AILET SYLLABUS

The All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) conducted by National Law University,
Delhi for admission to its law undergraduate course is regarded as India’s
toughest entrance examination related to legal fraternity. Additionally, it is also
the most densely competed law entrance examination in the sub-continent
wherein as much as 25,000 students compete for a meagre sum of 123 seats. Out
of these 123 seats, 55 berths are reserved for students domiciled in Delhi.
Therefore, applicants from Delhi enjoy a special-edge over applicants coming
from other regions across the country.

The total breakdown of seats in NLU, Delhi for B.A.LL.B (Hons.) course as per their
official website is as follows:

Delhi Region 55
All India Region 55
Foreign Nationals 10
Kashmiri Migrants 01
Residents of Jammu & Kashmir 02
Grand Total 123

The application fees for AILET, 2020 is 3050 INR for General and OBC and 1050
INR for SC and ST. The applications are invited only through online mode.

This examination consist a total of 150 questions that are spread over 5 different
Sections/Subjects, namely:

i. English
ii. Elementary Mathematics (Numerical ability)
iii. General Knowledge
iv. Reasoning
v. Legal Aptitude

This article by Gradeup intends to provide you deeper insights and all essential
and relevant information related to the Syllabus of ALL INDIA LAW ENTRANCE
TEST (AILET) with the sole aim of optimizing your preparation by proving
necessary supplements you require.

The Section-wise Syllabus of AILET is elaborately discussed below:

I. ENGLISH
This section contains 35 questions asked from varying sub-heads like
Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Verbal ability, Idioms and
Phrases etc. Each question contains 1 mark and every wrong answer leads
to a deduction of 0.25 marks.
Out of the permitted 35 questions in this section, 9-10 are reserved for
Reading Comprehension. The Reading comprehension may include long
passage as well as short reading comprehension and sometimes Central
theme spotting.
The grammar part includes questions asked from tenses, correct spelling,
figure of speech, preposition etc.
The English Proficiency part includes Sentence Rearrangement, Idioms &
Phrases, Noun, pronoun, Conjunctions etc.
The difficulty level of this section is hardcore and it is the most typical
section out of the five sections in this examination.
A month or two months long preparation is not enough to crack this
section. Scoring well in this section requires at least an year long oriented
preparations.
Tips to excel:
 Read Novels and quality literatures.
 Make a habit to Watch English movies and shows.
 Keep a pocket dictionary always with you and memorize 10 words a
day at free time (like travelling in metro etc.)
 Concepts of Grammar should not only be memorized but clarified too.

II. ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

 When compared to all the other sections of AILET, this section is the easiest
and the most scoring one. The Elementary Mathematics section has a sum
of 20 questions. The questions are asked from topics like Number system,
Probability, Algebra, Height and Distance, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Mass
and Volume etc. Due to its high scoring probability often times this section
plays as the decider that whether the merit list will feature your name or
not.
As suggested by its very name, the difficulty level of questions in this
section is restricted to Elementary level, i.e. Class 10th level. However, it
must be noted that only the concepts asked in this section are limited to
Class 10th but the questions asked are not direct and simple and requires
complex reasoning and sense of understanding to solve.
Tips to Excel:
 All the formulas and concepts of Mathematics that have been taught
till high school should be brushed up.
 Since the questions in this section are easy but time consuming so
practice as more as possible so time taken per minute could be
reduced.

III. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

This section contains 35 questions. The topics are vast covering from
Political Science, History, geography, General science etc. from static G.K
and National & International affairs, important events happening around
the world etc. from Current affairs section.
As per the recent trends the weightage of Current affairs part has
subsequently increased to almost 85-90% in this section.
The difficulty level of this section is high and the syllabus is too vast to
cover. However, it is the most inexpensive section in terms of time
consumption.
Tips to Excel:
 Make a daily habit to read newspaper.
  Keep yourself aware of news and important happenings around the
world by way of New Channels and other social media platforms.
 In the examination attempt this section either in the beginning or at
the end. Not more than 15 minutes should be devoted to this
section.
 Refer to quality books and magazines, including the NCERT social
sciences books you read during school.
 Be aware of the important appointments and personalities in news.

IV. REASONING
The Reasoning or Logical Reasoning section also consists of 35 questions.
The primary aim of this section is to test candidate’s analytical and
interpretation skills and his/her sense of understanding and
comprehending skills.
The topics covered by this section include Statement & Conclusion, Blood
Relation, Family tree, Analogy, Assertion and Reasoning etc.
The assertion and Reasoning and statement-conclusion questions require a
special focus.
Other than those listed above some relatively easier topics like Coding and
decoding, Ranking, Directions and Distance, Number test etc. are also asked
in this section.
Tips to Excel:
 The difficulty level of this section is Mediocre but solving these
questions consumes a lot of time, so practice as more as possible in
order to enhance your efficiency.
 The series of topics given above are not exhaustive and some other
topics related to testing your Reasoning ability might also be included
in this section, so prepare your mind for the same.

V. LEGAL APTITUDE
 The Legal Aptitude section contains 35 questions coming from topics like
Law of Torts, Law of Contract, Criminal law, Constitutional law, Legal G.K,
Legal phrases and maxims etc.
Broadly this section has 2 distinct varieties of questions that are Principle &
facts and Legal G.K/awareness. The Principle-fact questions form a major
part of this section. In these questions a given principle is applied to the
facts given in the question in order to come to the correct
judgment/conclusion/option. While in the Legal G.K/awareness section
knowledge and awareness related to legal field and law are tested.
Tips to Excel:
 Make a habit to read important/famous case laws, especially those
laid by Supreme Court of India. Reading them will not only add to
your legal G.K but will also help in understanding the facts and
application of principles in an efficient way.
 Sometimes facts of a real case are asked in the question and if the
student had read the judgment of that case then it becomes
extremely easy for him to come to the correct option.
 Memorize important Legal phrases, Maxims and terms on a daily
basis.

That’s all you need to know regarding AILET syllabus. Gradeup wishes you happy
preparation and a bright future ahead.

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR PREPARATION!