Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern 2020

Applicants need to be aware of the exam pattern, and the expert suggested tips before beginning their preparation for the Bihar Judiciary Exam as they can help improve their preparation. Candidates appearing for the exam can go through the post to get complete details about the Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern.

Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern 2020

The competitive examination for the recruitment to the post of Rajasthan Civil Judge shall be conducted in three stages i.e. Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Bihar Judicial Services prelims phase will be 350 Marks consisting of two papers Paper-I (General Studies) and Paper-II (Law). Being aware of the Bihar Judiciary Syllabus and exam pattern will help candidates to enhance their preparation and better succeed in the exam.

• Bihar Judiciary mains examination will be of 1050 Marks consisting of five compulsory and three option subjects.
• Bihar Judicial Service mains exam, general Hindi and General English paper will be qualifying in nature.
• The last stage is the interview/personality test of 100 marks which will be conducted for the successful candidates of the Mains written test.
• Solving Bihar Judiciary Question Papers will help candidates to know the difficulty level of the paper and the type of questions asked in the exam.

Bihar Judiciary Prelims Exam Pattern 2020

There will be two papers in the Bihar Civil Judge preliminary examination Paper I and Paper-II. Paper 1 will have questions on General Studies consisting of 100 Marks and Paper 2 will have questions on the Law consisting of 150 Marks.

• The preliminary exam will consist of Objective type MCQ questions and only the candidates who have been declared successful in this test will be eligible for the Main Examination.
• The preliminary examination will be qualifying in nature, its marks will not be counted for the final selection. 
•  the minimum qualifying marks will be 45% for the general category candidates and 40% for the reserved category candidates.
• The Bihar Judicial Services exam will be conducted on 6th December 2020 and the admit card for the same can be downloaded from 23rd November 2020 at the official website.
• Bihar Judiciary Prelims Paper-I of General studies will have a duration of 90 minutes, from 11:30, am to 1:00 pm.
• Bihar Judiciary Prelims Paper-II of Law will have a duration of 120 minutes, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Bihar Judicial Services Prelims Exam Pattern Highlights

Important points regarding Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern for the preliminary phase are tabulated below:-

Bihar Judiciary Prelims Syllabus 2020

Aspirants can go through the BPSC pre exam pattern and syllabus for the examination as released by Bihar high court listed here:

Bihar Judiciary Mains Exam Pattern 2020

Candidates that are shortlisted in the prelims exam are eligible to appear for the Mains examination. 

There will be five compulsory and three optional papers consisting of 1050 Marks in the Bpsc mains exam.

• The mains exam will consist of writing descriptive questions and only the candidates who have been declared successful in this test will be eligible for the Interview process.
• BPSC mains exam score will be used in the final allotment process. 
• the minimum qualifying marks will be 45% for the general category candidates and 40% for the reserved category candidates.
• For the Mains Examination, the qualifying marks for the reserved category candidates including women and partially disabled candidates will be 5% less for each principal subject from general category candidates.

Bihar Judicial Services Mains Exam Pattern Highlights

Important points regarding Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern for the mains exam are tabulated below:-

Bihar Judiciary Mains Syllabus 2020

Aspirants can go through the BPSC pcs j mains exam pattern and syllabus for the examination as released by Bihar high court listed here:

Note: General Hindi and General English will be qualifying in nature. The minimum qualifying marks will be 30% for General Hindi and General English Exam.

BPSC Interview Process

An interview/personality test of 100 marks will be conducted for the successful candidates in the Mains written test. The qualifying score for the oral (interview) examination will be 35 percent. 

• The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the sum of marks obtained in written examination and interview.
• If an officer of the cadre of civil judge (junior category) quits or resigns before completion of three years of service. It has to be reported three months in advance or in lieu of that, a cash deposit equivalent to three months salary, etc.

