AIBE Exam Eligibility 2024 (Revised): Age Limit, Qualification, Minimum Marks

The Bar Council of India prescribes the AIBE 19 eligibility criteria on its official website. Law graduates aspiring to appear for the All India Bar Examination should go through the AIBE eligibility criteria 2024 before applying for the exam. The AIBE 2024 eligibility criteria will include conditions about the minimum educational qualification, AIBE age limit, and more. Law graduates from a law school approved by BCI are eligible to appear for AIBE. However, as per a recent judgment passed by the Supreme Court of India, candidates who are in their final year of LLB/ BA LLB programme are also eligible to appear for the All India Bar Examination. BCI has also issued a notification regarding the change in AIBE eligibility criteria. Candidates are also no longer required to have enrolment certificates from a State Bar Council to appear for AIBE.

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BCI will conduct AIBE 19 in offline mode on November 24, 2024. Candidates who clear the AIBE will be eligible to obtain Certificate of Practice and become advocates. However, it must be noted that if candidates fail to satisfy the AIBE 19 eligibility criteria, then they will not obtain the CoP even if they clear the AIBE exam.

AIBE Eligibility Criteria 2024-25 Details

BCI has notified the All India Bar Examination eligibility criteria on its official website. The AIBE is open to all law graduates who have completed either a 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB. Final-year law students are also eligible to apply. There is no prescribed AIBE age limit. Candidates without an enrolment certificate from a state bar council can also appear for the AIBE exam. The table given below describes the AIBE eligibility criteria 2024.

What's new in AIBE 19 Eligibility Criteria

On September 20, 2024, the Supreme Court of India passed a judgement to allow final-year law students to register and appear for AIBE 19 exam. However, the AIBE 19 results for such final-year law students will be subject to them passing all the subjects in their law programme. The AIBE 19 results for such students will have a certain period of validity. BCI has also notified the revised AIBE 19 eligibility criteria details. Final year candidates as well as candidates without an enrolment certificate are eligible to register for AIBE.

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AIBE Eligibility Criteria 2024: Number of attempts

As per the Bar Council of India exam eligibility, there is no limit on the number of times a candidate can appear for the AIBE exam. A candidate can take the All India Bar Examination until he or she clears it. In order to clear the AIBE exam, a candidate must obtain a score of 45%. The AIBE cut off for SC/ST candidates is 40%.

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AIBE 19 Eligibility Criteria: Validity of Registration with State Bar Council

Candidates are no longer required to compulsorily enrol as advocates with a state bar council prior to appearing for AIBE. As per the earlier norms, by enrolling once, candidates were eligible to appear for AIBE any number of times. The provisional enrolment was valid for two years for becoming an advocate. So, if a candidate clears the AIBE exam after the expiry of two years, then he or she should enroll as advocate with the state bar council yet again.

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AIBE Eligibility Criteria 2024 for PwD Candidates

Candidates belonging to the PwD category are allowed extra time to attempt the AIBE. However, to avail this benefit under PwD category, candidates are required to produce the following documents:

• They must have the required certificates issued by a proper medical authority to prove their disability.

• They should also meet the specified percentage of disability to be categorized as disabled as per the eligibility for AIBE exam.

AIBE 19 Eligibility Criteria: Exemptions

Candiadtes who obtained their law degree before 2009-10 are exempt from appearing in the All India Bar Examination. Such candidates are allowed to practice law without the need to clear AIBE.

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AIBE Eligibility Criteria for Obtaining CoP

Any candidate who obtains the minimum qualifying marks in AIBE becomes eligible to obtain the Certificate of Practice (CoP). BCI has prescribed the qualifying marks in AIBE. Candidates from the general and OBC categories must obtain 45% marks to qualify in the All India Bar Examination. The qualifying marks In AIB for candidates from SC, ST and PwD categories is 40%.

AIBE 19 XIX Application Form 2024

BCI has opened the AIBE 19 application form online mode on September 3, 2024. Candidates would be able to apply for the exam from the official website - barcouncilofindia.org till October 25, 2024. The application process for AIBE involves steps such as registration, uploading of documents, payment of application fee payment. Successfully registered candidates can download the AIBE admit card online and appear for the exam which will be conducted in offline mode.

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