
The NextGen UBE is developed by NCBE and administered by user jurisdictions. Check out our map and timeline of jurisdictions administering the Next Gen UBE. Visit your jurisdiction's page for an overview of its NextGen administration policies.
Every examinee must have an NCBE Account, which serves as your official portal to the bar exam. You’ll use it to receive updates, complete required actions, access the exam software, and transfer your score to other jurisdictions. Please check your NCBE Account frequently in the months leading up to the bar exam.
Although the exam is developed and delivered by NCBE, your official registration begins with the jurisdiction in which you plan to sit for the bar.
Each jurisdiction sets its own deadlines, requirements, and policies for admission. Once you apply, your jurisdiction will verify your eligibility and—if approved—will submit your name to NCBE on an official roster of examinees authorized to test.
If you’re considering multiple jurisdictions, be aware that you can appear on only one official exam roster per administration. If you’re listed on more than one, you’ll be required to choose a single jurisdiction before you’re allowed to move forward with the exam. NCBE will not process further exam steps until this is resolved, and both jurisdictions will be notified of your selection.
NCBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to examinees with documented disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. NCBE will assist jurisdictions in making reasonable modifications to testing procedures that might otherwise prevent individuals with disabilities from taking the bar exam in an accessible place and manner, provided such modifications do not result in a fundamental alteration to the examination, impose an undue burden, or jeopardize examination security.
All test accommodations applications are made to, and decisions are made by, the individual testing jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction has its own accommodations forms, deadlines, and process; examinees seeking test accommodations should look to their jurisdictions for guidance. Please review the Exam Software section of this Guide for information that may help to inform your request for test accommodations.
To ensure a smooth process, begin preparing your accommodations request early and communicate directly with your jurisdiction if you have questions.
All examinees are required to complete a series of technology and policy readiness steps before exam day. These steps ensure that your laptop is properly configured, that you’re familiar with the digital testing environment, and that all technical issues are resolved well in advance of exam day. NCBE will notify you when it’s time to take each step. Each step must be completed no later than 72 hours before exam day. If you fail to complete any of the steps on time, you will not be permitted to sit for the exam.
You must complete the following:
To learn about the subjects and skills tested on the NextGen UBE, see the NextGen UBE Content Scope Outlines.
Learn more about NextGen UBE question types and view sample questions, visit our NextGen sample questions page.
Learn more about NextGen's exam structure, timing, scoring, and portability with this all-encompassing resource.
Explore the features and layout of the NextGen testing platform with this online preview.
The NextGen Uniform Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) is owned by NCBE and is a secure exam protected by US copyright laws. NCBE strictly prohibits copying, reproducing, or disclosing any NextGen UBE questions or answers, whether via electronic, telephonic, written, oral, or other means, to any party or to any public forum during or after the exam. NCBE will use every legal means available to protect its copyrighted materials. Any unauthorized disclosure of NextGen UBE content could result in civil liability, criminal penalties, cancellation of test scores, denial of applications to sit for future exams, denial of bar applications on character and fitness grounds, and/or disciplinary action by bar authorities.