AIBE 19 Cutoff 2024 – The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the cut off marks for AIBE 19 exam on March 21, 25. The cut-offs were released at the time of declaration of AIBE XIX results.
The qualifying marks are released category-wise. To qualify in the exam, general and OBC candidates need 45%, while SC/ ST candidates need 40% marks.
However, as per BCI result notification, 7 Questions were withdrawn, so the result is based on 93 questions instead of 100 questions. For the General/OBC category, the passing mark is calculated as 45% of 93 marks, which rounds up to 42 marks. For the SC/ST/disabled category, the passing mark is calculated as 40% of 93 marks, which rounds off to 37 marks.
Note that the whether any questions are dropped/ deleted was notified at the time of the release of the FINAL AIBE 2024 answer key.
If a question gets dropped, the total marks gets reduced, and so does the AIBE XIX (19) Cut-off marks. Candidates who meet the AIBE XIX 2024 cut-off will be issued the Certificate of Practice (CoP).
The AIBE 2024 exam was conducted on December 22, 2024. The provisional answer key of AIBE XIX was released on December 28, 2024.
Keep reading to learn the full details of the AIBE 2024 exam.
Latest Updates:
- AIBE 2024 Result (OUT) – Download Link, Important Updates
- FINAL answer key of AIBE XIX (OUT) – Download Here
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AIBE Cut-Off Criteria
The category-wise minimum percentage of marks required to qualify (or pass) the AIBE exam is given in the table below.
| Category | Cutoff Percentage |
| General | 45% |
| OBC | 45% |
| SC/ST/PWD | 40% |
AIBE 2024 Cut-off or Pass Marks
BCI had withdrawn 7 questions in the AIBE XIX final answer key, so the total marks is considered as 93 (instead of 100).
Note that the cut-off may be affected by factors like mistakes in the AIBE question paper. The more the number of errors, the greater the impact will be.
Category-wise AIBE XIX qualifying or passing marks
| Category | Qualifying or passing % | Cutoff or Pass Marks |
| General | 45% | 42 marks out of 93 |
| OBC | 45% | 42 marks out of 93 |
| SC/ST/PWD | 40% | 37 marks out of 93 |
Factors affecting AIBE 2024 Cut Off
The cut-off for the AIBE XIX exam will depend on multiple factors, including the following:
- Minimum qualifying criteria for AIBE
- Total discrepancies reported by candidates
- Total number of discrepancies verified and rectified by BCI
- How many questions dropped/ deleted
The various factor that can change the AIBE cut off mark is explained in detail below:
| Factors affecting AIBE cut off | Description |
| Qualifying marks | The category-wise cutoff marks are: General/ OBC category – 45% marks out of total marks SC/ ST category – 40% marks out of total marks |
| Discrepancies in the AIBE XIX answer key | If any errors/ discrepancies are observed in the answer keys, the candidate has the option to file objections. The BCI will consider the objections, and if required may delete/ drop a question (s). If any question is dropped, then the AIBE cutoff would get affected. For example, in AIBE 16 XVI, FIVE questions were dropped and the paper was evaluated out of 95 marks. In AIBE 13, two questions were dropped and the paper was evaluated out of 98 marks. In each of the above two cases, the cut-off marks also got affected(or got reduced). |
| Total discrepancies rectified by BCI | BCI verifies the objections raised by candidates and if the objections are found valid it takes action accordingly |
| Total questions removed from AIBE question paper for evaluation of results | The cutoff marks will be affected if any question is dropped from the final result evaluation. If any question is found to be incorrect by the BCI, it is dropped. For instance, five questions were dropped from the AIBE 2021 final answer key. Consequently, the evaluation was done out of 95 marks (instead of 100 marks) The cutoff marks were also impacted as it was decided out of 95 marks. |
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AIBE Previous Years’ Cut-Off
The previous years’ cut-off marks for the AIBE exam are given below.
| AIBE exam | Cut-off Marks | |
| General/OBC | SC/ ST | |
| AIBE 19 | 42 | 37 |
| AIBE 18 | 42 | 37 |
| AIBE 17 | 39 marks out of 98 | 34 marks out of 98 |
| AIBE 16 | 38 | 33 |
| AIBE 15 | 38 | 33 |
| AIBE 14 | 37 marks | 32 marks |
| AIBE 13 | 39 marks | 34 marks |
| AIBE 12 | 38 marks | 33 marks |
AIBE 16 Cut-Off
A total of 5 questions were dropped/ deleted from the AIBE XVI (14) exam. This cut-off after adjusting the total marks is given below.
| Category | AIBE 2021 cut-off criteria | AIBE (16) 2021 cut-off marks |
| General/ OBC category | 40% | 38 marks |
| SC/ ST category | 35% | 33 marks |
AIBE 14 Cut-Off
The AIBE (14) cut-off after dropping wrong questions is given below.
| Category | AIBE Cut off | Pass Criteria |
| General and OBC category | 36 marks | 40% of total marks i.e. 91 marks |
| SC/ ST category | 31 marks | 35% of total marks i.e. 91 marks |
Candidates obtaining the minimum marks were considered ‘PASS’ and were issued the ‘Certificate of Practice (COP).
The previous years cut off and the reasons for changes in the cut-off marks are explained below:
| AIBE exam | General/OBC | SC/ ST | Reason for low cut off |
| AIBE 13 cut off | 39 | 34 | 2 questions were rejected after candidates reported discrepanciesThe final result was evaluated out of a total of 98 marks |
| AIBE 12 cut off | 38 | 33 | 5 questions were rejected after candidates reported discrepanciesThe final result was evaluated out of a total of 95 marks |
Candidates clearing the examination as per the category-wise cut off criteria will be declared ‘PASS’ and BCI will award them with a ‘Certificate of Practice’ to become practicing lawyers.