New BPTC Application Process

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has introduced a new application system for students intending to study the BPTC (Bar Professional Training Course).

Budding barristers now have their BPTC applications through the Bar Students Application Service (BARSAS). Students should apply from mid-November the year before they want to start studying. An example schedule can be found below.

- 20 November 2014 - system opens for September 2015

- 12 January 2015 - closing date for first applications

- 16 March 2015 – first round offers released

- 8 April 2015 - acceptance deadline for first round offers

- 15 April 2015 - clearing applications and unsuccessful first round applications released to providers

- 1 September 2015 - clearing closes

- 11 September 2015 - system closes

All BPTC applicants must also have a 2:2 from their law degree or a 2:2 in a non-law degree and have passed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). They must also be fluent in English, have passed the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) and must be a member of an Inn of Court. 

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