The Haryana PCS J Exam selection process includes three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Viva-voce. All three phases are qualifying in nature.

The prelims exam will have only one paper, and the mains exam consists of 5 papers. As per the official notification, you need to score a minimum of 150 marks in the prelims exam to qualify for the next exam stage, i.e., the mains exam.

Also, you have to score above the cut-off in each exam stage to appear for the next phase of the selection process.

Read through the post that will give you a complete insight into Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern 2022, such as the overall structure of the exam, the number of questions asked from each section, type of questions, marking scheme, etc.

Haryana Judiciary Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

The prelims exam holds a weightage of 500 marks. According to the Haryana Judiciary paper pattern, the preliminary examination shall be of objective type with multiple-choice questions.

The question paper includes five sections: English, Analytical Skills, Reasoning, Aptitude, and General Knowledge, including Current Events.

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• The prelims question paper consists of 125 questions, and each question carries four marks.
• The standard of the question papers shall be of Law graduate level.
• The time duration of the exam is 2 hours.
• You must secure a minimum of 150 marks in the prelims exam to get selected for the Mains exam.

As per the Haryana Judiciary prelims pattern, the commission will not consider the marks obtained in the prelims exam for preparing the final merit list.

Let us look at the table below to know the detailed Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern for prelims.

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Haryana Judiciary Marking Scheme for Prelims 2022 

According to the Haryana Judiciary prelims marks, You will be awarded four marks for each correctly answered question.

Also, there is a negative marking in the Haryana Judiciary exam. Check out the table below to know the detailed marking scheme of the HCS J exam.

Haryana Judiciary Mains Exam Pattern 2022

There are five papers in the Mains exam: Civil Law 1, Civil Law 2, Criminal Law, English, and language. As per the Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern, the mains exam holds a weightage of 900 marks.

Solving Haryana Judiciary Question Papers will help you know the difficulty level of the paper and the type of questions asked in the mains exam.

• The mains examination will be of subjective/narrative type. 
• The commission conducts the exam in English medium except for the language paper.
• The time duration of each paper is 3 hours.
• The standard of the language paper will be of Matriculation Examination of the Board of School Education, Haryana.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern for Mains - Marking Scheme 2022

Check out the table below to know the detailed marking scheme for the Haryana Judiciary mains examination.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Pattern for Viva-Voce 2022

Those who qualify in both Prelims and Mains exams will be called for the final round of examination, i.e., Personal Interview round/Viva-voce.

Following Haryana Judiciary Preparation Tips provided by experts will help you better prepare for the Viva-voce.

• If you belong to the general category, you need to score at least 50% marks in aggregate of prelims and Mains to get selected for viva-voce.
• You have to score a minimum of 45% in the written exam if you belong to the SC/ST/PwD/Backward Class/Ex-servicemen category.
• Note that you are called for the interview in order of the marks scored in the written exam shall not exceed the number of vacancies thrice.
• You will get selected as a civil judge only if you score more than 50% (for the general category) and 45% (for SC/ST/PH/ESM) in aggregate of the marks obtained in the mains written exam and the viva-voce.