The All India Bar Examination has been held, and now applicants are awaiting for a revised answer key along with the results. The Bar Council of India has issued an answer key for AIBE 17 on the day the exam was conducted, however, the same was found to be incorrect and not matching with the other sets. An update on the revised answer key and the result declaration is yet to be out.
On 6 February 2023, the examination authority shared a press release adding the exam highlights of the day. The press release read:
"The Bar Council of India successfully conducted the All India Bar Examination XVII today i.e. on 05.02.2023 by paper and pen mode across 53 cities and 261 centres with technology enabled monitoring and confidentiality processes to ensure no impersonation and fair exam practice. The candidates had the option to attempt the exam in English, Hindi and 21 regional languages.
1,73,586 Advocates had registered for the All India Bar Exam XVII, while 1,71,402 candidates appeared for the examination. Thus 98.7% successfully appeared in this examination. This is almost double the count of Advocates/ candidates who had appeared for the last AIBE. A total of 9,254- Invigilators, 261 Center Superintendents, 261 Assistant Centre Superintendents, 261 Centre In-Charge, 1846, Exam Coordinators, 53 District Managers, 10 Divisional Heads, 5 Agency Heads, 183 vehicles, and 130 route managers and a total of 12,447 plus other man power was deployed for the exam.
Each centre was monitored by CCTV and the coverage was telecasted live in the monitoring room Command Centre set up by BCI. Biometric attendance of candidates were also taken as an additional measure wherever possible though verification was first ensured by way of taking signature of each candidate while giving the examination.
The examination was conducted meticulously and efficiently in the most well planned and organised manner. There was no incident of usage of illegal means/cheating reported at any of the exam centres and the exam was held in a most successful manner at all centres throughout India."
The AIBE 17 exam result is expected to be declared in February only.
