Complete Syllabus of Bar Council Enrollment Examination 2020
To be an advocate in Bangladesh a candidate must pass in the three-step examination procedure, known as Bar council Enrollment examination or Advocateship enrollment examination.
The steps are;
- Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
- Written Examination
- Viva
Follow this “Steps Towards Advocacy” article to know in detail about the procedure of Bar Council; It discussed Qualifications, Intimation submission, Registration card receiving procedure, Payments, Form fillup for examination with example and image.
Mark distribution of these examination and complete syllabus is given below with other details.
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Mark distribution based on the topic of MCQ of examination are given below with details information (Act, Section, Order, topics, time etc)
Total time: 1 Hour
100 MCQ = 100 Marks [1 mark each, negative marking is also applicable .25 for each wrong answer]
Group A
(i). The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. V of 1908) 20 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section | Order |
| 01 | Scope and application of the Code of Civil Procedure | 1 | |
| 02 | Definition | 2 | |
| 03 | Jurisdiction of civil courts | 6 | |
| 04 | Meaning of suits of civil nature | 9 | |
| 05 | Res judicata and Res subjudice | 10,11 | |
| 06 | Place of suing | 15 | |
| 07 | Institution of suits and proceedings | 15-20,26 | 4 |
| 08 | Transfer of suits | 22-24 | |
| 09 | Judgment and decree | 33 | 20 |
| 10 | Execution of decree | 36-42,74 | |
| 11 | Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Arbitration and Mediation in appeal | 89A | |
| 12 | Appeal | 96 to 106, 107,113 | 41, r 1-6 & 43 r113 |
| 13 | Reference | 113 | |
| 14 | Review | 114 | |
| 15 | Revision | 115 | |
| 16 | Restitution | 144 | |
| 17 | Inherent power of the courts | 151 | |
| 18 | Parties to suits | 1 | |
| 19 | Summons | 5 | |
| 20 | Pleadings and amendment of pleadings | 6 | |
| 21 | Plaint | 7 | |
| 22 | Written statement and set off | 8 | |
| 23 | Appearance and Non-appearance of parties | 9 | |
| 24 | Examination of parties | 10 | |
| 25 | Discovery and inspection | 11 | |
| 26 | Admissions, production, impounding and return of documents | 12,13 | |
| 27 | Settlement of issues and disposal of suits | 14 | |
| 28 | Adjournments | 17 | |
| 29 | Hearing of the suit and examination of witnesses | 18 | |
| 30 | Affidavits | 19 | |
| 31 | Death, marriage and insolvency of parties | 22 | |
| 32 | Withdrawal and compromise of suits | 23 | |
| 33 | Security for costs- Commission, | 25,26 | |
| 34 | Suits involving interpretation of the Constitution | 27A | |
| 35 | Suits in particular Cases: Suits by and against government or public officers, Suits by and against aliens and foreign rulers, Suits by or against corporations, Suits by or against trustees, executors and administrators, Suits by or against minors and lunatics, Suits relating to public nuisance, Suits relating to public charities | 27,29,31,32 | |
| 36 | Various kinds of Suits: Representative Suit, Inter-pleader Suit, Pauper suit, Money Suit, Title Suit etc. | Order. 1 r.8, Or. 7 r. 2, Or. 33 | |
| 37 | Interim Orders: Arrest and attachment before judgment, Appointment of receiver, Temporary injunctions | 38,39 |
(ii). The Specific Relief Act, 1877 (Act No. I of 1877) 10 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section |
| 01 | Specific Relief how given | 5 |
| 02 | Nature of preventative relief | 6 |
| 03 | Recovery of Possession of Property | 8, 9, |
| 04 | Specific performance of contracts | 12 to 30 |
| 05 | Rectification of the instruments | 31 |
| 06 | Rescission of contracts | 35-38 |
| 07 | Cancellation of the instruments | 39-41 |
| 08 | Declaratory decrees | 42 |
| 09 | Injunction: Temporary and Perpetual Injunction, when such injunctions are granted and when refused; provisions relating to mandatory Injunction | 52 – 35 |
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Group B
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898) 20 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section |
| 01. | Definitions | |
| 02. | Constitution and powers of criminal courts | 6 – 21 |
| 03. | Arrest, escape and retaking | S. 46 – 67 |
| 04. | Processes to compel appearance | |
| 05. | Processes to compel the production of documents | 94 – 105 |
| 06. | Prevention of offences – Security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour | 106 – 126 |
| 07. | Temporary order in urgent cases | |
| 08. | Dispute as to immovable property | 145 – 148 |
| 09. | Information of offence | |
| 10. | Information to the police and their powers to investigate | 154 – 176 |
| 11. | Diary of proceedings in investigation and Report of police officer | 172, 173 |
| 12. | Proceedings in prosecutions: the jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials | 177 – 199 |
| 13. | Complaints to Magistrates & commencement of proceedings | 200 – 203, 205 |
| 14. | Trial of cases by Magistrates | |
| 15. | Summary trial | |
| 16. | Trial before the courts of sessions | 265A – 265L |
| 17. | General provisions as to inquiries and trials, Trial in absentia | S. 337 – 352 |
| 18. | Compoundable offences and non-compoundable offences | |
| 19. | Appeal | 404 – 431 |
| 20. | Revision, Reference | 435 – 442 |
| 21. | Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195 | 476 – 487 |
