AIBE 20 Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 for All India Bar Examination

The All India Bar Examination is conducted two times a year by the Bar Council of India for law graduates willing to start practicing their profession as lawyers or advocates. The AIBE Exam syllabus includes law-related topics like constitutional law, family law, the Evidence Act, environment law, cyber law, company law, and more. Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming Exam must go through the AIBE 20 Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern, which have been discussed in the article below.

AIBE 20 Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern

The AIBE exam is a certification-based test that is conducted in both online and offline modes. The total duration of the AIBE 20 Exam 2025 will be 3 hours 30 minutes, and there will be 100 MCQs for which a total of 100 marks are allotted.

AIBE 20 Exam Syllabus 2025- Highlights
Conducting Body	Bar Council of India (BCI)
Exam Name	All India Bar Examination-XX (20)-2025
Frequency	Twice in a year
Category	Syllabus
Number of Questions	100
Total Marks	100
Mode of Exam	Online/Offline
Time Duration	3 hours and 30 minutes
Negative Marking	Nil
Official website	https://www.allindiabarexamination.com/

AIBE 20 Exam Pattern 2025

The sectional mark distribution for AIBE XX (20) Exam 2025 is also given by the authority. Here we have discussed the same in the table. This will help candidates to prioritize the topics and sections for their upcoming exam.

Subjects	Number of Questions
Constitutional Law	10
Indian Penal Code (IPC)	08
Criminal Procedure Code (CPC)	10
Code of Civil Procedure	10
Evidence Act	08
Alternative Dispute Redressal including the Arbitration Act	04
Family Law	08
Public Interest Litigation	04
Administration Law	03
Professional Ethics and cases of professional misconduct under Bar Council of India Rules	04
Company Law	02
Environmental Law	02
Cyber Law	02
Labour & Industrial Law	04
Law of Tort including motor vehicle act, and consumer protection law	05
Law related to Taxation	04
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act	08
Land Acquisition Act	02
Intellectual Property Laws	02
Total	100

AIBE 20 Exam 2025 Marking Scheme

To know the marking scheme for AIBE 20 Exam 2025, refer to the details mentioned in the below table.

Particulars	Details
Number of Questions	100
Marks for Correct Answer	1 mark
Mark for Incorrect Answer	0
Mark for Unanswered Question	0

AIBE 20 Syllabus 2025

While preparing for the AIBE XX (20) Exam 2025, candidates must refer to the detailed syllabus for all the 19 subjects discussed in the table below. All the subject-wise topics that the candidate must cover for the exam are shared here.

Subjects	Topics
Constitutional Law	Salient Features of the Indian Constitution Fundamental Rights Legislative Process Directive Principle of State Policy Emergency Powers Federalism
Indian Penal Code (IPC)	General Principles of Crime Principles of Criminal Liability Criminal Act by Several Persons or Groups (Sections 34-38) Offences Affecting Human Life Criminal Trespass
Criminal Procedure Code (CPC)	Introductory and Pre-Trial Process Salient Features of Juvenile Justice Salient Features of the Probation of Offenders Act Criminal Rules and Practice
Code of Civil Procedure	Difference Between Procedural Law and Substantive Law Suits in Particular Cases Appearance and Examination of Parties Discovery, Inspection, and Production of Documents
Evidence Act	Difference Between Substantive Law and Procedural Law Central Conceptions in the Law of Evidence Relevancy & Admissibility of Confessions Character Evidence
Alternative Dispute Redressal including the Arbitration Act	Dispute Resolution Methods: Inquisitorial and Adversarial Arbitration, Conciliation, Negotiation, Mediation
Family Law	Hindu Law Hindu Undivided Family Inheritance & Succession Law Relating to Hindu Minority & Guardianship
Public Interest Litigation	Concept of Public Interest Litigation in India Procedural Law in Public Interest Litigation Judicial Activism Role of Judiciary in Enforcement of Rights
Administration Law	Nature & Scope of Administrative Law Judicial Power of Administration Corporations and Public Undertakings
Professional Ethics and cases of professional misconduct under Bar Council of India Rules	Legal Profession and Responsibilities Duty to the Court Major Supreme Court Judgments Opinions of the Bar Council of India
Company Law	Companies Act of 1956 AOA Issue of Shares SEBI Act, 1992 FEMA Act, 1999
Environmental Law	Environmental Policy & Law Prevention and Control of Pollution Biological Diversity & Legal Order Environment Protection Act of 1986
Cyber Law	Fundamentals of Cyberspace Intellectual Property Issues Indian Penal Law & Cybercrimes Obscenity & Pornography Digital Evidence
Labour & Industrial Law	Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 Trade Unions Act of 1926 Labour Welfare Legislation Minimum Wages Act of 1948
Law of Tort including motor vehicle act, and consumer protection law	General Condition of Liability in Tort Justification of Tort Remedies and Damages Personal Capacity Consumer Protection Act, 1986
Law related to Taxation	Direct Taxes Indirect Taxes Customs and Duties
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act	Preliminary Investigation Publication of Preliminary Notification Payment of Damages Declaration of Intended Acquisition Award by the Collector Temporary Occupation of Land Acquisition of Land for Companies
Land Acquisition Act	Introductory Aspects Patents Trademarks Geographical Indications Indian Copyright Law
Intellectual Property Laws	Validity, Discharge, and Performance of Contract Law Remedies and Quasi-Contracts Specific Contract Bailment and Pledge Doctrine of Election

AIBE XX (20) Exam 2025-Important Topics

Based on the weightage of subjects, we have listed down a few important subjects that a candidate must prepare properly to obtain a good score in AIBE 20 Exam 2025. Preparing the important topics helps to cover a major portion of the syllabus.

Criminal Procedure Code
Constitutional Law
Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act
Family Law
Evidence Act

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FAQs

The detailed AIBE Exam Syllabus for AIBE 20 Exam has been discussed in the article.

No, there is no negative marking for incorrect answers in AIBE 20 Exam.

The total duration for AIBE 20 exam is 3 hours and 30 minutes.

A total of 8 questions will be asked from Indian Penal Code in Indian Penal Code in the AIBE 20 Exam 2025.

The minimum qualifying marks for general category is 40% and for the remaining reserved category is 35% in the AIBE XX (20) Exam 2025.