Second bar exam confirmed for 26 June; Pass certificates ‘being printed’

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The next All India Bar Exam (AIBE) will take place on 26 June 2011 for those re-taking the first exam and new candidates, said the Bar Council of India (BCI) today in a statement, adding that certificates of practice were in the process of being prepared.

The 26 June exam would allow those to appear who failed the first exam, or did not take the exam in Chennai due to unrest and later cancellation due to local political elections, or who wished to take the AIBE for the first time.

The cost for re-takes was reduced to Rs 700 per person, stated the release, but would not include fresh preparatory materials. The cost for the first AIBE was Rs 1,300, including preparatory materials but the release did not mention whether this would be the full fee again.

Full details would be available when registration for the exam starts on 25 April, closing one month later on 24 May.

Earlier this month BCI chairman Gopal Subramanium told Legally India that the exam was tentatively scheduled to take place on Sunday 12 June, two weeks earlier than the now fixed date of 26 June.

Certificates of practice

The BCI stated that certificates of practice for those who passed the exam were “being printed etc. and will be available for collection from the concerned [state bar councils] SBCs shortly”. Candidates would be informed via another press release once certificates were dispatched.

However, certificates would not be provided if a candidate did not provide the BCI with proof of enrolment with an SBC or whose original payment had not been accepted.

Roughly 71 per cent of candidates passed the first AIBE of 6 March, but states such as Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh saw pass rates of only 40 and 56 per cent, while other states saw candidate numbers not exceeding double digits.

Download the BCI’s full press release

Comments

Anoop Prakash 22 Apr 2011, 00:42
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The entire drama of Bar Exam reminds me of famous play writer and noble laureate Samuel Beckett's work "Waiting for Godot" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot). Our Chief Legal bosses are waiting for some kind of change in the standard of legal profession by applying an artificial filter of exam and cutting our pocket but without doing anything concrete to enhance the standard of legal education or profession.

I am very much of the opinion that this unfortunate situation is the result of the personal whims of one or more individuals sitting on the top of different legal institutions and once they or any of them complete their terms in office, there won't be any such anomaly. I have passed through this trauma and can only wish strength to future victims of exam.
lex suprema 22 Apr 2011, 01:50
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so the lunacy continues .............well...wot more can be said.... This much i can say....whosoever would need any help regarding the upcoming exam ....would extend help to him/her
Anonymous guest 22 Apr 2011, 02:24
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the flop show of BCI will continue indefinitely & the bar exam writs will cry for justice perhaps inside the record room of hon'ble SC for over another era.
Anonymous guest 22 Apr 2011, 06:18
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Kian - the FAQ's on BCI website are from the 1st Ed. of the exam -
could you obtain details on how it will effect the 2011 batch?
Particularly where universities would not have declared the results ? - i was led to believe that now enrollment would happen only after clearing the exams - so is the 2nd exam meant for 2011 batch?
asmaraheem 22 Apr 2011, 07:19
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Thanks for the timely updates
lex suprema 22 Apr 2011, 13:43
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i m really taken aback to see that ..there is nthing called rule of law...
Anonymous guest 22 Apr 2011, 22:53
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do keep us also updated about the challenges pending in SC, when is the next hearing date?
VADLAMANI AMAR BABU 22 Apr 2011, 23:00
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please don't change the date of 2nd AIBE exam again .It is happy news to who appeared for 1st AIBE exam about their pass certificates. please make it as early as possible.
Anonymous guest 23 Apr 2011, 01:03
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if any one want to change the date please write next time thats better
Anonymous guest 23 Apr 2011, 17:34
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chattisgarh civil judge exam held on 26 jun 2011
Anonymous guest 23 Apr 2011, 17:48
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one of the important issues being ignored by the media is that the AIBE may become the QLTT of india and become the gateway for foreign lawyers
Anonymous guest 23 Apr 2011, 18:18
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plz change the date of BCI exam.becuse maximam people appering chattisgarh civil judge exam.held on 26 jun 2011
lex suprema 23 Apr 2011, 19:15
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i can still remember our days...when all our pleas and requests fell in to deaf ears.....
Anonymous guest 24 Apr 2011, 04:38
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@Kiyan: Will the BarHacker Course be made available once again for this 2nd round of exam? I heard ppl who used it first time did well in the exam & I'm pretty anxious about clearing it well and getting good marks since BCI declared the marks last time.
Anonymous guest 24 Apr 2011, 17:13
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IF SOMEONE HAS ENROLLED ON 28.03.11, CAN THAT PERSON APPEAR FOR AIBE TO BE HELD ON 26.06.11?
Anonymous guest 25 Apr 2011, 20:56
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#15 yes u can appear for this 2nd aibe exam. pl.send ur details to BCI before 24th May
Anonymous guest 25 Apr 2011, 22:26
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Dipatched from where to where>?
Anonymous guest 25 Apr 2011, 22:45
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my home to urzz
Anonymous guest 26 Apr 2011, 17:31
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its already the 26th of April and there is no indication of the application on the BCI website. Its about time the Council got its act together and started acting rationally and professionally.
kianganz 26 Apr 2011, 23:39
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FYI, The BCI just uploaded some more info on its website about certificates:
http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/important-notice-incompleteincorrect-applications-aibe-conducted-on-march-62011/

"The ‘Certificate of Practice’ for successfully clearing the AIBE conducted on March 6,2011 shall not be issued to those candidates whose Demand Drafts are incorrect and, also to those candidates whose Applications are incomplete/incorrect.

Click here to download the list of candidates who applied for the AIBE with incorrect demand drafts. The ‘Certificate of Practice’ of these candidates are withheld and these candidates have appeared for the AIBE conducted on March 6,2011.

Click here to download the list of candidates who applied for the AIBE, but their applications are incomplete/incorrect. The ‘Certificate of Practice’ of these candidates are withheld and these candidates have appeared for the AIBE conducted on March 6,2011."
applicant 27 Apr 2011, 12:36
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the bci notices states that the application form etc will be available from April 25, 2011. The application link is not available online and there is no further news on this, is there?
Anonymous guest 29 Apr 2011, 09:14
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Still not dipatched....
BarCracker 30 Apr 2011, 05:29
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BarHacker stuff wasn't required. Perhaps you heard that those who used it (incl me) did well because the same lot of students was being over obsessive and taking all possible precautions for a difficult exam! But, the exam was quite simple.. Stick to BCI prep material
Anonymous guest 30 Apr 2011, 13:13
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@23: And how did you do in the exam yourself? It's always easier to say something wasn't required after you had used it! I for one used BarHacker's materials and they put me in good enough stead to secure more than 90%.
usharani 20 May 2011, 15:54
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WHERE I SHOULD DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FOR AIBE OF 2011
lawjoke 11 Jun 2011, 19:13
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AIBE is a real fun.... so enjoy the lively game.... i b'lve that instead of working on AIBE the authority should concentrate on the entrance examination conducted after 12th standard.... but who m i to say all this...after all a common citizen has no right to interfere in all these. we common citizen are here just to work accordingly.

it was said clearly that we will be receiving the pass certificates through speed post at our home, but is it so, that we have to again see those BCI office pupil? they are so harsh... behaviour is so rough towards us... they behave with us as if we r beggars....
why do they behave so rudely?
please, tell them to behave good with us.... else send our certificates by post.
may i know, what is the value of this AIBE certificate? will it provide us good job? will it give us a better status?