Gujarat University LLB result 2020: Varsity finding it tough to declare law results in time

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat University (GU), which has decided to hold college level exams from July 2 onwards, is faced with the challenge of declaring the results of final year LLB students in time, failing which these students will not be able to participate in the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) this year.
While the last date of filling forms for AIBE XV 2020 is July 27, Bar Council of Gujarat has written to the Bar Council of India to postpone the last date of form filling by at least one month.
"Before taking exams for Sanad (certificate of practice), the fresh law graduates will have to take provisional Sanad from the Bar Council of Gujarat. The form filling and enrolment process will take at least 10 days for us," said advocate Dipen Dave, a member of Bar Council of Gujarat.
The varsity should announce the date for declaring results well in advance, so we can make proper representation to the Bar Council of India to postpone the exam dates accordingly, he added. A gap of at least 10 days is required between the declaration of LLB final year results and the last day of form filling for AIBE exams, according to Dave, former chairman of Bar Council of Gujarat.
AIBE, a national-level examination conducted by the Bar Council of India, is to assess whether fresh law graduates or provisionally enrolled advocates have the aptitude to practice law. An open book exam, it evaluates the candidates' analytical abilities along with a basic understanding of law subjects.
It is unlikely that GU can conduct the exams and declare results before August, said GU sources.
Candidates who qualify in the exam are awarded certificate of practice by the Bar Council of India. Those who are not able to clear AIBE remain enrolled with their state Bar Council as provisional advocates and not practising lawyers. The AIBE exam is mandatory for all law graduates completing their degree 2010 onwards.
The annual college level exams could not be held this year due to Covid-19 outbreak and the countrywide lockdown from the last week of March. The state government issued fresh directives recently, where it said that exams will be held from June 26 for final year undergraduate students.