AIBE Question Paper 2026 and Answer Key; Download PDF

All India Bar Examination (AIBE XXI) 2026 is conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) on June 7, 2026, in a single offline shift from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, with candidates required to report to their centre by around 11:30 AM. The qualifying exam awards the Certificate of Practice (CoP), which is mandatory for law graduates who want to practise as advocates in Indian courts.

AIBE 2026 Question Paper and Answer Key PDF

AIBE Previous Papers Analysis and Subject-Wise Weightage

A study of past AIBE papers shows that the marks are unevenly spread across the 19 subjects, so dividing preparation time equally is a common mistake. The procedural and constitutional subjects consistently dominate. Constitutional Law, the Criminal Procedure Code (with BNSS), and the Code of Civil Procedure each carry the highest weightage at 10 questions apiece, while several specialised subjects contribute only 2 questions each.

The indicative subject-wise distribution for AIBE XXI 2026 is given below.

Roughly 80% of the paper is built around a core group of subjects. The three 10-mark subjects (Constitutional Law, CrPC/BNSS, CPC) plus the four 8-mark subjects (IPC/BNS, Evidence/BSA, Family Law, and the Contract–Property–NI Act group) together account for about 62 of the 100 questions. Candidates who master these seven areas, along with mid-weight subjects such as Law of Tort (5) and the various 4-mark subjects, can comfortably cross the qualifying line. Low-weightage subjects like Company Law, Environmental Law, Cyber Law, Land Acquisition, and IPR (2 each) are worth a quick revision rather than deep study. Because there is no negative marking, every question is attempted.