AIBE 22 (AIBE-XXII)

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is the Bar Council of India's qualifying test for advocates; dates for AIBE 22 (AIBE-XXII) are not announced yet. The Bar Council of India (BCI) holds it as directed by the Supreme Court in Bar Council of India v. Bonnie Foi Law College, and the Bar Council of India Trust-PEARL FIRST issues the schedules and notifications. BCI's schedule notification for AIBE-XXI describes it as a qualifying exam that every practising advocate who enrolled after 2010 must pass in order to practise before the courts; it is not an admission test. The latest completed edition, AIBE-XXI, was held on 7 June 2026 and its result was declared on 18 July 2026. No AIBE-XXII schedule has been published, so the facts below come from the AIBE-XXI notifications, syllabus, question paper and guidelines and from the fee notification on the AIBE portal.

AIBE at a glance

Important dates (AIBE 22)

Previous cycle: AIBE-XXI (2026)

Pass marks and the enrolment certificate

The pass mark for AIBE-XXI was fixed at 45% for General and OBC candidates and 40% for SC/ST and specially abled candidates (BCI Trust notification of 10 February 2026). Candidates who sit the exam under the undertaking-based eligibility rules, such as final-semester students, graduates awaiting the degree and graduates not enrolled with a State Bar Council, receive a 'Pass (undertaking)' result status. Their Certificate of Practice is processed only after they upload an enrolment certificate. For candidates who qualified in AIBE-XIX and later exams under this framework, the last date for submitting the enrolment certificate is 6 January 2027, according to BCI letter No. BCI:D:4035/2026 dated 23 June 2026, as posted on the AIBE site.

Sources: AIBE home page and notices; AIBE-XXI schedule notification (10 February 2026); AIBE-XXI syllabus (2 March 2026); AIBE-XXI question paper, Set A; AIBE-XXI examination guidelines; Fee notification; Registration notification of 27 September 2025. Checked on 5 October 2026.

1. Open the AIBE registration page on the portal. Fresh candidates use the 'Fresh Candidates' registration link; repeat candidates of AIBE-XX and AIBE-XXI log in with their existing credentials.
2. Verify the mobile number and e-mail address with the OTPs sent to them. The mobile number becomes the login ID and cannot be changed later.
3. Choose the candidate category (final-semester student, awaiting results, LL.B. graduate not yet enrolled, or enrolment surrendered) and fill in the application.
4. Upload the undertaking and the scanned, self-attested marksheets that the category requires.
5. Pay the fee online through the authorised payment gateway and keep the receipt; an application without payment is incomplete.
6. Check the form in the correction window and download the admit card when it is released.

• Undertaking in BCI's format, where the category requires it
• Scanned, self-attested marksheets (not photographs taken on a mobile): Semester I to V or I to IX for final-year students; Semester I to VI or I to X for passed-out candidates without the degree
• Admit card and one government-issued photo ID on exam day

Source: registration page; fee notification; 27 September 2025 notification. The fee is non-refundable. AIBE-XXII registration dates are not published; for AIBE-XXI, registration ran from 11 February to 30 April 2026.