All India Bar Examination previous year question papers, solved paper by paper from AIBE III (2012) to AIBE XXI (2026): 19 papers and 1,895 questions. Each question has the correct answer and a one-line reason tied to the section, article or case it comes from. Published answer keys were checked against the bare acts and leading judgments, and 69 keys are corrected. Where the law has changed since the paper was set, a Law now line gives today’s position, including the matching BNS, BNSS and BSA section (224 such updates).
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Read the AIBE 22 registration guide for dates, fee and eligibility, then work through the papers below, latest first.
AIBE previous year question papers with answers
| Paper | Year | Questions | Keys corrected | Law-changed flags | Solved paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIBE 21 (XXI) | 2026 · Set A | 100 | 3 | 10 | Open AIBE 21 with answers |
| AIBE 20 (XX) | 2025 · Set A | 100 | 0 | 8 | Open AIBE 20 with answers |
| AIBE 19 (XIX) | 2024 · Set A | 100 | 0 | 0 | Open AIBE 19 with answers |
| AIBE 18 (XVIII) | 2023 · Set A | 100 | 5 | 17 | Open AIBE 18 with answers |
| AIBE 17 (XVII) | 2023 · Set C | 100 | 1 | 15 | Open AIBE 17 with answers |
| AIBE 16 (XVI) | 2021 | 100 | 4 | 10 | Open AIBE 16 with answers |
| AIBE 15 (XV) | 2021 | 100 | 1 | 21 | Open AIBE 15 with answers |
| AIBE 14 (XIV) | 2019 | 100 | 3 | 18 | Open AIBE 14 with answers |
| AIBE 13 (XIII) | 2018 | 100 | 4 | 20 | Open AIBE 13 with answers |
| AIBE 12 (XII) | 2018 | 100 | 8 | 18 | Open AIBE 12 with answers |
| AIBE 11 (XI) | 2017 | 100 | 4 | 24 | Open AIBE 11 with answers |
| AIBE 10 (X) | 2017 | 99 | 2 | 23 | Open AIBE 10 with answers |
| AIBE 9 (IX) | 2016 | 100 | 9 | 17 | Open AIBE 9 with answers |
| AIBE 8 (VIII) | 2015 | 100 | 4 | 2 | Open AIBE 8 with answers |
| AIBE 7 (VII) | 2014 | 99 | 6 | 3 | Open AIBE 7 with answers |
| AIBE 6 (VI) | 2014 | 100 | 2 | 3 | Open AIBE 6 with answers |
| AIBE 5 (V) | 2013 | 100 | 5 | 7 | Open AIBE 5 with answers |
| AIBE 4 (IV) | 2012 | 97 | 7 | 6 | Open AIBE 4 with answers |
| AIBE 3 (III) | 2012 | 100 | 1 | 2 | Open AIBE 3 with answers |
Where the marks come from
Every question is tagged to a subject. The table counts them across all papers and, separately, across the last five papers (AIBE XVII to XXI), which follow the current pattern.
| Subject | All papers | Share | AIBE XVII–XXI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Law | 233 | 12.3% | 71 |
| Contract & Property | 197 | 10.4% | 33 |
| CrPC / BNSS | 182 | 9.6% | 46 |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 176 | 9.3% | 50 |
| Evidence / BSA | 147 | 7.8% | 40 |
| IPC / BNS | 137 | 7.2% | 40 |
| Family Law | 115 | 6.1% | 40 |
| Torts, MV & Consumer | 101 | 5.3% | 26 |
| Labour Law | 82 | 4.3% | 19 |
| Professional Ethics | 80 | 4.2% | 21 |
| Company Law & NI Act | 75 | 4.0% | 17 |
| Arbitration & ADR | 72 | 3.8% | 20 |
| Taxation | 52 | 2.7% | 21 |
| Administrative Law | 45 | 2.4% | 14 |
| Environmental Law | 41 | 2.2% | 11 |
| Cyber Law / IT Act | 39 | 2.1% | 10 |
| Jurisprudence | 27 | 1.4% | 1 |
| Intellectual Property | 25 | 1.3% | 10 |
| Land Acquisition | 24 | 1.3% | 10 |
| Public International Law | 20 | 1.1% | 0 |
| Limitation Act | 15 | 0.8% | 0 |
| Interpretation of Statutes | 5 | 0.3% | 0 |
| General Knowledge | 5 | 0.3% | 0 |
How to practise with these papers
- Start with the last five papers (AIBE XVII to XXI). They follow the current pattern: assertion-reason, statement-conclusion and BNS, BNSS and BSA questions. Take each as a timed mock of 100 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes.
- Mark yourself with the answer key at the top of each paper, then read the reason for every question you got wrong or guessed.
- Work back through the older papers. The same concepts return again and again: the arbitration agreement, bail, maintenance, PIL, adoption, divorce, confessions and advocates’ misconduct.
- Read every “Law now” line twice. Examiners now frame old concepts under the new section numbers.
Questions are reproduced from AIBE papers conducted by the Bar Council of India, from the copies available to us; where a question was incomplete in that copy, the paper says so. Answers state the law as understood in October 2026. This page is for exam preparation and is not legal advice.