This committee exercises oversight over the California Bar Examination, moral character determination process and the First-Year Law Students' Examination. The next California Bar Exam is scheduled for February 25–26, 2025.The bar exam application is now available in the Applicant Portal. Applicants may take the examination anytime after completing their first year of study and after registering with the Committee of Bar Examiners (Committee). In order to prepare students for the California General Bar Examination, the following is a list of applications that must be completed during law school. The Committee of Bar Examiners' Subcommittee on Moral Character leads the inquiry into an applicant's background. The State Bar of California on Thursday pumped the brakes on a plan to develop its own bar exam that can be administered online. Becoming a lawyer is a widely varied process around the world. Common to all jurisdictions are requirements of age and competence. The State Bar of California.