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February 2027 Bar Exam

The application for the February 2027 Connecticut bar examination will be available on October 1, 2026.

Exam Dates: February 23 & 24, 2027

Location: Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford

Application Filing Deadlines & Fees

First filing deadline - October 31, 2026; Fee $900

Final filing deadline - November 30, 2026; Fee $1,000

*Filing deadlines are final. No applications will be accepted after November 30, 2026*

Non-Standard Testing

Complete petition filing deadline (by mail or in-person; cannot be filed online): November 30, 2026

Review NST information here

View NST forms here

New Limit on Applications from Repeat Applicants with Four or More Unsuccessful Attempts on Bar Examination

Pursuant to Article III-1(D) of the CBEC Regulations, effective October 27, 2025, applicants with four or more unsuccessful attempts on the Connecticut bar examination may file an application ONLY for the February administration of the bar examination.

This new regulation is necessary to address the increasing number of applicants for the July administration of the bar examination. The new regulation will permit the Committee to better manage its existing resources and workload. The Committee also hopes that this regulation will encourage repeat applicants to utilize the additional time between examination attempts to better prepare for future attempts at the bar examination.

Applicants with four or more unsuccessful attempts on the Connecticut Bar Examination are not precluded from taking the bar examination in another UBE jurisdiction in July, and if they achieve a passing score, transferring that score to Connecticut.

Adoption of NextGen Bar Examination

At its January 26, 2024, regular meeting, the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee voted to adopt the NextGen bar examination beginning with the July 2026 exam administration.

For more information on the NextGen bar exam, please see https://nextgenbarexam.ncbex.org/.