AILET 2026 Eligibility Criteria; Age Limit, Qualification, Marks

AILET 2026 eligibility criteria set the educational qualification, minimum marks and age rules needed to apply for the All India Law Entrance Test. National Law University, Delhi conducts AILET for admission to BA LLB (Hons.), LLM and PhD programmes. Candidates planning to appear in a future AILET cycle should check the qualifying exam, category-wise minimum marks and final-year eligibility rules below, since these decide who can submit a valid AILET application form.

AILET 2026 Eligibility Criteria Highlights

Eligibility for AILET 2026 depends mainly on the qualifying exam and the minimum marks secured in it.

AILET 2026 Eligibility for BA LLB (Hons.)

A candidate's Class 12 marks decide eligibility for the 5-year BA LLB (Hons.) programme.

• Candidates must have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination from a recognised board.
• Candidates still awaiting their Class 12 result can also apply, subject to meeting the minimum marks requirement once the result is declared.
• Foreign national candidates do not sit for AILET. Their admission is based on Class 12 or equivalent marks, under a separate foreign national category.

AILET 2026 Eligibility for LLM

A candidate's LLB result and category decide eligibility for the one-year LLM programme.

• Candidates need a 3-year or 5-year LLB degree, or an equivalent law degree, from a recognised university.
• Candidates appearing for their final-year LLB examination can also apply for AILET 2026 LLM.

AILET 2026 Eligibility for PhD

The PhD programme at NLU Delhi needs a postgraduate law qualification with the prescribed minimum marks.

• Candidates need an LLM degree with at least 55% marks for the General category and 50% for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
• Candidates in the final year of their LLM programme can also apply, subject to completing the degree with the required marks.

AILET 2026 Nationality, Age Limit and Number of Attempts

AILET 2026 keeps separate provisions for Indian candidates, NRIs, OCI/PIO holders and foreign nationals, with no cap on age or attempts.

• Indian citizens form the main applicant pool and must appear for AILET 2026 across all three programmes.
• NRI, OCI and PIO candidates can choose either the NRI/OCI/PIO category or the regular Indian-candidate category. Choosing the regular category makes appearing for AILET compulsory.
• Foreign national candidates are admitted directly on the basis of their qualifying marks, without appearing for AILET.
• No upper age limit applies to BA LLB, LLM or PhD applicants.
• There is no restriction on the number of attempts a candidate can make at AILET.

AILET 2026 eligibility is decided by the qualifying exam a candidate has passed and the category-wise minimum marks secured in it, with separate rules for foreign nationals and NRI/OCI/PIO candidates. With no age limit and no cap on attempts, candidates should match their own qualification, category and marks against the rules above before applying for BA LLB, LLM or PhD.

AILET 2026 Eligibility FAQs

Ques: Is there an age limit for AILET 2026?

Ques: What are the minimum marks required for AILET 2026 BA LLB?

Ques: Can a final-year LLB student apply for AILET 2026 LLM?

Ques: Do foreign national candidates need to appear for AILET 2026?

Ques: Is there a limit on the number of attempts for AILET?