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News18
18-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Can fee of needy aspiring lawyers writing all India bar exam waived? SC asks BCI
Agency: PTI Last Updated: New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Bar Council of India about the presence of a scheme to waive off fee of poor LLB graduates who write the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) to enrol as lawyers. The top court was also critical of 'phenomenally high fees" levied by the National Law Universities (NLUs) for their LLB courses and said the education system needed strengthening. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar was hearing a plea filed by Kuldeep Mishra challenging the fees levied by the Bar Council of India (BCI) for taking up AIBE for enrolling law graduates as lawyers. The AIBE application fee is Rs 3,500 for general and OBC candidates and Rs 2,500 for the scheduled caste and tribe candidates. The fees are non-refundable and must be paid online. 'You cannot have a system which does not have any provision for the poor candidates," the bench told the BCI counsel. It added, 'You must have a provision to exempt fees to the needy people and this process should not be complicated." The BCI was later asked to come prepared on the aspect after two weeks. Referring to the fees levied by NLUs, the bench said, 'The fees of NLUs have gone phenomenally high." 'We need to strengthen our education system. People take loans for taking up LL.B courses and the fees are on the higher side," Justice Narasimha said. The fee charged by NLUs for five-year LLB courses usually ranges from Rs 1.7 lakhs to Rs 4 lakhs per annum. Top NLUs like NLSIU Bangalore and NLU Delhi have higher fees compared to newer ones. PTI SJK SJK AMK AMK (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 18, 2025, 16:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Scrap bar exam: Advocates, students
Bengaluru: About 8,000 advocates and students in the state have called for the abolition of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), which they deemed unscientific. Citing the instance of an LLM graduate who could not clear the Bar Council of India's AIBE, All India Lawyers Union's Bengaluru district president TR Venkatesh Gowda said the exam is unscientific and there is no transparency. "We have given a memorandum to scrap it," he said. "When MBBS and engineering (graduates) do not have an exam to become professionals, why do advocates have it?" he said. The union's state secretary Srinivas Kumar also called AIBE unscientific. He said the courts of assistant commissioners and deputy commissioners have a lot of corruption, and cases are not cleared in the stipulated time. It is better to shift the cases to civil courts, he said. Harindra, state president said a signature campaign was held on June 13 to present the demands to the state govt through district officials. Lawyers are ready to lay siege to the Vidhana Soudha if their demands are not met in a month, he said.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
LLM degree holder fails bar test, HC sends notice to BCI
Representative Image AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) after a master's degree holder in law failed the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), which is essential for a law graduate to clear in order to become a lawyer. The AIBE follows an open book format designed to evaluate fundamental legal knowledge and establish a minimum competency benchmark for entry into the legal profession, alongside assessing candidates' analytical abilities. HC issued the notice after the candidate alleged lack of transparency in AIBE, as the body did not provide any justification for her failure, even after re-checking. The petition was filed by Urvi Acharya, who holds an LLM degree in criminal law. She appeared in the AIBE in Dec 2024 and was declared failed. She refused to accept the result and requested a re-checking. Even after re-checking, the department in BCI that conducts the AIBE conveyed that she failed the test. Acharya's counsel, advocate Pratik Jasani, told the court that seven of the 100 multiple-choice questions were officially withdrawn post-exam, which should have reduced the total score to 93, with the passing marks revised from 45 to 42. Jasani contended that the petitioner was a bright student and she passed her LLM in criminal law with first class. She attempted all 100 questions, and with seven of them being withdrawn, she ought to have been awarded grace marks. However, the authority did not make this clear.
Business Standard
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Court Easy AI Makes History: First AI System to Pass All India Bar Exam with Full Legal Reasoning
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20: Court Easy AI today announced a breakthrough achievement in legal technology at a press conference held at the Mumbai Press Club: it has successfully passed the All India Bar Exam (AIBE), providing not only correct answers but also accurate legal reasoning with relevant statutory citations. This milestone represents the first documented case of an artificial intelligence (AI) system qualifying for a professional legal examination with transparent and verifiable reasoning capabilities. The AIBE is the mandatory gateway examination for practicing law in India. Court Easy AI's success demonstrates the potential of Domain Aligned AI technology, developed by Nugen Intelligence, to create reliable AI systems for specialized professional domains where precision is paramount. The achievement was verified by legal and technology experts, with Court Easy AI successfully passing two consecutive editions of the AIBE, 18th and 19th from years 2023 and 2024 respectively, at performance levels substantially exceeding the qualification thresholds established by the Bar Council of India. Detailed evaluation revealed that Court Easy AI achieved 87% correct responses on AIBE-18 and 73.1% on AIBE-19, significantly outperforming the qualification thresholds of around 45% for general in each exam. "This achievement demonstrates that reliable AI can be built for domains where precision and trust are critical," said Dr. Aakash Patil, CEO of Nugen Intelligence, a deep-tech AI research startup founded by AI experts from Stanford University and IIT Madras. "Our fundamental innovation in Domain Aligned AI technology enables AI systems to maintain reliability within strict professional boundaries, something that has been a significant challenge for AI in specialized fields." When compared with leading general-purpose AI models, Court Easy AI demonstrated superior precision in legal reasoning along with citation. "While these results are impressive, we are committed to further improving these performance metrics in the coming months as we refine our technology," Dr. Patil added. Mrunmayee Shende, COO & CMO of Nugen Intelligence, emphasized the collaborative nature of their approach: "We see Court Easy AI as both a demonstration of our Domain Aligned AI technology and a valuable tool for legal professionals. Hundreds of legal professionals are already using the platform, confirming that