Bihar Civil Judge (Junior Division) Examination

Scheme of Examination

(a) Preliminary (Objective Type)

(b) Mains (Written Type)
(c) Personality Test (Interview)

(a) Syllabus of Preliminary Examination

First Paper: General Studies (100 Marks)

 General Knowledge (Including Current Affairs)

 Elementary General Science

Second Paper: Law (150 Marks)

 Law of Evidence and Procedure

 Constitutional & Administrative Law of India

 Hindu Law and Muhammadan Law

 Law of Transfer of Property, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief

 Law of Contracts and Torts

 Commercial Law

(b)Syllabus of Mains Examination

(A) Compulsory Paper

 General Knowledge including Current Affairs (150 Marks)

  Elementary General Science (100 Marks)

 General Hindi (100 Marks)*

 General English (100 marks)*

 Law of Evidence and Procedure (150 Marks)

(B) Optional Paper

 Constitutional & Administrative Law of India (150 Marks)

 Hindu law and Muhammadan law (150 Marks)

 Law of Transfer of Property, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief (150
marks)

 Law of Contracts and Torts (150 Marks)

 Commercial Law (150 marks) 

Note: 

1. Out of 5 (five) Optional Papers candidate has to opt only 3 (three) papers.

2. *Hindi Paper and* English Paper are only of qualifying nature. Each candidate must
score minimum of 30 marks out of 100 marks, but the marks obtained therein will not be
added in the overall total in deciding the merit.

(c) Viva-Voce (Interviews)

Candidates qualified in Written Examination shall appear for Viva-voce. Viva-voce (Interviews)
shall be of 100 marks.