AIBE 2012 - The All India Bar Examination will be conducted for the first time on December 5, 2010, by the Bar Council of India. It will assess capabilities at a basic level, and is intended to set a minimum standard for admission to the practice of law in India, it addresses a candidate’s analytical abilities and basic knowledge of law.
All students graduating from academic year 2009-10 onwards will have to clear the exam to practice law in India. There is no limit to the number of times you can appear for the All India Bar Examination. The All India Bar Examination will be conducted on a bi-annual basis every year, in April and in November, from 2011.
In the event of not clearing the All India Bar Examination in the first attempt, you can appear for it the next time and clear it to obtain your Certificate of Practice. You can apply to take the All India Bar Examination only after you have enrolled as an advocate with a State Bar Council.
There are no benefits available for advocates in the SC/ST category who are attempting the All India Bar Examination.
AIBE 2012 Exam Dates
According to the latest press release by the Bar Council of India, the
third All India Bar Exam (AIBE) will be held on January 8, 2012.
- AIBE 2012 Exam Dates: January 8, 2012.
AIBE 2012 Important Dates
According to the press release, from next academic year AIBE will be
held regularly twice in a year during September/October and March/April.
The registration for the third AIBE will open from October 7,
2011 and the same will be closed on December 7, 2011. Application forms
are available with State Bar councils and also online registration is
possible.
AIBE 2012 Eligibility Criteria
The Eligibility Criteria and the Fee Structure for the All India Bar Council Exam (AIBE) is mentioned below.
- The first All India Bar Examination shall be mandatory for all law students graduating from the academic year 2009-2010 onwards.
- Advocates may apply to appear for the All India Bar Examination
only after enrolling as an advocate under Section 24 of the Advocates
Act, 1961. They will have to submit suitable proof of the enrollment
along with the application form for the All India Bar Examination
- An advocate would have to pay Rs.1,300/- (Rupees One Thousand Three Hundred Only) as fees to appear for the All-India Bar Examination, which amount will include the cost of receiving preparatory materials
- Advocates appearing for the All India Bar Examination
more than once will be required to pay only Rs.700/- for repeat
attempts, which amount shall not include the cost of receiving
preparatory materials for the All India Bar Examination.
AIBE 2012 Exam Pattern
The All India Bar Exam (AIBE) will be an open book test. This means that the candidates may bring any reading material or study aid that they choose, such as the preparatory materials
provided for the All India Bar Examination, textbooks and treatises,
and even handwritten notes.
Advocates will not be allowed to bring any
electronic device, such as laptop computers, mobile phones, or any device equipped with a radio transceiver (such as pagers) to the examination centre.
The
All India Bar Examination will be a multiple-choice paper. The
questions will be divided into ‘knowledge-based’ and ‘reasoning’
questions, and candidates will be allowed a maximum of three hours and thirty minutes (3 hours 30 minutes) to complete the All India Bar Examination.
AIBE 2012 Syllabus
The subjects will be divided into 2 categories. The Examination paper will comprise at least seven (7) questions from each ‘Category I’ subject. The paper will also have twenty-three (23) questions from the ‘Category II’ subjects as a whole. These twenty-three questions will include questions from at least five (5) Category II subjects.
AIBE 2012 Contact Details
Contact information of Bar council of India is given below
Bar Council of India
21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area
Near Bal Bhawan
New Delhi – 110 002
Telephone Nos.:011-49225000
Telefax No.:011-49225011
Helpline numbers for the All India Bar Exam
- 011-49225022 (English)
- 011-49225023 (Hindi)
write to barexam@barcouncilofindia.org
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