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AIBE Previous-Year Papers

Browse AIBE IX–XXI by examination session, year and language. Open the paper and check its answer-key status.

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13 sessions · 16 paper links · 5 official final or revised keys

Source check: . This collection has one or more copies for each listed session. Additional languages and sets are being added. Files open on their source websites.

Download the AIBE source inventory (CSV)

Match the booklet and the key

Use the same examination session, language and set printed on your booklet. Official final or revised keys are linked for AIBE XVII–XXI. Answer material bundled with older archive copies has not been confirmed as the final BCI version.

AIBE XV appears here under 2021 because the booklet identifies January 2021; some publishers file it under the 2020 cycle. The AIBE X copy in this collection is Hindi Set A. Set codes remain unconfirmed for the XIX and XX publisher copies.

Official AIBE notices ↗

13 sessions · 16 paper links

2025 · Archive copy

AIBE XX

English · Set unconfirmed · 25 pages

Prepp · archive copy

The publisher copy does not establish a set code. Confirm the set before scoring it with the official key.

Official final answer key

Official final answer key PDF ↗Common key for all languages, with separate set tables. Final-key notice: 6 January 2026.
2024 · Archive copy

AIBE XIX

English · Set unconfirmed · 22 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

Publisher compilation with questions and answer material. The question section does not establish its set code; confirm it before scoring.

Official final answer key

Official final answer key PDF ↗Final answer key for sets A–D, published 6 March 2025.
2023 · Archive copy

AIBE XVII

English · Set A · 15 pages

Law Trend · archive copy

English Set A scan. The revised official key contains language and set sections.

Official revised answer key

Official revised answer key PDF ↗The official portal identifies this revised master key for result evaluation. Choose the correct language and set.
2021 · Archive copy

AIBE XVI

English · Set A · 11 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

Booklet header identifies BCI-OCT-21, AIBE XVI, English Set A. An answer key is appended by the archive; its final BCI version is not verified.

Official final key not verified

2021 · Archive copy

AIBE XV

English · Set A · 11 pages

Law Trend · archive copy

Booklet header identifies BCI-JAN-21. Some directories group this session under the 2020 examination cycle. A verified final key is still to be added.

Official final key not verified

2019 · Archive copy

AIBE XIV

English · Set A · 15 pages

Law Trend · archive copy

Cover identifies 15 September 2019, English Set A. The copy includes answer material; its final BCI version is not verified.

Official final key not verified

2018 · Archive copy

AIBE XIII

English · Set B · 17 pages

WritingLaw · archive copy

The scanned cover identifies 23 December 2018 and English Set B. Pen marks and ticks in the scan are not verified answers.

Archive answer-key copy

Archive answer-key copy PDF ↗Third-party copy. Its final or revised BCI status has not been verified.
2018 · Archive copy

AIBE XII

English · Set A · 13 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

Cover identifies 10 June 2018, English Set A. Publisher describes the file as paper with answers; the final BCI key is not verified.

Official final key not verified

2017 · Archive copy

AIBE XI

English · Set A · 15 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

Cover identifies 3 December 2017, English Set A. Answer-key material is included in the archive copy; its final BCI version is not verified.

Official final key not verified

2017 · Archive copy

AIBE X

Hindi · Set A · 19 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

The scanned cover identifies 26 March 2017 and Hindi Set A. Publisher metadata calls it English; this directory follows the booklet cover. The final BCI key is not verified.

Official final key not verified

2016 · Archive copy

AIBE IX

English · Set A · 13 pages

AglaSem · archive copy

Scanned cover identifies AIBE IX, English Set A. The source dates this sitting to 2016. Publisher describes the file as paper with answers; the final BCI key is not verified.

Official final key not verified

Use historical papers carefully

  1. Check the session, language and set on the original booklet before matching an answer key.
  2. Use the final or revised official key where available, including withdrawn questions and accepted alternatives.
  3. Read older questions against the law and instructions applicable to that examination. Compare them with the current syllabus when preparing for a later sitting.

Official papers and archive copies are identified on each card. The collection is independent of the Bar Council of India and the linked publishers.