Hall admission passes for the 6 March all India bar exam will also be available for download over the internet, announced the Bar Council of India (BCI), also revising upwards from 37 to 143 the number of applicants who had not received any study materials in the post.
“Preparatory materials have already been dispatched to each of [22,282] candidates and admit cards for the AIBE have also been dispatched to each candidate,” said the BCI in a statement dated yesterday (21 February).
However, the BCI added that an online facility would also be made available to receive hall passes: “Candidates who do not receive their admit card, for whatever reason, can download the same from the BCI website from February 24, 2011 onwards by typing out their assigned roll no. for the AIBE, print out the same on normal A4 size paper and carry it.”
On Friday Gopal Subramanium had told a legal news website that admit passes would also be available at the examination venues but this was not mentioned in the official announcement, which was signed by Subramanium.
The BCI also posted a revised list of candidates whose preparation materials had been returned for a variety of reasons. has been put on the BCI website and candidates are requested to get in touch with us urgently and arrange to collect the same. Meanwhile, preparatory materials are available on the BCI website.”
The updated list of those not having received materials has climbed to 143 names, more than the BCI’s list of 3 February with only 37 names. Legally India reported on 14 February that the figure of 37 was questioned as being too low by a bar exam challenger in the Bombay High Court.
Other information:
> Candidates will be required to carry a proof of identity (original of passport, driving license, PAN card, Voters ID, ration card or State Bar Council Enrolment ID , and show the same at the examination centre for entry to the AIBE.
> Candidates will be allowed to carry any books/ reference materials (including the Preparatory Materials for the AIBE. Candidates will not be allowed to share these materials.
> Further, mobile phones, pagers, laptops or any other kind of electronic devices will not be allowed into the examination hall. Candidates will have to make their own arrangements for storage of these items outside the Examination Hall.
> The BCI also requests any candidates who have special needs (on account of any physical disabilities) and require scribes for the AIBE to contact the BCI (through email or over the AIBE helpline) immediately.
> The AIBE timings shall be from 11:30 am to 3 pm. Candidates must ensure that they reach the examination centre in advance – entry to the examination centre will not be allowed after 11:15 am.
Download the BCI release from the BCI’s latest announcement page.
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Comments
- BCI (Press note, 21/02/2011)
but where the hell VENUE LIST is, where i've to go for exam ?!?!?!
What is the meaning of open book exam? Again why these instructions?
"Candidates will have to make their own arrangements for storage of these items outside the Examination Hall".
Why should we store the books outside the examination hall. Is that the meaning of the open book exam.
Candidates will be allowed to carry any books/ reference materials (including the Preparatory Materials for the AIBE. Candidates will not be allowed to share these materials. That means candidates can carry their material into the examination hall. Since one year you already confused us a lot, now don't confuse. We all will carry our books into the examination hall that is our responsibility to look after our books.
Thanks.
Lawyers who have already passed over 50/30 papers of LL.B. 5 years/3 years courses of different Universities/NLUs are being forced to write an 'Open Book'/Multiple Choice Paper to get eligibility to practise law which they already possess after passing LL.B. degree.
Should not this exam be boycotted by one & all and Gopal Subramaniam be ghraoed in Supreme Court or BCI office till he passes an order to cancel this useless exam??
what they mean is that u hv to make ur own arrangements if u bring mobiles, laptops....they r not talking abt the books or the study material...ok...
u r allowed to take the books inside the hall...
Candidates will be allowed to carry any books/ reference materials (including the Preparatory Materials for the AIBE. "Candidates will not be allowed to share these materials."
pla read the above line...not to share the material...which means that they can bring the books inside...
Ever heard of the concept of "rule of law"?
Thought not.
The future of the Bar is bleak indeed when lawyers-to-be want to resort to "gheraos" to get their point across.
If not why are you so interested about who are studying or not ???
What happened to the figure of 9 lac students who passout each year?
You should be a sport rather than getting irritated. FYI I am giving the exam and I very much support it! It is very much needed to maintain the quality of our profession. Passing an exam (at university) is not a big thing, we all know that. What is important is to test your analytical ability. You will say now that AIBE wont test analytical ability, it will indeed be a beginning for such a test. So rather than wasting your time here, good luck my friend for the exam!
More ..a 100 marks exam can never judge the analytical ability of a advocate..mind my word 'advocate' not a laymen or any other professional men...
Passing exam was not that easy in my colleges at least.. i can guess from who kind of college u might have passed where passing law exam was so v easy..
and people lk 21,22 perhaps they doesnt even understand y aibe is UV..thats y they mk such comments
Who is RM to conduct exam what Right RM is having ?
