Eligibility and Age Limit – Gujarat State Judicial Service Civil Judge

Gujarat Civil Judge Education & Practice Requirements

(i) Must possess a Degree in Law from a University recognized by law in India.

(ii) Must be practicing as an Advocate in Courts of Civil and / or Criminal Jurisdiction on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application.

(iii) Candidates, who have passed the Degree in Law from the academic year 2009-2010 and onward, must have also passed the All India Bar Examination, in order to be considered as eligible for being termed as a Practicing Advocate.

(iv) Must possess Certificate(s), certifying to be possessing Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation, issued by a Government Institute or other recognized Institute, as set out by the Government of Gujarat

Gujarat Civil Judge Age Limit

As on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application, a candidate belonging to General Category must not have crossed the age of 35 years and others i.e. in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, declared as such by the Government of Gujarat, as well as orthopedically Disabled Persons & Ex-Servicemen, must not have completed 38 years of age.

Refer to the official advertisement for relaxation of age for various categories

OVERALL SCHEME OF GUJARAT CIVIL JUDGE EXAM

The Gujarat State Judicial Service Civil Judge Exam will be conducted in three distinct stages.

1. Preliminary Examination – Elimination test – (Objective type)
2. Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type)
3. Viva-voce (Oral Interview) Test

Syllabus – Gujarat State Judicial Service Civil Judge Preliminary Exam

(I) For Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test)

The Preliminary Exam (Elimination Test) will be a Multiple Choice Questions based test of 100 Marks & 2 Hours’ duration, based on the Syllabus given below.

There will be Negative Marking of 0.33 Mark for each Wrong / Multiple Answer

Part – A

(1) The Indian Penal Code, 1860

(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(3) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

(4) The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 (Old Bombay Prohibition Act)

(5) The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Only Chapter XVII)

Part – B

(6) The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

(7) The Limitation Act, 1963

(8) The Indian Contract Act, 1872

(9) The Constitution of India – [Part-III – Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35A) & Part-IVA – Fundamental Duties]

Part – C

• General Knowledge, English Language, Test of Reasoning,
• Numerical & Mental Ability and Basics of Computer Applications.
• The language of 75 Questions in the Preliminary Examination, will be English, whereas the remaining 25 Questions will be in Gujarati.
• The candidates who secure 50% and above Marks in the Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test), shall be eligible for being called for the Main Written Examination. However, the Marks obtained in Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test), shall not be taken into consideration for preparing the Final Merit of the candidates.

Syllabus – Gujarat State Judicial Service Civil Judge Main Written Exam (Descriptive Type)

The Main Written Examination shall consist of Three Papers, based on the Syllabus given below :