The Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service Exam is a Competitive Exam conducted every year by the Himachal Pradesh High Court for recruitment to the posts of Civil Judge Junior Division.
The Himachal Judiciary exam pattern consists of the following three phases:
- Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
- Written Main Examination (Subjective Type)
- Personality Test
Eligibility Criteria
- A candidate must be a holder of a degree of Bachelor of Law recognized by the Bar Council of India.
- A candidate must have attained the age of 22 years but must not be more than 30 years of age as on the last date prescribed for receipt of applications.
- The upper age limit is relaxable by 3 Years for SC/ST and OBC candidates of Himachal Pradesh.
Prelims Syllabus
- As per the Himachal Judiciary Exam Pattern, the preliminary examination shall be an objective type exam consisting of the following three papers:
- Civil Law-I
- Civil Law-II
- Criminal Law
- Each paper is conducted for 100 marks, and each paper is one hour long.
Note: All three papers’ examinations shall occur on the same day.
| Prelims | |
| Civil Law I 100 Marks | Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 Specific Relief Act, 1963 |
| Civil Law II 100 Marks | Indian Contract Act, 1872 Hindu Law The Limitation Act, 1963 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 H.P. Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 |
| Criminal Law 100 Marks | Indian Penal Code Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Chapter XVII (sections 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 H.P. Excise Act-2011 as Applicable to the State of H.P Wildlife Protection Act and the Indian Forest Act, 192 |
Mains Syllabus
The syllabus of the Himachal judiciary mains exam consists of five descriptive papers:
- Paper 1 – Civil Law 1 (200 Marks)
- Paper 2 – Civil Law 2 (200 Marks)
- Paper 3 – Criminal Law (200 Marks)
- Paper 4 – English Composition (150 marks)
- Paper 5 – Language (Hindi) (100 marks)
| Mains | |
| Civil Law – I 200 Marks | Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 Specific Relief Act, 1963 |
| Civil Law – II 200 Marks | Indian Contract Act, 1872 Hindu Law Indian Limitation Act, 1963 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 H.P. Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 |
| Criminal Law 200 Marks | Indian Penal Code, 1860 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Chapter-XVII (section 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 H.P. Excise Act, 2011 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Indian Forest Act, 1927 |
| English 150 Marks | Essay – You must choose from three essays on general subjects. Translation of Hindi Passage into English |
| Hindi Language 100 Marks | Hindi (in Devanagari Script) No books prescribed Translation of English passage into Hindi Essay in Hindi on any topic out of three Composition (Idioms and Corrections etc.) |
Interview
- Last stage is Interview (viva-voce) which is of 100 Marks.
- In order to be eligible to take the personality test, candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service must first demonstrate that they have achieved success in passing the mains examination.
- The candidate’s personality will be given a score out of a possible 150 marks based on the score.
- In order to determine who will be chosen, the scores that candidates received on the personality test will be added to the scores that candidates received on the mains examination.
- In order to be granted a letter of appointment, you need to obtain a score in the interview that is at least equal to 45% of the total marks available.