Conduct of All India Law Entrance Test - 2024

  • All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for admission to the B.A.LL.B. (Hons)/LL.M. and Ph.D. Programmes at the National Law University, Delhi will be conducted on the Sunday, December 10, 2023 from 11.00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Entrance Test (AILET) Scheme:

The modified syllabus of AILET 2024 for Ph.D. Programme is as follows:

Entrance Test pattern:

  • The entrance test will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based only.
  • The test paper will consist of 100 MCQs, with each question carrying 1 mark.

Test Composition:

  • 50 MCQs will be from the subject of Research Methodology.
  • For Ph.D. in Law, the remaining 50 MCQs will be from different branches of Law.
  • For Ph.D. in Social Sciences, the remaining 50 MCQs will be from different branches of Social Sciences.

Negative Marking:

  • There will be negative marking in the AILET 2024 entrance test.
  • The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25 * 4 = 1, which means for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to a deduction of one (1) mark.

Exemption for JRF Holders and Foreign Nationals:

  • Candidates who hold a valid Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Foreign Nationals are exempted from the All India Entrance Test.
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