All India Bar Examination (AIBE): previous year papers
Official question papers and answer keys published by Bar Council of India. Links open on the official site.
- 2026: All India Bar Examination XXI, English, Set Code-A (AX-2026/1-XI)held 7 June 2026 · 100 questions · subject breakdown · free timed test
- 2025: AIBE-XX Final Answer Key (common for all languages), Set Codes A to Dheld 30 November 2025 · 100 questions · answer key only
- 2024: AIBE-XIX Final Answer Key, Set Codes A to Dheld 22 December 2024 · 100 questions · answer key only
- 2023: AIBE-XVII revised sequence chart with answer key (all languages and sets)held 5 February 2023 · 100 questions · answer key only
- 2023: AIBE-XVIII Final Answer Key, Set Codes A to Dheld 10 December 2023 · 100 questions · answer key only
What the paper asks, year by year
Share of questions by subject, from our question-by-question breakdown of each official paper.
| Subject | 2026 | Practise |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Law | 13% | Practise |
| Civil Procedure Code | 10% | Practise |
| Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS) | 10% | Practise |
| Criminal law (IPC / BNS) | 8% | Practise |
| Other Acts | 6% | |
| Evidence (IEA / BSA) | 6% | Practise |
| Professional Ethics and Advocates Act | 4% | Practise |
| Family Law (other) | 4% | Practise |
| Arbitration and ADR | 4% | Practise |
| Administrative Law | 4% | Practise |
| Labour and Industrial Law | 3% | Practise |
| Special Criminal Laws | 3% | Practise |
| Contract Law | 3% | Practise |
| Consumer Protection | 2% | Practise |
| Environmental Law | 2% | Practise |
| Cyber and IT Law | 2% | Practise |
| Jurisprudence and Legal Maxims | 2% | Practise |
| Specific Relief Act | 2% | Practise |
| Motor Vehicles Act | 2% | Practise |
| Transfer of Property Act | 2% | Practise |
| Company and Commercial Law | 2% | Practise |
| Intellectual Property Law | 2% | Practise |
| Law of Torts | 1% | Practise |
| Negotiable Instruments Act | 1% | Practise |
| State Local Laws | 1% | |
| Hindu Law | 1% | Practise |