About Bar Council of India (BCI):
- It is a statutory body established under the Advocates Act 1961 to regulate and represent the Indian bar.
- Functions:
- It performs the regulatory function by prescribing standards of professional conduct and etiquette and by exercising disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar.
- It also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to Universities whose degrees in law will serve as qualification for enrolment as an advocate.
- It conducts the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) to grant a 'Certificate of Practice' to advocates practising law in India.
- BCI also funds welfare schemes for economically weaker and physically handicapped advocates.
