After the exam

Certificate of Practice

Clearing AIBE earns the Certificate of Practice, issued by the Bar Council of India. Enrolment makes you an advocate on the roll; the CoP is what permits you to practise before courts, tribunals and authorities.

Enrolment and the CoP are different things

	Enrolment	Certificate of Practice
Granted by	State Bar Council	Bar Council of India
Under	Section 24, Advocates Act	On clearing AIBE
Effect	Name on the roll of advocates	Right to practise
Order	First	After

Before the CoP arrives

An enrolled advocate who has not cleared AIBE remains on the roll but cannot practise. In practice many work as associates, in chambers, or in legal departments during this period. What they cannot do is appear.

Keeping it

The CoP is issued once and does not require renewal by examination. What continues is your obligation to the State Bar Council — the annual fee, and the standards of professional conduct in the BCI Rules. Breach of those is misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, whatever your AIBE score.

Professional ethics carries 4 marks in AIBE →