Archive · 30 Nov 2025
AIBE 2025: Key Guidelines for Candidates
The Bar Council of India will hold the All India Bar Examination (AIBE-20) on November 30, 2025.
Candidates must arrive at their exam center by 11:30 am and carry their admit card and photo ID.
Only bare acts (original law texts) are allowed inside the exam center.
Items like mobile phones, bags, and electronic devices are not permitted.
Candidates must use a blue or black ball-point pen for marking answers.
Those with a 40% or higher disability will get extra time.
The exam is provisional, and only eligible candidates can appear.
Cheating will result in disqualification.
Additionally, the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 will also be held on the same day with three shifts.
Candidates must carry their admit cards and valid ID proof.
Electronic devices, bags, and certain clothing items are prohibited.
PwD candidates will get an extra 40 minutes.
Signal jammers will be implemented to prevent cheating.
AIBE-20 is scheduled for November 30, 2025, with candidates required to report by 11:30 am.
Only bare acts, admit cards, and photo IDs are allowed; mobile phones, bags, and electronic devices are prohibited.
Candidates must use a blue or black ball-point pen; pencil use will lead to disqualification.
Candidates with 40%+ disability receive additional 20 minutes per hour and must submit a certified disability copy.
Candidature is provisional; ineligible candidates will be rejected, and cheating will result in debarment.
- Who
- Law graduates appearing for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE-20) and candidates appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025
- What
- Guidelines for candidates regarding exam conduct and requirements
- When
- Exam scheduled for November 30, 2025
- Where
- At designated examination centers
- Why
- To ensure fair and orderly conduct of the examinations
Exam Conduct
Candidate Requirements
Exam Date and Time
Exam Conduct
The AIBE-20 is scheduled for November 30, 2025, with candidates required to report by 11:30 am.
Candidate Requirements
The CAT 2025 is also on November 30, 2025, with three shifts: 8:30 to 10:30 am, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, and 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
Allowed Items
Exam Conduct
Only bare acts, admit cards, and photo IDs are allowed; mobile phones, bags, and electronic devices are prohibited.
Candidate Requirements
Candidates must carry their admit cards along with a valid ID proof. Electronic devices, bags, and certain clothing items are prohibited.
Pen Requirement
Exam Conduct
Candidates must use a blue or black ball-point pen; pencil use will lead to disqualification.
Candidate Requirements
No specific pen requirement mentioned for CAT 2025.
Disability Accommodation
Exam Conduct
Candidates with 40%+ disability receive additional 20 minutes per hour and must submit a certified disability copy.
Candidate Requirements
PwD candidates for CAT 2025 will get an extra 40 minutes.
Eligibility and Conduct
Exam Conduct
Candidature is provisional; ineligible candidates will be rejected, and cheating will result in debarment.
Candidate Requirements
IIM Kozhikode has implemented signal jammers at exam centres to prevent cheating.
- Exam Date
- November 30, 2025
- Reporting Time (AIBE)
- 11:30 am
- Exam Shifts (CAT)
- 8:30 to 10:30 am, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
- Allowed Items (AIBE)
- Bare Acts, Admit Card, Photo ID
- Prohibited Items (AIBE)
- Mobile phones, Bags, Electronic Devices
- Pen Requirement (AIBE)
- Blue/Black Ball-point Pen
- Disability Accommodation (AIBE)
- Additional 20 minutes per hour for 40%+ disability
- Eligibility (AIBE)
- Provisional; must meet criteria
- Exam Pattern (CAT)
- Two-hour format for non-PwD candidates, divided into three 40-minute sections
- Disability Accommodation (CAT)
- Extra 40 minutes for PwD candidates
- Cheating Prevention (CAT)
- Signal jammers implemented at exam centres
