The All India Bar Examination ("AIBE") is a national-level examination that decides advocates who are going to practice law. It serves as a filtering strategy to find the potential in an individual who wishes to be an advocate and engage in the legal profession. After clearing the examination, the BCI issues a certificate declaring that the advocate is eligible to practice in India. As a result, each prospective advocate must pass the test in order to enter the legal profession.
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Aspiring Candidates may apply to appear for the All India Bar Examination only after enrolling as an advocate under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and will have to submit suitable proof of such enrolment along with the application form for the All India Bar Examination.
There is no limit to the number of times you can take the Bar Exam. If an advocate does not pass the test the first time, he or she can retake it and get the certificate of practice after the examination is passed.
The AIBE Syllabus includes the following topics:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Administration Law |
3 |
Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act |
4 |
Cyber Law |
2 |
Company Law |
2 |
Constitutional Law |
10 |
Cr PC - Criminal Procedure Code |
10 |
Evidence Act |
8 |
Environment Law |
2 |
Family Law |
8 |
IPC - Indian Penal Code |
8 |
Intellectual Property Laws |
2 |
Land Acquisition Act |
2 |
Labor & Industrial Law |
4 |
Law related to Taxation |
4 |
Law of Torts, including the Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law |
5 |
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Law |
8 |
Public Interest Litigation |
4 |
Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under Bar Council of India Rules |
4 |
Total |
100 |
Understanding the AIBE exam format will help you avoid dumb mistakes both during exam preparation and when taking the test. Take some time to review the AIBE (17) exam pattern, which is provided below:
AIBE Exam Features |
Details |
Exam Mode |
Offline Mode |
Exam Type |
AIBE is no longer an open-book exam. Not allowed: you are not allowed to carry books, notes, and written material inside the exam hall Allowed: Bare acts without notes are allowed. |
Exam Duration |
3 hours 30 minutes |
Test Medium |
22 vernacular languages apart from English i.e., Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Maithili, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Santhali, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu |
Total Questions |
100 Questions |
Type of Questions |
MCQs |
Marking Scheme |
One mark per question (negative marking to be introduced this year onwards) |
No. of Test Cities |
40 |
Official Website |
http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/ |
List of AIBE Application fees respective to the candidate's category:
Category |
Application Fee (in INR) |
General / OBC |
INR 3,560 (including INR 60 bank charges) |
Gen-PWD / OBC-PWD |
INR 3,560 (including INR 60 bank charges) |
SC / ST |
INR 2,560 (including INR 60 bank charges) |
SC-PWD / ST-PWD categories |
INR 2,560 (including INR 60 bank charges) |
EWS / Women |
INR 3,560 (including INR 60 bank charges) |
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