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AILET 2026 Exam Analysis : Paper Pattern, Difficulty Level & Cutoff

By I Dec 13, 2025

Exam Name: AILET 2026 (All India Law Entrance Test)Conducting Authority: National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi)Course: BA LLB (Hons) & LLMExam Mode: Offline (Pen & Paper)Exam Overview

Expert Analysis of AILET 2026

 150 questions – separate sections for English and CR and GK
    1. 2 hours
    2. 3 sections – English, Logical Reasoning, GK
    3. English – 50 questions over 6 passages
    4. GK – 30 questions standard non passage based
    5. Logical Reasoning – 70 questions from CR, AR (10) and Legal (4)
Break -UP Of Marks
SectionSubjectQuestion. No.Marks
Part- 1,Section - AEnglish1-5050
Part – 1,Section - BLogical Reasoning81- 15070
Part - 2Current Affairs and General Knowledge51-8030
Total marks150
Overall Analysis
1.Paper was reasonably lengthy with only passages in English.
2.Style of the questions traditional. No radical changes like 2023 this time
3.Overall question level was easy.
4.Cut off is expected to be higher or equal to last year.
5.GK was direct with mixed questions consisting of Current Affairs and Static GK
6.Higher accuracy is needed to clear to make the cut.
Passage Topics
All genres of reading touched upon
1.Democracy
2.AI
3.Urban gardening
4.Social Media
5.Comparative Essays on Law and Ethics
6.Story
Section : English
Level of Difficulty Overall
S.N.Types of QuestionsQuestionsLevel of Difficulty
1.Fact Based23Easy to Moderate
2.Inference3-4Easy
3.Main idea and main Idea like7 - 10
4.Strengthen And Weaken2Easy
5.Assumption2Easy
6.Assertion Reason6Moderate
7.Inferential Vocabulary6-7Easy to Moderate
Total Questions : 50VERY GOOD SCORE : 42 -45
•Several logical reasoning based Questions though easy
• Most questions required a minute’s reading
•Vocabulary based questions were completely knowledge based
Section: General Knowledge
Level of Difficulty Overall
S.N.Types of QuestionsQuestionsLevel of Difficulty
1.Sports (IPL, Wimbledon)2Easy
2.Art & Culture3Moderate - Difficult
3.Geography2Moderate
4.Indian Polity1Moderate - Difficult
5.Science and Tech8Moderate - Difficult
6.Days1Easy
7.Awards5Easy - Moderate
8.Space0-
9.Defence2Easy
10.Miscellaneous2Moderate
11.International Relations4Very Easy
TOTAL 30 QUESTIONS (Part 2 of the paper, Questions from 51 to 80):GOOD SCORE: 17-19If you’re getting 20+, then you have done an Excellent Job.A typical AILET GK Section with combination of Current Affairs + Static GK questionsTotal questions = 30Current Affairs = 18 including 3-4 questions which are contemporary, but ranging beyond one year.Static GK = 12Questions were a mix of national events/international events/sports etc.Many questions from the background or context of the current affairs events were asked.Overall level of difficulty of GK section = Easy to ModerateGood Attempts = 20-22 questions out of total 30 GK questionsGood Score = 17-19
Section: Logical Reasoning
Level of Difficulty Overall: Easy to Moderate
S.N.Types of QuestionsQuestionsLevel of Difficulty
1.Analytical Reasoning7
CR55Easy to Moderate
Word analogy2Moderate
Legal4Easy to Moderate
 
S.N.Types of Questions
2.Critical Reasoning
A. Inference
B. Strengthen
C. Weaken
D. Assumption
E. Syllogisms and Conditionlas
Critical Reasoning : TOTAL 70 QUESTIONSGOOD SCORE: 57-58Cut Off: 50-52Reading the passage and comprehending it has assumed critical importance.Only some of the questions could have been attempted without a thorough reading of the passage. Expected Cutoffs
SectionNo. of QuestionsGood ScoreLevel of Difficulty
English5140-45Easy to Moderate
Current Awareness3016-18Moderate to Difficult
Logical Reasoning7(AR) + 55(CR)57-60Easy to moderate
Total150113-123Easy -Moderate
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