SC Office of Bar Confidant to e-mail ‘Notice of Admission’ to Bar examinees until Jan. 27


Supreme Court (SC)

The country’s bar examinees are expected to receive from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court (SC-OBC) until Jan. 27 the “Notice of Admission” that would be sent to their Bar PLUS-registered e-mail addresses for the 2020-2021 online bar examinations set Feb. 4 and 6.

Once the electronic mail is received, the SC-OBC said bar examinees should download the “Undertaking” which has to be signed and submitted to the head proctor on the first day of the exams.

It said: “Do not panic if you do not receive the e-mail immediately. Kindly note that examinees will not receive their Notices of Admission all at once.”

It told the bar examinees: “If you do not receive the e-mail by January 27 (Thursday), you may download both documents, i.e., (1) Notice of Admission and (2) Undertaking] using your Bar PLUS account. You may check the User Guide on how obtain these documents at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/23984/.”

It also suggested that “so as not to overwhelm the system,” bar examinees should access BarPLUS on Jan. 27 from 4 a.m to 7 a.m for those in Mindanao testing centers; 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for those in the Visayas; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for those in Northern Luzon; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m for those in Southern Luzon and Quezon City; 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Manila and Pasay City; and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Makati City and Taguig City.

Finally, SC-OBC suggested: “If you miss the timeframe allotted for you, please access Bar PLUS during off-peak hours.”