What is the status of age bar in bar council membership?
K.R. Krishnan
(Querist) 19 November 2012
This query is : Resolved
What is the current status of BAR Council membership age limit? After 30 years of age is it possible to do BL/LLB and become the member of the BAR Council?
Sailesh Kumar Shah
(Expert) 20 November 2012
Extract of BCI Rules:-
"28. Age on admission: (a) Subject to the condition stipulated by a University on
this behalf and the high degree of professional commitment required, the maximum age for seeking admission into a stream of integrated Bachelor of law degree program, is limited to twenty years in case of general category of applicants and to twenty two years in case of applicants from SC, ST and other Backward communities.
(b) Subject to the condition stipulated by a University, and the general social condition of the applicants seeking legal education belatedly, the maximum age for seeking admission into a stream of Three Year Bachelor Degree Course in Law, is limited to thirty years with right of the University to give concession of 5 further year for the applicant belonging to SC or ST or any other Backward Community."
K.R. Krishnan
(Querist) 20 November 2012
Thanks for the information
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 25 November 2012
Nothing to add in the wise reply of Shah.
