The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) may be a certification exam conducted twice a year by the Bar Committee of India (BCI). AIBE exam sets the standard for law graduates looking to hone law in India. Those who clear the AIBE exam are granted Certificate of Hone (CoP, making them qualified for honing law in India.
The AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 will be conducted in offline mode, across the country. Law graduates who have enrolled at any state bar council and have not cleared the Bar exam yet can appear for the exam. The application form of AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 will open tentatively in the last week of August 2023, in online mode. The AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 will be held before December this year. AIBE is conducted to test the basic legal knowledge and aptitude of law graduates. The AIBE syllabus 2023-24 will have questions from various legal principles, concepts of law and jurisprudence.
Application Form
The Bar Council of India (BCI) will release the AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 application form tentatively in last week of August 2023. The application form for AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 will be available in online mode, on the official website of the council – allindiabarexamination.com. Eligible candidates can register and fill out the application form of AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24. The AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 registration fee is Rs. 3000 for all candidates.
Exam Centres
The council conducts the AIBE exam in 50 cities across the country. Candidates can select three exam centres of their choice while filling up the application form. The exam centres are allotted on the basis of candidate’s preference and availability of seats in preferred centres. Here is the complete list of exam cities for AIBE 18 exam.
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State |
City |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupati |
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Visakhapatnam |
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Assam |
Guwahati |
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Bihar |
Patna |
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Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur |
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Raipur |
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Gujarat |
Ahmedabad |
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Rajkot |
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Surat |
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Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
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Jammu |
Jammu |
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Kashmir |
Srinagar |
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Jharkhand |
Bokaro |
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Ranchi |
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Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
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Dharwad |
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Kerala |
Ernakulam |
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Thiruvananthapura m |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
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Gwalior |
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Indore |
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Jabalpur |
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Maharashtra & Goa |
Aurangabad |
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Mumbai |
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Nagpur |
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Nanded |
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Panaji |
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Pune |
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Manipur |
Imphal |
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Meghalaya |
Shillong |
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New Delhi |
New Delhi (NCR) |
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Odisha |
Bhubaneshwar |
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Punjab & Haryana |
Amritsar |
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Chandigarh |
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Gurugram |
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Hisar |
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Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
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Jaipur |
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Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
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Coimbatore |
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Trichy |
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Telangana |
Hyderabad |
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Tripura |
Agartala |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Allahabad |
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Ghaziabad |
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Gorakhpur |
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Lucknow |
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Meerut |
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Noida |
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Varanasi |
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Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
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Rudrapur |
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West Bengal |
Kolkata |
Exam Syllabus
The council has prescribed the syllabus for AIBE exam. The syllabus of AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 consists of 19 topics/subjects on Law. These subjects are common Law subjects of LLB (5-year LLB and 3-year LLB programmes). A total of 100 multiple choice type questions are asked from AIBE syllabus as mentioned below.
Sl No | Topic/Subject | No of Questions |
1 | 10 | |
2 | I.P.C (Indian Penal Code) | 8 |
3 | Cr.P.C (Criminal Procedure Code) | 10 |
4 | C.P.C (Code of Civil Procedure) | 10 |
5 | Evidence Act | 8 |
6 | Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act | 4 |
7 | Family Law | 8 |
8 | Public Interest Litigation | 4 |
9 | Administrative Law | 3 |
10 | Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules | 4 |
11 | Company Law | 2 |
12 | Environmental Law | 2 |
13 | Cyber Law | 2 |
14 | Labour and Industrial Laws | 4 |
15 | Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law | 5 |
16 | Law related to Taxation | 4 |
17 | Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act | 8 |
18 | Land Acquisition Act | 2 |
19 | Intellectual Property Laws | 2 |
Total | 100 |
Exam Highlights
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Name of the exam |
All India Bar Examination |
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Short name |
AIBE XVIII (18) |
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Conducting body |
Bar Council of India (BCI) |
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Frequency of exam |
Twice a year |
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Purpose of exam |
Allowing candidates practice law in India |
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Exam mode |
Offline, Test centre based, across the country |
Exam Schedule
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Event |
Date(Tentative) |
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Release of AIBE 18 application form |
Last week of August 2023 |
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Last date to apply |
To be notified |
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Last date of payments through online mode for AIBE XVIII |
To be notified |
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Online link activation date for admit card verification process is from |
To be notified |
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Release of AIBE XVIII admit card |
To be notified |
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AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 exam date |
November – December 2023 |
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AIBE XVIII (18) 2023-24 result |
To be notified |
Exam Eligibility Criteria
The Bar Council of India (BCI) prescribes the AIBE 2023 eligibility criteria for candidates looking to appear for the examination. The AIBE XVIII (18) eligibility criteria are as follows.
Educational Qualification – Graduation in Law (3-year LLB and 5-year LLB) from a university recognised by the Bar Council of India.
Age limit – There is no age restriction for appearing in AIBE exam.
Enrollment certificate requirement – Law graduates must have a valid enrollment certificate. They are required to clear the AIBE exam within 2 years of enrollment at any of the state bar councils.
Exam Pattern
Particulars | Details |
Mode of Examination | Offline |
Type of Examination | Certification based |
Duration of Examination | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Type of Questions | Objective-type questions |
Total Number of Questions | 100 |
Total Marks | 100 |
Negative Marking | No |
FAQs
The AIBE 18 will be held before December this year.
Yes, Bare Acts without comments are allowed in AIBE exam.
AIBE exam consist of 100 multiple-choice questions on various subjects of Law.