You should know there are many universities and many intellectuals, professors in India to conduct this type of exams if BCI approach them.
This is not the place to comment on each other. This is the place to share our ideas and solve the problem. Instead of doing that commenting on others is not good. Hope you understand.
Anyhow good luck.
What have u done when u were studyin law nd giving exams?
It seems dat only 3 hrs r sufficient 4 u ppl 4 knowin ur analytical power
1. Go for hunger strike
2 . Let that body of advocates go and meet GS AND Law Minister while other will be in the hunger strike
3. Approach Rahul Ghandhi
4. Boycott the exam but if few advocates gv it it will spoil the entire move.
5. Dharna infront of the BCI office , Delhi
Brothers i want ur comments on this. Which way u will like to take?
There r many problems with OMR system....from my experience i am telling..i am the counsel in one such case where exam was taken by OMR system but the correction was faulty. Understand the omr system .in this system some1 will enter the answers in the computer and then depending on it the the computer will gv the results.... Now due to human error if the data is wrongly put which was done in my case then the results will also be wrong..inspite of the fact that u gave the correct answer... Brothers see this is a question of our livelihood and career and in such a irresponsible way they r conduction it ....its like robbing us of ur livelihood ..
#29, please dont try to teach me what moral responsibility is. If you talk morality, its your greater moral responsibility to be a part of any effort on part of GS for the betterment of the profession. What's your problem with RM? you cant see anyone do business thats your problem. Whats the harm! And if you have so much of practical experience and all, what are you doing here commenting on this site! go and practice.
#30, dont comment just for the heck of it! try and ensue a fruitful discussion.
To the entire 2010 batch: there is no point in futile debates now! AIBE is happening, so better gear up for it, pass it and get over it! Good luck to all
Look at yourself!! "who college"
bar exam should be compulsory for you and along with it also an english language exam.
Now regarding "What's your problem with RM? you cant see anyone do business thats your problem" the prob is we cant let ny1 do unconscionable business....earning money over our career can not be tolerated...
Understand its not about giving exam...its about doinga good thing in a better way....and regarding GS i know that he is a warm personality and thats y we expect that he will understand our miserable plight..
I dont kn in how many cases u have appeared till now..but regarding me i have appeared in many cases and i cant desert my cleint..rather that will be against the advocates act...
There can't be 9 lac law grads every year. If there are 600 colleges that would make every college have a batch strength of 1500, which is a tad high.
I think the official guesstimate by the BCI is around 60,000 grads this year. I think they did some fairly thorough research asking every college for batch numbers etc, so that number may be in the right ballpark...
the sad fact is that the BCI will set an easy exam and pass 95% of the people appearing. compare that with countries abroad where the pass rates are between 20 to 40%. what an eyewash this exam is! the indian legal system is in a mess because we have donkeys becoming advocates. it's a tragedy that #31 and all the fools/lazy people against the bar exam will become advocates.
I'm nowhere connected with AIBE but I am deeply pained and anguished with the way BCI, Mr. Gopal Subramniam & Rainmaker have treated India's promising law graduates across the country.
The decision to conduct a Bar Exam like this is legally flawed, in violation of Advocates Act & BCI Rules and against S.C. Judgement and the spirit of Constitution including the fundamental right of a law graduate to practise law under Art. 19.
If an MBBS graduate or a C.A./Architecture passout gets a right to work and practise just after getting his degree, why LL.B. graduates are being forced to write an additional exam?
Don't you think, the best way to improve the quality of bar is to improve the quality of legal education and not by introducing such an 'Open Book' / MCQ/OMR exam with 6-7 objective questions in each area?
I find the quality of a large no. of questions in this so called AIBE is nothing more than LL.B. Entrance Exams of the country.
Why this joke? Why Mockery of Indian Legal Profession? Why doubts over quality of Indian Law graduates? Why doubting your own legal education system in spite of improving it?
Mr. Gopal Subramaniam, with all due respect is MISGUIDED by vested interest groups. He acted in haste and hurry. This is not the way Exams are conducted in India. See, UPSC exams or even CLAT for that matter.
He must rise to the occasion to have courage to postpone the exam for once and for ever and do it in future with legislative backing and adequate systems in place.
And, Law Grads, My dear friends, if the exam happens, there is no need of preparation as such, take Rainmaker Books to exam halls, all questions would be from there only and almost every one 'll pass. Later on, this exam 'll be scrapped once matter taken up by Hon'ble SC...
For judging the "Analytical Mind" of yours not only AIBE but also Mensa/IQ test is needed.
We can club such Intelligence Tests with AIBE.
it says its password protected...
We are protesting the way it is being conducted for the interest of the certain vested business oriented people.