reliable AI assistance significantly enhances their productivity and accuracy in high-stakes legal work." Nugen Intelligence is actively partnering with legal-tech organizations and technology-forward law firms to help them adopt Domain Aligned AI technology for their specific organizational needs. Rather than competing with existing legal-tech companies, Nugen is focused on providing the foundational AI technology that enables reliable applications across the legal ecosystem. "We believe that reliability is a foundational challenge for all organizations working with AI in critical domains," added Dr. Patil. "Nugen's research in Domain Aligned AI technology is aimed at solving these reliability challenges at the deep learning architecture level, empowering organizations to build AI solutions with predictable performance across legal, finance, healthcare, and other high-stakes environments where errors are unacceptable and trust is non-negotiable. We welcome collaboration with all organizations that share our commitment to building reliable AI systems." This focus on collaboration rather than competition highlights Nugen's position as an AI research company developing foundational technology that can benefit the entire technology ecosystem in accelerating confident AI adoption. The team that achieved this milestone includes researchers with Ph.D. backgrounds, senior machine learning engineers, and legal-tech experts who worked to ensure that Court Easy AI could provide reliable legal reasoning across the breadth of Indian laws. "We are inviting the entire legal and AI community to scrutinize our results because transparency is essential for building trust," said Mrunmayee. "We believe all companies developing AI for critical applications should follow similar practices of verification and transparency." Complete supplementary materials, including the detailed evaluation report and raw question-by-question responses, are available on Court Easy AI website at for independent verification and review. This achievement represents a significant milestone in reliable AI technology that could elevate the quality and efficiency of work across multiple professional domains, beginning with India's legal ecosystem as it continues to evolve in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Business Upturn
19-05-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Court Easy AI Makes History: First AI System to Pass All India Bar Exam with Full Legal Reasoning
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Court Easy AI today announced a breakthrough achievement in legal technology at a press conference held at the Mumbai Press Club: it has successfully passed the All India Bar Exam (AIBE), providing not only correct answers but also accurate legal reasoning with relevant statutory citations. This milestone represents the first documented case of an artificial intelligence (AI) system qualifying for a professional legal examination with transparent and verifiable reasoning capabilities. The AIBE is the mandatory gateway examination for practicing law in India. Court Easy AI's success demonstrates the potential of Domain Aligned AI technology, developed by Nugen Intelligence, to create reliable AI systems for specialized professional domains where precision is paramount. The achievement was verified by legal and technology experts, with Court Easy AI successfully passing two consecutive editions of the AIBE, 18th and 19th from years 2023 and 2024 respectively, at performance levels substantially exceeding the qualification thresholds established by the Bar Council of India. Detailed evaluation revealed that Court Easy AI achieved 87% correct responses on AIBE-18 and 73.1% on AIBE-19, significantly outperforming the qualification thresholds of around 45% for general in each exam. Advertisement 'This achievement demonstrates that reliable AI can be built for domains where precision and trust are critical,' said Dr. Aakash Patil, CEO of Nugen Intelligence, a deep-tech AI research startup founded by AI experts from Stanford University and IIT Madras. 'Our fundamental innovation in Domain Aligned AI technology enables AI systems to maintain reliability within strict professional boundaries, something that has been a significant challenge for AI in specialized fields.' When compared with leading general-purpose AI models, Court Easy AI demonstrated superior precision in legal reasoning along with citation. 'While these results are impressive, we are committed to further improving these performance metrics in the coming months as we refine our technology,' Dr. Patil added. Mrunmayee Shende, COO & CMO of Nugen Intelligence, emphasized the collaborative nature of their approach: 'We see Court Easy AI as both a demonstration of our Domain Aligned AI technology and a valuable tool for legal professionals. Hundreds of legal professionals are already using the platform, confirming that reliable AI assistance significantly enhances their productivity and accuracy in high-stakes legal work.' Nugen Intelligence is actively partnering with legal-tech organizations and technology-forward law firms to help them adopt Domain Aligned AI technology for their specific organizational needs. Rather than competing with existing legal-tech companies, Nugen is focused on providing the foundational AI technology that enables reliable applications across the legal ecosystem. 'We believe that reliability is a foundational challenge for all organizations working with AI in critical domains,' added Dr. Patil. 'Nugen's research in Domain Aligned AI technology is aimed at solving these reliability challenges at the deep learning architecture level, empowering organizations to build AI solutions with predictable performance across legal, finance, healthcare, and other high-stakes environments where errors are unacceptable and trust is non-negotiable. We welcome collaboration with all organizations that share our commitment to building reliable AI systems.' This focus on collaboration rather than competition highlights Nugen's position as an AI research company developing foundational technology that can benefit the entire technology ecosystem in accelerating confident AI adoption. The team that achieved this milestone includes researchers with Ph.D. backgrounds, senior machine learning engineers, and legal-tech experts who worked to ensure that Court Easy AI could provide reliable legal reasoning across the breadth of Indian laws. 'We are inviting the entire legal and AI community to scrutinize our results because transparency is essential for building trust,' said Mrunmayee. 'We believe all companies developing AI for critical applications should follow similar practices of verification and transparency.' Complete supplementary materials, including the detailed evaluation report and raw question-by-question responses, are available on Court Easy AI website at for independent verification and review. This achievement represents a significant milestone in reliable AI technology that could elevate the quality and efficiency of work across multiple professional domains, beginning with India's legal ecosystem as it continues to evolve in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
