General Information
A. The exam will occur over two days, the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July.
B. Through February 2027, the exam will be administered at the Event 502 Center in Carmel, Indiana
C. Applicants/Examinees are to report to the exam site as follows:
1. Tuesday
REGISTRATION: Applicants should appear at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time, on Tuesday for registration. An admission ticket will be sent prior to the exam. You must bring photo identification (i.e., driver’s license or some other form of government-issued identification that contains your photograph) to be allowed into the exam.
2. Wednesday
Check-In – 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time
E. The passing score for the exam is a combined scaled score of 264. The raw scores for the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) are scaled to the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) using the established weighting and standard deviation.
The three tests are weighted as follows:
1. MPT: 20%
2. MEE: 30%
3. MBE: 50%
You will receive an email from the software company that provides the service to use your personal laptop approximately one month before the bar exam. If you do not want to type your answers and would prefer to handwrite, simply ignore the registration emails.
You will receive an admission ticket with your seat number approximately 1 to 2 weeks before the Bar exam. You will need to print this form and bring it to the exam.
If you have registered to use your laptop at the bar exam, bring it and a power cord to the exam site on the first day. You will not need your laptop on day two. You may not remove your laptop from the exam room until the end of the day on Tuesday.
Water, pens, pencils, and earplugs will be provided for you at the exam site. You are not allowed to bring these items.
We do not have a place to store bags or other items. Please make sure you only bring items allowed to the exam site. If you are not driving and need your phone for transportation purposes, please contact the Bar office to receive prior approval. If approved, your phone must be checked in at the security table upon arrival.