Punjab Judiciary
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Eligibility criteria |
Candidates should not be below 21 and above 37 years of age on the last submission date of online application forms. |
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Conducting body |
Punjab and Haryana High Court |
- I. Prelims
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Number of papers of Prelims |
1 |
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Number of Questions in Prelims |
125 |
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Value of each question |
4 |
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Negative marking |
0.8 |
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Mode |
Online |
- Current Affairs (National and International)
- Aptitude, Analytical Skills, and Reasoning
- Indian Legal and Constitutional History and Governance
- Main Subjects of Law (Criminal Law, Civil Law)
- II. MAINS
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Number of mains paper |
5 (200+200+200+200+150)
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Duration of pre exam- |
3 hours |
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No of days in which mains is conducted |
3 |
- Paper 1 Civil Law 1
- The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- The Punjab Courts Act, 1918
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- The Indian Contract Act, 1872
- The East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949
- Paper 2 Civil Law 2
- Muslim Law
- Limitation and Registration Law
- Customary Law
- Hindu Law
- Paper 3 Criminal law
- The Code of Criminal Procedure,1973
- The Indian Penal Code,1860
- The Indian Evidence Act,1872
- Paper 4 English
- Essay writing (1000-1100 words)
- Comprehension
- Correction of sentence
- Precis writing
- Making sentences with particular phrases and words
- Paper 5 Language
- Translations of Punjabi, which are given in the Gurumukhi script.
- III. INTERVIEW
- The Viva-Voce shall carry 100 marks, and the final result shall be prepared based on the Grand Total of the marks obtained by the candidates in the Mains Written Examination and the Viva-Voce.
- Only the candidates securing at least a 50% score (45% marks for the SC/BC/Physically Handicapped, Pb. category candidates) in all the written papers are eligible for the viva voce.
- The Viva-Voce shall relate to matters of general interest and is intended to test the candidate's alertness, intelligence and general outlook.
- The Viva Voce is conducted in the English language.
