As we wait for the announcement for the next edition of the AIBE – All India Bar Exam, this post takes a re-look at a couple of old but interesting videos by the Bar Council of India. These videos date back to July 2010, when the AIBE was just about to be launched.
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- Fourteen Previous AIBE Question Papers - AIBE IV to AIBE XVI
- Seventy Five Full-Length AIBE Mock Tests - Sample Papers from a Question Bank of over 9500+ AIBE specific questions
- Each Full Mock Test is designed as a Model Paper
- Fifty Mini-Mock Tests - 25 Questions each, for quick practice sessions
- Each Mock test - Sample Papers can be attempted unlimited number of times for consistent practice
- This practice pack is complete online and can be accessed anytime - anywhere via Smart phones, Laptops, Desktops and Tablets
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These videos give an idea about how and why the the AIBE was instituted. In the first video, Gopal Subramanium, then Chairman of the BCI answers two pertinent questions.
- What is the Bar Council of India’s agenda for reform of Legal Education in India ?
- How does the All India Bar Exam fit into this agenda ?
The Chairman also references his visit to Australia and observation of the Education Processes in their Universities and how they have also influenced his thoughts on the way forward for legal education in India.
Why is the All India Bar Exam – AIBE held around March every year ?
In the second video, Mr. Gopal Subramanium also clarifies on how the schedule of the AIBE is planned.
He clarifies that the first All India Bar Examination was intentionally scheduled in March 2011 to ensure that law graduates across the country had an equal opportunity to give the exam.
If the exam is scheduled before December, it would provide students from those colleges which release their results early, with an undue advantage.
Typically the National Law Schools release their results around December of every year; whereas most University law colleges release their results around the months of July or August.
A Senior Counsel, Mr. Gopal Subramanium became BCI’s chairman as an ex-officio member, by way of his being the Solicitor General.
Among the initiatives that were kicked off during Mr. Subramanium’s tenure were the institution of the All India Bar Exam – as the ‘qualifying exam’ for practicing law in India and the standardization of legal education by regulating Law Colleges across India.
Though this information may be outdated, this BCI notification in the Gazette of India captures the essence of what the AIBE is meant to be:
The Bar Council of India resolution at its meeting held on 30 April to amend Part VI, Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules (Conditions for Right to Practice) was published in the Gazette of India on June 12, 2010.
The following resolution was adopted by the Bar Council of India on 10 April 2010 to conduct an All India Bar Examination, the passing of which will entitle an advocate to practice law in India. Consequent to the resolution, the following rules were inserted into Part VI, Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules.
RESOLVED that as the Bar Council of India is vested with the power of laying down conditions subject to which an advocate shall have the right to practice, these Rules, therefore, lay down such condition of an All India Bar Examination, the passing of which would entitle the advocate to a Certificate of Practice which would permit him/her to practice under Chapter IV of the Advocates Act, 1961.
9. No advocate enrolled under section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 shall be entitled to practice under Chapter IV of the Advocates Act, 1961, unless such advocate successfully passes the All India Bar Examination conducted by the Bar Council of India. It is clarified that the Bar Examination shall be mandatory for all law students graduating from academic year 2009-2010 onwards and enrolled as advocates under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961.
The All India Bar Exam
10. (1) The All India Bar Examination shall be conducted by the Bar Council of India.
(a) The Bar Examination shall be held at least twice each year in such month and such places that the Bar Council of India may determine from time to time.
(b) The Bar Examination shall test advocates in such substantive and procedural law areas as the Bar Council of India may determine from time to time.
(c) Such substantive/procedural law areas and syllabi shall be published by the Bar Council of India at least three months prior to the scheduled date of examination.
(d) The percentage of marks required to pass the Bar Examination shall be determined by the Bar Council of India.
(e) An unsuccessful advocate may appear again for the Bar Examination, without any limit on the number of appearances.
(f) The Bar Council of India, through a committee of experts, shall determine the syllabi, recommended readings, appointment of paper setters, moderators, evaluators, model answers, examination hall rules and other related matters.
(g) The Bar Council of India shall determine the manner and format of application for the examination.
(h) Upon successfully passing the Bar Examination, the advocate shall be entitled to a Certificate of Practice.
Application for Certificate of Practice
11. (1) The Certificate of Practice shall be issued by the Bar Council of India to the address of the successful advocate within 30 days of the date of declaration of results.
You might be interested in reading our article on : How to Pass the AIBE - All India Bar Exam in 2024
- Fourteen Previous AIBE Question Papers - AIBE IV to AIBE XVI
- Seventy Five Full-Length AIBE Mock Tests - Sample Papers from a Question Bank of over 9500+ AIBE specific questions
- Each Full Mock Test is designed as a Model Paper
- Fifty Mini-Mock Tests - 25 Questions each, for quick practice sessions
- Each Mock test - Sample Papers can be attempted unlimited number of times for consistent practice
- This practice pack is complete online and can be accessed anytime - anywhere via Smart phones, Laptops, Desktops and Tablets
- Note : No hard-copies are included.
Authentic Feedback from previous LawMint users :
I got AIR 21 in CLAT PG. Thank you so much. Your mocks helped me a lot in my preparation 🙂 - Ayushi Jain
I have subscribed to your CLAT PG program and got AIR 36 in this year CLAT PG. I have also secured AIR 54 in AILET PG exam. I would like to thank you. Your mock paper really helps a lot - Shrashank Tripathi
I would like to thank you for the CLAT PG LLM COURSE. Practising mock tests there helped me in getting confidence and hence I was able to get AIR 45 in CLAT PG LLM - Akshay Awasthi
A year back, I relied on the IIT Kharagpur RGSOIPL mock test series by LawMint to prepare for my RGSOIPL entrance test. Few months back, I relied on your UGC NET Law series to prepare for UGC NET. I was the topper of the RGSOIPL entrance, and have cracked JRF in UGC NET. All thanks to LawMint - Anshuman Sahoo
"I got AIR 18 in CLAT PG and General Category rank 28 in AILET PG. I want to thank you for helping me practice well in controlled conditions from any place. It gave me a lot of confidence and I took the tests while travelling too. I also made it to IIT Kharagpur." - Vinodharani
"Lawmint has been of great help to me in securing AIR 25 in AILET PG and AIR 29 in CLAT PG examinations. The subjective and objective approach of the test series kept me up to date with the latest exam pattern." - Bhawna Nanda
"I, Nimmy Saira Zachariah joined you clat test series. I cleared AILET PG with 30th rank. Your test series were of immense help as it gave me clear idea of where my preparations stand thank you once again law mint." - Nimmy S Z
"Hey guys. Where do I start? If I thought that getting AIR 59 in Clat PG was it, then how wrong I was. With Lawmint now I have cracked UGC NET as well." - Joyanta Chakraborty
Note : Always refer to the current year’s official advertisement at http://www.allindiabarexamination.com for the latest details.
After a few years of conducting the exam once per year, BCI conducted the exam twice in 2017.
Going forward, we expect this to be continued, whereby the exam is conducted once every six months, ensuring little or no disruption in the careers of students who wish to practice as Advocates.