We do appreciate the move of respected G.S to upgrade the Legal System of India.
He should have taken a well researched growth oriented calculated move rather than a hesty one.
If you have any news regarding the AIBE case in SC? When they gave the next date? The Bombay HC gave tomorrow's date i.e. 24th Feb.
BCI is creating unnecessary tension among the students. Supreme court is also not caring the issue instead of giving the judgement before the exam date.
Please give us the latest news if you have anything.
Thanks.
In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana agitation is going on for separate state it is difficult for Law graduates to reach examination centres. What is BCI's stand on it? If you get some news from BCI I am thankful to you.
Regards,
LK Rao
How do you practise in Court if you don't have minimum seriousness?
1. You need to understand, after passing all papers of LL.B. 5/3 years course and getting your degree, you get a statutory right under the Advocates Act, 1961 to be enrolled as an Advocate. BCI is wholly unjustified in taking away this statutory right of every law graduate without any legislative backing. Shame to BCI.
2. @76, Read my post at 40 carefully.
3. A mass boycotting of the Bar Exam is undoubtedly a correct and democratic solution. BCI and Mr. Gopal can't dare to debar all law grads of the country from practice. BCI is not above the Supreme Court.
But, as India is not Egypt. Young Advocates can't unite enough all over India to do a major or mass boycott, it is better to appear and write the exam. When they have wasted and disturbed you for a whole year, let it be for one more day. All of you 'll pass, for sure!
Secondly using the derogatory F word in public forum is totally derogatory and u should be apologetic about it
and if I have probs regarding the exam why shouldn't I be complaining , most of the north east not have train lines..and its hard to travel such long distance when the venue is not even fixed that was my point .
And if no one is complaining I should also keep quite what kinda logic is that
Plz understand my view point...I said since SC is not taking up the matter and BCI will not call off the exam....
and none of the poli/non poli leaders are intervening in this matter..
What we can do....other then preparing?
u will go for boycotting the exam...I bet u will start the boycott movement but the next min u will ur alone...Brother i have been in politics so i know wot boycotting/dharna and all these works and means..
But still if u think u can arrange then go ahead we will support u.
So I prepared for the exam as usual.
As #82 disclosed proudly
I said since SC is not taking up the matter and BCI will not call off the exam....
"BOL"
The way they are behaving with the budding lawyers, the plight of the common people is clearly understandable.
Rise & Stand Up.
How these people will upgrade legal system as they are indulging malpracises themselves ?
Boycott the exam & sit in demonstration infront of all Bar Council offices.
Equals sh be treated equally and unequals unequally ..this is the principle of equality enshrined in Art 14. So BCI first put the students passing from traditional colleges equal footings with the NLU's guys then go for exam and testing merits.. So students passing from traditional college hv to learn the law in a better way wh they come for practicing... In practice we hv to gv exam everyday ..becoz if u dont know the law u cant open ur mouth in court ...... So wot purpose the exam will serve other then filling the vault of BCI ..i fail to understand.......
I would appreciate if legally india would give us updates on the Notice of Motion No. 54 of 2011 in Writ Petition (Lodg.) No. 2255 of 2010 (the one writ petition pending in the Bombay High Court challenging the AIBE) which is listed regularly on the cause-list for hearing. It was first listed after admission on 14th Feb, then 23rd Feb and it is now listed on 28th Feb at Serial No. 22 before the Hon'ble Chief Justice. It is to be noted that Bar Council of India has not been attending the hearing on any of these dates. The orders passed on these dates are available on the website of the Bombay High Court. I request that legally india updates us about the developments in the aforementioned matter, if any.
hope something +ve may happen on monday...
1) Only advocates of 2010 batch can take this AIBE exam
2)If these advocates do not clear this exam they do not get Practice rights.
3) These Advocates can attempt this exam any number of times
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Overlooked factors:
1) If Advocates do not clear this exam, they cannot practice.
2) These advocates will not be absorbed in any law firm.
3) These advocates have an option to work as legal officer in Companies. But they will have to surrender their Sanad.
4) If they surrender their Sanad they will not be able to attempt this AIBE exam.
5) If these Advocates keep attempting the AIBE Exam with no earnings, what is the use of 3 years / 5 years legal education?
Did BCI give a thought to this kind of a situation?
Your hypothetical situation just begs the premise. If you don't clear the exam, you're deemed not being worthy enough to practice. There's nothing the BCI has overlooked here. It's the definition of an entrance exam.
And i find u so v adamant in accepting the hard reality that AIBE will hardly serve ny purpose..
The previous passouts a/c to him have no right to practice !!
Join only crash & trash courses.It may gurantee to to practice.
Development indeed,long live BCI.