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As we are aware, Civil Judge Examination is almost conducted every year by each State. Now, let us discuss about the pattern of exam. almost exam pattern is similar in all the states, only difference is between number of papers and questions. It is very important to know the exam pattern because it will help you to prepare well for exam and go in right direction. The criterion for selecting the candidate includes three Stages:
- Preliminary Examination: This is the first stage of the examination. It consists of multiple questions. Number of questions depends upon State to State. If candidates clear this stage then he has to crack second stage.
- Mains Examination: This is the second stage of the examination which consists of descriptive questions. In almost every State there are three to four papers under this stage i.e. Criminal Law, Civil Law-I, Civil Law-II, Language paper.
- Interview: Now, the final and last stage to become a Judicial Officer is the Interview which is based on general knowledge, aptitude and personality test.
Candidate has to qualify all the three stages. In all the stages candidate jas to score higher than cut off.
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Let us discuss about all the stages one by one.
Rajasthan: In Preliminary Examination, 70% weightage will be given for Law Paper and 30% will be allocated to Language of Hindi & English. It will consist of objective questions
- No. of Questions: 100
- Total Marks: 100
- Exam Duration: 2 hrs
- No Negative Marking
For Mains Examination there will be 4 papers:
- Paper I: Law: Total Marks: 100, Duration: 3 Hrs
- Paper II: Law: Total Marks: 100, Duration: 3 Hrs
- Paper III: Hindi Language: Total Marks: 50, Duration: 2 Hrs
- Paper IV: English Language: Total Marks: 50, Duration: 2 Hrs
Lastly Interview (35 marks): Candidate will be shortlisted for interview if he/she scores more than 35% in preliminary and mains examination. In Interview candidate is tested on the basis of character and personality.
Bihar: Preliminary Examination consists of two papers. Candidate for general category must score 45% marks and of reserved category must score 40% marks to qualify for mains examination.
Paper I: General Studies
Paper II: Law
No. of Marks: 250 Marks (Paper I consists of 100 marks and Paper II consists of 150 marks)
Mains examination: It consists of five compulsory and three optional papers. It will be descriptive questions for a total of 1050 marks.
Compulsory Subjects:
- General Knowledge, including current affairs: Total Marks: 150
- Elementary General Science: Total Marks: 100
- General Hindi: Total Marks: 100
- General English: Total Marks: 100
- Law of Evidence and Procedure: Total Marks: 150
Optional Subjects:
- Constitutional and Administrative Law of India: Total Marks: 150
- Hindi Law & Muhammadan Law: Total Marks: 150
- Law of Transfer of Property and Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief: Total Marks: 150
- Law of Contracts & Torts: Total Marks: 150
- Commercial Law: Total Marks: 150
Lastly, interview is conducted of 100 marks. Candidate has to score a minimum of 35% to make it to the merit list.
Haryana: Preliminary Examination Candidate must score minimum of 150 marks to qualify for the main examination.
- No. of Questions: 150
- Total Marks: 500
- Duration: 2 hrs
Mains: It consists of five papers:
Paper I: Civil Law I: Total Marks: 200
Paper II: Civil Law II: Total Marks: 200
Paper III: Criminal Law: Total Marks: 200
Paper IV: English Language: Total Marks: 200
Paper V: Hindi Language: Total Marks: 100
Viva- Voce: In aggregate of prelims and mains, general category candidate must score minimum of 50% marks and reserved category candidate must score 45% to get selected for interview. It consists of 100 marks.
Uttar Pradesh: Preliminary Examination: It comprises of two papers:
Paper I: General Knowledge (Total Marks: 150, Total Questions: 75-100(approx.), Duration: 2hrs, Negative marking:0.5)
Paper II: Law. (Total Marks: 300, Total Questions: 150, Duration: 2hrs, Negative marking:0.5)
The main examination includes five subjects with total marks of 200 marks each and a duration of 3 hrs.
Paper I: General Knowledge
Paper II: English Language
Paper III: Hindi Language
Paper IV: Law I( Substantive Law)
Paper V: Law II (Procedure & Evidence)
Paper VI: Law III (Penal, Revenue & Local Laws)
Interview holds a weightage of 100 marks. Candidate is eligible for interview only if he secures above the cutoff marks.
Madhya Pradesh: Preliminary Examination:
Total Questions: 150
Total Marks: 150
Total duration: 2 hours.
Main Examination: It consists of 4 papers and each paper is conducted of 100 marks and total duration of each paper is three hours.
Paper I: Civil Law & Procedure
Paper II: Criminal Law & Procedure
Paper III: Writing Skills, Court Practice, Translation and current legal knowledge
Paper IV: Judgment Writing
Interview: It is conducted for a total of 50 marks.
Delhi: Preliminary Examination:
- Total questions: 200
- Total Marks: 200
- Negative Marking: 0.25 for each incorrect answer
Main Examination: It is descriptive and has 4 papers
Paper I: General Knowledge and Language: 250 marks
Paper II: Civil Law-I: 200 marks
Paper III: Civil Law-II: 200 marks
Paper IV: Criminal Law: 200 marks.
Interview is conducted for 150 marks and based on candidate’s character and personality.
Gujarat: Preliminary Examination:
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100
Duration: 2 hours
Negative Marking: 0.33 for each wrong answer
Main Examination: It consists of 3 papers
Criminal Law: It consists of 75 marks and duration for the paper is 2.5 hours
Civil Law: It consists of 75 marks and duration of the paper is 2.5 hours
Gujarati Language: It consists of 50 marks and duration of the paper is 1.5 hour.
Interview Those candidates shortlisted in the main exam are called for the interview.
Telangana: Preliminary Exam:
- Total Questions: 100
- Total Marks: 100
- Duration: 2 hours.
