All India Bar exam schedule released; registration begins from Dec 26

The Bar Council of India, the apex lawyers’ body and regulator of law education in the country, has released the schedule for All India Bar Exam-XVI.

As per the Bar Council of India, the exam will be held on March 21, 2021. Online registration for the All India Bar examination 2020 will start from December 26, 2020, and the last date to submit the application will be February 21, 2021.

“The last date for payment of exam fee would be February 23, 2021, and February 26, 2021, will be the final date for completion of online forms. The Admit Cards shall be released online on March 6, 2021, and the Exam will be held on March 21, 2021,” the BCI said in a release.

The council, meanwhile, said that the All India Bar Exam-XV, which has been postponed on a number of occasions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held on January 24, 2021, which is the scheduled date. The examination is to be held in about 140 centers in 50 cities of the country, it said.

“There will be no change of date of All India Bar Exam-XV any more,” a press release said.

It added, “It is to be noted that the last date for online registration for All India Bar Exam-XV was December 19, 2020, for which the examination is to be held on January 24, 2021.”