Enrolment Procedure

Enrolment Procedure   1. A citizen of Bangladesh who has obtained a law degree from any University in Bangladesh or our side Bangladesh regencies by the Bar Council or was called to the Bar is entiltled to be enrolled as Advocate provide that he / she has to qualify in the enrolment examination held under the direction and supervision of the Enrollment Committee of the Bar Council. Before appearing at the enrolment examination every person except the persons who were admitted as Advocates in any Country from the SAARC reason or who were called to the Bar, shall have to undergo pupilage for a period of 6(six) months in the Chamber of an Advocate of at least 10 years standing in the profession and is considered by the concerned Bar Association to be fit and capable of accepting pupil for imparting legal training. Provided that a person shall be capable of being a pupil immediately after appearing at the final examination for a degree in law. In the event of failure to succeed in the law degree examination the contract of pupilage shall also fail. Such person shall have to execute fresh contract of pupilage after appearing at the next examination for the law degree. A dully filled up Registration Form prescribed by the Bar Council along with the contract of pupilage should reach the Secretary of the Bar Council within 30 days of its execution along with an affidavit shorn in by the pupil affirming execution of such contract. He /she shall also enclose therewith a Pay order/Bank draft of Tk. 400/- (four hundred) only in favour of the “Bangladesh Br Council” as Registration fee. The photocopy o9r typed form of contract of pupilage and the affidavit on stamp paper is acceptable. The photocopy or typed form of Registration Form on Cartridge paper or ledger paper is acceptable. 2. After completion of the pupilage as well as publication of the result of law degree examination a candidate shall have to apply in prescribed Form ‘A’ for appearing written examination for enrolment as Advocate along with the requisites depicted therein including an affidavit in support of his application. The prescribed Form ‘A’ Affidavit and Form ‘G’ are enclosed the prospectus. 3. Every applicant for admission as an Advocate shall have to pass a written and a viva voce examination conducted by the Enrolment Committee of the Bar Council. The written examination shall be of one paper of 100 marks and the duration of the examination shall be of 4 hours. To qualify in th4 written examination a candidate shall have to obtain 50 marks to qualify in the written examination and, thereafter, the qualified candidate shall have to undertake a Bar Vocational Course of six weeks conducted by the Legal Education & Training Institute of the Bangladesh Bar Council and then he /she shall have to appear in viva voce examination. Pass marks of viva voce examination is 25 out of 50. Qualified candidates of the written examination shall have to a pass the viva voce examination in three attempts within a period of three years from the date of his /her written examination result.