The Bar Council of India will conduct the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XVII (17) 2022 tentatively in last week of September 2022. The 17th bar examination will be held in both online and offline modes. According to the BCI, the AIBE XVI (17) 2022 will be conducted on a pan-India level, in over 150 exam centers spread in around 53 cities across the country. The application form of AIBE 2022 is expected to open in the last week of August 2022 at allindiabarexamination.com. Candidates who have completed LLB graduation and enrolled with any state bar council are eligible to apply for AIBE XVII (17) 2022.

Mode of Application : Online and Offline

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Demand Draft | Bank Challan

How to fill AIBE application form  XVII (17) 2022: 

  • Registration: The candidate will have to first get registered by entering their enrolment number, date, and year of enrolment.
  • Fill in the form: In this step personal, education and enrolment have to be entered. In the education and enrolment section, the candidate has to enter the name of the college from which the LLB degree is earned, year of admission and year of passing out, duration of the course, graduation stream, enrolment number, state with code, and year of enrolment.
  • Uploading of documents: Scanned copies of signature and photograph have to be uploaded in the prescribed specification (size 10-50 kb). A self-Attested enrolment certificate and photo id should also be uploaded. The allowed format is jpg/jpeg.
  • Select test language and exam centre: The AIBE 2022 exam will be administered in 11 languages.

Test languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu

  1. Payment of test fee:  The candidate will next have to pay the application fee in offline mode using an SBI bank challan (which have to be downloaded from the online application portal) at a nearby SBI bank branch.
  2. Uploading of challan info: The candidate will have to upload fee payment details like bank code, journal number, etc. to complete the application process.
  3. Application Fees

    Category Gender Gender Gender Amount
    SC, ST Transgender, Female,   Male ₹ 2560
    General, OBC Transgender, Female,   Male ₹ 3560
  4. AIBE 2022 Highlights

    Full Exam Name All India Bar Examination
    Short Exam Name AIBE
    Conducting Body Bar Council of India
    Frequency of Conduct Once a year
    Exam Level National Level Exam
    Languages
    Assamese
    Bengali
    English
    Gujarati
    Hindi
    Kannada
    Marathi
    Oriya
    Punjabi
    Mode of Application Offline / Online
    Application Fee (General) 3560 Rs [Offline]
    Mode of Exam Offline
    Exam Duration 3 Hours 30 Minutes
  5. AIBE 2022 Eligibility Criteria

    The Bar Council of India has prescribed the eligibility criteria for AIBE XVII (17) 2022. Candidates who want to apply for AIBE 2022 must meet the eligibility criteria before filling out the application form. The AIBE eligibility criteria are as mentioned below.

    Educational Qualification

    Candidates should have completed graduation in law (3-year LLB or 5-year LLB) from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India.

    All candidates graduating from 2009-10 onwards are required to appear in AIBE and pass the examination in order to practice law in India.

    Candidates whose law degree was awarded before 2009-10 are not required to appear in the AIBE exam.

    Minimum percentage required

    There are no minimum percentage criteria for appearing in the All India Bar Examination. However, the candidate must have passed the graduation examinations.

    Enrolment with state bar council

    Candidates must enrol themselves with the respective state bar council before appearing in the All India Bar Examination. Candidates not enrolled with any state bar council will not be eligible to appear in the examination.

    AIBE 2022 Syllabus

    Sl No

    Topic/Subject

    No of Questions

    1

    Constitutional Law

    10

    2

    I.P.C (Indian Penal Code)

    8

    3

    Cr.P.C (Criminal Procedure Code)

    10

    4

    C.P.C (Code of Civil Procedure)

    10

    5

    Evidence Act

    8

    6

    Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act

    4

    7

    Family Law

    8

    8

    Public Interest Litigation

    4

    9

    Administrative Law

    3

    10

    Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under BCI rules

    4

    11

    Company Law

    2

    12

    Environmental Law

    2

    13

    Cyber Law

    2

    14

    Labour and Industrial Laws

    4

    15

    Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law

    5

    16

    Law related to Taxation

    4

    17

    Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act

    8

    18

    Land Acquisition Act

    2

    19

    Intellectual Property Laws

    2

    Total

    100

    AIBE 2022 Preparation Tips

    The AIBE 2022 exam will be in online as well as offline mode. So candidates who have registered or plan to register for the exam need to put their exam preparation in a higher gear.

