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Simulated Bar exam set on Jan. 31, SC announces

By: - Reporter /
/ 08:36 PM January 08, 2021

MANILA, Philippines–The Supreme Court will conduct a pilot mock Bar examination on Jan. 31 in preparation for the digitalized examination set in November.

In a Bar Bulletin issued Friday, the Office of the 2020/21 Bar Chairperson said the simulation is in coordination with the Philippine Associate of Law Schools (PALS), The Asia Foundation, and ExamSoft.

The mock test will be small-scale involving 120 students divided in four testing sites–Baguio City, Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao.

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“The examinations will be a small-scale simulation of the actual Bar examinations using computer software, proctored both physically and virtually,” read the Bar Bulletin.

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It added that “the goal of this exercise is to improve on the procedures and technical specifications” for the localized Bar examinations.

The pre-selected students must apply through the high court’s online portal starting Jan. 12 with a deadline for applications on Jan. 20.

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Selected examinees’ grades for the mock Bar exams will not be part of the actual bar examinations and no merit /demerit shall be received by students who participate should they later take the actual Bar examinations.

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In September last year, the high court announced that the next Bar examinations for aspiring lawyers will be held in November this year.

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At the height of the country’s strict community lockdown, the high court has decided to postpone the 2020 Bar examinations to 2021.

In 2019, a total of 2,103 examinees or 27.36 percent of the 7,685 passed Bar exam.

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