Rule 17 - Admission Upon ExaminationSection 1. The Indiana bar examination shall consist of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. To qualify for admission upon examination, an applicant must achieve a scaled score of at least 264 on the Indiana bar examination.Section 2. No person shall be licensed to practice law in this state who has not taken and passed the Indiana bar examination as provided in these rules, except applicants admitted on a transferred UBE score under these rules or attorneys who are licensed in another jurisdiction and who qualify for admission without examination under the provisions of Admission and Discipline Rule 6. Section 3. Any applicant for admission upon examination on any Indiana bar examination administered after July 1, 2021, shall be required to complete the Indiana Law Course, a jurisdiction-specific component on Indiana law, not later than six (6) months after the date of the applicant's admission to the Indiana bar. If an applicant fails to complete the Indiana Law Course within the required time period, the Board of Law Examiners may certify such fact to the Supreme Court with the recommendation that the applicant's license be suspended pending completion of the course.Section 4. In addition, each applicant for admission upon examination, before being admitted, must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). The passing score for the MPRE shall be a scaled score of eighty (80) and must be achieved within two (2) years before or after the date the applicant successfully sits for the Indiana bar examination. Section 5. An applicant who successfully passes the Indiana bar examination must complete all requirements for, and receive, a law degree and be admitted to the practice of law before the Court within five (5) years of the last date of the applicant's bar examination, or the bar examination must be repeated. Section 6. The bar examination shall be administered with the identity of the applicant remaining anonymous throughout the examination, grading and review. The Executive Director shall adopt such procedures necessary for the identity of all applicants by number only. It shall be a violation of these Rules for the applicant, or anyone upon the applicant's behalf, to attempt to reveal the identity or any identifying characteristics of the applicant at any time throughout the examination and review process. Ind. R. Att'y Adm. & Discip. 17
Amended effective 3/23/1970; amended effective 7/30/1973; amended Oct. 15, 1986, effective 1/1/1987; amended effective 9/3/1991. Amended Dec. 23, 1996, effective 3/1/1997; amended Dec. 22, 2000, effective 1/1/2001; amended February 24, 2021, effective 2/24/2021