
| Criminal Manual | Universal’s |
| Other Bare Acts | Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt Ltd. |
| Constitution of India | Durga DasBasu |
| Company Law and Practice | AK Majumdar/Dr GK Kapoor |
Civil Procedure with Limitation Act | CK Takwani |
Guide to All India Bar Examination | Universal’s |
Sure Success AIBE & JCJ | DV Rao |
All India Bar Examination Guide | Shambhu Prasad Choudhary |
The Constitution of India Bare Act with short notes | Universal’s |
Public International Law | VK Ahuja |
Human Rights | HO Agarwal |
Law Exam Times | PK Pandey |
Central Law Agency All India Bar Examination (AIBE) Guide | SM Ranjan and PK Jain |
AIBE Solved papers (2011-2021) | Lovedeep Bangia |
AIBE – Previous years solved papers | Thakral Law Publications |
Q: Besides Bare Acts, which books did you read to prepare for AIBE 2023?
A: Besides Bare Acts, I read Universal’s guide to AIBE exam for MCQ’S which helped me a lot to prepare for this exam. Moreover, I purchased Mock tests for AIBE by Edugorilla. I solved mock test to make myself aware about the type of questions, which can be asked in exam.
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Q: How did you deal with your strengths and weaknesses while preparing for the exam?
A: Actually, it is my strength that I am very focused and goal oriented. My strength helped me to clear this exam in my first attempt. Moreover, in relation to my weakness I would say sometime we procrastinate to study but I managed this by reminding myself about the importance of this exam in my life that I cannot practice without clearing it.
Q: Could you tell us about your academic profile?
A: I have done BA.LLB (5 years) from a private university in Punjab. My academic profile is good, as I have passed graduation as First division with distinction. I have great interest in studies from my childhood.
Q: Which are the best books to prepare for AIBE exam in Marathi?
The best books to prepare for AIBE exam in Marathi:
- Fundamental Rights
- Guide to All India Bar Exam
- Intellectual Property Law
- Patents Act-1970
- Civil Practice and Procedure Manual
- Criminal Manual
- Other Bare Acts
- Constitution of India
- Company Law and Practice
- Civil Procedure with Limitation Act
- Guide to All India Bar Examination
- Sure Success AIBE & JCJ
- All India Bar Examination Guide
- The Constitution of India Bare Act with short notes
- Public International Law
- Human Rights
- Law Exam Times
- Central Law Agency All India Bar Examination (AIBE) Guide
- AIBE Solved papers (2011-2021)
- AIBE – Previous years solved papers
Q: Which are the best preparation books for AIBE XIX?
The best books for the All India Bar Examination as suggested by experts are Bare Acts, All India Bar Examination's previous years solved papers, commentaries, and short notes on case laws. Books:
1- Guide to All India Bar Examination by Universal
2- Sure Success AIBE & JCJ by DV Rao
3- All India Bar Examination Guide by Shambhu Prasad Choudhary
4- The Constitution of India Bare ACT with short notes by Universal
For more details, you may visit the Shiksha AIBE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/law/aibe-exam).
Q: What are your plans for a law career now that you have successfully qualified for AIBE? Are you preparing for the Judiciary?
A: No, I am not preparing for judiciary rather I would like to do practice in any court.
Q: Was law always your first preference?
A: Yes, it was my first preference because it was my dream to become an advocate from my childhood.
Q: Any tips for AIBE aspirants?
A: I would suggest to all AIBE aspirants that please do not take this exam very lightly because it is open boom rather prepare it very seriously because questions can be a little tricky and you cannot always find them in bare Acts, as the case law based questions are not in Bare Acts. Lastly, I want to say study Bare Acts thoroughly to get idea of basic provisions before exam and solve mock tests and previous year question papers
Candidates can now download their AIBE 17 result by entering REGISTRATION NUMBER and PASSWORD. They can also save the result page as a pdf file to apply for a Certificate of Practice from their enrolled Bar Councils. Candidates must note that Direct link to access AIBE 17 result - https://register.cbtexams.in/bci/Score/
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 5 days ago
" According to the most recent information available, registration for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 20 (XX) 2025 is anticipated to open during the first week of September 2025. The tentative date for the exam is December 2025.
We have closed the AIBE 19 Application Window 2024. The Bar Counc
Contributor-Level 9
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AIBE will be held in 11 languages. The questions will carry a total of 100 multiple-choice questions based on 19 law topics and subjects. Candidates must note that there is no negative marking in the AIBE exam. The AIBE syllabus 19 carries topic-wise weightage, which helps candidates prepare for the
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The Bar Council of India (BCI) released the provisional answer key for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 19 on December 28, 2024. Candidates were given the opportunity to raise objections until January 10, 2025.
As of now, BCI has not announced the exact release date for the final answer key. T
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Hi Jigyasa,
If you have filled your enrollment number in the place of the roll number on the AIBE OMR sheet, it could potentially lead to a mismatch during the verification process. The roll number is the primary identifier for your exam, and it's important that the correct details are filled out in
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To pass AIBE 19, a candidate must have at least 45% marks in case of being from the general or OBC category, and 40% in case of a candidate belonging to the SC/ST category. Considering you scored 43 marks, it seems that you failed to cross the pass mark.
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The latest cutoff for AIBE 19 held on December 22, 2024, is given below for the General/OBC category as well as for the SC/ST/PwD category.
General/OBC Category: 45% (45 marks out of 100)
SC/ST/PwD Category: 40% (40 marks out of 100)
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You need to send the enrollment details to AIBE. The AIBE will update accordingly.
Scholar-Level 18
Answered a month ago
The last date for correction in AIBE registration form was November 22nd 2024. So you can not correct now. Now the admit card downloading is in process from December 15th onwards.
Scholar-Level 18
Answered a month ago
The AIBE is the quintessential 'bar' examination that all law graduates in India must clear in order to be entitled to practice before any court in the country.
It assesses entry-level understanding of the knowledge of law and legal reasoning. One has to select the medium in which he/she would like t
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According to the Times of India, the Bar Council of India (BCI) informed that out of 144014 students who appeared for the exam 69646 passed. In response to a right-to-information application filled by Shibu Babu, it was disclosed that 1487 81 students took the exam held on December 10 last year with
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AIBE Notifications
No, books were not allowed in AIBE Exam 2024. AIBE is no longer an open-book exam. Candidates werel not allowed to carry books, notes and written material inside the exam hall. However, candidates could carry Bare acts without notes.
Till 2020, the All India Bar Examination was an open-book exam. However, in 2021 Bar Council of India changed this pattern. This means that students could no longer take the help of books and study material to attempt or solve the question paper. That being said students are still allowed to carry Bare Acts without notes with them. For more details, you may visit the Shiksha AIBE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/law/aibe-exam). I hope this will help you.