Syllabus Rajasthan Judicial Service Examination

Syllabus Rajasthan Judicial Service Examination (for Recruitment in the Civil Judge Cadre)

Scheme of Examination

The Competitive examination for recruitment in the Civil Judge Cadre shall consist of :-

Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
Written Main Examination (Subjective Type)
Interview

Preliminary Examination syllabus

The Preliminary Examination shall be an objective type examination in which 70% weightage will be given to the subjects prescribed in syllabus for Law Paper-I and Law Paper-II, and 30% weightage shall be given to test proficiency in Hindi and English language. The marks obtained in the preliminary examination shall not be counted towards the final selection.The number of candidates to be admitted in the main examination will be 15 times the total number of vacancies (category wise) but in the said range all those candidates who secure the same percentage of marks on the last cut-off will be admitted to the Main Examination. The maximum marks for preliminary examination shall be 100. The duration of preliminary examination shall be two hours and number of questions to be asked in preliminary examination for Civil Judge Cadre shall be 100. There shall be no negative marking for wrong answer in the preliminary examination. To qualify for main written examination of Civil Judge Cadre, candidates of SC/ST category shall have to secure minimum 40% marks and candidates of all other categories shall have to secure 45% minimum marks in the preliminary examination.

Main Examination

The Main Examination shall consist of following subjects :-

(I) Law Paper-I 100 Marks
(II) Law Paper-II 100 Marks
(III) Language

(a) Paper-I Hindi Essay 50 Marks
(b) Paper-II English Essay 50 Marks

Law Paper (I):

Duration : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 100

Constitution of India, Civil Procedure Code, Law of Contract and Partnership, Law of Torts and Easements, Law of Motor Accident Claims, Law of Arbitration and Conciliation, Rent Control Law and Revenue Laws in Rajasthan, Law of Specific Relief, Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Law on Transfer of Property, Law of Limitation, Law relating to Lok Adalats and Permanent Lok Adalats, Law related to Domestic Violence, The Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011, The Rajasthan Right to Hearing Act, 2012, The RajasthanPanchayati Raj Act, 1994, The Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, General Rules (Civil) and Judgment Writing.

(Paper is designed to test the practical knowledge of the candidates in Civil Law and Procedure e.g. drafting, pleadings, framing issues and writing out judgments etc. in civil cases)

Law Paper (II):

Duration : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 100

Criminal Procedure Code, Law of Evidence, Indian Penal Code, Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Criminal Law related to protection of SC/STs, Law on Juvenile Delinquency, Law of Probation, Law relating to Dishonour of Cheques, Law relating to Electricity Theft, Law related to Cyber Crimes, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, General Rules (Criminal) and Judgment Writing.

(Paper is designed to test the practical knowledge of the candidates in Criminal Law and Procedure e.g. framing charges and writing out judgments etc. in criminal cases)

Language:

(a) Paper-I Hindi Essay–

Duration : Two Hours
Maximum Marks : 50

Essay Writing in Hindi Language.

(b)Paper-II English Essay-

Duration : Two Hours
Maximum Marks : 50

Essay Writing in English Language.

Interview/ Viva Voce

Maximum Marks : 35

The marks so awarded shall be added to the marks obtained in the written test by each candidate. The number of candidates to be admitted to the interview shall be, as far as practicable, three times the total number of vacancies category-wise: Provided that to qualify for interview, a candidate shall have to secure a minimum of 35% marks in each of the law papers and 40% marks in aggregate in the main examination; Provided further that a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category, shall be deemed to be eligible for interview, if he has obtained minimum of 30% marks in each of the law papers and 35% marks in the aggregate in the main examination.

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