How the rankings work

The Exam Radar isn’t a raw tally. It turns 19 years of real Bar questions into a weighted, recency- and obsolescence-aware ranking, so your review time goes to the topics that matter most. Here’s exactly how.

1. The data

We start from the released Philippine Bar examination questions across the last 19 exam years (2006–2025, excluding the cancelled 2020 exam), for all six Bar subjects. Every question is read and mapped to a specific topic in a detailed taxonomy of 480+ topics across the six subjects.

2. Frequency — the base signal

The starting point is simple: how often each topic has actually been asked. A topic examined across many years carries more weight than one asked once.

3. Recency weighting

Not all years count the same. The Bar evolves — new laws, amendments, and doctrines change what is likely to appear. We weight recent exam years more heavily than older ones, so the ranking reflects where the Bar is trending now, not only where it was a decade ago.

4. Exam-volume normalization

Some exam years asked far more questions than others. We normalize for this: in a lean year with fewer questions, each appearance of a topic counts for more. This keeps topics from sparse years from being unfairly buried.

5. Obsolescence adjustment

Frequency alone can mislead. A topic heavily tested years ago may rest on a law since repealed or amended, or a doctrine since superseded. We flag and down-weight topics affected by obsolescence so you do not over-invest in dead law — and we flag topics newly relevant for the 2026 Bar.

6. Trend direction

Each topic shows its momentum — rising, steady, or fading — by comparing its share of recent exams against its long-run average, so you can see at a glance where the Bar is moving.

What this is — and isn’t

The Exam Radar is a study-prioritization tool built from historical patterns. It is not a prediction of what any future Bar examination will ask, and it is not a guarantee of results.

PasaBar is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Bar Examiner Committee, or the Legal Education Board. Always review comprehensively — use the Radar to prioritize, not to predict.