SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
SELECTION PROCESS
- Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
- Written Main Examination (Subjective Type)
- Viva-Voce (Personal Interview)
Exam Pattern: The Exam Pattern will be as follows:
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- A candidate needs to be a citizen of India.
- A candidate needs to have the domicile of Haryana to get the reservation benefits.
- Applicants must have completed an L.L.B from any recognized institute.
- The age of the applicants must be between 21 years and 42 years.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
- The prelims exam shall be of objective type with multiple-choice questions.
- The question paper of the preliminary examination consists of 125 questions, each with four marks.
- The marking scheme of the Prelim’s exam is that each question carries four marks, and for each wrong answer, you get a -0.8 mark.
- The syllabus includes questions about current events, Indian legal history, constitutional evolution, and statutes outlined in Civil Law.
MAINS EXAMINATION
- The Mains exam will consist of written papers with descriptive or narrative/essay-type questions.
- Each of the Mains written exams is of 3 hours duration. As per the Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern, the Mains Haryana Judiciary Syllabus 2023 comprises five subjects:
- Civil Law 1
- Civil Law 2
- Criminal Law
- English paper
- Language
Paper I: Civil Law-1
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- Punjab Courts Act, 1918
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973
Paper II: Civil Law-II
- Hindu Law
- Mohammedan Law
- Customary Law
- Law of Registration
- Law of Limitation
Paper III: Criminal Law
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Paper IV: English
- Precis
- Words and Phrases
- Comprehension
- Corrections
Paper V: Language
- Hindi (in Devnagri Script) language paper shall comprise the following:-
VIVA VOCE (INTERVIEW):
- For a candidate to be qualified for viva voce, they must secure a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in all the written examinations in Mains.
- However, for the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen (ESM) candidates only (but not dependents of ESM), a minimum of 45% aggregate marks should be obtained for qualification.
- The interview will be conducted only in English.
- The interview is conducted to judge the personal qualities of the candidate.
- The interview will relate to matters of general interest and will test the candidate’s alertness, intelligence, and general outlook.
- It is mandatory to appear for viva voce/interview to be considered for the final selection.