Gujarat High Court will soon publish the most awaited official notification for the Gujarat Judicial Services Examination to fill in various posts of Civil Judge in the Gujarat Civil Service (judicial branch).

As per the latest notice, the high court will release approximately 219 regular vacancies (current & future) this year. It is an excellent opportunity for those waiting for the notification for a long time. 

This post shall guide you through the detailed information about Gujarat Judiciary Notification 2022, such as exam dates, selection process, application fee, exam pattern, and more.

Gujarat Judiciary 2022 Exam Highlights

Conducting Body	Gujarat Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam	Gujarat Judicial Services Civil Judge Exam
Name of the Post	Civil Judge
Gujarat Judiciary Official Notification	January 2022
Number of Vacancies	219 (tentative)
Mode of Application	Online
Age Limit	35 years
Qualification	Degree in Law
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains, and Interview
Mode of Exam	Offline
Job Location	Gujarat
Official Website	www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in

Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Notification 2022

The High Court of Gujarat will publish the official Gujarat Civil Judge Notification tentatively in the last week of January 2022. The commission publishes the notification on its official website.

• If your age is below 35 years and you have completed a bachelor's degree in Law, you can apply for the exam.
• The selection process of the exam involves three stages: prelims, mains, and viva-voce test. All three phases are qualifying in nature.
• The notification will have important information like eligibility criteria, important dates, syllabus, etc.

Gujarat Civil Judge Exam Dates 2022

As said above, Gujarat Public Service Commission will start the online registration process tentatively in January 2022.

Check out the table below to know all the important events related to the Judiciary Exam in Gujarat.

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Release of the notification	January 2022
Starting date of application form	January 2022
Last Date to Apply Online	February 2022
Application Correction/Final submission of form	March 2022
Gujarat High Court Civil Judge 2022 Exam Date	To be Notified
Gujarat Judiciary Mains Exam Date	To be Notified

Gujarat State Judiciary Recruitment 2022 Vacancy List

As said above, you can expect that the Gujarat High Court will release around 219 regular vacancies for the civil judge posts. However, it reserves the right to alter the number of Gujarat Judiciary Vacancies 2022 notified.

Last year, the commission published 68 regular vacancies and two vacancies for the PwD category. Here is the category-wise breakup of the Gujarat Judiciary Vacancies 2020.

Category	Number of Vacancies
General	35
Scheduled Castes (7%)	05
Scheduled Tribes (15%)	10
Socially & Educationally Backward Classes (27%)	18
Total Regular Vacancies	68
Physically disabled candidates with locomotor disability of not less than 40% (3%)	02

Gujarat Judiciary Salary 2022

The salary of Gujarat High Court Civil Judge ranges between Rs. 27,700 - Rs. 44,850 per month. Apart from PCS J Salary, the civil judge can get many other allowances and perks as mentioned below.

• House Rent Allowance
• Rent Allowance
• Dearness Allowance
• Travel Allowance
• Petrol Allowance

Gujarat Judicial Services 2022 Eligibility Criteria

If you are willing to apply for the exam, you must satisfy the Judiciary Exam Eligibility Criteria set by the Gujarat High Court.

Go through the required criteria in terms of age and qualification from the post below.

Educational Qualification

• You must hold a degree in Law from any recognized university by Indian Law and practice as an Advocate in Courts of Civil or Criminal Jurisdiction on the last date of online application form submission. (or)
• If you passed the Law Degree in 2011-2021 and onwards, you must have also given the All India Bar examination to be eligible for the Gujarat civil judge exam 2022. (or)
• You must be working in the Courts, or other Allied Departments on the last date fixed to receive applications. (or)
• Also, you must have a basic knowledge of Computer Applications from a government institute or any other recognized institute.

Age Limit

• As per the notification, your age should be below 35 years if you belong to the general category to apply for the Gujarat Civil Judge Exam 2022.
• For SC/ST category, the maximum age limit is 38 years.
• If you work in the Courts or other Allied Departments, your age should not exceed 40 years.

Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Application Form 2022

You must make sure to fill the Gujarat Judiciary Application Form on or before the last date to avoid any discrepancies.

We have provided step-by-step instructions to fill the Gujarat High Court special civil application form correctly. 

• The initial step is online registration. You can register for the exam by clicking on the link present on the official website.
• Once you click on the link, the required fields to enter shall appear on the screen.
• You need to enter a registered mobile number and all the required details.
• Once you click on the "save" button, your application number shall appear in the new window.
• Now, re-login to the portal using your application number and date of birth and upload your signature and photograph.
• Before final submission, you can preview the online form by clicking on the "Edit Application" icon. You cannot change the registration form once you click on the "confirm application" button.
• After clicking on the confirmation icon, you will receive an SMS to your registered mobile number.
• The final step is fee payment, which can be done online or offline as per your choice. Keep the fee receipt for your reference to avoid any discrepancies in the future.
• Take the print out the application form on A4 size paper and save it for future reference.

Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Fee

Fees of the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam depend on the category you belong to. If you belong to the general category, you have to pay Rs.1,000 and other bank charges for the exam.

The application fee is Rs. 500 if you belong to a scheduled tribe, scheduled caste, physically disabled person, educationally or socially backward classes, ex-servicemen, etc. 

There is a separate section of payment, where you will be able to pay the fee through SBI e-Pay by clicking on the “Pay fee” option.

Gujarat Civil Judge Exam 2022 Admit Card

A call letter is one of the mandatory things you need to carry to the exam hall without fail. Gujarat Judicial Services Commission will release the admit card two weeks before the exam.

