2012 BAR EXAM FORMAT, VENUE & SCHEDULE!!

The Supreme Court en banc has just approved today, 20 March 2012 the final format, venue & schedule for the 2012 Bar Examinations: VENUE: University of Santo Tomas (UST) FORMAT: 60% MCQs & 40% Traditional Essay Questions with Legal Memo only on the afternoon of the last Sunday on Practical Exercises. The 1st 7 subjects (Political, Labor, Civil, Tax, Criminal, Commercial & Remedial) will have 60% MCQs & 40% Essay Problems. The last subject, Legal Ethics & Practical Exercises will have 60% MCQs & 40% Legal Memorandum Writing. Political, Civil & Remedial will have 100 MCQs. Labor, Tax & Criminal will have 75 MCQs. Legal Ethics will have 50 MCQs. Each MCQ is allotted 1 minute & 12 seconds. There will be 10 Essay Problems for each subject. SCHEDULE: Four (4) Sundays of October 2012 (Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28) 1st Sunday: AM Political Law / PM Labor Law 2nd Sunday: AM Civil Law / PM Taxation 3rd Sunday: AM Commercial Law / PM Criminal Law 4th Sunday: AM Remedial Law / PM Legal Ethics & Practical Exercises MCQ SCHEDULE: Political, Civil, Commercial & Remedial 2 hours each from 8:00 to 10:00 w/ 100 questions each. Labor, Tax & Criminal 1.5 hours each from 2:00 to 3:30 w/ 75 questions each. Legal Ethics 1 hour from 1:30 to 2:30 w/ 50 questions each. ESSAY SCHEDULE: Political, Civil, Commercial & Remedial 2 hours each from 10:00 to 12:00 w/ 10 questions each. Labor, Tax & Criminal 1.5 hours each from 3:30 to 5:00 w/ 10 questions each. Trial Memorandum Writing 2.5 hours from 2:30 to 5:00 w/ 1 problem. NOTE: The Trial Memorandum Writing will not be about Legal Ethics. TIP: The Trial Memo Problem will be about a simple Civil or Criminal action!! NEW INNOVATION: All examinees will be allowed to bring home the questionnaires after every subject!!