- The candidates scoring above 40% of marks in the screening test will get shortlisted for the written examination.
Mains Examination: The written exam consists of three papers. The duration of each paper is 3 hours and each paper consists of 100 multiple choice questions for 100 marks.
Civil Law
Criminal Law
English.
Viva-Voce: Candidates who have secured more than 60% of marks in the written exam are eligible to appear for the Vice-voce. The reserved category candidates must have scored more than 50% of marks to appear for the Vice-voce. Viva-Voce, which is qualifying in nature, is conducted for 50 marks.
Karnataka: Preliminary: The question paper includes three sections.
Part A: Civil Law
Part B: Criminal Law
Part C: General Knowledge-Reasoning/Mental Ability
Total Questions: 100
Total marks: 100
Mains Exam: This is a written exam including four papers. Each paper is for 100 marks, and the whole marking scheme is 400 marks.
Paper I: Translation Paper (There will be one translation paper and candidates have to translate passages in English to Kannada and Kannada into English. Passages will be from Depositions, Judgments, and Documents.)
Paper II: Law (The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; The Indian Evidence Act, 1872; Principles of Pleading and the Constitution of India.)
Paper III: Law (Framing of Issues and writing of Judgments in Civil Cases.)
Paper IV: Law (Framing of Charges and writing of Judgments in Criminal cases.)
Viva Voce: After qualifying for the mains examination, you are eligible for Viva-voce. In this round, you will be tested on your general knowledge, grasp of law principles, and suitability for appointment as a Civil Judge. It consists of 100 marks.
Chhattisgarh: Preliminary:
- Total Questions: 100
- Total Marks: 100
- Duration: 2 hours.
Mains: There are three sections in the paper:
Framing of issues and writing of judgment in Civil Cases [for 40 marks]
Framing of charges and report of judgment in Criminal Cases [for 40 marks]
Translation: English to Hindi [10marks], Hindi to English[10marks]
Viva-voce: You will be called for viva-voce at a ratio of 1:3, depending on your performance in the Mains. The viva-voce is worth a total of 15 marks.
Jharkhand: Preliminary:
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100
Duration: 2 hours.
Mains: It consists of four papers. The candidates who will clear the prelims exam are eligible to appear for the Mains exam. Each paper is conducted for 100 marks, and the actual exam paper is 400 marks
Paper 1 (Procedural Law (The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, The Indian Penal Code, 1860, The Indian Evidence Act, 1872, The Limitation Act, 1963.)
Paper 2 (The Contract Act of 1872, The Sales of Goods Act of 1930, The Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881, The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882)
Paper 3 (The Hindu Law and The Mohammedan Law, Rent Control Law, The Specific Relief Act of 1963, Jurisprudence)
Paper 4. Hindi (Language) & English (Essay, Precis writing, Translation & Paraphrasing)
Viva-Voce: The Viva-Voce exam holds 100 marks. In this test, candidates belonging to the General Category must score at least 25% marks, whereas candidates with SC/ST/EBC/OBC have 20% marks.
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Maharashtra, and Jammu & Kashmir
The Judicial Services exam of all these states will be held in three stages as follows:
- Prelims
- Mains
- Viva-voce
Prelims Exam Pattern
- The prelims exam consists of multiple-choice questions.
- Total Questions: 100
- Total Marks: 100
- Candidates will be tested on general knowledge, Aptitude, English, the Constitution of India, the Code of Civil Procedure, etc.
Mains Exam Pattern
The Mains exam pattern consists of four papers. Each paper consists of 100 marks and duration is of 2 hrs.
- Paper 1 (Essay, precise writing, Grammar)
- Paper 2 (Objective Test)
- Paper 3 (Transfer of Property, Civil Procedure Code, Indian Contract Act, Constitution of India)
- Paper 4 (Indian Penal Code, CrPC, Law of Torts, Indian Evidence Act)
Viva-voce
The Viva-voce is conducted for a total of 50 marks. You need to score a minimum of 20 marks in the viva-voce to get selected for the Civil Judge post.
Punjab
The preliminary exam
- Total Questions: 125
- Total Marks: 500
- Duration: 2 hours
- Negative Marking: 0.20 marks for each wrong answer
Mains: It consists of five papers. Candidates who will obtain 50% marks in the mains exam will qualify for the next round. For reserved category candidates, the qualifying mark is 45%. The marking scheme for each subject is as follows:
- Civil Law I 200 Marks
- Civil Law II 200 Marks
- Criminal Law 200 Marks
- English 200 Marks
- Language (Hindi) 100 Marks
Interview/Viva-voce
Those who qualify in both Prelims and Mains exams will be called for the final round of examination, i.e., the Personal Interview round. You will have to score a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of Mains and Interviews to make it to the final merit list.
West Bengal: Preliminary:
Total Marks: 200 marks.
Duration: 150 minutes
Mains: It will consist of eight compulsory papers and three papers as optional subjects chosen by the candidates from the list of Optional Subjects. All the compulsory papers and optional will be 100 marks each. The total time duration of the exam is 3 hours.
Compulsory Papers
- English Composition, essay, précis writing
- Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali composition, essay, and translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu /Nepali/Santali
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Civil Procedure Code
- Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code
- Indian Evidence Act
- Law of Contracts and Torts
- Transfer of Property Act
Optional Papers
Hindu Law
Muhammadan Law
Partnership Act
Jurisprudence and Principles of Legislation
Indian law relating to Companies and Insurance
Principles of equity including the Law of Trusts and specific relief
Law of limitation and Law of Prescription
The Indian Constitution and Constitutional Law
Viva-voce
Those who will get shortlisted in the mains exam are called for the personality test or viva-voce. The final merit list is based on total marks obtained in the Mains examination and viva-voce.
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