SEVENTY-TWO percent or 8,241 out of the 11,402 examinees passed the 2020/2021 Bar examinations held on February 4 and 6, the Supreme Court said on Monday.

“Of the 11,790 admitted to take the exam, 11,402 completed the examinations. Only 3.9% were unable to take or finish the bar exams. 8,241 of the 11,402 bar takers passed the bar examinations,” Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said.

Of the 8,241 who passed the exams, 761 got scores ranging from 85 percent to 90 percent. Leonen said that 14 earned recognition for obtaining grades higher than 90%.

Unlike in previous years, there was no announcement of the Top 10 passers.

“The reforms include the recalibration of the grading system to avoid unnecessary competition for an artificial top ten, recognizing that the examinations are not a competition,” Leonen said.

“The system of pass, exemplary pass, and excellent pass without any ranking already recognizes effort without encouraging needless competition among individuals,” he added.

Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines produced the largest number of excellent takers at four, followed by the Ateneo de Manila University and University of San Carlos with two each.

Arellano University, Ateneo de Davao University, Far Eastern University, San Beda University, University of Cebu and the University of the Cordilleras have one excellent passer each.

UP also produced the highest tally of exemplary examinees at 147, followed by ADMU at 100 and San Beda University at 94. Arellano University had 59, while USC produced 57.

Among the group of biggest schools or those with over 100 first-time takers, ADMU had the highest passing rate at 99.6429%, followed by UP at 98.8406%.

Also included in the top 5 were San Beda at 98.10%, USC at 98%, and the University of Santo Tomas Manila at 93.05%.

It was the first time that the exams were held in multiple venues. It was shortened to two days instead of four, and conducted digitally, with examinees bringing their own laptops and downloading questions from a secured online application.