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Application period for 2024 Bar Exams starts Jan. 15
SAFETY CHECK. All belongings of Bar examinees are inspected prior to entering the University of Santo Tomas campus in Manila on Sunday morning (Sept. 17, 2023). Asia’s oldest existing university is one of six testing sites in the National Capital Region and one of 14 nationwide.
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MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said the application period for those intending to take the 2024 Bar Examinations shall be from January 15 to April 5.
In a bulletin, the tribunal said all new applicants, previous takers, and refreshers, who do not have existing accounts with the Supreme Court’s online platform, Bar Applicant Registration System and Tech Assistance (BARISTA), may create an individual account at https://barista.
judiciary.gov.ph/.
All applicants must complete/update their respective profile, fill out the application form, upload/re-upload digital copies of the documentary requirements, and pay the PHP12,800 application fee exclusively through the modes provided in the BARISTA.
Within 10 calendar days from the notice of approval, all applicants must submit the printed and signed copies of their application forms, together with the physical copies of the mandatory documentary requirements to the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC).
Similarly, all applicants must upload digital copies and submit physical copies of the deferred documentary requirements to the BARISTA and OBC, respectively, until Oct. 15.
New applicants who failed to complete their Law degree, and refreshers who did not complete their refresher courses and/or take their pre-Bar review course may request to refund the application fee on or before Sept. 6.
The 2024 Bar exams, which will be chaired by Associate Justice Mario Lopez, will be on Sept. 8, 11, and 15.
As in previous exams, the Court said it shall establish various local testing centers (LTCs) in key cities across the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
All applicants must select three cities ranked by order of preference.
The process of venue assignment shall consider the applicants’ preference subject to the availability of slots, according to the SC.
To ensure fair assignment of venues, the process shall only commence after the last day of the applications. The applicants may check their assigned LTCs in the BARISTA.
Matters regarding the guidelines and rules of conduct for the 2024 Bar Examinations will be announced in subsequent Bar bulletins.
The Court reminds the public that only information posted on the 2024 Bar microsite, https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2024/, and its online platforms are true and accurate.
