BCI Mandatory Declarations by Law Students

BCI Mandate Student Criminal Background Check

• To uphold the ethical standards of the legal profession, law students must maintain a clean criminal record.
• All law students must declare any ongoing FIR, criminal case, conviction, or acquittal before issuing their final marksheets and degrees.
• Failure to disclose such information will result in strict disciplinary action, including withholding the final mark sheet and degree.
• All such cases must be reported to the BCI via email at bciinfo21@gmail.com with the subject line-
  • Criminal Background Check Report at (Name of CLE).
  • The CLE must await the BCI’s decision before issuing the final mark sheet and degree to the student.

BCI Mandate Simultaneous Degree and/or Regular Academic Programs

• By Chapter II, Rule 6 of the Rules of Legal Education (2008), students are prohibited from pursuing multiple regular degree programs simultaneously. Law students must declare that they have not pursued any other regular academic program while pursuing their LL.B. degree, except for short-term, part-time certificate courses in areas such as language or computer applications, or programs offered through distance learning, as allowed under the rules.
• Any student found violating this rule should not be issued the final mark sheet or degree by the CLE.

BCI New Rule Employment Status and Attendance Compliance

• Students must declare that they were not engaged in any job, service, or vocation during their LL.B. degree unless they had obtained a valid No Objection Certificate (NOC).
• Proof of compliance with the attendance norms must also be provided, as per Rule 12 of the Rules of Legal Education.
• All such employment cases must be reported to the BCI via email at bciinfo21@gmail.com with the subject heading- Student of (CLE) Employment/Vocation Status During LL. B Degree Course.
• It is made clear that no one will be allowed to be enrolled in any State Bar Council if he/she fails to inform the Bar Council of India and obtain NOC from his/her employer.
• The CLE must await the BCI’s decision before issuing the final mark sheet and degree to such candidates/student/s.
• Failure to report employment status will result in the withholding of the final mark sheet & degree, and strict disciplinary action will be taken against the student and CLE both for non-compliance.

BCI New Rule Biometric Attendance and CCTV Surveillance

• All CLEs are required to install biometric attendance systems to ensure accurate monitoring of student attendance. Furthermore, CCTV cameras must be installed in classrooms and other key areas of the institution.
• The recordings from these cameras must be preserved for one year to support any necessary verification or investigation related to attendance and student conduct.