AIBE previous question papers

Past question papers of the All India Bar Examination, conducted by the Bar Council of India. 16 papers across 6 editions, newest first.

Question papers only for now. Answer keys and solved papers will be added here later. See the AIBE XXI syllabus.

AIBE XXI2026

Set A 618 KB Set B 618 KB Set C 486 KB Set D 618 KB

English, as released by the Bar Council of India.
AIBE XX2025

Set A 38.8 MB

Hindi and English, scanned from a candidate's booklet. The candidate's details are removed. Pen ticks on some questions are the candidate's own choices, not an answer key.
AIBE XIX2024

Set A 20.4 MB Set B 16.6 MB

Hindi and English, scanned. Cover page missing.
AIBE XVII2023

Set C 2.5 MB

English, scanned.
AIBE XVI2021

Set A 1.2 MB Set B 1.2 MB Set C 1.2 MB Set D 1.2 MB

English, typed.
AIBE XV2021

Set A 684 KB Set B 684 KB Set C 682 KB Set D 925 KB

English, typed.

AIBE XXI syllabus

The Bar Council of India’s syllabus of 2 March 2026: 19 subjects, 100 questions. Where KSLU Corner has notes on a subject, they are linked. Official syllabus (PDF)

#	Subject	Questions	Notes
1	Constitutional Law	10	Constitutional Law I, Constitutional Law II
2	IPC and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita	8	BNS
3	CrPC and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita	10	BNSS
4	Code of Civil Procedure	10	CPC and Limitation
5	Evidence Act and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam	8	BSA
6	Alternative Dispute Redressal, including the Arbitration Act	4	ADR
7	Family Law	8	Hindu Law, Mohammedan Law
8	Public Interest Litigation	4	Writs and PIL
9	Administrative Law	3	Administrative Law
10	Professional Ethics and professional misconduct under the BCI Rules	4	Professional Ethics
11	Company Law	2	Company Law
12	Environmental Law	2	Environmental Law
13	Cyber Law	2	Cyber Law
14	Labour and Industrial Law	4	Labour Law I, Labour Law II
15	Law of Tort, including the Motor Vehicles Act and consumer protection law	5	Torts
16	Law relating to Taxation	4	Taxation
17	Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instruments Act	8	Contract I, Contract II, Property Law, Banking Law
18	Land Acquisition Act	2	Land Law
19	Intellectual Property Laws	2	IPR

The 2024 criminal laws are examined alongside the old codes: IPC with the BNS, CrPC with the BNSS, the Evidence Act with the BSA. The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was replaced by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

AIBE is a national exam, not a KSLU one. Confirm the current notification, syllabus and permitted bare Acts on allindiabarexamination.com.