AOR Exam Syllabus 2024 - Paper-wise Syllabus

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The Supreme Court of India (SC) conducts Advocate on Record (AOR) exam. Advocates preparing for the exam need to go through AOR syllabus 2024. The Advocate on Record (AOR) exam consist of four descriptive-type papers. These are - Practices and procedures of the Supreme Court, Drafting, Professional ethics and Leading cases. To help the advocates in the AOR exam, the SC also provides video lectures on its official website. Here, in this article, you can check the details of AOR syllabus 2024, along with the preparation tips.

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AOR Exam Syllabus 2024 - Paper-wise Syllabus

AOR exam syllabus - Overview

Paper	Question paper name	Marks
Paper 1	Practice and procedure of Supreme Court	100
Paper 2	Drafting	100
Paper 3	Professional ethics	100
Paper 4	Leading cases	100

AOR syllabus - Details

The table given below describes the advocate on record exam syllabus with important topics contained in each of the four papers.

Paper	Paper name	Description
Paper I	Practice and procedure of Supreme Court	Deals with important provisions of the Constitution of India relating to the Supreme Court of India and its jurisdiction. Articles 124 to 147 and writ jurisdiction including those mentioned below. Writ Jurisdiction of Supreme Court under Article 32 Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court Public Interest Litigation Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India Review power of the Supreme Court of India Contempt power of the Supreme Court of India Special leave petition under Article 136 Binding nature of Supreme Court decisions: Article 141 of the Constitution Supreme Court Rules and provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, Limitation Act and the General Principles of court fees Act.
Paper 2	Drafting	Petitions for Special Leave and Statements of Cases, etc. Decrees, Orders, and Writs, etc. Petitions of appeal, plaint and written statement in a suit under Article 131 of the Constitution of India; Review petitions under Article 137 of the Constitution of India; Transfer petitions u/s 25 of the Civil Procedure Code; Article 139 of the Constitution of India and Section 406 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973; Contempt petitions under Article 129 of the Constitution of India, interlocutory applications including criminal miscellaneous petitions for bail, condonation of delay, exemption from surrender, applications for revocation of special leave, etc.
Paper 3	Professional ethics	The Advocates Act and Cases reported under the Advocates Act, particularly disciplinary proceedings. Cases relating to the Contempt of Court involving Advocates. The Bar Council of India Rules. The Supreme Court Rules, 2013.
Paper 4	Leading cases	Supreme Court of India provides the list of leading cases on its official website, which aspiring AORs need to refer to in detail.

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AOR Exam Pattern

The Supreme Court conducts the advocate on record exam in offline mode over the course of four days. There will be four papers each containing 100 marks. Candidates need to attempt all the questions within a span of three hours. The exam pattern of AoR exam is mentioned in the table below.

Advocate on Record Exam Pattern

Particulars	Description
Total number of papers	4 papers
Time duration	3 hours each paper
Mode	Offline exam
Type of questions	Descriptive type questions
Total marks	100 marks each paper
Language	English

AOR exam preparation tips

The AOR exam is one of the most prestigious exams for law professionals. Only an AOR is allowed to file a case and plead before the Supreme Court of India. Here are some tips that you can follow for AOR exam preparation.

Go through the syllabus of advocate on record and the previous year's question papers for the AOR exam. The question papers will give you a fair idea of the nature of the questions asked in the examination.
Now, refer to the standard study material for the AOR exam. These include recommended books, judgements of the Supreme Court of India along with commentaries. Good books often incorporate the latest updates in the Supreme Court AOR exam syllabus.
Watch the AOR exam preparation videos provided by the Supreme Court of India. These videos are available free of cost on Youtube.
Refer to the leading cases provided by the Supreme Court of India for Paper 4.
Work on your writing and time management skills. The AOR exam will have descriptive-type questions which the candidates have to answer within the stipulated time. Advocates should also work on their presentation skills and the structure of their answers.

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