The AIBE- All India Bar Examination, conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) has become a prerequisite for practising law in India.
The advantage of an open-book exam like the AIBE is that you can carry in the essential reference material. The disadvantage is that with such a vast syllabus, it becomes unproductive if you end up carrying full-version material for all the subjects.
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- Fourteen Previous AIBE Question Papers - AIBE IV to AIBE XVI
- Seventy Five Full-Length AIBE Mock Tests - Sample Papers from a Question Bank of over 9500+ AIBE specific questions
- Each Full Mock Test is designed as a Model Paper
- Fifty Mini-Mock Tests - 25 Questions each, for quick practice sessions
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Just imagine carrying with you all the text books from your three or five year LLB – since that is the syllabus of the AIBE!
The best approach would be to understand the patterns of the question paper and the weightage given to each area.
Topics with the most number of questions are likely to have questions taken from relatively obscure sub-sections of the bare acts.
Topics with just two odd questions are likely to be tested on the main and prominent sections of the act or on the high level understanding of that law.
We analysed the syllabus from the last six iterations of the exam – AIBE XII (12) 2018, AIBE XI (11) 2017, AIBE X (10) 2017, AIBE IX (9) 2016, AIBE VIII (8) 2015 and AIBE VII (7) 2014. The papers from 2011 to 2013 have not been considered for this analysis due to the change in pattern and syllabus from 2014 onward.
As the exam has evolved, the BCI has been fine-tuning the AIBE syllabus based on the changes made to the prescribed LLB syllabus, followed by all Universities in India; and also to make it more relevant with the real-world scenario that a practicing lawyer is likely to face.
Given that the entire contents of a 3 or 5 year LLB are compressed within 100 multiple choice questions, it is certainly a challenge to decide the weight-age for each topic.
This is how the AIBE – All India Bar Examination syllabus has evolved over the years:
| Topic / Subject | 2014 VII | 2015 VIII | 2016 IX | 2017 X | 2017 XI | 2018 XII |
| Administrative Law | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cr.P.C (Criminal Procedure Code) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Evidence Act | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| C.P.C (Code of Civil Procedure) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Constitutional Law | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Family Law | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| I.P.C (Indian Penal Code) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Company Law | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cyber Law | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental Law | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Labour & Industrial Laws | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Public Interest Litigation | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Intellectual Property Laws | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Land Acquisition Act | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Law related to Taxation | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jurisprudence | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Limitation Act | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Public International Law | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
The following five topics have seen no change in weightage. Together, they account for 29% of the total marks – (1) Administrative Law, (2) Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act, (3) Cr.P.C (Criminal Procedure Code), (4) Evidence Act, (5) Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules.
The weightage for these four topics has been increased; to the extent that they now account for 36% of the exam – (1) C.P.C – Code of Civil Procedure, (2) Constitutional Law, (3) Family Law, (4) I.P.C – Indian Penal Code.
If we focus on the above two groups, they will cover 65% of the exam; which is more than sufficient to clear the AIBE!
The weightage for these five areas has been reduced, though they still cover 23% of the exam – (1) Company Law, (2) Cyber Law, (3) Environmental Law, Labour & Industrial Laws, (4) Law of Tort – including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law, (5) Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act.
Four areas have been newly added into the exam, to replace four areas which have been dropped out.
The new inclusions which cover 12% of the exam are (1) Intellectual Property Laws, (2) Land Acquisition Act, (3) Public Interest Litigation, (4) Law related to Taxation.
Dropped from AIBE X – (1) Corporate Social Responsibility, (2) Jurisprudence, (3) Limitation Act, (4) Public International Law
The last changes in the syllabus were in 2017, with the AIBE X, post which there have been no changes in the syllabus for AIBE XI (2017) and XII (2018).
Note : Always refer to the current year’s official advertisement at http://www.allindiabarexamination.com for the latest details.
Overall, the syllabus now seems to be moving more towards the areas of law that will be handled by a majority of the practicing lawyers in India; especially when they are starting off their careers.
The areas where the weight has been reduced or which have been dropped completely are those which are predominantly managed by corporate ‘Legal Officers’ or by senior lawyers specializing in these areas.
You might be interested in reading our article on : How to Pass the AIBE - All India Bar Exam in 2024
- Fourteen Previous AIBE Question Papers - AIBE IV to AIBE XVI
- Seventy Five Full-Length AIBE Mock Tests - Sample Papers from a Question Bank of over 9500+ AIBE specific questions
- Each Full Mock Test is designed as a Model Paper
- Fifty Mini-Mock Tests - 25 Questions each, for quick practice sessions
- Each Mock test - Sample Papers can be attempted unlimited number of times for consistent practice
- This practice pack is complete online and can be accessed anytime - anywhere via Smart phones, Laptops, Desktops and Tablets
- Note : No hard-copies are included.
Authentic Feedback from previous LawMint users :
I got AIR 21 in CLAT PG. Thank you so much. Your mocks helped me a lot in my preparation 🙂 - Ayushi Jain
I have subscribed to your CLAT PG program and got AIR 36 in this year CLAT PG. I have also secured AIR 54 in AILET PG exam. I would like to thank you. Your mock paper really helps a lot - Shrashank Tripathi
I would like to thank you for the CLAT PG LLM COURSE. Practising mock tests there helped me in getting confidence and hence I was able to get AIR 45 in CLAT PG LLM - Akshay Awasthi
A year back, I relied on the IIT Kharagpur RGSOIPL mock test series by LawMint to prepare for my RGSOIPL entrance test. Few months back, I relied on your UGC NET Law series to prepare for UGC NET. I was the topper of the RGSOIPL entrance, and have cracked JRF in UGC NET. All thanks to LawMint - Anshuman Sahoo
"I got AIR 18 in CLAT PG and General Category rank 28 in AILET PG. I want to thank you for helping me practice well in controlled conditions from any place. It gave me a lot of confidence and I took the tests while travelling too. I also made it to IIT Kharagpur." - Vinodharani
"Lawmint has been of great help to me in securing AIR 25 in AILET PG and AIR 29 in CLAT PG examinations. The subjective and objective approach of the test series kept me up to date with the latest exam pattern." - Bhawna Nanda
"I, Nimmy Saira Zachariah joined you clat test series. I cleared AILET PG with 30th rank. Your test series were of immense help as it gave me clear idea of where my preparations stand thank you once again law mint." - Nimmy S Z
"Hey guys. Where do I start? If I thought that getting AIR 59 in Clat PG was it, then how wrong I was. With Lawmint now I have cracked UGC NET as well." - Joyanta Chakraborty
