Bihar Judiciary Syllabus 2021 [Prelims & Mains]

The Bihar Public Services Commission holds the responsibility of releasing the brief Bihar Judiciary Syllabus 2021 PDF.

Currently, due to the ongoing situation across the country, the commission has postponed the mains session for Bihar Judicial Services. 

This post shall take you through a detailed syllabus for Bihar Judicial Services Examination. Know the important topics you need to study in each subject. 

The Bihar Civil Judge Syllabus 2021 PDF is available in both Hindi and English language. Through this recruitment, a total of 221 Civil Judge vacancies shall be filled. There are three stages involved in the selection process i.e., Preliminary exam, Main Exam, and Interview.

Bihar Judiciary Prelims Syllabus 2021

The preliminary exam for Bihar Judicial Services is conducted in a pen-paper mode that includes the objective type of MCQ-based paper. In the Bihar Judiciary Syllabus for prelims session, the subjects included are listed below. 

1. General Knowledge including current affairs
2. Elementary General Science
3. Law of Evidence and Procedure
4. Constitutional and Administrative Law of India 
5. Hindu Law and Muhammadan Law
6. Law of Transfer of Property and Principles of Equity
7. Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
8. Law of Contracts and Torts
9. Commercial Law

Bihar Judiciary Mains Syllabus 2021

BPSC Civil Judge Syllabus includes 5 compulsory and three optional papers. Refer to the highly recommended Bihar Judiciary Books for understanding topics in depth. 

Compulsory Paper

The detailed Bihar Judiciary syllabus of compulsory subjects is mentioned below:

General Hindi

There will be no level of this paper, which is meant for the candidates who have studied Hindi continuously from fourth grade in the secondary examination of the Bihar Vidyalaya Examination Committee. This test will examine 

1. The general ability of the candidates to express their expressions clearly and accurately in simple Hindi
2. The intuitive understanding of simple Hindi on familiar subjects.

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The distribution of marks will be as follows

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General English

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.

General Knowledge

Includes knowledge of current events - The paper will also include questions of Indian History, Culture, and Geography of nature, which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Elementary General Science

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. 

Law of Evidence and Procedure

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

Optional Paper

Out of five Subjects listed below, Candidates need to prepare the Bihar Judicial Services Syllabus of any three subjects and he/she is required to appear in three optional papers only.

Constitutional and Administrative Law of India

1. Constitution of India - Article 1 to 395 and Schedules
2. Administrative Law of India
3. Delegated Legislation
4. Control of Delegated Legislation - Judicial & Legislative
5. Fair Hearing; Rules of Natural Justice: Rule Against Bias; Audi Alteram Partem
6. Tribunals and Quasi-Judicial Authorities; Judicial Control over them
7. Regulatory Authorities
8. Judicial Review of Administrative Action
9. Writ Jurisdiction and Statutory Judicial Remedies, Scope, Extent & Distinction
10. Public Interest Litigation
11. Tortious Liability of State and Compensation
12. Promissory Estoppel, Legitimate Expectation & Doctrine of Proportionality
13. Government Contracts
14. Ombudsman

Hindu Law and Muhammadan Law

1. Hindu Law: Format of Sources - Various Branches (Schools), Marriage, Paternity, Adoption, Joint Family and Joint Property, Impartible Estate, Debt, Transfer, Division, Succession, Female Wealth, Widow's Estate, Will, Donation, Religious and endowment.
2. Muhammadan Law - Sources of Muslim law, origin, and development of various branches, the extent of its application in India, Sharia Act (Sharia Act), 1937, the effect of converting to Islam, succession, and administration, Wills, Hewa, Hebabil Abaj, Waqf-maintenance, Legitimacy and Acknowledgement, Guardianship.

Law of Transfer of Property and Principles of Equity

Property transfer law - act no. 4 of 1882 (Transfer of Property Act); The principle of Equity which also includes the Law of Trust and Specific Relief.

• History of Court of Equity, maxims, the origin of use in practice Development of Trust.
• Definition of justice, formality in trust formation. Classification of justice, Express, Employed, Resulting. constructive, private, and public, Benami transactions.
• Principle of Advancement. Khairati Trust. Rights and duties of Trustees (Trustees) compared to Devotar. Determination of Trust. Remedies for Breach of Trust.
• Specific Relief Act, 1963 (No - 47, 1963), Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Ac147 of 1963) Indian Trust Act (2 of 1882).

Law of Contracts and Torts

1. Act no Indian Contract Act 9 of 1872.
2. Law of Torts - The nature of tort. General Principles of Liabilities. Party, Remedies, Nuisance, Injuries to Persons.

Death, Assault, False Imprisonment, Injuries to Domestic and Contractual Relations, Wrongful Dismissal, Defamation, Neglect Negligence). Responsibility for dangerous assets, The Rule in Rylands Vs. Fletcher Deceit, Conspiracy. Malicious Prosecution.

Commercial Law

The main principles of law relating to

1. Sale of Goods
2. Negotiable Instruments
3. Company Law
4. Partnership.

Bihar Judicial Services Syllabus 2021 in Hindi

As per the official notification, the syllabus has been released in both English and Hindi. If you preparing for the exam in Hindi medium, then you can refer to the below Bihar PCS J Syllabus in Hindi. Click on the link below to download the free BPSC Civil Judge Syllabus PDF in Hindi. 

Bihar Judiciary Exam Syllabus PDF in Hindi

Bihar Judicial Service Exam Pattern 2021

Bihar judicial services is a three-tier recruitment process. The Bihar Judiciary Exam Pattern for all three stages is explained in brief below:  

• The Prelims exam consists of two papers, the first paper will contain questions regarding General Studies and the second paper will contain questions regarding Law.
• Both papers will be objective type, Multiple Choice Questions based exams.
• The Mains paper consists of two parts: Compulsory Paper and Optional Paper.
• There are five subjects included in the compulsory paper. There are five subjects included in the optional paper out of which you need to appear for any 3 subjects. 
• Personality Test or Personal Interview will be 100 marks. You need to score a minimum of 35 marks to qualify for the post of Civil Judge.