AIBE 22 Exam Date 2026: 29 November — Official Syllabus (Subject-wise Questions), Admit Card, Pass Marks

The Bar Council of India (BCI) is holding the All India Bar Examination XXII (AIBE 22) for law graduates who want the Certificate of Practice to practise as advocates. Online registration closed on 27 October 2026. The official AIBE website says the payment window has been extended till 29 October 2026, so registered candidates who have not paid must do it today.

The exam has been announced for 29 November 2026, with admit cards expected around 14 November. Your final date, time and centre will be on the admit card. The BCI has also released the official AIBE-XXII syllabus (13 October 2026) with the number of questions from each subject — the full table is below.

AIBE 22 (XXII) Important Dates

AIBE 22 Syllabus 2026 — Subject-wise Questions (Official)

The paper has 100 questions. This is the subject-wise split in the BCI Trust notice of 13 October 2026. Note that the criminal law questions cover both the old codes and the new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

How to use the syllabus

• Five subjects carry 46 questions: Constitutional Law (10), CrPC/BNSS (10), CPC (10), IPC/BNS (8) and Evidence/BSA (8). Start with these.
• Family Law and Contract/Property/NI Act add 8 questions each, and Tort/MV Act/Consumer Protection 5.
• The other 11 subjects carry 2–4 questions each — 33 questions in all (ADR, PIL, Administrative, Professional Ethics, Company, Environmental, Cyber, Labour, Taxation, Land Acquisition and IP). Together they are a third of the paper, so revise their key sections rather than skipping them.
• Learn the section numbers of the new criminal laws alongside the old ones, because both are in the syllabus.

Who Can Take AIBE?

As clarified on the official AIBE website, LL.B students (3-year or 5-year) who have passed out of BCI-recognised universities or approved colleges — whether or not they have got their degree or enrolled — and final-year, final-semester LL.B students without any backlogs are eligible. Final-semester candidates register with an undertaking as per the BCI notification of 27 September 2025.

AIBE Pass Marks

For AIBE-XXI, the BCI fixed the qualifying marks at 45 (General) and 40 (SC/ST/PwD) out of 100. After reviewing the paper, the Monitoring Committee lowered the qualifying marks by 3 for that exam (press release of 18 July 2026). The cut-off for AIBE-XXII will be announced with its result.

Last Exam at a Glance (AIBE-XXI)

So roughly two out of three candidates clear AIBE. Steady revision of the high-weightage subjects is usually enough to cross the qualifying mark.

How to Download the AIBE 22 Admit Card

1. When it is released, open allindiabarexamination.com and log in to the AIBE XXII candidate portal with your registration details.
2. Download the admit card and check your name, photo, exam date, reporting time and centre.
3. Carry the printed admit card and a valid photo ID to the centre.

Corrections to the form are made through the AIBE candidate login during the correction window.

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