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Age Limit: The lower age limit of the candidate is 22 years and the upper
age limit is 35 years.
Preliminary Exam
The prelims exam of Jharkhand Judiciary will consist of MCQs. There are a
total of 100 marks and the duration of the exam is for 2 hours.
Syllabus
General English
General Knowledge including Current Affairs
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Law of Contract, 1872
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Mains Exam
The Jharkhand Judiciary Mains exam will have four papers of 100 marks each.
Each paper will be held for a duration of three hours.
Paper – I
Procedural Law (The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and The Code
of Criminal Procedure,1973)
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Limitation Act, 1963
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Paper-II
The Contract Act, 1872
The Sales of Goods Act, 1930
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Paper – III
The Hindu Law and The Mohammedan Law
The Specific Relief Act, 1963
Jurisprudence
Rent Control Law
Paper-IV
Hindi & English language test with Essay, writing, Translation & Paraphrasing.
Viva-Voce
The viva-voce test will be held for 100 marks. The qualifying marks for
General category students is 25% and for SC/ST/EBC & OBC category
students is 20%. The final selection of the candidates will be done based on
the marks obtained in the Mains Exam and the Interview rounds both.