Before training
The Registry’s published checklist requires at least four years’ standing as an advocate and a supervisor with at least ten years’ standing as an AOR. Confirm that the proposed arrangement meets the applicable requirements.
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Understand the route. Prepare the documents. Study from official sources.
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Source review: . This is a general orientation; the applicable Rules, amendments and examination notice govern eligibility.
What the AOR designation means
An Advocate-on-Record is registered under the Supreme Court Rules to act as well as plead for a party. Under Order IV, another advocate appears and addresses the Court on an AOR’s instructions or with the Court’s permission, subject to the applicable restrictions. Read Order IV in full, including its provisions for advocates with less than one year’s standing.
SCBA membership and a court-entry card serve different purposes. Neither confers AOR registration. Passing the examination is part of the registration pathway; it should not be presented as completed registration.
The training and registration pathway
Record commencement
The checklist calls for intimation within seven days of starting training, the supervisor’s consent, an attested enrolment certificate, an original continuity certificate issued within the preceding six months, and an attested Certificate of Practice where applicable.
Keep a work record
After one year of continuous training, submit the supervisor’s signed and stamped completion certificate with a detailed report of the work undertaken. Use the official checklist for document wording and submission requirements.
Check the applicable notice
Confirm eligibility, deadlines, fees and attempt rules for your examination. After passing, follow the Registry’s registration requirements, including the office and registered-clerk provisions under Order IV. Confirm the current conditions before making arrangements.
Official training-document checklist (PDF) ↗ · Examination notices ↗
The December 2026 notice on the official examination page is limited to candidates eligible under Regulations 11(i) or 11(ii). Its listed application deadline was 15 October 2026. It is not a general first-time application invitation. Check for any later notice.
Official previous papers
The initial collection below covers the four 2025 papers. Use the official archive for other years and the relevant notice for the prescribed syllabus and Leading Cases material. These are question papers, not model answers.
Practice and Procedure
16 June 2025
PDF opened; five scanned pages.
Open official PDF ↗Drafting
17 June 2025
Official archive link verified; direct PDF retrieval timed out.
Open official PDF ↗Advocacy and Professional Ethics
20 June 2025
PDF opened; three scanned pages.
Open official PDF ↗Leading Cases
21 June 2025
Official archive link verified; direct PDF retrieval timed out.
Open official PDF ↗Build a practical study routine
- Practice and Procedure: work through the Rules alongside actual filing requirements; keep a list of provisions you need to revisit.
- Drafting: practise identifying the relief, arranging facts, framing grounds and checking annexures under timed conditions.
- Advocacy and Professional Ethics: analyse professional responsibilities through short factual problems.
- Leading Cases: use the prescribed list for your examination and prepare notes on issues, holdings and reasoning from the judgments.
Suggested study method; it is not an official syllabus or a guarantee of examination coverage.
Court services and membership
Access and identity
Use the Court’s official service links for proximity-card registration and visitor e-passes. Select the correct category and follow current security instructions.
Court forms and services ↗SCBA membership
Obtain the association’s current membership requirements and confirm documents, sponsors, fees and admission procedure directly with SCBA.
SCBA membership resources ↗Verify AOR registration
Consult the Supreme Court’s published AOR directory when checking a professional registration.
Official AOR directory ↗Case and filing services
Start from the Court’s website for cause lists, case status, daily orders, office reports, e-filing and certified-copy services. Access and filing permissions depend on the service and applicant category.
Supreme Court services ↗AOR preparation checklist
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This independent educational guide is not issued by the Supreme Court or SCBA and does not process applications.