The National Law University, Delhi doesn’t officially release the syllabus for the law entrance exam every year. But on the basis of the previous years’ CLAT syllabus and question papers, we have painstakingly put together the syllabus for BA LLB, LLM and Ph.D. programs. In this article, find all information you need to know about AILET syllabus.
This year, AILET 2019 is expected to be conducted on May 5 in an offline (pen-paper) mode. All the law aspirants can get started with the registration at nludelhi.ac.in from January 2019. All candidates can take a look at the AILET syllabus in order to prepare for the examination.
- AILET Syllabus for LLB program would include topics from English including Comprehension, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Elementary Mathematics and Logical Reasoning.
- AILET Syllabus for LLM program would cover topics from Law of Contracts, Constitutional Law, Law of Torts, Criminal Law and Legal Theory.
Highlights of the LLB Exam
| Mode of Examination |
Offline |
| Total No. of Questions |
150 questions |
| Maximum Marks |
150 marks |
| Exam Duration |
90 minutes |
| Nature of Questions |
Objective Type |
| AILET Marking Scheme |
+1 for correct answer; 0.25 for incorrect answer |
Highlights of the LLM Exam
| Mode of Examination |
Offline |
| Total No. of Questions |
100 questions with 1 essay |
| Maximum Marks |
150 marks |
| Exam Duration |
90 minutes |
| Nature of Questions |
Objective and descriptive Type |
| AILET Marking Scheme |
+1 for correct answer; 0.25 for incorrect answer |
AILET Syllabus – LLB
For BA LLB, the AILET Syllabus would cover the following sections:
Students need to attempt 35 questions in each of the first four sections and 10 question in the last section.
AILET Syllabus 2019 for English Section
English section is all about testing a candidate’s aptitude in English language in terms of Grammar, Comprehension and Vocabulary. Here are the 4 major groups that come under this section:
- Reading Comprehension: Passages based on topics like Introduction to Law, Social Issues, International Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, etc. All the questions are theme-based.
- Grammar: Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Correction, Identification of Part of Speech, etc.
- Vocabulary: Error Spotting, Synonyms, Cloze Test, etc.
- Verbal Ability: Para Jumbles, Summary Writing, Critical Reasoning, etc.
| Chapter |
Topics |
| English Vocabulary |
Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Word definitions, Analogies |
| English Proficiency |
Idioms and Phrases, One-word substitution, Sentence improvement & rearrangement, Fill in the blanks with suitable words, Subject-Verb Agreement, Conditionals, Noun, Pronoun, Articles & Conjunction, Adjective and Determinants |
| English Usage Errors |
Grammatical errors- tense, voice, preposition usage, speech errors, Correct Spelling, Spotting errors, Inappropriate usage of words |
| English Comprehension |
Various questions will be asked on the basis of the passage provided. It is recommended to thoroughly go through the questions first and then read the passage. It will really help you find out the answers and get information relating to the questions. |
AILET Preparation Books for English Section
| AILET Books |
Author/ Publisher |
| High School English Grammar and Composition Key |
Wren and Martin |
| Word Power Made Easy |
Norman Lewis |
| A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning |
R.S. Aggarwal |
AILET Syllabus for Elementary Mathematics
- In this section, the exam tests the basic arithmetic skills of candidates.
- AILET includes 20 questions from this section.
- It consists of both the basic mathematical concepts and certain modern mathematical concepts.
- The questions get asked from mostly class 10th Mathematics. Therefore, even the level of questions would generally be easy to moderate.
- Ensure that you go through all the basic formulas and concepts of Class 10th and 12th.
| Chapter |
Topics |
| Mensuration |
Areas, Volumes |
| Commercial Mathematics |
Interest, Profit, loss and Discounts, Percentage, Partnership |
| Modern Mathematics |
Permutation & Combination Probability, Clocks & Calendars |
| Data Interpretation |
Graphs, Charts |
| Arithmetic |
Number system, H.C.F and L.C.M, Logarithms and, Functions, Fractions and decimals, Roots and Indices, Simplification, Ratio and proportions, Time and work, Average |
Take a look at the most important topics for Elementary Mathematics in AILET:
| Important Topics |
| Number System |
Algebra |
| Percentage |
Geometry |
| Profit and Loss |
Height and Distance |
AILET Preparation Books for Mathematics
| AILET Books |
Author/ Publisher |
| Universal’s Elementary Mathematics (Numeral Ability) |
Jain Prateek |
| Mathematics for CLAT & AILET |
LAWGICIANS |
| Mathematics for CLAT |
Shailesh Kumar |
AILET Syllabus for General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- This section is all about testing the general awareness including static GK.
- Apart from GK, the questions also are about the recent topics and current affairs that have broadly happened between March 2019 and April 2019.
- This section also includes a vast range of topics. It has a total of 50 questions.
Take a look at the AILET Syllabus GK section:
| AILET Syllabus for GK |
| Politics |
Ancient, Medieval, Modern and World History |
| Geography |
Economics (Outline of Indian Economy, Five Year Plans, National Income of India, Indian Tax Structure) |
| Science and technology |
Environment & Ecology |
| General Science |
National & International Burning topics |
| Books and Authors |
Environment |
| Industries |
Major Industries in India |
| Agriculture |
Awards and Achievements |
AILET Preparation Books for GK Section
| AILET Book |
Author/ Publisher |
| Manorama Yearbook 2017 |
Mammen Mathew |
| Current Affairs Yearly 2017 |
Arihant Experts |
| General Knowledge 2017: Latest Current Affairs & Who’s Who |
RPH Editorial Board |
AILET Syllabus for Logical Reasoning
- Logical reasoning is meant to test a candidate’s ability to analytically comprehend various aspects of a situation and then logically come up with solutions.
- It also covers various logical aptitude questions like syllogism, logical sequences, analogies, etc. But this section does not have visual reasoning questions.
- A total of 40 questions are there in this section.
| AILET Syllabus for Logical Reasoning |
| Statement & Assumptions |
Statement & Conclusions |
| Statement & Arguments |
Statement & actions |
| Assertion – Reason |
Syllogism |
| Number test |
Direction and distance test |
| Coding and Decoding |
Blood Relationships |
| Ranking |
Analogy |
AILET Preparation Books for Logical Reasoning Section
| AILET Books |
Author/ Publisher |
| Universal’s Logical Reasoning for CLAT, LSAT and other Law Entrance Exams |
Jain Prateek |
| Analytical Reasoning |
M. K. Pandey |
| Logical Reasoning |
R K Gupta and Samiksha Gupta |
AILET Syllabus for Legal Aptitude
- This section totally focuses on the legal aptitude of students.
- The questions are specially framed as legal propositions with a set of facts that satisfies the propositions.
- Candidates need to analyze suitable propositions and also answer questions based on the given set of facts. They need to apply their legal aptitude for solving the problems.
- This section makes up for 50 questions out of the total 200 questions in AILET.
| AILET Syllabus for Legal Aptitude |
| Indian Constitution |
Indian Penal Code |
| Indian Contract Act |
Family Law |
| Law of Torts |
Legal fundamentals and terms |
| Legal Maxims |
Important Landmarks, Supreme Court Judgements |
AILET Preparation Books for Legal Aptitude Section
| AILET Books |
Author/ Publisher |
| Legal Aptitude for the AILET and other Law Entrance Examinations |
Bhardwaj |
| Legal Awareness Legal Reasoning |
Bhardwaj |
| Legal Aptitude |
RK Gupta |
