Bar Council of India Extends AIBE-XIX Registration and Revises Exam Schedule

Expanding Candidate Access: Bar Council of India Extends AIBE-XIX Registration and Revises Exam Schedule

By LawAcademy Editorial Team

Published on October 5, 2026

The Bar Council of India (BCI) issued an official notification extending the registration window and revising the examination timeline for the 19th All India Bar Examination (AIBE-XIX).

The decision accommodates thousands of recent law graduates facing administrative delays in state provisional enrollments, as well as final-semester law students enrolling under the Supreme Court’s expanded eligibility framework.

Revised Operational Schedule for AIBE-XIX

Under the updated notification issued by the BCI Secretariat, the registration, payment, and examination dates are recalibrated as follows:

Activity / Milestone	Original Date	Revised Scheduled Date
Online Registration Closes	October 25	November 15
Last Date for Fee Payment (Online)	October 28	November 18
Online Application Correction Window	October 30	Through November 22
Issuance of Admit Cards	November 18	December 12 to December 15
Date of Nationwide Examination	November 24	December 22

Core Reasons Driving the Schedule Extension

Accommodating Final-Semester Students: Following apex court directions allowing final-year students from recognized Centres of Legal Education to sit for the examination without pending backlogs, universities required additional time to issue standardized bonafide eligibility certificates.
State Bar Council Enrolment Backlogs: State Bar Councils across multiple jurisdictions faced massive backlogs in clearing physical biometric verifications and issuing provisional enrolment certificates for the 2024–2025 batch.
Correction and Data Harmonization: The extension offers registered candidates an expanded correction window to rectify discrepancies in category certificates, university documentation, and exam-city preferences.

Standard Qualifying Benchmarks Reaffirmed

The Council reiterated the standardized evaluation metrics applicable for AIBE-XIX:

General / OBC Candidates: Minimum passing score of 45%.
SC / ST and Persons with Disabilities (PwD): Minimum passing score of 40%.
Testing Format: 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions across 19 core legal disciplines, conducted in pen-and-paper (OMR) format nationwide.

Reference & Source

Issuing Authority: Bar Council of India (BCI) / AIBE Directorate.
Official Notification: Revised Schedule of All India Bar Examination-XIX.
Portal: allindiabarexamination.com.