AILET 2025 Exam-day Guidelines; Reporting Time, Items to Carry, Taking the Exam
All India Law Entrance Test 2025 ( AILET )
Counselling - 16 May '25
The AILET 2025 exam was conducted on December 8, 2024. On the exam day, candidates were required to report at least an hour in advance, carry all mandatory documents, and adhere to the exam rules. Find all the important exam-day guidelines for AILET 2025 here.
The National Law University (NLU) Delhi conducted the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2025 on December 8, 2024, from 2 PM to 4 PM. The exam was held for admission to the 5-year BA LLB (Hons.), one-year LLM, and Ph.D. in Law programs. On the exam day, candidates were required to adhere to the guidelines issued by NLU Delhi exam officials. These included reporting to the exam center on time, carrying all essential documents, and refraining from any unfair means during the exam.
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Q: What all details are included in AILET 2025 Counseling Invite List?
The invite list carried the following information:
- The invite list was released category-wise
- It included the application number, roll number, total marks, and All India Ranks of candidates shortlisted for counselling.
- It also included the seat matrix and reservation for AILET 2025 admission process.
- The counselling schedule
- The step-wise counselling process.
NLU Delhi offers law courses i.e. five-year Intergrated BA LLB (Hons.) course at the undergraduate level, One-year LLM course at the postgraduate level, and PhD courses at the doctorate level. For admission to the law courses, NLU Delhi conducts its own law entrance exam known as the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), thus making it the only law school in India that does not accept the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).
Q: What documents do I need to carry at AILET Exam centre?
On the day of the exam, candidates must carry the following documents and items to the AILET centre:
- AILET admit card: Since, it is a mandatory document to be carried to the test centre, candidates must carry their admit card as issued to them. Candidates without a valid admit card on the day of the exam will not be allowed to take it.
- Photo ID proof: Along with the admit card, candidates must also carry an original photo ID proof issued by the Government of India. Documents that can be presented as an ID proof include PAN Card, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, Aadhaar Card and Ration Card.
- Photo: Candidates should carry an attested passport size photograph (the same as uploaded at the time of filling the application form).
- Stationary: Since the AILET 2024 is an offline exam, candidates must carry at least two good-quality ball-point pens of blue or black ink and an HB pencil to the test centre
- Disability certificate: The certificate is mandatory for candidates who have applied under the Persons with Disability (PwD) category
- Other items such as an analogue watch, transparent water bottle, face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer are also to be carried to the test centre.
AILET 2025 exam-day schedule
Candidates can check AILET 2025 Exam Day Schedule below:
| Timings |
Events |
|---|---|
| 1 pm |
Entry of Candidates inside the Test Centre |
| 1:30 pm |
Entry of Candidate to the Examination Hall/ Room |
| 1:45 pm |
Distribution of transparent Sealed Envelopes containing Question Booklets and OMR Response Sheets and announcement of important instructions by the invigilators |
| 2:00 pm |
Long Bell – Commencement of Entrance Test |
| 2:15 pm |
No candidate shall be allowed to enter the Examination Hall/Room after this Bell |
| 2:30 pm |
Short Warning Bell-Completion of 30 Minutes |
| 3:00 pm |
Short Warning Bell-Completion of 60 Minutes |
| 3:20 pm |
Short Warning Bell |
| 4:00 pm |
Long Bell – Completion of the Entrance Test |
AILET Exam Centres 2025
NLU Delhi releases an updated list of test centres for AILET 2025 along with the admission notification. Candidates can refer the list of test cities available for the upcoming exam:
| AILET Exam Centres 2025 |
|
|---|---|
| Bangalore |
Bhopal |
| Chandigarh |
Chennai |
| Cuttack |
Delhi |
| Gurugram |
Greater Noida |
| Guwahati |
Hyderabad |
| Jammu |
Jodhpur |
| Lucknow |
Mumbai |
| Patna |
Raipur |
| Cochin |
Kolkata |
| Gandhinagar |
Nagpur |
| Jaipur |
Varanasi |
| Dehradun |
Visakhapatnam |
AILET 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
Candidates appearing for the exam must carefully read the instructions mentioned on the admit card. Some important exam day guidelines are as follows:
- Candidates must report to their allotted test center at least an hour before the exam starts, i.e., by 1 PM, to allow sufficient time for verification by the exam center officials.
- Candidates should bring at least one valid photo ID proof, along with their AILET 2025 admit card. Accepted ID proofs include a PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Ration Card, or Passport (in original and with a photocopy).
- Candidates should carry their own pens (at least two) and one HB pencil for filling out the OMR answer sheet. The pens should be ballpoint, and the ink must be either black or blue.
- Candidates must avoid bringing any study materials or items like calculators, mobile phones, digital watches, iPads, or jewelry to the exam center.
- Adhering to these instructions is essential to ensure a smooth examination process.
AILET 2025 Exam: Items to carry
NLU Delhi has instructed candidates to carry the following list of items on the day of the All India Law Entrance Test 2025:
- Blue/ Black Ball Point Pen
- Admit Card
- Any valid Photo I.D. Proof and photographs
- Transparent Water Bottle
- Face mask and sanitizer
AILET 2025 - Items not allowed inside the exam hall
Candidates are not allowed to carry the following items in the AILET Exam Hall 2025:
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- Communication devices like Cell Phones
- Electronic Gadgets like Digital Watches, Mobile Phones, Bluetooth, Earphones, pagers, Health bands, Calculators, etc.
