The Bar Council of India (BCI) is expected to release the AIBE 2026 final answer key shortly on the official website, allindiabarexamination.com. Candidates who appeared for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2026 will be able to download the final answer key once it is released and use it to estimate their qualifying status before the declaration of results.

The examination was conducted in offline mode on June 7, 2026, for law graduates seeking the Certificate of Practice (CoP). The provisional answer key was released on June 10, and candidates were allowed to raise objections between June 10 and June 17. The final answer key will be prepared after the objections submitted against the provisional key are reviewed.

How to download the AIBE 2026 final answer key

Candidates can follow these steps to access the final answer key:

• Visit the official website at allindiabarexamination.com.
• Click on the AIBE 2026 Final Answer Key link on the homepage.
• The answer key PDF will open on the screen.
• Download and save the PDF for future reference.
• Compare your responses with the official answers to estimate your score.

Direct link to check AIBE 2026 final answer key

Qualifying marks for AIBE 2026

The AIBE is a qualifying examination for law graduates seeking a Certificate of Practice.

Candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories must secure at least 45 percent marks to qualify. Those from the SC, ST and PwD categories are required to score a minimum of 40 percent.

If any question is withdrawn from the final evaluation, the qualifying marks may be reduced proportionately.

Certificate of Practice

Candidates who qualify in the examination will receive their Certificate of Practice through their respective State Bar Councils.

Those who do not qualify can appear for the examination again, as there is no limit on the number of attempts.

Candidate participation and previous examination trends

The Bar Council of India has reported a significant increase in participation over recent examination cycles. AIBE 21 is estimated to have recorded nearly 2.65 lakh candidates, representing an increase of almost 75 percent in candidate footfall over two examination cycles.

AIBE 18 (2023) recorded around 1.44 lakh candidates and an overall pass percentage of 48.36 percent. AIBE 19 (2024) registered a pass percentage of 77.27 percent.

In AIBE 20 (2025), 2,51,968 candidates appeared for the examination, of whom 1,74,386 qualified, resulting in a pass percentage of 69.21 percent.

For AIBE 21, the total number of candidates is estimated at around 2.65 lakh. The number of qualified candidates and the overall pass percentage will be announced along with the results.

Gender-wise participation

According to the latest consolidated figures released by the BCI, 1,65,613 male candidates appeared for the examination, with 1,13,063 qualifying.

Among female candidates, 86,336 appeared and 61,310 qualified.

The BCI also recorded the participation of 19 transgender candidates, of whom 13 qualified.

Drop question policy

The AIBE evaluation process includes a provision for removing incorrect or defective questions from the final assessment.

During AIBE 20, five questions were dropped after review, reducing the total evaluation from 100 marks to 95 marks.

If the BCI identifies similar discrepancies during the AIBE 21 review process, the final evaluation and qualifying marks will be adjusted accordingly.