    • At this stage, you are more or less familiar with the AIBE 2022 XVII (17) exam pattern. But there is a twist in that books and textual material; bare acts are allowed through. So, the candidate now has to work for a plan where they are able to answer questions asked in the exam without having to consult a source. There is no doubt that one will have to work and depend on their memory power among other things to ace the exam this year.
    • Being conversant with the marking scheme, the structure of questions asked, weightage carried by various sections will help to get more out of one’s preparation.
    • Don’t go beyond the AIBE syllabus of 2022, because questions will be drafted from the official syllabus only.
    • Candidates are advised to start their preparation well in advance and not leave the syllabus for the last few days. Break down the syllabus in chunks, assign time for each block, and allot time as per the difficulty level of a topic.
    • Candidates must go through AIBE sample papers and practice them. They may also take mock tests to get an idea of the exam situation and how to deal with it. Solving sample papers is also an effective preparation strategy. This will mentally prepare the candidate for the exam and he/she will not be caught off-guard easily.
    • Complete the syllabus in a way that there is enough time for revision.

    AIBE 2022 Exam Pattern

    Candidates appearing in AIBE XVII (17) 2022 should be familiar with its exam pattern. The AIBE exam pattern informs about the test mode, language, question numbers, types as well as marking scheme. Having prior information on AIBE XVII (17) exam pattern would help the candidates prepare well for the examination. The details of the exam pattern are given below.

    Exam Pattern Details
    Mode of exam The exam will be conducted in both online and offline modes. However:

    • It is no longer an open-book exam
    • Candidates are not allowed to carry books and other textual material inside the exam hall.
    • Bare acts (without notes) though are allowed.
    Duration 3.5 hours
    Question type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Each question will have four answer options, out of which, one will be the true answer.
    Total number of questions 100
    Total marks 100
    Marking scheme Each correct answer will fetch 1 mark. There is no negative marking.

    AIBE 2022 Admit Card

    The Bar Council of India (BCI) will release the AIBE admit card XVII (17) 2022 a few days before the examination. To download the admit card, the candidate needs to visit the official website allindiabarexamination.com.

    An important document for sitting in the AIBE exam 2022, the admit card carries vital details like the date and time of the exam, AIBE exam centre 2022 allotted to the candidate and exam-day guidelines. Note that this session, the AIBE exam will no longer be an open-book exam, as candidates can’t take books and textual material inside the exam hall; the only exception is bare acts which are allowed.

    How to download AIBE admit card XVII (17) 2022?

    • Visit the official website of AIBE (17) 2022
    • Click on the official download link.
    • The candidate will be redirected to a log-in window
    • You have to enter your registration number and DOB
    • On successful login, AIBE admit card will be displayed in downloadable pdf format.
    • Download and take a printout of the AIBE 2022 admit card.

    Details mentioned on the AIBE admit card 2022

    • Candidate’s name
    • Roll number and application number
    • Name and address of AIBE XVII (17) exam centre.
    • AIBE 2022 exam date and timings
    • Reporting time
    • Exam-day guidelines (including COVID-safety protocols to be followed)

    I have difficulty in downloading the AIBE 2022 admit card. What should I do?
    In such a scenario, the candidate needs to get in touch with exam officials at the below numbers/email ids at the earliest.