Documents Required at the time of Interview

All the Candidates appearing for the interview will be required to present the following documents in original for verification at the time of interview:-

• Matriculation Certificate(For verification of date of birth)
• Bachelors of Law degree Certificate
• Bachelor’s Marks Certificate
• A certificate signed by the head of the college / Principal of the college/institute, or the competent authority of the university, that the said college/institute/university in the prevalent teaching session Is accredited with the Bar Council of India, New Delhi. 
• Character certificate issued by the head of the college/ institute where the candidate was the last studying.
• Creamy Layer Certificate for Backward Class / Extremely Backward Class Candidates (Creamy Layer Certificate issued from father's name and address for women candidates). (In case of a claim)
• Creamy Layer Declaration Form for Backward Class / Extremely Backward Class Candidates (having Creamy Layer Certificate before the last 1 year). (In case of a claim)
• Caste certificate for SC / ST candidates (Caste certificate issued from father's name and address for female candidates). (In case of a claim)
• Permanent residence certificate for SC / ST candidates (residence certificate issued from father's name and address for female candidates). (In case of a claim)
• In case of being appointed to any post under the Central Government, Semi-Government Institution, Public Sector, Government of Bihar, or any other State Government, no Objection Certificate (Objection Certificate) of the Departmental President / Competent Authority to attend the interview. 
• Disability Certificate. (In case of a claim)
• Identity Card (Photographed)

General Knowledge / General Studies

General Knowledge / General Studies paper for the Bihar Judicial Service Exams will consist of questions from the following areas :

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and the Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian Polity and Economy
• The questions will be of the level which the candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Elementary General Science

A paper of questions to test such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person, who has not made a special study of any scientific subject.

English Language

English paper for the Bihar Judicial Service Exams will consist of questions from the following areas :

• Spotting Errors in sentences and phrases
• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Fill in the blanks with missing words
• Usage of prepositions, idioms, and phrases
• Word analogies
• Test of spellings
• Rearranging sentences
• Questions to test comprehension – with a passage to be read and questions based on the same.
• Questions will be set to test the understanding of and the power to write English. A passage or passages will usually be set for summary or precis.
• Questions will include letter writing on a given subject.

Constitutional and Administrative Law of India

Constitution of India – Article 1 to 395 and Schedules

Administrative Law of India :

(i) Delegated Legislation

(ii) Control of Delegated Legislation – Judicial & Legislative

(iii) Fair Hearing; Rules of Natural Justice; Rules Against Bias; Audi Alteram Partem

(iv) Tribunals and Quasi-Judicial Authorities; Judicial Control over them

(v) Regulatory- Authorities

(vi) Judicial Review of Administrative Action

(vii) Writ Jurisdiction and Statutory Judicial Remedies, Scope, Extent & Distinction

(viii) Public Interest Litigation

(ix) Tortious Liability of State and Compensation

(x) Promissory Estoppel, Legitimate Expectation & Doctrine of Proportionality

(xi) Government Contracts

(xii) Ombudsman

Law of Evidence & Procedure

• Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872)
• Civil Procedure Code (5 of 1908)
• Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996
• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)
• Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

Hindu Law and Mohammedan Law

• Hindu Law including Schools, Marriage, Adoption, Impartible Estate, Endowment
• Muhammadan Law including Marriage Law, Adoption, Wills, Legitimacy, Acknowledgement, Guardianship

Commercial Law

The main principles of law relating to

(a) Sale of Goods,

(b) Negotiable Instruments,

(c) Company Law

(d) Partnership.

Bihar Judiciary Preparation tips 2020

Following the Bihar judiciary Preparation Tips provided by experts will help candidates to know how to plan their preparation in a better way to score good marks in the upcoming exam.

• Before beginning the preparation, one of the most critical steps is to understand the subject matter of the Bihar Judiciary Syllabus.
• Candidates should go through the previous year's Bihar papers to get an understanding of the kind of questions that were asked in the exam.
• For General Information & Legal General Knowledge, read the News-Papers, Magazines, and Judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the Bihar High Court on a regular basis.
• Try as many Multiple Choice Questions as you can from topics that have been discussed on a regular basis for the preparation of the Bihar Pre-Exam Judiciary.
• Focus more on the topics previously questioned As for CPC, international decisions are the focus areas, Order-II Rule 2, Ex-Parte, Etc
• For static GK use the capsules available on the internet or any of the books of Lucents or Arihant's Gk and for the preparation of Current Affairs, read the editorial section of the Hindu or any other newspaper on a daily basis.
• Candidates must have a rigorous practice of writing skills to score good marks in the upcoming exam.
• Applicants must schedule at least 2 to 3 written responses a day with a stopwatch. It would enable you to know how much time you're taking to answer your written exam questions.
• Try online mock test series to boost both pace and accuracy.
• In the case of the Bare Act, you should be comprehensive with the principle and the definition should be clear; if a question is raised, it will benefit you. You're not going to get nervous and respond with full confidence.