after pe-2

You should register your articleship as soon as possible. The duration of 3 years will be reckoned only from the date of commencement mentioned on your form 102/103.

The form can be back-dated if your principal agrees, but only back-date upto the date of declaration of PE2 results. You might have to pay a small condonation fee for the delay.

If you register with a date of say Feb 1, 2009, then your attempt will fall in May 2012. A significant delay now can cause this attempt to shift.