    AIBE Helpdesk

    Email ID : aibe.bci@gmail.com

    Phone numbers :

    • 9804580458
    • 01149225022
    • 01149225023

    Documents Required at Exam

    • Admit card
    • Valid photo identity card

    AIBE 2022 Exam Centers

    State City
    Bihar Patna
    Assam Guwahati
    Uttarakhand Dehradun
    Rudrapur
    Madhya Pradesh Indore
    Bhopal
    Jabalpur
    Gwalior
    Jharkhand Ranchi
    Bokaro
    Chhattisgarh Raipur
    Bilaspur
    Maharashtra Nagpur
    Mumbai
    Aurangabad
    Nanded
    Pune
    Sawantwadi
    Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
    Allahabad
    Noida
    West Bengal Kolkata
    Kerala Kochi
    Rajasthan Jaipur
    Jodhpur
    Telangana Hyderabad
    Tamil Nadu Chennai
    Coimbatore
    Tiruchirappalli
    Chandigarh Chandigarh
    Odisha Bhubaneshwar
    Karnataka Bengaluru
    Dharwad
    Gujarat Ahmedabad
    Rajkot
    Surat
    Delhi Delhi
    Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
    Haryana Hisar
    Gurgaon
    Himachal Pradesh Shimla
    Jammu and Kashmir Jammu
    Manipur Imphal
    Meghalaya Shillong
    Punjab Amritsar
    Tripura Agartala

    AIBE 2022 Exam Analysis

    The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is a moderately difficult examination. By putting the AIBE exam as a final level of assessment after LLB seeks to set a standard for legal practice in the country. The AIBE XVII (17) 2022 will assess skills at a basic level. The questions in the AIBE exam are framed to test candidates’ analytical abilities and understanding of basic knowledge of law.

    Some of the important topics for AIBE (XVII) 2022 are mentioned below.

    1. Civil Procedure Code, 1908
    2. Mechanism of PILs
    3. Specific Relief Act 1963
    4. Indian Evidence Act
    5. Criminal Procedure Code
    6. Cyber Law
    7. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
    8. Companies act, 2013
    9. Income Tax Act
    10. Arbitration and Conciliation Act
    11. Indian Constitution and important Articles
    12. Rules and procedure of the Supreme Court, High Court, Bar Council

    AIBE 2022 Result

    The BCI will declare the result of AIBE XVII 2022 in online mode. Candidates who qualify in the AIBE 2022 exam will be issued a Certificate of Practice (COP),  which is a permit to practice law in courts in India. simply as pass or fail; no scores are released.  If a candidate fails to qualify in the AIBE 2022, they can make further attempts as there is no age limit.

    How to download result of AIBE (XVII) 2022?

    • Click on the result link.
    • Fill in roll number and date of birth.
    • On successful log-in, the result of AIBE XVI will be displayed on-screen.
    • Download the result.

    Candidates who have objections against their result status can submit the rechecking request to the BCI. The council will accept all rechecking requests in online and offline mode, and after reviewing all objections, it will declare a revised result.

    AIBE 2022 Cutoff

    The Bar Council of India has prescribed the cut off for AIBE in the form of minimum qualifying marks. All candidates securing a score equivalent to or above the passing marks will be declared “Pass” in the examination. The AIBE cut offs 2022 are mentioned below.

    AIBE XVII (17) cut-offs 2022

    Category

    Minimum qualifying percentage

    Qualifying marks (Out of 100)

    General

    40%

    40

    Candidates who are having disabilities declared by appropriate authority

    5% less than general category cut off

    OBC

    40%

    40

    SC/ST

    35%

    35

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Question: Who can appear in AIBE XVII (17) 2022?

    Answer: As per the eligibility criteria, the candidate must be a law graduate and has completed his graduation after 2010. 

    Question: How can I apply for AIBE XVII (17) 2022?

    Answer: The application form for AIBE will be released tentatively in September, 2022. You can apply in online mode by visiting the AIBE application form portal. 

    Question: What type of questions will asked in AIBE 2022?

    Answer: The questions in the exam were be asked from a given AIBE syllabus and had various topics of law.

    Question: How many questions are asked in AIBE, will there be any negative marking?

    Answer: The AIBE 2022 question paper will have a total of 100 multiple choice questions, each of one mark. There was no negative marking.

    Question: Can I carry my study material inside the AIBE exam hall?

    Answer: Yes, AIBE is no longer an open book exam, so you cannot carry the study material like books, copies inside the hall. However one can carry Bare acts with them.

    Question: When will the AIBE admit card 2022 be released?

    Answer: The admit card of AIBE XVI 2022 will be released a few days before the examination. Candidates will be able to download the admit card by logging into the examination portal.

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