As if a delay of more than an hour wasn't enough to stress lawyers who appeared for a Bar Council of India (BCI) exam, they were shocked to receive a text message from it, asking to email their question papers.

The BCI on Sunday held its national level AIBE XIII examination. Thousands of candidates appeared for it in Mumbai as well. The examination was delayed by 1 to 2 hours without an explanation. "We were told that the exam was delayed due to a technical glitch," said Sarjerao Patil, a lawyer. Another candidate, Ratan Jog, said, "Is this how they conduct a professional level test? Already there were delays in issuing hall-tickets and several students hadn't got their hall-ticket until two days before examination."