Introduction
The Jharkhand High Court conducts the Jharkhand Judicial Service Exam every year for recruiting deserving candidates for Jharkhand Civil Judge Junior Division posts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate must possess an LLB degree from a university preferably recognized by Bar Council of India.
- Up until the last date of form submission, they must be enrolled as an Advocate.
- It is mandatory that the candidate have active and valid registration and application.
- A candidate cannot appear for the exam with a suspended registration.
- The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
- They must have good moral character without any criminal records.
- The minimum age for candidates appearing for Jharkhand Judiciary Exam is 22 years while the maximum is 35 years, up to the date mentioned in the high court notice.
- In case the candidate is female, or a member of a Scheduled Tribe or a Scheduled Caste, their upper age limit can be extended by 3 years.
Exam Pattern
The selection of candidates for Jharkhand judiciary recruitment will be done on the basis of a written examination. This exam includes two parts namely the Preliminary exam and Mains exam. The final part of the exam consists of an interview or a personality test.
Here are the details of the Judiciary Exam Pattern for Jharkhand Civil Judge Recruitment:
- The Preliminary Entrance Test is a written exam with objective or Multiple-Choice type questions.
- The full marks for the Preliminary exam are 100 marks.There shall be no negative marking.
- The duration of exam is 2 hours.
- Those candidates who are able to clear the Preliminary exam will be eligible for the Mains Exam.
- The Mains exam has 4 papers, each carrying 100 marks, making the total marks to be 400.
- The examiners will use oral communication for the viva voce test.
Prelims
- The primary stage of the recruitment process is the Prelims Exam. Candidates shall be tested on the following grounds considering the Jharkhand Judiciary Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination100 Marks (2 Hours) |
- Current Affairs and General Knowledge
- General knowledge of English
- The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- The Law of Contract, 1872
- The Indian Evidence Act 1872
- The Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Mains
- The papers for the Mains exam are as follows. There are four papers of 3 hours duration each.
Mains Examination |
Paper I 100 Marks | - The Indian Penal Code, 1860
- The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- The Limitation Act, 1963
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Paper II 100 Marks | - The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- The Contract Act, 1872
- The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
- The Sales of Goods Act, 1930
- The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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Paper III 100 Marks | - The Mohammedan Law and The Hindu Law
- Jurisprudence
- The Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Rent Control Law
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Paper IV 100 Marks | English and Hindi Language test with translation, paraphrasing, Precise writing, and essay. |
Interview
- The Viva-voce test holds 100 marks.
- In this test, will need to score at least 25% marks in order to qualify, if he/she belongs to the General Category.
- For SC/ST/EBC/OBC, the minimum marks required is 20%.
