AILET 2027 UG paper pattern
For NLU Delhi’s B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) entrance, the official AILET 2027 scheme is a 150-question, 150-mark multiple-choice paper lasting 120 minutes. It has three fixed sections: English Language has 50 questions, Current Affairs and General Knowledge has 30, and Logical Reasoning has 70. The largest section is therefore Logical Reasoning, with just under half the paper’s questions. That is a useful planning signal, but it is not a prediction of difficulty or of the score needed for admission. Official UG scheme
NLU Delhi says legal principles may appear in Logical Reasoning to test aptitude, but candidates do not need prior legal knowledge or technical understanding. Treat a legal rule supplied in a question as material to reason from, rather than assuming the paper tests memorised statutes. The official structure does not state a separate legal-knowledge section or a fixed number of legal-principle questions. It is safer to practise careful reading, inference and rule application than to infer an unsupported sub-quota.
The FAQ says AILET 2027 is scheduled for 13 December 2026, from 2 pm to 4 pm, in offline pen-and-paper mode using an OMR sheet. This schedule describes the 2027 examination for the 2027-28 admission cycle; candidates should check their admit card and later NLU Delhi notices for their own centre instructions. AILET 2027 FAQ
AILET 2027 LL.M. paper pattern
The LL.M. paper is a different test from the UG paper. NLU Delhi’s official 2027 scheme lists 100 multiple-choice questions, one mark per question, drawn from different branches of Law, with 120 minutes to complete the paper. It does not publish a numerical split among those branches on this page. Do not convert a coaching provider’s subject-wise mock distribution into an official AILET quota unless NLU Delhi publishes one. Official LL.M. scheme
The LL.M. scheme also specifies a 0.25-mark deduction for each wrong answer. The official page gives the broad source area as different branches of Law, but does not provide a cycle-specific subject weighting or subtopic count. Candidates can use their law coursework and the official page as a scope check, while treating the absence of a published distribution as a real planning limit: preparation should not assume that any one branch will dominate.
The UG section counts, including its English, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning split, do not apply to LL.M. Compare the page for the programme you are applying to before selecting mocks or calculating pacing.
Marking and pacing
For both the UG and LL.M. schemes, NLU Delhi states that a wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks. Four incorrect responses therefore offset one correct one, before any ranking or admission decisions. This is a scoring rule, not a recommendation to leave questions blank or to attempt every uncertain item. If a candidate estimates a probability p that an answer is correct, the simple expected raw score of attempting it under +1/−0.25 scoring is p − 0.25(1 − p); it becomes positive above p = 0.20. This calculation assumes one answer choice is marked and ignores time cost, answer-sheet errors and the uncertainty in the candidate’s own estimate. Use it only as a way to understand the penalty, not as a personalised strategy.
The paper lengths imply different average pacing references. For UG, 120 minutes divided by 150 questions is 0.8 minutes, or 48 seconds, per question. For LL.M., 120 minutes divided by 100 questions is 1.2 minutes, or 72 seconds, per question. These are arithmetic averages, not official section timers. Actual time needs vary by item, and the official pattern page does not announce sectional time limits. In practice tests, use the average to notice when one question is consuming a disproportionate share of the paper, while preserving time to revisit marked items and transfer responses to the OMR sheet.
The UG tie-break rule first favours the candidate with higher Logical Reasoning marks. If the tie remains, senior age is preferred; if it still remains, NLU Delhi uses a computerised draw of lots. The LL.M. scheme gives a different sequence: senior age, then a computerised draw of lots. A tie-break criterion is only relevant after equal total marks; it should not be mistaken for an additional section or a substitute for score preparation.
What to verify before using a mock
Use the official programme-specific AILET page as the controlling pattern reference. For UG, check that a mock reflects 150 questions across the 50/30/70 English, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning sections. For LL.M., check for 100 law MCQs and do not assume that it follows the UG section map. Both official schemes state a two-hour duration and −0.25 marking for wrong answers. The FAQ identifies the 2027 test as an offline, OMR-based examination on 13 December 2026, 2 pm to 4 pm. UG pattern · LL.M. pattern · FAQ
AILET’s published pattern does not supply an exact LL.M. branch-wise allocation, a UG count for legal-principle questions, or sectional time limits. Avoid relying on a fixed split unless NLU Delhi adds it to a current official notice. This page reports the university’s AILET 2027 information for the 2027-28 admission cycle, as available on 27 October 2026. A future cycle may revise the format, date or marking scheme, so recheck NLU Delhi’s exam-details and FAQ pages when its next edition is announced.