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Eligibility criteria for judiciary Exams/ Judicial Services

Judiciary Exams/ judicial Services

All About Judiciary Exams- Judicial Services

To qualify as a young judge in India is a matter of prestige and great accomplishment.  It requires a certain level of discipline and commitment to qualify as a judge in a country of a billion people and 2 million lawyers. All aspirants required to crack Judiciary exams For fresh graduates, there is judiciary  exams conducted by the respective state public service commissions (like Delhi Judicial , UP Judiciary services, MP Judicial services  etc.).The Indian judiciary Exams system is designed in a manner where there are several courts at different levels in every district of a given state with different mandates. There are also specialized courts for specific statutes or purposes. The highest court in a district is the district and sessions court. Each state conducts its own recruitment process of judges, through Judiciary Exams and interviews. There is a lot of similarity in how different states select their judges in Judicial Services, but there are many peculiar aspects. The common is proper interpretation of every provisions of Act is required to qualify judicial  Services. It would also appear that the criteria to become a judge/civil judge is designed in such a way that local candidates will have some advantage. In reality though, candidates often appear in multiple state Judicial  Services/ state wise judiciary Exams and even get selected in many different states. Here is one such candidate who cleared 4 different state exam  Preparation of judicial examination is a tough challenge for aspirants. NK Judiciary assist those young aspirants by serving law knowlegde so that thay can start litigation practice early in their career and also further opt to participate in the competitive process for the Judiciary. Approximately 70,000 aspirants apply for Judicial Services .All states have a preliminary and mains exams, followed by an interview round. The entire process from writing preliminary Exams to interview round and announcement of final selected candidates can take upto 1 year or more.

Level for Judiciary Exams/ Judicial Services:

The judicial examinations have two entry levels-

1. For fresh law graduates : An entrance exam conducted by public service commissions or the High Courts of the respective states. They put out advertisements and notices. Essentially comprises three cadres of judges: District Judges, Senior Civil Judges & Civil Judges (Junior Division). These judges have civil as well as criminal jurisdiction. The syllabus of these exam can be found on the website of commissions.

2. Higher judicial services or HJS : This avenue open for lawyers who have some experience under their belt. This experience is typically seven years of litigation practice.The syllabus for exams are typically the same. The added advantage for competing and passing by clearing the higher judiciary exams is that the candidate gets posted as an additional district judge way above the lower Judiciary officers. It also opens the door for promotion to the High Courts of respective states as High Court judge.

  •  Eligibility criteria for Judiciary Exams : A person who has completed his LL.B. or B.A.LL.B
  • Minimum and maximum age limit for the entry-level  Exam : It varies state to state however in general, the lower age limit is 21 yrs. and the upper age limit is 32 years.
You can find The State-wise table of age limit given below State Age Limit:-
STATE
AGE LIMIT
Bihar 22-35 years (For SC/ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit).
Chatisgarh
Not more than 32 yrs. (For SC/ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit)
Gujarat
21 to 35 yrs.
Haryana
21-40 yrs. (For SC/ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit)
Himachal Pradesh
22-30 yrs. (For SC/ST relaxation of 3 years in upper age limit).
Jharkhand

22-35 yrs. ((For SC/ST relaxation of 3 years in upper age limit).

Kerala 35 yrs. (For SC/ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit).
Madhya Pradesh 21-35 yrs. (For SC/ST relaxation of 3 years in upper age limit).
Maharashtra
The maximum age limits up to 35 yrs.
Odisha
23- 25 years
Punjab
21 - 27 years (For SC / ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit)
Rajasthan
Maximun 35 years
Tamil Nadu
Maximum 35 years
Uttar Pradesh
22- 35 years ( for SC/ST relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit)
Uttarakhand
Maximum 35 years
West Bengal
23 - 35 years
Asam
Not more than 35 years


Why NK Judiciary for Judiciary Coaching?
  • Covering all acts – Major to Minor laws.
  • Comprehensive study material
  • Lectures both in Hindi and English language
  • Highly experienced teachers.
  • Limited Batch Size.
  • Exhaustive study material
  • All these are provided at reasonable fees structure.