1725 Pass the Bar Exam This Year... Pass Rate 53%

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 20th that, after deliberation by the Bar Examination Management Committee, the number of successful candidates for this year's bar exam was decided to be 1,725 (with a total score of 901.9 points or higher). This is an increase of 13 compared to last year.

The pass rate is 53.0% of the total examinees (3,255 people). This is slightly lower than last year's 53.6% (3,197 examinees).

This year, the pass rate for master's degree holders from law schools (12th class) was 71.7%, similar to last year's (11th class) 72.4%.

By gender, there are 921 males (53.4%) and 804 females (46.6%).

The pass rate compared to the total enrollment quota (2,000 people) is 86.3%, and the final cumulative pass rate for examinees who used all five opportunities within five years after graduation is 88.1%.

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The Bar Examination Management Committee resolved in a meeting last December to set the number of successful candidates for this year's bar exam at around 1,700.

The Ministry of Justice explained that, based on this standard, it comprehensively considered score distribution, tied scores, number of examinees, and recent pass rates to decide the successful candidates.

The Ministry of Justice is currently discussing the appropriate scale of successful candidates for the bar exam and plans to announce next year's implementation plan after deliberation by the Bar Examination Management Committee in September.

Starting from next year's bar exam, the essay-type written test will be changed to a computer-based test (CBT) format for answer writing.

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