The AILET exam date for the upcoming cycle is Sunday, 13 December 2026, one week after CLAT 2027 on 6 December 2026. Law exam names follow the admission year, so the exam held in December 2025 belongs to the 2026 cycle. Before you plan, confirm the date against the official AILET notice.

If you searched for the AILET exam date this year, you have probably seen a few different dates. Some pages list a December 2025 exam, others show a December 2026 one, and both can look like "this year." AILET is the All India Law Entrance Test used for admission to NLU Delhi, and it is a separate exam from CLAT. This guide explains which date to look for, how it sits beside CLAT, and how to check it against the official notice before you build a study plan.

What AILET Is and Who This Date Guide Is For

AILET is the entrance test for admission to the National Law University, Delhi. It is run separately from CLAT, which is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for the other NLUs. Students who want NLU Delhi should look at AILET specifically, while students applying to several law universities often need to track both.

This guide is for students and parents who are building an AILET timeline, or who are comparing AILET with CLAT and want to see how the two dates relate. It is also useful for anyone who has found an old page and is unsure whether the date still applies.

This guide is not a syllabus, a result predictor or an admission guarantee. It will not tell you how many questions to expect or what cut-off to aim for. It only helps you pin down the right date and confirm it.

Decoding "This Year": Which Exam Year You Mean

The biggest source of confusion is the year in the exam name. Law entrance exams are named after the admission year they lead to, not the calendar year in which the test is written. CLAT 2026 was held on Sunday, 7 December 2025, from 2 PM to 4 PM. Its result was for admission in 2026, which is why the name carries 2026 even though the paper was written in 2025.

So a search for "this year" can point to two different cycles depending on when you are reading it. If you are reading in late 2025, "this year" may mean the exam held that December. If you are reading in 2026, it usually means the cycle with the upcoming December 2026 date. Always check the month and year of the exam paper, not only the name in the title.

If you want a plain explanation of how the CLAT naming works, the page When Is CLAT 2027? Exam Date and Full Schedule walks through the CLAT calendar and makes the naming easier to follow. The same logic applies to AILET, so use it as a reference when you read any date.

The AILET Exam Date This Year and How It Sits Beside CLAT

For the upcoming cycle, the AILET 2027 exam is on Sunday, 13 December 2026. That is one week after CLAT 2027, which is on Sunday, 6 December 2026, from 2 PM to 4 PM in offline pen and paper mode. In short, the two exams fall in the same month, one week apart.

This gap has a practical trade-off. If you plan to appear for both, you will need to stay sharp across two exam days that are close together. A student who is strong on CLAT may still need a short, focused block of AILET practice in the final weeks, and that time has to come from somewhere. The opposite is also true: a student who runs out of energy after CLAT may have less capacity for AILET unless the schedule is planned in advance.

For the official-style timeline of the CLAT side of this cycle, see the CLAT 2027 Exam Date & Notification page, which lays out the dates that sit next to AILET. Treat it as a comparison point, not a replacement for the AILET notice itself.

Some students find a summary helpful when the notice is long. The AILET 2027 notification summary from CLAT Coaching Delhi can help you see the key points at a glance. Read it alongside the official document rather than in place of it.

Confirming Registration and Key Steps

CLAT registration for the 2027 cycle closed on 31 October 2026, and that date applies to CLAT only. AILET has its own registration window, and you need to check its dates separately. Do not assume that a CLAT deadline or fee applies to AILET, and do not assume that AILET opens or closes on the same days.

Use this three-step check whenever you plan around an AILET date:

First, find the official AILET notice for the cycle you mean and confirm the year in its title and the exam date inside it. Second, note the registration opening and closing dates from that same notice, and write them into your calendar with a reminder a few days before the close. Third, save the admit card timing from the notice, so you know when the admit card is expected and where to download it. If the notice does not give a date for a step, mark that step as not yet announced rather than guessing.

For the form steps and the last date details, the guide AILET Registration 2026: Last Date, Form Fee, How to Apply explains the process. Verify every date and fee on the official site before you pay, because registration details can change between notices.

Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Mistake: trusting old pages that show a 2026 exam as upcoming. Pages written in 2025 often describe the December 2025 exam as the next one. Fix this by checking the publication date of the page and whether the notice it quotes is recent. If the exam has already been held, the page is describing a finished cycle.

Mistake: assuming CLAT and AILET share the same registration date or fee. The two exams are run separately, and their notices can differ. Fix this by opening each exam's own notice and writing down its dates and fees separately, even when the exam days are close together.

Mistake: treating expected dates as confirmed. Some pages show a date for a future cycle before the official notice is out. Fix this by labelling each date in your plan as either confirmed or expected. For example, CLAT 2028 is expected in the first half of December 2027 and is not yet announced, so it should sit in your plan as an estimate only. Build the near-term plan around confirmed dates, and revisit it when the notice appears.

Mistake: planning the whole year around one date. A single date is a deadline, not a study plan. Fix this by setting smaller milestones, such as finishing a mock block or revising one subject, and checking them against the official dates every few weeks.

Practice Around the Date and Where to Learn More

Once you know the date, work backward from it. Start with the number of weeks you have, then split them into blocks: reading and concept review early, timed practice in the middle, and short revision and mock tests near the end. If you are preparing for both CLAT and AILET, decide early which exam gets the larger share of your time, because a one-week gap leaves little room to switch focus later.

Previous year papers are one of the most useful tools for planning these blocks. The AILET Previous Year Papers PDF With Answers page is a good place to start. Use the papers to test yourself under timed conditions, then check the answers and note which question types cost you the most time. Repeat this cycle each week rather than attempting every paper at once.

For further exam updates and preparation guides, the Blog: CLAT and AILET Prep Guides, Strategies and Exam Updates hub collects related articles in one place. It is useful reading once you have confirmed your dates, and it can help you keep track of new notices as they appear.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AILET exam date this year?

For the upcoming cycle, the AILET 2027 exam is on Sunday, 13 December 2026, one week after CLAT 2027 on 6 December 2026. Because dates can change, check the official AILET notice for the cycle you are preparing for before you finalise your plan.

Why does the AILET exam year look different from the year it is held?

Law entrance exams are named after the admission year they lead to, not the calendar year in which they are written. For example, CLAT 2026 was held on 7 December 2025. The same naming logic is generally followed for AILET, so a December 2025 exam and a 2026 label can refer to the same cycle.