Building a Competent, Ethical, and Diverse Legal Profession
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.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
November 2023 MPRE scores are available in NCBE Account File Cabinets until March 27.
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Registration for all 2024 MPRE test dates is now open.
Visit the MPRE Registration page to learn more.
Bar Exam Resources
BarNow Study Aids
Learn about NCBE’s study aids for the MBE, MPT, MEE, and MPRE on our Study Aids page.
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Jurisdiction Information
See summaries of bar admissions information for specific jurisdictions and contact information for bar admission agencies.
July 2023 MEE and MPT Study Aids
The July 2023 MEE questions and analyses and MPT items and point sheets are available to purchase in BarNow.
Bar Admission Requirements Online Guide
Review comprehensive information on bar admission requirements in all US jurisdictions.
Latest Bar Exam Results
View the July 2023 bar exam results by jurisdiction.
MPRE, MBE, and UBE Score Services
Transfer or report your score to other jurisdictions, or learn your score.
UBE Transfer
Take the UBE and earn a score that can be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions.
Character and Fitness Application Process
Learn about how to navigate the character and fitness application process.
NextGen Bar Exam - Starting July 2026
About the NextGen Bar Exam
Learn more about the NextGen bar exam, which will first be administered in July 2026.
Content Scope
Explore the topics and skills to be tested on the NextGen bar exam.
Sample Questions Now Available
Review examples of new question types that will be included in the NextGen bar exam.
The Bar Examiner Online Magazine
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 2023–2024 issue showcases articles on military spouse attorney licensure, developments in the ABA Standards, a recent standard-setting study in Texas, and more.
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Military Spouse Attorney Licensure: Progress and Perspectives
Texas Bar Exam: 2023 Standard-Setting Study
Distance-Education Allowances and Academic Freedom in Law Schools: Recent Developments in the ABA Standards
FAQs About Bar Admissions: Answering Questions About: Transferring UBE Scores Between Jurisdictions
Diversity, Fairness, and Inclusion
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.