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AOR exam

06 March 2018

The Supreme Court Advocates on Record (AOR) exam has produced the lowest pass rate in 4 years after it dropped down to 19%.

09 February 2017

Pune University 2008 alumnus Sahil Tagotra and Symbiosis Pune 2009 alumnus Deepayan Mandal topped the Advocate on Record (AOR) exam this year. The pass rate dropped to 24%, from nearly 30% last year.

02 February 2016

165 candidates passed this year’s advocates-on-record (AoR) exam this year - a huge increase compared to the 65 candidates out of 544 who passed a year ago.

01 April 2015

The Supreme Court has announced that its next advocate-on-record (AOR) examination will take place from 26 to 29 May 2015: Read SC notification and guidelines here (PDF).

13 February 2015

FailThe Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record (AOR) exam saw its lowest pass rate in four years when results were announced yesterday.

30 April 2014

The Supreme Court has announced the next Advocates-on-Record exam to take place between 3 and 6 June 2014, with lectures for papers taking place between 5 and 10 May hosted by advocates Dipankar Gupta, Indira Jaising, UU Lali and PP Rao. [Notice]

05 April 2014

The Supreme Court has uploaded the notification of the next AOR exam, which will be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 June 2014. Details in ,%202014.pdf the [Notice]

21 February 2014

AOR exam: Difficulty rising or standards slipping?The Advocates on Record (AOR) exam pass rate has marginally bettered to set a three-year record. 22 per cent aspirants of the AOR designation have succeeded in their June 2013 attempt, according to results announced today.

12 February 2013

Only 66 candidates out of approximately 466 candidates enrolled to take the Supreme Court’s Advocates on Record (AoR) exam in June 2012 have passed, according to a notification posted on the Supreme Court’s website.

26 April 2012

AoRs are lawyers! The Supreme Court has removed the section on elementary principles of bookkeeping from its syllabus for this year’s advocates-on-record (AoR) examination which will be conducted from 4 to 7 June 2012.

25 January 2012

Mohit AbrahamExclusive: Mohit Abraham, an equity partner at PXV Law Partners and the topper of the previous advocates-on-record (AOR) exam in November 2011, tells Legally India everything you have ever wanted to know about the AOR exam and whether there is any point to the designation.

28 November 2011

Exclusive: 71 advocates out of around 400 test takers have passed the June 2011 advocates-on-record (AOR) examination, making them part of the oligopoly of at least 1,000 advocates who can file petitions before the Supreme Court. However, the Delhi High Court has now taken up a writ challenging the AOR system and has approached the apex court for guidance.