MP CIVIL JUDGE EXAM SYLLABUS

The Examination shall be conducted in three stages:

• Online Preliminary Examination (Multiple Choice Objective test, without negative

marking)
• Main Examination (Descriptive, written exam)
• Viva-voce (Personal interview)

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Online Preliminary Examination is of 02:00 hours, with 150 objective-type

questions of 01 mark each and there is no negative marking. The break-up is as below:

SUBJECT QUESTIONS MARKS

Constitutions 10 10
CPC 15 15
Transfer of Property Act 7 7
Indian Contract 8 8
Specific Relief Act 6 6
Limitation Act 4 4
M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961 5 5
M.P. Land Revenue Code 5 5
Indian Evidence Act 15 15
Indian Penal Code 15 15
Criminal Procedure Code 15 15
Negotiable Instrument Act 5 5
G.K. 20 20
Computer 10 10
English 10 10
 MAINS EXAMINATION

The Main Examination consists of four Question Papers each paper carrying 100 marks
(Total of 400 marks). The time period for each question paper will be of 3 hours.

PAPER-I (100 Marks):

SUBJECT NO. OF QUESTION

Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) 02 (8 marks each)
Constitution of India 02 (8 marks each)
Indian Contract Act 02 (8 marks each)
Transfer of Property Act 02 (8 marks each)
Specific Relief Act (Chapter I, II and VI to VIII) 02 (8 marks each)
Limitation Act 01 (8 marks each)
Short Note (On any topic from the above mentioned subjects) 03 (4 marks each)

PAPER-II (100 Marks):

SUBJECT MARKS
Essay (Social Issue) 30
Essay (Legal Issue) 20
Precise Writing 20
Translation (Hindi to English) 15
Translation (English to Hindi) 15

PAPER-III (100 Marks):

SUBJECT NO. OF QUESTION

Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 02 (8 marks each)
Indian Evidence Act 02 (8 marks each)
Indian Penal Code 02 (8 marks each)
MP Land Revenue Code 02 (8 marks each)
MP Accommodation Control Act 02 (8 marks each)
Negotiable Instruments Act (Section 138 to 147) 01 (8 marks each)
Short Note (On any topic from the above mentioned
03 (4 marks each)
subjects)

PAPER-IV (100 Marks):

SUBJECT MARKS
Settlement of Issues 10
Framing of Charges 10
Judgment Writing (Civil) 40
Judgment Writing (Criminal) 40
 Viva-Voce/Interview

The maximum marks for the personal interview are 50. And a candidate must secure at
least 20 marks qualify for the final merit list.

Note: Only the marks from the main exam and the interview/viva-voce will be used for arriving
at the final rankings.

Refer to the current year’s official advertisement for complete details and instructions as
applicable.