Law School Noob: Partial and updated list of testing venues for the Philippine Bar Exam 2020-2021 (as of July 20, 2021)

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Partial and updated list of testing venues for the Philippine Bar Exam 2020-2021 (as of July 20, 2021)

As of press time, the following universities have signed an agreement with the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines to serve as testing venues for the Bar Exams 2020-2021, which will be held on all Sundays of November 2021:

Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Manila Adventist College
Saint Louis College – La Union
Saint Louis University – Baguio City
Saint Mary’s University
Cagayan State University
De La Salle Lipa
University of Nueva Caceres
University of Cebu – Banilad
Mindanao State University – Iligan
Mindanao State University – General Santos City
Ateneo de Davao University
Xavier University – Cagayan de Oro

This will be the first time that the Bar Exams will be held in multiple venues outside of Metro Manila. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Santo Tomas was the only site for all bar exam takers from all over the Philippines.

The SC said it is expected to conclude more testing venue agreements with other local universities. Bar Chairperson Marvic Leonen said testing venues for the Bar Exams could reach up to 2 universities.

The Manila-centric Bar Exams of the past have been a source of criticism for so long. This is because apart from the mental stress caused by reviewing for the exam itself, bar exam takers coming from outside Metro Manila would also need to endure additional financial and logical challenges as they move to Manila and leave their families behind just to take the Bar.

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