Bar Enrolment in States – Procedure and other details, along with respective State Bar Council websites

Gaurav
Jul 01, 2021

Any applicant who has finished his/her law graduation (3-year LLB programme or 5-year integrated LLB programme) from the academic year 2009-10 ahead, needs to qualify for the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) certification exam in order to practice in a court of law in India. Presently, before appearing in the AIBE exam, an aspirant must be registered (or enrolled) as an advocate with a State Bar Council.

As a part of the state bar council enrolment process, the candidate has to go to their individual Bar Council web portal and get registered online; however, if the online registration option isn’t accessible, then the applicant needs to visit the council premises face to face, get the registration form upon payment of a fee, appropriately fill and submit it.

Eligibility conditions for clearance of Enrolment Certificate

Nationality: The aspirant must be an Indian citizen.
Educational requirement: He/she must have passed a law degree (either a 3-year LLB programme or a 5-year integrated LLB programme).
Age limit: There is no upper age limit for State Bar Council registration/enrolment.

Web Portal Links to State Bar Councils

State Bar Councils	Website
Bar Council of Delhi	Visit here
Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh	Visit here
Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim	Visit here
Bar Council of Bihar	Visit here
Bar Council of Chhattisgarh	Visit here
Bar Council of Gujarat	Visit here
Bar Council Of Himachal Pradesh	Applicants need to visit the council premises in person for registration. Enrolment forms can be collected between 10 am - 1 pm on all working days. Address: High Court Complex, Ravenswood, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001
Jharkhand State Bar Council	Visit here
Bar Council of Karnataka	Visit here
Bar Council Of Kerala	Visit here
Bar Council Of Madhya Pradesh	Visit here
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa	Visit here
Odisha State Bar Council	Visit here
Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana	Visit here
Bar Council of Rajasthan	Visit here
Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry	Visit here
Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh	Visit here
Bar Council Of Uttarakhand	Visit here
Bar Council Of West Bengal	Visit here
Bar Council of Tripura	The applicant may visit the council premises in person and get and submit the registration form. Address: High Court Complex New Capital Complex, Lichubagan, Agartala, Tripura – 799010 Tel: 97741-35198, 97745-14069
Bar Council of Manipur	Visit here
High Court of Meghalaya	Registration forms can be acquired from the Bar Council office. Address: High Court of Meghalaya MG Road, Shillong-793001 Meghalaya Fax: 0364-2500064

How to get registered and joined with state bar councils for appearing in All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2022?

Important Information: If the applicant is using online registration or enrolment procedure, then they have to be enrolled first:

The aspirants can follow the instruction which is mentioned below in the step to get registered themselves with state bar councils for appearing in AIBE.

Step 1: Online registration (or sign up): In the enrolment/registration form, the candidates are required to enter their full name, gender, date of birth, contact no, email, security code shown on the screen. On positive sign up, a new advocate account will be created.

Step 2: The applicant may also have to select and confirm a new password for the account created or formed on the official website of the state bar council.

Step 3: Log in to access the enrolment form: On fruitful signup, details of login credentials will be sent to the registered email id.

Step 4: Fill the enrolment (or registration) form: Now, the aspirant has to fill up in personal, contact number, and educational details. Additionally, employment details also have to be provided.

Step 5: Upload of essential documents: Next, the candidate has to upload the important documents like – professional photograph and signature, and other documents as per the format stated (please refer to the table below to check the tentative document agenda).

Step 6: Pay the state bar council registration fee: In the second to last step, pay the enrolment fee.

Step 7: Submit the form: Before submitting the form, check that the application form is complete in all respects or not.

Important Document to be uploaded

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or its equivalent certificate	Degree or its equivalent certificate
Intermediate or its equivalent	Law Certificate
Other Qualification Certificates	Caste certificate for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates
GAP Affidavit, if valid	If a candidate is involved in criminal or illegal cases, then they have to provide the details in Affidavit format
If left service, acceptance of resignation letter from the department/branch	If a left business, original partnership deed/dissolution deed (as declared on Delhi Bar Council website)
Residence proof	4 colour photographs in a black coat, white shirt & black tie
Attendance certificate	-

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

State Bar Council Enrollment fee

Fee Component	Fee Amount
The registration fee to be paid to respective State Bar Councils	Rs. 600
Fee towards Bar Council of India (BCI)	Rs. 150

Note: The fee payments have to be made using separate demand drafts.

Enrolment of Advocates

Eligible persons are admitted as advocates on the rolls of the State Bar Councils. The Advocates Act, 1961 empowers State Bar Councils to frame their own rules regarding enrolment of advocates. Contact details for individual Councils can be found here.
The Council’s Enrolment Committee may scrutinise a candidate’s application. Those admitted as advocates by any State Bar Council are eligible for a Certificate of Enrolment.

For the official information, click here.