HIMACHAL PRADESH SERVICES EXAMINATION
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
LL.B. Degree/Final SemesterMEDIUM OF EXAM
EnglishAGE
35 Years (General); 38 Years (Reserved)EXAM PATTERN
| MAINS EXAMINATION | |||
| PAPER I (CIVIL LAW I) |
PAPER II (CIVIL LAW II) |
PAPER III (CRIMINAL LAW) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Marks | 100 Marks | 100 Marks | |
| NOTE:Each paper shall be of one-hour duration and the examination in all the three papers shall be held on the same day. The syllabus for the preliminary examination shall be the same as provided for Papers I to III for the Main examination. | |||
| MAINS EXAMINATION | ||||
| PAPER I (CIVIL LAW I) |
PAPER II (CIVIL LAW II) |
PAPER III (CRIMINAL LAW) |
PAPER IV (ENGLISH COMPOSITION) |
PAPER V (HINDI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Marks | 200 Marks | 20 Marks | 150 Marks | 100 Marks |
| Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Evidence Act, Indian Stamp Act, Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, Specific Relief Act | Indian Contract Act, Hindu Law, Indian Limitation Act, Transfer of Property Act, H.P. Urban Rent Control Act. | Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Negotiable Instruments Act, H.P. Excise Act, Wild Life Protection Act, Indian Forest Act. | Essay (100 Marks), Translation of Hindi passage into English (50 Marks) | Essay (50 Marks), Translation of English passage into Hindi (30 Marks), Idioms and Corrections (20 Marks) |
| NOTE: Minimum marks required – 35% marks in each law paper & 40% marks in aggregate (General); 30% marks in each law paper & 35% marks in aggregate (Reserved) | ||||
| VIVA-VOCE | |||
| 35 Marks | |||
| Minimum marks required – 40% (General); 35% (Reserved) in aggregate of the marks secured in the main examination and viva-voce for selection as Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate | |||