Is AILET tougher than CLAT?
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AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) and CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) are both highly competitive law entrance exams conducted in India. Both exams have a different pattern and syllabus, and the level of difficulty varies for each candidate. AILET is conducted by the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, and focuses primarily on legal aptitude and reasoning skills. The exam pattern includes 150 multiple-choice questions from various subjects such as General Knowledge, English Legal Aptitude & Reasoning and Mathematics. The level of difficulty can be considered high due to the nature of the questions and the time limit provided. On...more
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CLAT offers a total of 2200 seats and almost 80,000 people take the exam in a year. Whereas AILET offers about 110 seats and almost 20,000 people take the exam. If we go by Statistics you have a better chance at cracking CLAT than AILET. Moreover, the recent trend has shown that AILET has more questions on static GK than Current Affairs unlike CLAT. If a comparative analysis is drawn between the two exams, it is observed that AILET asks trickier and more technical questions than CLAT.
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Yes, the difficulty level of the All India Law Entrance Test examination is usually higher than Common Law Admission Test. Exam mode:
CLAT is conducted in a paper-based test mode. AILET is also conducted in a paper-based test mode. Exam timings:
CLAT: 3:00 PM-5:00 PM. AILET 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. Test duration:
CLAT: 120 minutes
AILET: 90 minutes
Type of questions:
CLAT: Objective-type of question-based Reading Comprehension passages of about 300-450 words. AILET The questions are completely multiple-choice based in all sections. Total Questions:
CLAT: 150
AILET: There are 150 Multiple Choice Questions in total. Negative Marking:
CLAT: 1 mark for...more -
Answered by
Dinesh upadhyay I am a lawyer, aspiring manager , education enthu | Scholar-Level 16
2 years agoThe difficulty level of AILET is usually higher than CLAT. Competition is higher for this exam the AILET keep the paper tougher than CLAT.
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The AILET BA LLB course tie-breaking method gives priority to
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AILET 2026 Result Date has not been announced yet. However, the AILET result is expected to be released soon on the NLU Delhi website.
The AILET 2026 PG exam was overall moderate to Hard in difficulty level. Candidates found many unexpected questions from different acts.
The AILET 2026 UG (BA LLB) exam was overall moderate in difficulty level. The English section was easy, the GK & Current Affairs section was moderate, and the Logical Reasoning was moderate to hard.
National Law University (NLU) Delhi has released the answer keys for the AILET 2026 LLM exam on December 14, after the exam. The objections window is open till December 16, 12 PM. After receiving the objection, the final AILET 2026 answer key will be published.
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