HARYANA JUDICIAL SERVICES EXAMINATION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

LL.B. Degree

MEDIUM OF EXAM

English

AGE

42 Years (General); 47 Years (Reserved)

EXAM PATTERN

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS MARKS NEGATIVE MARKING SUBJECTS
125 x 4 500 20% Current events of national and international importance
Indian legal and constitutional history and governance
Law – Same as prescribed for the Main Written Examination
NOTE: Minimum marks required – 30% (General); 20% (Reserved)
MAINS EXAMINATION
PAPER I
(CIVIL LAW I)		 PAPER II
(CIVIL LAW II)		 PAPER III
(CRIMINAL LAW)		 PAPER IV
(ENGLISH)		 PAPER V
(LANGUAGE)
200 Marks 200 Marks 200 Marks 200 Marks 100 Marks
  • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  • The Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973
  • The Indian Contract Act, 1872
  • The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
  • The Punjab Courts Act, 1918
  • The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
  • The Specific Relief Act, 1963
  • Customary Law
  • Hindu Law
  • Mohammedan Law
  • The Limitation Act, 1963
  • The Registration Act, 1908
  • The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • The Indian Penal Code
  • Comprehension (25 marks)
  • Corrections (25 marks)
  • English Essay (100 marks)
  • Précis Writing (25 marks)
  • Words and Phrases (25 marks)
  • Composition (essay), idioms and corrections (50 marks)
  • Explanation of Hindi passage in prose and poetry in the same language (30 marks)
  • Translation of English passage into Hindi (20 marks)
Minimum marks required – 33% marks in each written paper & 50% marks in aggregate (General); 33% marks in each written paper & 45% marks in aggregate (Reserved)
VIVA-VOCE
200 Marks
Minimum marks required – 50% (General); 45% (Reserved) in aggregate of the marks secured in the main examination and viva-voce for selection as Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate

Syllabus List