Philippine Bar Examinations

Philippine Bar Examinations
TypeBar examination
AdministratorSupreme Court Bar Examination Committee
Skills testedUnderstanding of the basic principles of law and of relevant jurisprudence
PurposeAdmission to practice law
Year started1901 (1901)
Offered
  • Three separate days held within eight days every September (since 2023)
  • Four separate days held for two weeks in September (2022)
  • Two days held within three days in February (2021)
  • Four Sundays of November of every year (2010 to 2019)
  • Four Sundays of September (1901 to 2010)
Restrictions on attempts
  • 75% passing average
RegionsPhilippines
Annual number of test takersIncrease 10,387 (in 2023)
Prerequisitessee Admission requirements
Qualification rate20–30% average passing rate
WebsiteSupreme Court Bar Matters

The Philippine Bar Examinations is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. The exam is exclusively administered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee.[1]

  1. ^ "Supreme Court of the Philippines". sc.judiciary.gov.ph.