Difference Between CLAT and AILET Entrance Exams 2023

A career in law is one of the growing options for Class 12 students. This has been identified with the number of aspirants applying for State level or University level law exams.

CLAT is the most popular entrance exam for law and the scores obtained in this exam can help you get admission into the top 22 law colleges in India.

AILET is another law entrance exam conducted by NLU Delhi for providing admissions to BA LLB, LLM courses.

Read about the List of Top Law Exams in India

CLAT Vs AILET [Check Major Differences]

Many students will be still wondering which exam they can attempt after the completion of their class 12 to get admission into prominent law colleges in India. To help clear all your doubts, we have come up with difference between CLAT and AILET and various parameters. 

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Parameters	CLAT	AILET
Exam conducting Body	Consortium of NLUs	NLU, Delhi
Level of Entrance	CLAT offers admission to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.	Only UG courses are offered through the AILET exam.
Number of participating Institutes	22 law colleges+Other private colleges	NLU (Delhi)
Exam Duration	150 minutes	90 minutes
Number of Seats Offered	2538	180
Type of Questions	Objective-type questions based on comprehensive passages	MCQs
Educational Qualification Required	45% aggregate marks are required in class 12 for the CLAT exam	50% aggregate marks are required in class 12 for the AILET exam
Location of Campuses	Multiple Locations. Check the complete list of CLAT Colleges	Delhi
Application Fee	Rs. 4000	Rs. 3050
PSU Recruitment through CLAT	Yes. Check PSU Recruitment through CLAT	No

Top Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores

Apart from the NLUs, here is the list of top colleges that accept CLAT scores. 

Name of the Institute	Location
Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Shobhit University	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
ISBR Law College	Bangalore, Karnataka
Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Indore Institute of Law	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Lloyd Law College	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University	Bangalore, Karnataka
Xavier Law School, Xavier University	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies	New Delhi, Delhi
ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University	Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Top Colleges Accepting AILET Scores

Check out the below list of colleges that accept AILET scores.

Name of the Institute	Location
Faculty of Law, SRM University	Sonepat, Haryana
International School of Management Excellence (ISME) Law College	Bangalore, Karnataka
Xavier Law School, Xavier University	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
School of Law, The Northcap University	Gurugram, Haryana
Ansal University	Gurgaon, Haryana

Difference between CLAT and AILET: Level of Difficulty

As you know, both CLAT and AILET are highly competitive entrance exams for admission to law courses. But, you might be wondering about the difficulty level of both exams. Here is the detailed information about the previous year's difficulty levels of CLAT and AILET. 

CLAT	AILET
Though the difficulty level of questions is moderate, you need to focus on speed to complete the exam within the stipulated time. As per the new pattern, you need to improve your reading skill as well to read the passage and understand them in one go.	The level of difficulty is slightly higher compared to CLAT and other law entrance exams. The number of students applying is way too many than the number of seats. Hence, the exam is tougher.