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The National Conference of Bar Examiners, founded in 1931, is a not-for-profit corporation that develops licensing tests for bar admission and provides character and fitness investigation services. NCBE also provides testing, research, and educational services to jurisdictions; provides services to bar applicants on behalf of jurisdictions; and acts as a national clearinghouse for information about the bar examination and bar admissions.
Registration is open for the August and November 2025 MPRE administrations.
November 2024 MPRE scores are available in NCBE Account File Cabinets until March 27.
Learn about requesting test accommodations for the MPRE.
Just released: Access all-new MPRE questions in a 60-question set or in the MPRE Value Pack.
Learn about NCBE’s study aids for the MBE, MPT, MEE, and MPRE on our Study Aids page.
See summaries of bar admissions information for specific jurisdictions and contact information for bar admission agencies.
The July 2024 MEE questions and analyses and MPT items and point sheets are available to purchase in BarNow.
Review comprehensive information on bar admission requirements in all US jurisdictions.
View the July 2024 bar exam results by jurisdiction.
Transfer or report your score to other jurisdictions, or learn your score.
Take the UBE and earn a score that can be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions.
Learn about how to navigate the character and fitness application process.
Learn more about the NextGen bar exam, which will first be administered in July 2026.
Explore the topics and skills to be tested on the NextGen bar exam.
Review examples of new question types that will be included in the NextGen bar exam.
Stay up to date on the NextGen bar exam.
The Bar Examiner, NCBE's quarterly publication, provides comprehensive, authoritative information on current issues in bar admissions and legal education and features annual bar examination and admission statistics by jurisdiction.
The Winter 2024–2025 issue features a NextGen research brief on the field test, an update on the user experience side of NextGen development, a Testing Column on the recent MBE mean increase, and much more.
Select the button below to explore the latest issue's table of contents or go directly to a featured article listed below.
The mission of the National Conference of Bar Examiners is to promote fairness, integrity, and best practices in admission to the legal profession for the benefit and protection of the public. As part of our vision for a competent, ethical, and diverse legal profession, we take seriously the need to work toward greater equity in all that we do as a testing organization, and we actively work to eliminate any aspects of our exams that could contribute to performance disparities among different groups.
Upcoming Bar Exam Dates
UBE
The Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) is composed of the MBE, MEE, and MPT (see dates above) and results in a portable score that can be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions.