This is ridiculous..is the BILS saying that ONLY 4 out of 205 people who appeared wrote papers good enough to clear and 201 people (first times and others) did not write papers that were worth clearing?????????? Please. These guys are getting worse with each passing year.

To continue ranting, one of the 4 who cleared is the daughter of an ex senior partner of one of the top firms. He's now a partner with an upcoming firm..

well no points for guessing the person who came first in the exam and created history by scoring heighest aggregate not so long back was the daughter of [...]....

They must atleast have a system of re-corrections!!
How can the future of young lawyers be so badly played with by a hand full of people

#1 yes yes..it a known but unspoken legendary story...

Its just an exam, so chill. Just because one hasn't cleared does not mean that one need to rant so much about it and demean/ lower someone else's hard work. Please understand that out of the many that appear, not all of them give all the papers at one go. Most of them give it in installments. Out of the rest who write all of them, not all of them complete their papers. Cardinal rule in such exams is to complete the exams. One typically ends up losing out on at least 10-15 marks in every paper as these exams are long. In an exam where the required marks are so high to just clear, it only gets tougher if you don't complete your paper. Yes, it an exam made needlessly difficult by raising the passing percentage - but then thats their choice - take it or leave it. Theres nothing that prevents them from doing so. And people who appear in these exams are fully aware of these aspects. If you ask a lot of the younger solicitors - they all will say the same thing - dont attempt all 6 at one go but give it in parts. The point is you have to be smarter when you write these exams. Lets just congratulate the people who have cleared and wish the rest the very best for the next time they write.

How very optimistic of you #4... the fact of the matter is 2% passing is just unfair...even with the take it or leave it attitude.

Why is a private society which gives a useless certificate be given such importance? Study law, become a LL.B degree holder, practice law....Simple. They are not even recognized by the bar council...its a legacy of the British which we blindly follow!!!!

you know i fail to understand why on the one hand people say this exam is archaic/useless/worth nothing and on the other hand get so worked up about it!! if its that unimportant let it go!

the person who topped is a daughter of an engineer and not of some partner of a leading firm

This exam gets more pointless each year - in the old days it was prestigous - but now mostly written by people who dont already have a place in a good firm

Mr. Pointless...you seem to be too ignorant of the facts of the people who have taken up the exams!!!! please have your facts corrected and work towards updating your information...as for the prople who take up the exams...majority of the people are the ones from reputed Solicitor Firms.

why have only 4 students passed instead of 12- 17 in the earlier attempts....surprising since 205 students appeared (record number)....

papers should be re corrected....

Many students appear for the Solicitor’s exams because it gives a great insight and in depth knowledge which is required of a professional solicitor. The student must be tested correctly and fairly for his legal acumen and knowledge and with a view to finding out as to whether he is a fit person to be able to advise his clients correctly and clearly on legal issues. Unfortunately, these days, the old values seem to have been totally overlooked and prejudices have now become evident. People with contacts and having no knowledge with very poor command of English and guarded book knowledge of law have been known to have passed at first attempt. It is very doubtful as to whether the examiner who has examined the papers wants to read only what he considers to be correct and does not objectively go and look at merits of what the student has written in his answers. It seems that this whole exam has become a farce and is run at the whim and fancy of a selected few who decide in advance as to who is to be passed who is to be failed and what marks to be allotted before even examining the answer paper. It is sad that scams and politics have also crept in the honourable legal profession and it is the aspiring student who after hard labour of putting in more than fifteen hours a day for nine months and making a sincere effort finds his /her answers correct and even then does not get enough marks to clear the exams.
It is therefore recommended that the contents of the answers examined of the so called exams of October 2010 and hereafter need to be clearly defined and communicated to the students so that they are made aware of what is expected for this exam. There are many students who have researched their law points and written about the latest judgements corroborating their answers with very good points in law. It appears that these have not been taken into cognisance and consideration during assessment of papers. If the examination is so transparent and so competitive to bring out the best in the legal fraternity then these students must be given their papers back with the comments of examiners in order to enable them to understand and appreciate as to what was expected of them in the paper/s. If not, then all the six papers need to be reviewed again by a different set of examiners for general faith of students and parents. If on reassessment of the papers of Oct 2010, it is found that the student/s deserved more marks then without delay needful action should be taken to see that Justice and fairness have prevailed. The career and life of students should not be tampered with because deserving students get disillusioned and frustrated after they have put in so much of hard work.

I have cleared the exam in the not-so-distant past, and I can vouch for the fact that it is a really tough exam to clear. Yes, there are controversies surrounding the same, but there are several students who do not have godfathers (or mothers) and who have cleared the same through hard work and dedication. Lets respect that please.

Got an aggregate of 65% - 395, not in the so distant past as well. I am a first time professional in the family, forget about having any solicitor connections, don't even have an advocate one.

Hard work is what is needed to clear these exams, whether you then get what you deserve from a salary perspective or opportunities to join larger firms depends upon destiny.

Too muck noise is created out of solicitor vs advocates (primarily the 5 year graduates from NLS etc). I am not going to indulge in that debate because nothing is going to come from it.

I just became a solicitor for my own self-respect and confidence thats it.

BTW I never questioned what I got, just accepted it as a result of my hard work (10 hours a day, 9 months at a stretch).

Hope soon to become solicitors pay heed to my advise.

I know I am fighting for a lost cause, but shall fight nonetheless. Too much self respect for my fellow solicitors :-) Nothing but love, in the words of 2pac, for my homies.

Agree with 13. All papers of October 2010 exams of all students need to be RE-EXAMINED by a different set of examiners at the earliest

I agree papers need to be rechecked if the Society is interested in making the exam fair and holding onto its rich tradition.

I advice students to make a representation to the Society for having the exams rechecked before any legal action is contemplated.

REVAL RESULTS OUT.....all the marks remain unchanged....My Congratulations to the paper checker for 100% Accuracy....

Solicitor system is given value mainly be the business communities of Bombay who control most of the legal work in litigation. As business communities face a lot of bureaucratic interference they prefer Lawyers from business communities (Parsis, Sindhis, Bohras/Memons, Gujarati banias, Jains and Marwadis) who control the Solicitor ecosystem of Bombay. There is also underlying contempt for Maharashtrians and UPites who are the majority in Bombay as well as the majority in Litigation.