| 22. | Directions of the nature of a habeas corpus | 491 |
| 23. | Supplementary provisions regarding public prosecutor | 492 – 495 |
| 24. | Bail, bailable offence and non-bailable offences | 496 – 502 |
| 25. | Commission for the examination of witnesses | 503 – 507 |
| 26. | Transfer of cases | |
| 27. | Special proceedings (omitted) | |
| 28. | Inherent power of High Court Division | 561A |
Group C
The Penal Code (Act No. XLV of 1860) 20 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section |
| 01. | Essential elements of an offence Not prescribed in the Penal Code | |
| 02. | General explanations | |
| 03. | Acts done by several persons in | |
| 04. | Punishment: its objectives and limits | |
| 05. | General exceptions | |
| 06. | Right of private defense | 107-120 |
| 07. | Abetment | |
| 08. | Criminal conspiracy | |
| 09. | Offences against the state | |
| 10. | Offences against the public tranquility | S. 141-160 S. 161-171 |
| 11. | Offence by or relating to public servants | |
| 12. | Contempt of the lawful authority of public servants | |
| 13. | False evidence and offences against public justice | |
| 14. | Offences relating to coin and government stamps | |
| 15. | Offences relating to weight and measurement | |
| 16. | Offences affecting public safety, convenience, decency and morals | |
| 17. | Offences affecting the human body | 299-304 |
| 18. | Offences against property | 378-462 |
| 19. | Offences relating to documents and to trade or property marks | 478-489 |
| 20. | Offences relating to marriage | 493-498 |
| 21. | Defamation | 499-502 |
| 22. | Criminal intimidation | 503-510 |
| 23. | Attempt to commit offences | 511 |
Group-D
The Evidence Act, 1872 (Act No.1 of 1872) 15 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section |
| 01. | Interpretation clause | |
| 02. | Facts in issue and relevancy of facts | S. 5 – 16 |
| 03. | Admission and confession | S. 17 – 31 |
| 04. | Statement by persons who cannot be called as witnesses | S. 32, 33 |
| 05. | Statements made under special circumstances | S. 34 – 39 |
| 06. | Oral Evidence | |
| 07. | Documentary evidence | S. 61 – 73 |
| 08. | Public documents and private documents | S. 74 – 78 |
| 09. | Presumption as to documents | S. 79-90 |
| 10. | Exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence- | S. 9-100 |
| 11. | Production and effect of evidence (a) Burden of proof – (b) Estoppels | S. 101 – 114 S. 115 – 117 |
| 12. | Witnesses | |
| 13. | Examination of witnesses | S. 135 – 166 |
Group – E
The Limitation Act, 1908 10 Marks
| SL | Topic | Section |
| 01. | Objects, interpretation and application of the limitation Act, 1908 | |
| 02. | Definitions | S. 2 |
| 03. | Limitation of suits, appeals and application | S. 3 – 11 |
| 04. | Legal disability, Suspension of limitation | S. 6,7 |
| 05. | Computation of period of limitation | S. 12 – 25 |
| 06. | Grounds of extension and exemption of period of limitation | S. 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| 07. | Effect of fraud and acknowledgement of limitation | S. 18, 19 |
| 08. | Effect of payment | S. 20 |
| 09. | Exclusion of time in legal proceeding | |
| 10. | Continuing breaches and wrongs | |
| 11. | Acquisition of right to easements | S. 26 |
| 12. | Adverse possession | |
| 13. | Waiver of limitation | |
| 14. | The First Schedule |
Group – F
Professional Ethics, Bar Council Order & Rules, Legal Decisions and Reports 10 Marks
| SL | Topic |
| 01. | Legal profession and social responsibilities |
| 02. | Lawyers and public interest |
| 03. | Confidentiality, transparency and accountability of a lawyer |
| 04. | Oath of an Advocate |
| 05. | Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette |
| 06. | Composition and functions of the Bangladesh Bar Council |
| 07. | Difference between Bar Council and Bar Association |
| 08. | Constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Bangladesh Bar |
| 09. | The Bangladesh Legal Practitioner and Bar Council Rules, 1972 |
| 10. | Legal decisions and law reports |
Mark distribution and question ratio of Written examination and time are given below:
Question (7 out of 13)
| Group | Subject | Number of questions to be answered | Marks | Time
| |
| A | (i) The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. V of 1908) | Two out of three | 15 x 2 =30 | 04 Hours
| |
(ii) The Specific Relief Act, 1877 (Act No. I of 1877) | |||||
| B | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898) | One out of two | 15 x 1 =15 | ||
| C | The Penal Code (Act No. XLV of 1860) | One out of two | 15 x 1 =15 | ||
| D | The Evidence Act, 1872 (Act No. I of 1872) | One out of two | 15 x 1 =15 | ||
| E | The Limitation Act, 1908 (Act No. IX of 1908) | One out of two | 15 x 1 =15 | ||
| F | Professional Ethics, Bar Council Order & Rules, Legal Decisions and Reports | One out of two | 10 x 1 =10 | ||
| Total | 100
| ||||
Image: Viva
Syllabus for Viva
There is no separate syllabus Bar Council enrollment viva but generally following are emphasized
- Topics from MCQ syllabus
- Question from your case diary
- Practical sides of the practice
- Information about senior and concerned Bar (Local bar where the candidate has practised as an applicant lawyer)
- Basics of law
- Personal information. etc
Now as you know the exam syllabus go and get yourself prepared.
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