71 percent pass in first all India Bar exam
New Delhi: The 22,000 candidates who took the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) held on March 6, 71 per cent of them have come out successful, said Gopal Subramaniam, chairman of the Bar Council of India on Saturday. This was the first time such an entry-level examination was held, to assess a candidate's capabilities as lawyer at the basic level and to set a minimum standard for admission to the practice of law. Only a pass in this examination will enable the advocate to practise the legal profession. It was held across 26 cities barring Chennai, where it was postponed following violence intended to disturb the examination. The Chairman said that the results, declared ahead of the scheduled date of March 20, could be accessed on the BCI website [www.barcouncilofindia.org]. Candidates could get to know their individual result by typing in their roll number for the AIBE. The results were also being sent to the State Bar Councils across the country. The pass percentage was just above ...