How to Enroll with State Bar Council for AIBE - Registration, Fees, Documents, Eligibility

AIBE is a post enrolment exam. Candidates must enroll with a State Bar Council before submitting the AIBE application form. Knowing how to enrol in a state bar council is an essential part of fulfilling of AIBE eligibility criteria. To enrol in a state bar council, the candidate has to register through the state bar council website However, if the online enrollment option isn’t available, the candidate has to visit the council premises in person, obtain the bar council registration form upon payment of a fee, duly fill and submit it. Once a candidate enrols with a State Bar Council, then they can appear for the exam any number of times.

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Any candidate who has completed his/ her law graduation (3-year or 5-year integrated LLB programme) from the academic year 2009-10 onwards, needs to clear the All India Bar Examination and obtain a Certificate of Practice in order to practice in a court of law in India. It must be noted that if a candidate has passed the law degree prior to 2009-10, they aren’t required to take the AIBE exam. In this article, we explain the state bar council registration or enrolment process in detail. So read ahead to know how to enrol in state bar council.

How to enroll in State Bar Council: Eligibilty

To enrol in a state bar council, the candidate has to fulfil eligibility criteria regarding nationality, academic qualification and age limit. The eligibility criteria is given in the table below.

State Bar Council Enrolment Criteria

Enrollment with State Bar Councils for AIBE 2024 (Direct links)

There are around 22 state bar councils in India. For northeastern states - Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, there is a common bar council in Assam. Candidates must apply online or offline to enrol with state bar council and pay the enrolment fees. They must then appear before the enrolment committee in proper dress code to enrol with the state bar council. Law graduates can check the complete list of bar councils in India along with their website link/office address.

List of State Bar Councils in India

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How to register in bar councils of India to appear in AIBE 2024?

Each of the State Bar Councils may have its own procedure on enrolling candidates in state bar councils. However, broadly the steps to enrol in a state bar council include registration, document verification, payment of enrolment fees, and appearing for the enrolment ceremony. 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.

• Login to access bar council enrollment form: On successful signup, log in details will be sent to the registered email id.

• Fill the bar council registration 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 a photograph and signature, and other documents as per the format specified (refer to the table below to check the tentative document checklist).

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

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

• Report at the council with the required documents for verification and appear before the enrolment committee in proper dress code for the enrolment ceremony.

Documents required for bar council registration

These are the following documents that must be submitted by the candidates during Bar Council registrations

• SSC or its equivalent certificate
• Degree or its equivalent certificate
• Intermediate or its equivalent
• Law Certificate
• Other Qualification Certificates
• Caste certificate for SC/ ST candidates
• Caste certificate for SC/ ST candidates
• Applicants involved in criminal cases, have to furnish the details in Affidavit format.
• If left service, acceptance of resignation letter from the department
• If left business, original partnership deed/dissolution deed (as mentioned on Delhi Bar Council website)
• Attendance certificate
• Residence proof
• 3-4 color photographs in Black coat, white shirt & Black tie

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

State Bar Council Registration fees

Candidates must also pay the required state bar council registration fees to successfully enrol at the state bar council. The fee details are given below.

State Bar Council Enrolment Fees

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

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How to check bar council enrollment number?

Candidates who have registered in any state bar council can perform the bar council enrollment number check online by visiting the official website of the respective bar council. For example, those who have registered with Delhi Bar Council can check their status online by visiting its official website - delhibarcouncil.com/bcd. To check whether they are included in the bar council enrollment list, they will need an enrollment ID. Similarly, those who have appeared for AIBE can also check their AIBE status. Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh also allows bar council registration check by name by entering the advocate's name.

Validity of State Bar Council Enrolment

Candidates have to register only once with the state bar council and they can appear for the AIBE exam any number of times after that. However, the validity of the enrolment to practice law is only two years. So, if a candidate qualifies the AIBE exam after the expiry of two years from the date of enrolment, then they have to enrol again in order to practice law.

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