Delhi Judiciary Eligibility Criteria 2021-22

Delhi Public Service Commission is responsible for prescribing certain criteria for the Delhi Judicial Services examination. If you wish to become a member of the subordinate judiciary, you must satisfy the criteria set by the exam conducting body.

This post takes you through the detailed information about the Delhi Judiciary Eligibility Criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, and nationality.

Delhi Civil Judge Eligibility Criteria 2021

The Delhi Judicial Service Exam is conducted annually for the recruitment of Civil Judges in the Delhi High Court. Before proceeding with the Application Form for Delhi Judiciary Exam, you must check whether you satisfy the required age limit or not.

Note that your candidature will get cancelled if you do not meet the eligibility criteria.

You can check out the detailed eligibility criteria for the Delhi Judicial Service Exam from the post below.

Delhi Judicial Services Age Limit 2021

According to the Delhi Judicial Services Eligibility, your age should be below 32 years to be eligible for the exam.

There is no age relaxation for those belonging to the General and OBC categories.

Delhi Judiciary Exam Eligibility - Age Relaxation

The upper age limit is relaxable in case if you belong to the reserved category. However, the age relaxation differs depending on the Category.

5 years of age relaxation is provided for Ex-Servicemen including Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Officers who have rendered at least 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of the assignment.

Let us have a look at the table below to know the age relaxation for different categories.

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Delhi Judiciary Educational Qualification 2021

You must fulfil the following Delhi Judiciary Exam Eligibility Criteria in terms of educational qualification.

• You must hold a degree in Law from any University/Institute to apply for the Delhi Judicial Services Exam.
• You should have practised as an advocate for at least 7 years (or)
• You should have an Advocate‟s license or practising/Proof of enrolment/ Enrolment Certificate if enrolled with Bar. 
• Also, you must have good character in order to be eligible for the Civil Judge post

Delhi Judiciary Exam Eligibility: Nationality 2021

As per the Eligibility Criteria of Delhi Judiciary, you must be a citizen of India to apply for the exam.

Otherwise, you are not eligible to apply for the recruitment. 

Delhi Judiciary Exam 2021 Eligibility - Reservation

Apart from the basic eligibility criteria mentioned above, you are advised to adhere to the following certificate requirements mentioned below in case if you belong to the reserved category :

• It is mandatory to provide a certificate issued by a Sub-Divisional Officer/Additional District Magistrate/Revenue Assistant or any other Officer, who has been designated by the State Government concerned as competent to issue such a certificate if you claim to belong to one of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe categories.
• In case if you are claiming reservation/relaxation on account of being Persons with Disability (Blind/Low vision)/(Hearing Impaired)/(Locomotor disability)/(Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and mental illness and Multiple disabilities, it is mandatory to provide a certificate issued by a Government Hospital/Medical Board in support of your claim.
• If you are claiming dependent sons/daughters of Ex-Serviceman, Emergency Commissioned Officer, or Short Service Commissioned Officer, documentary evidence is required.
• If you are suffering from disability to the extent of 40% or more and opted for availing the services of a scribe during the examination, you are required to submit an affidavit on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10/- duly attested by Notary in the prescribed format.
• If you avail the facility of a scribe and have been granted compensatory time in the Preliminary Examination, you should note that you will not be allowed to read the Question Paper or mark answers and only the scribe will be allowed to read out the questions and mark the answers in the OMR answer sheet. 
• In the absence of, above said certificate the application form will be rejected.