How to Enroll with State Bar Council for AIBE

How to Enroll with State Bar Councils for AIBE 2021: Any candidate who has completed their law graduation (3-year or 5-year integrated LLB programme) from academic year 2009-10 onward need to qualify the AIBE certification exam in order to practice in a court of law in India. Now one requirement for appearing in the AIBE exam is that the candidate must be enrolled (or registered) as an advocate with a State Bar Council. As part of the state bar council enrollment process, the candidate has to go to their respective Bar Council website and get enrolled online; however, if online enrollment option isn’t available, the candidate has to visit the council premises in person, obtain the enrollment form upon payment of a fee, duly fill and submit it. In this article, we explain the state bar council registration or enrollment process in detail.

Question: Do I need to take the AIBE exam if I have passed my graduation exam before the academic session 2009-10?

Ans: If a candidate has passed the law degree prior to 2009-10, they aren’t required to take the AIBE exam.
Enrolment of advocates with State Bar Councils

1. Candidates who want to appear in the AIBE 2021 exam need to get enrolled as advocates with respective State Bar Councils.

2. As per Advocates Act, 1961, State Bar Councils have the powers to frame their own rules regarding enrolment of advocates

3. Certificate of Enrolment: Successful enrolled candidates are awarded Certificate of Enrolment.

Eligibility criteria for issuance of Enrollment Certificate

1. Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen

2. Academic qualification: Must have passed a law degree (either 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB degree)

3. Age limit: There is no upper age limit for State Bar Council enrollment

Get enrolled with State Bar Councils for AIBE 2021 (Direct links)

How to get enrolled with state bar councils for appearing in AIBE 2021?

If the candidate is using online registration or registration process, then they have to get registered first:

• Online registration (or sign up): In the registration form, enter your name, mobile number, email id, gender, date of birth, and security code displayed on screen. On successful sign up, a new advocate account will be created.

The candidate may also have to select and confirm a password for the account created on the state bar council website.

• Login to access the enrollment form: On successful sign up, login details will be sent to the registered email id.

• Fill the registration (or enrollment) form: The candidate has to next fill in personal, contact, and academic details. In addition, employment details also have to be furnished.

• Upload of necessary documents: The candidate has to next upload photograph and signature, and other documents as per the format specified (refer to the table below to check tentative document checklist).

Document to be uploaded:

*Applicants having more than 5 years of educational gap in studies from SSC onwards to till date, may be required to upload GAP Affidavit.

• Pay the state bar council enrolment fee: In the penultimate step, pay the enrollment fee.

• Submit the form: Check that the application form is complete in all respects before submitting it.

State Bar Council Enrollment fee:

Note: Candidates are requested to consult fee details prescribed by respective State Bar Councils to get a more updated version.