UTTAR PRADESH JUDICIAL EXAMINATION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

LL.B. Degree

MEDIUM OF EXAM

English & Hindi

AGE

37 Years (General); 42 Years (Reserved)

EXAM PATTERN

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
PAPER I
(GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)		 PAPER II
(LAW)
150 Marks 300 Marks
Same as prescribed for Paper I for Mains Examination
  • Current International Affairs
  • International Organisations
  • Jurisprudence
  • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  • The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • The Constitution of India
  • The Indian Contract Act, 1872
  • The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • The Indian Penal Code
  • The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Minimum marks required – 40% (General); 35% (Reserved). Each paper shall be of two-hour duration.
MAINS EXAMINATION
PAPER I
(GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)		 PAPER II
(English LANGUAGE)		 PAPER III
(Hindi Language)		 PAPER IV
Law I (Substantive Law)		 PAPER V
Law II (Procedure and Evidence Laws)		 PAPER VI
Law III (Penal, Revenue, and Local Laws)
200 Marks 100 Marks 100 Marks 200 Marks 200 Marks 200 Marks
  • Geography of India
  • History of India and Indian Culture
  • India and the world
  • Indian Economy
  • Indian Polity
  • Institutions and development in the field of Science and Technology, Communications and Space
  • International Affairs
  • National Issues in the current times and topics of Social relevance including sensitivity to persons with disabilities, senior citizens and offences on women and children with special references to the salient features of:
  • The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
  • The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
  • The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
  • The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
  • The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
  • The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  • The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
  • The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
  • Essay Writing (50 marks)
  • Précis Writing (30 marks)
  • Translation of passage from Hindi to English (20 marks)
  • Essay Writing (50 marks)
  • Précis Writing (30 marks)
  • Translation of passage from English to Hindi (20 marks)
  • Hindu Law
  • Law of Torts
  • Law of Trust
  • Mohammedan Law
  • The Constitution of India
  • The Indian Contract Act, 1872
  • The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
  • The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - including principles of equity

    • Note: There shall be questions of 50 marks in relation to Constitutional Law alone.
  • Framing of Charges and Issues
  • Judgment Writing
  • Methods of dealing with the evidence of witness
  • Principles of Pleading
  • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  • The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • The Indian Penal Code
  • The Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953
  • The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
  • The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947
  • The Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021
  • The Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006
  • The Uttar Pradesh Urban (Planning and Development) Act, 1973
  • The Uttar Pradesh Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972
Minimum marks required – 40% (General); 35% (Reserved).
VIVA-VOCE
100 Marks
NOTE: (i) The marks obtained in the interview will be added to the Marks obtained in the written papers and the candidates place will depend on the aggregate of both.

(ii) The Commission reserves the right to refuse to call for Interview any candidate who has not obtained such marks in the Law Papers as to justify such refusal.

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