BCI Releases AIBE-XXII Syllabus: 100 Questions Across 19 Subjects, Constitutional Law, CPC and Criminal Procedure Get Top Weightage
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Trust has published the syllabus for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE)-XXII. The exam will have 100 questions spread across 19 legal subjects, and the syllabus sets out exactly how many questions each subject will carry.
Constitutional Law, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) and Criminal Procedure carry the highest allocation, with 10 questions each. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita together account for 8 questions, while the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita together make up the 10-question Criminal Procedure block. The Evidence Act and the new Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam also share 8 questions.
Family Law carries 8 questions, as does the combined block of Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws and the Negotiable Instruments Act. Law of Tort, including the Motor Vehicles Act and Consumer Protection Law, has 5 questions.
Four questions each are allotted to Alternative Dispute Resolution (including the Arbitration Act), Public Interest Litigation, Professional Ethics and Cases of Professional Misconduct under Bar Council of India Rules, Labour and Industrial Law, and Laws related to Taxation.
Administrative Law has 3 questions. Company Law, Environmental Law, Cyber Law, the Land Acquisition Act and Intellectual Property Laws carry 2 questions each.
The subject-wise break-up adds up to the total of 100 questions. The AIBE-XXII is scheduled to be held on 29 November.
Source: SCC Times