Note that any disparity/discrepancy in the details mentioned in the admit card and the ones provided during registration will result in the cancellation of your candidature.

You can download the Gujarat Judiciary Admit Card only online mode from the official portal. The admit card includes the following details:

• Your Name
• Date of Birth
• Registration Number
• Category
• Exam Date and Time
• Exam Center
• Signature & Photograph
• Exam Day Instructions

Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Pattern 2022

According to the Judiciary Exam Pattern, there are three stages in the selection process for the Gujarat civil judge post: prelims, mains, and interview/viva-voce.

Go through the detailed paper pattern from the post below.

Preliminary Exam Pattern

The Preliminary Examination of the Gujarat Judiciary will be an objective type of examination.

• The prelims question paper consists of 100 questions, and each question carries one mark.
• Out of 100 questions, 75 questions are in English, and 25 will be in Gujarat.
• Also, there is a negative marking of 0.33 for each wrongly answered question. 
• The time duration of the prelims exam is 2 hours.
• You have to score a minimum of 50% marks in the prelims exam to get shortlisted for the mains examination.

Mains Exam Pattern

The Gujarat Judiciary mains examination consists of three papers:

• Paper 1: Criminal
• Paper 2: Civil
• Paper 3: Gujarati language

Paper 1 and paper 2 shall carry 75 marks each, and the time duration is 2.5 hours.

Paper 3 carries 50 marks and the time duration of the exam is 1.5 hours.

You can take paper 1 and paper 2 either in the English language or in the Gujarati language. You have to secure a minimum of 50% marks in the mains exam to get shortlisted for the viva-voce.

Viva-Voce Test (Oral Interview)

The viva-voce shall carry 50 marks. The main objective of the viva-voce is to assess your suitability for the cadre by judging the knowledge of the Law, the balance of the judgment, mental alertness, clear and logical exposition, attitude, skills, ethics, power of communication, power of assimilation, intellectual depth.

You need to score at least 40% marks in this test to get selected for the Civil Judge post in Gujarat.

Gujarat Judiciary Syllabus 2022

Before starting the preparation, it is crucial to go through the detailed Judiciary Exam Syllabus for the Gujarat Civil Judge Exam and plan your preparation accordingly.

Here, we have provided a detailed syllabus of the RJS exam for both the prelims and mains.

Gujarat Judiciary Prelims Syllabus 

The prelims question paper consists of Part A, Part B, and Part C.

Go through the detailed syllabus from the post below and enhance your preparation levels for the upcoming exam.

Part - A

1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
2. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
4. The Indian penal Code, 1860
5. The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949

Part - B

1. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
2. The Constitution of India
3. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
4. The Limitation Act, 1963

Part - C

English Language, General Knowledge, Mental/Numerical/Basic Computer Applications, Test of Reasoning.

• Among all the 100 questions, 75 questions will be in English, and the other 25 questions in the Gujarat language.
• To be eligible in the preliminary exam, you need to score at least 50% marks for the main examination. However, the commission will not consider the marks obtained in the prelims exam while preparing the final merit list.
• The computer shall evaluate all the entries of the preliminary examination paper. The High Court does not entertain any queries related to rechecking the OMR sheet as all the evaluations are done by computer scanning without any human intervention.

Gujarat Judiciary Mains Exam Syllabus

There are three papers in the main written examination: Criminal, Civil, and Gujarati Language.

Go through the detailed syllabus from the post below and enhance your Gujarat Judiciary Mains Exam Preparation.

Paper -1 (Criminal) 

The total mark of this paper is 75, and you will get 2.5 hours to answer all the questions. Check out the detailed syllabus from the post below.

1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
2. The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
3. The Indian Penal Code, 1860
4. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
5. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2015
6. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
7. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
8. The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
9. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
10. Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
11. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

Paper - 2 (Civil) 

Similar to paper 1, you need to answer 75 questions in 2.5 hours. You can expect the questions from the following topics:

1. The Limitation Act, 1963
2. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
3. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
4. The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
5. The Specific Relief Act, 1963

Paper - 3 (Gujarati Language) 

You will need to answer a total of 50 questions in 1.5 hours. The questions paper is in the Gujarati language.

Gujarat Judiciary Exam 2022 Preparation

Most of you might find difficulties while preparing for the Judicial Service examination. However, cracking the exam is not challenging if you follow a few techniques to study.

The following are a few Judiciary Exam Preparation Tips for prelims, mains, and viva-voce.

Generally, experts suggest starting your preparation at least one year before the exam, as it will help you cover all the topics per the syllabus. Also, you will get time for revision at the end.

The first and primary step to starting civil judge exam preparation is to prepare in reverse order. Begin with mains exam preparation, and then automatically, you will be preparing for the prelims examination. 

The central part of the syllabus includes the Constitution of India, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Penal Code, and Indian Evidence Act. In contrast, the minor subjects include the Indian Contract Act, Specific Relief Act, and Transfer of Property Act.

Make sure to prepare a question bank for every major and minor subject for the prelims and mains exam. Also, make a habit of preparing notes for procedural topics, as it can help a lot in the last-minute preparation of the Judiciary Examination.

Attend as many mock interviews as possible, as it will help clear all your doubts and eliminate the fear of an actual interview.

Gujarat Judiciary Exam 2022 Result

After completing the exam, the High court of Gujarat will publish the result on the court’s official website. The high court will publish the result in the form of a merit list consisting of roll numbers of shortlisted applicants.

• Visit the official website of Gujarat High Court
• Navigate and click Link: ‘Gujarat PCS J result.’ 
• Download Merit List PDF
• Press Ctrl+F, enter your roll number