Adopting unfair means in the AILET 2025 entrance exam
Candidates found to be adopting unfair means like cheating, disturbing other candidates, or indulging in other illegal activities will be disqualified. So, it is recommended that candidates to not indulge in any such activities and follow the instructions given by the exam invigilator.
AILET 2025 exam pattern
The AILET 2025 exam will be conducted in center-based, pen-and-paper mode. The exam will be 1 and half hours in duration. The structure of the AILET 2025 question paper is outlined below.
| Particulars |
BA LLB (Hons.)/BCom LLB (Hons.) |
LLM |
|---|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Center-based Pen-and-paper exam |
Center-based Pen-and-paper exam |
| Test duration |
120 minutes |
120 minutes |
| Exam timings |
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
| Test medium |
English |
English |
| Type of questions |
Multiple-choice questions |
MCQs & Subjective question |
| Total questions |
150 questions |
50 multiple-choice questions and 2 descriptive questions |
| Total marks |
150 marks |
150 marks |
| Marking scheme |
+1 mark for each correct answer -0.25 marks for each incorrect answer |
Marking scheme for MCQs only: +1 mark for each correct answer -0.25 marks for each incorrect answer |
AILET 2025: How to mark OMR Response Sheet and Answer Booklet?
NLU Delhi has given the following guidelines for marking the OMR response sheet:
Q: When will AILET 2025 first merit list be released?
The AILET 2025 first merit lists for BA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.), LLM and PhD in Law courses is now out at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. To check the merit list, they can use the following steps:
- Go to the official AILET Portal - nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.
- Navigate the "Notification" section on the portal's homepage.
- Look for the "First BA LLB (Hons.)/BCom LLB (Hons.)/LLM/Phd in Law Merit List" link.
- Click on the link.
- The merit list will open in a new tab.
Q: When will AILET 2025 be conducted?
The AILET 2025 exam was conducted on December 8, 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM. The exam was conducted offline. The AILET 2025 application was released on August 1, 2024 at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. Through this exam, candidates will be able to apply for BA LLB (Hons.), LLM, and PhD in Law courses taught at the National Law University Delhi.
Q: When will AILET 2025 second merit list be released?
AILET 2025 second merit list for BA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.) and LLM was released on January 10, 2025 at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.
Now that the round 2 merit list is out, candidates will have to pay the balance admission fee and secure their seats. There is a fixed deadline to submit the admission fee for the AILET 2025 counselling round 2. If a candidate does not get selected in the second round of the AILET 2025 counselling, he or she needs to wait for the release of the round 3 merit list. The list will be released at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in.
Q: What are the things to carry to AILET exam centre 2025?
On the day of the exam, candidates must carry the following documents and items to the AILET centre:
- AILET admit card: Since, it is a mandatory document to be carried to the test centre, candidates must carry their admit card as issued to them. Candidates without a valid admit card on the day of the exam will not be allowed to take it.
- Photo ID proof: Along with the admit card, candidates must also carry an original photo ID proof issued by the Government of India. Documents that can be presented as an ID proof include PAN Card, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, Aadhaar Card and Ration Card.
- Photo: Candidates should carry an attested passport size photograph (the same as uploaded at the time of filling the application form).
- Stationary: Since the AILET 2025 is an offline exam, candidates must carry at least two good-quality ball-point pens of blue or black ink and an HB pencil to the test centre
- Disability certificate: The certificate is mandatory for candidates who have applied under the Persons with Disability (PwD) category
- Other items such as an analogue watch, transparent water bottle, face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer are also to be carried to the test centre.
Q: What all things are not allowed to be carried in AILET 2025 Examination hall?
Candidates are not allowed to carry following items to AILET 2025 Examination hall:
- Electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, calculators etc.
- Handwritten notes
- Manuals and digests
- Any other form of study material
- The candidate shall not open the plastic-sealed envelope containing the Question Booklet and OMR Response Sheet before 2:00 PM.
- Use only Blue / Black Ball Point Pen for writing the Roll No. details on OMR Response Sheet and for shading the circles. The candidates are required to put his/her signature and fill all the details such as Roll number, question paper booklet number on the space provided on the OMR Response Sheet.
- Test Paper is of 150 marks containing 150 Multiple Choice Questions, which will be in English.
- The candidate is required to select the most appropriate answer to each question. The answer circle should beshaded completely without leaving any space. Incomplete circles will not be evaluated.
- Indicate only one answer by shading from the options provided. More than one response to a question shall be counted 'wrong'.
- As per the AILET Entrance Test pattern, every correct answer will be given 1 mark and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
- The candidate must handle the OMR Response Sheet with care and must not fold, wrinkle, tear or staple it.
- The OMR Response Sheet is carbonized. The candidates shall return the original OMR Response Sheet to the
- Invigilator after the examination is over and take away the carbonized copy of OMR Response Sheet and used
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