Exam Content
The Indiana Bar Examination consists of the Uniform Bar Examination (“UBE”) developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The UBE is a two-day examination comprised of the Multistate Performance Test ("MPT"), the Multistate Essay Examination, and the Multistate Bar Examination ("MBE"). The bar exam is offered twice yearly, once in February and once in July.
- It is a uniformly administered, graded and scored bar examination that results in a portable score, not a portable status.
- Applicants who take the UBE may transfer their scores to seek admission in other UBE jurisdictions within a certain amount of time after the scores were earned.
Purpose of the UBE
The UBE tests knowledge of general principles of law, legal analysis and reasoning, factual analysis, and communication skills to determine readiness to enter legal practice in any jurisdiction.
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
The MPT consists of two 90 minute items (3 hours.) It is a simulated case file presented in a realistic setting and calling for the test candidate to demonstrate fundamental lawyering skills regardless of the area of law in which the task arises.
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)
A common set of six 30 minute essays (3 hours.) The subjects are the 7 Multistate Bar Exam topics, plus:
- Business Associations
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law, UCC Art. 9 (Secured Transactions)
- Trusts and Estates.
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
200- question multiple – choice exam (6 hours)
Subjects:
- Contracts
- Constitutional Law
- Procedure
- Evidence
- Real Property
- Torts
- Civil Procedure
UBE Test Day Schedules
Tuesday Sessions
- MEE (6 essays, 3 hours)
- MPT (2 items, 3 hours)
Wednesday Sessions
- MBE (100 questions, 3 hours)
- MBE (100 questions, 3 hours)