The Supreme Court on Tuesday reminded that smartphones and tablets are prohibited during the 2024 Shari’ah Bar examinations .In a bar bulletin, the Office of the 2024 Shari’ah Bar Chairperson said all examinees must bring a laptop for the two-day examination.“Examinees are requested to refrain from bringing and using external gadgets and computer accessories because the allotted desk space is sufficient for only one laptop,” it said.
Meanwhile, based on the conduct of the recent Bar exams, the SC also advised examinees to disable all antivirus software installed on their laptops before the examinations. The Office of the 2024 Shari’ah Bar Chairperson also advised them to uninstall all unnecessary software to avoid program conflicts or technical issues and to turn off automatic system updates.In January, the SC announced that the SBE was rescheduled on April 28, Sunday and May 2, Thursday.