Jharkhand Judicial Service Examination Syllabus, Exam Pattern

The Jharkhand Judicial Service Examination is conducted every year by the Jharkhand High Court – Ranchi for recruitment to the posts of Civil Judge Junior Division.

The notification is published on the High Court’s official website at www.jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in and/or the website of the state’s public service commission (If the exam is conducted by the JPSC) at the Jharkhand Public Service Commission

Title: Detailed Jharkhand Judicial Service Examination Syllabus

Name of Organisation	Jharkhand High Court
Name of Posts	Civil Judge
Official Website	www.jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in
Recruitment Details	Jharkhand High Court Civil judge
Type of Test	Objective Type
Test Mode	Online (Computer Based Test – CBT)

Jharkhand Judiciary Prelims Syllabus

• General English
• General Knowledge (including Current Affairs)
• The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
• The Law of Contract, 1872.
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Jharkhand Judiciary Syllabus for Mains Exam

Paper-I

The Syllabus for Paper I is composed of the following topics listed here:

• 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-II

The Syllabus for Paper II consists of the following Subjects:

• The Contract Act, 1872
• The Sales of Goods Act, 1930
• The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
• The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
• The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Paper-III

The Syllabus for Paper III comprises the following topics:

• The Hindu Law and The Mohammedan Law
• Rent Control Law.
• The Specific Relief Act, 1963
• Jurisprudence

Paper-IV 

The syllabus for paper IV consists of Hindi(Language) & English (Essay, Precis writing, Translation & Paraphrasing).

Jharkhand Judiciary Exam Pattern

• The Preliminary Entrance Test is a written exam with objective or Multiple Choice type questions. The Mains Exam and the Viva Voce Test shall follow the Preliminary Entry Test for direct recruitment to the post of Civil Judges Junior Division. 
• As per the Judiciary Exam Pattern, there will be no negative marking for the wrong answers in the preliminary examination.
• In the prelims exam, candidates will be tested on general English, current affairs, general knowledge, and different law procedures. The prelims exam is conducted for 100 marks with a total time duration of 2 hours.
• The Jharkhand Judiciary Main Examination consists of four papers: Paper 1, paper 2, paper 3, and paper 4. Each paper is conducted for 100 marks. The total time duration of the exam is 3 hours. 

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