AIBE Previous Year Paper Analysis & Trends (2021–2025) – Download PDFs

Solving previous year question papers is one of the best ways to prepare for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). This article analyses the last 5 years of AIBE papers, highlights subject-wise weightage, recurring topics, difficulty level, and also provides links to download the past 5-year PDFs.

Why Analyse Past AIBE Papers?

📈 Understand which subjects repeatedly appear and carry high marks
🧠 Identify the most-asked topics and focus your revision accordingly
⏳ Get familiar with the exam’s MCQ style, time pressure and bare-act based questions
✅ Improve time management, accuracy, and confidence before the real exam

Exam Pattern (Stable Across Recent Years)

100 multiple-choice questions
Total marks: 100
No negative marking
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Mode: Offline, OMR-based
Only Bare Acts allowed – no notes or commentaries

Subject-Wise Trends & Approximate Weightage (2021–2025)

The following table shows approximate average questions per subject based on recent AIBE papers:

Subject	Approx. Avg. Questions	Trend & Remarks
Constitutional Law	8–12	Highest weightage: Fundamental Rights, DPSP, Amendments, Judiciary, Centre–State relations.
Criminal Law (IPC / BNS)	6–10	Regular questions from general exceptions, offences against person and property.
Criminal Procedure (CrPC / BNSS)	6–8	Arrest, bail, charge, trial stages, powers of courts and police.
Civil Procedure Code (CPC)	6–10	Orders on pleadings, suits, appeals, injunctions and execution.
Evidence (Evidence Act / BSA)	5–8	Admissibility, burden of proof, presumptions, dying declaration, electronic evidence.
Professional Ethics & BCI Rules	4–6	Consistently tested; very scoring and comparatively direct.
Family, Contract, Property, Torts	3–6 each	Moderate weightage, mostly from core principles and important sections.
Company, Labour, IPR, Environmental, ADR etc.	1–3 each	Low weight but easy marks if basics are clear.

Top 8 Most Repeated Areas in AIBE Papers

Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles (Constitution).
Arrest, bail and trial procedure (CrPC / BNSS).
General exceptions and common offences (IPC / BNS).
Orders on pleadings, temporary injunctions and appeals (CPC).
Burden of proof, presumptions and dying declaration (Evidence / BSA).
Duties, misconduct and ethics of advocates (Professional Ethics & BCI Rules).
Labour & Industrial Law basics, Consumer & Motor Vehicles as part of Torts.
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution concepts.

Difficulty Level & Cut-Off Trend

Overall, AIBE is considered an easy-to-moderate exam. Questions are mostly direct and Bare Act-based. However, many candidates still fail because they:

Do not regularly read Bare Acts.
Depend only on guides without checking the actual sections.
Do not practice enough previous year papers and OMR sheets.

Broad cut-off trend (approx.):

General / OBC: 38–42 marks
SC / ST / PwD: 32–36 marks

Since there is no negative marking, your target should be at least 50–60 correct answers for a comfortable margin.

Download Past 5 Years’ AIBE Papers (PDF)

Use the links below to download the last 5 years’ AIBE question papers. These are essential for understanding the real exam pattern.

How to Use Past Papers Effectively

First attempt each paper without strict time, just to understand the pattern.
Then solve them again in exam-like timed conditions.
Maintain a “mistake notebook” to record topics and sections you often get wrong.
Revise those specific Bare Act provisions and re-test yourself.

Key Takeaways from AIBE Previous Year Trends

Focus on high-weightage subjects: Constitution, Criminal Laws, CPC, Evidence and Professional Ethics.
Do not ignore low-weight subjects – they provide easy bonus marks.
Bare Acts + PYQs + 5–10 mocks are enough to comfortably clear AIBE.

If you analyse and practice past papers properly, AIBE XXI (2026) becomes much more predictable and scoring.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can download AIBE XVI to XX (2021–2025) PDFs using the links provided above in this article.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law (IPC/BNS), CrPC/BNSS, CPC, Evidence/BSA and Professional Ethics appear most frequently and carry high weightage.

Solve at least the last 5 years (2021–2025) fully, plus 5–10 timed mocks for best practice and time management.

It doesn’t guarantee a pass — but it greatly increases your chances by building exam-pattern familiarity, speed, and bare-act comfort.

Maintain a “mistake log” where you note common themes, legal provisions or sections asked repeatedly — helps in targeted revision.

The core pattern remains stable (MCQs, 100 questions, high-weightage core laws), though occasional changes happen due to new criminal laws or statutory amendments.

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