Judiciary Exam Pattern 2020-21

The Judiciary Exam is conducted for the recruitment of candidates for members of the Subordinate Judiciary in different states. Every year more than 50,000 candidates appear for the Judiciary Exam across India. If you are also an aspiring civil judge, then here is all you need to know about the pattern of the Judiciary Exam. Go through the detailed stage-wise Judiciary Exam Pattern 2020. 

Judiciary Exam Pattern 2020-21

• There are three stages involved in the Indian Judiciary 2020 exam pattern i.e., Prelims, Mains, & Viva-Voce. 
• Knowing the Judiciary 2020 exam pattern will help candidates to know the number of questions asked from each section and the marking scheme. Here, we have provided a detailed state-wise exam pattern and its syllabus. 
• The exam pattern for Judiciary Exam remains the same for each state but the Judiciary Exam Syllabus 2020 varies for each state.

Candidates appearing for the Judiciary Exam 2020, must be aware of the detailed stages involved. Also, know the type of questions asked, subjects included, and marking scheme through the PCS J exam pattern 2020. 

Judiciary Preliminary Exam Pattern 2020

Type of Exam

• The preliminary stage of the Judiciary Exam includes multiple-choice questions. 
• This stage is conducted as a screening test for mains exam i.e., the second stage of Judiciary recruitment. 
• Candidates qualifying Prelims are eligible for the Mains Exam. Solving previous year Judiciary Exam Question Papers can help in cracking the exam with high score. 

Qualifying Marks For General & SC/ST Categories

• The minimum qualifying marks in the preliminary exam vary for each state. 
• Also, the qualifying marks are different for General and SC/ST categories.

Category	Qualifying percentage
General	60%
Reserved categories	55%

Evaluation Criteria

• The marks secured in the preliminary exam are not considered for the final merit list since this is just a screening test for the mains stage. But it is mandatory to qualify for the exam.

Judiciary Mains Exam Pattern 2020

Type of Exam

• This is the second stage of the selection process wherein the question paper includes the descriptive type of questions.
• The subjects included in this stage varies from each state. There might be around 3 to 4 subjects in the Mains exam.

Qualifying Marks For General & SC/ST Categories

• The minimum qualifying marks in the Mains exam vary for each state. 
• Also, the qualifying marks are different for General and SC/ST categories.

Evaluation Criteria

• Candidates need to score well in this stage as it will be considered for deciding the final merit list. 

Judiciary Viva-Voce Exam Pattern 2020

Type of Exam

• This is the last stage of the exam pattern of the PCS J Exam 2020 wherein Candidates are evaluated based on general knowledge, personality, and aptitude. 
• It is very important for all Mains exam qualifiers to perform well in this stage in order to get appointed for the Civil Judge post.

Qualifying Marks For General & SC/ST Categories

• The minimum qualifying marks in the Viva-Voce or the Interview is 20 marks out of 50 marks.
• It does vary for each category, however, the minimum marks need to be secured by each candidate to be eligible for selection. 

Evaluation Criteria

• Candidates whoever scores above the minimum marks will be eligible for the final step of selection as a Judge as prescribed in the Judiciary Exam Eligibility. 

Subjects Included in Judiciary Exam 2020

The syllabus for each state varies, hence the subjects and marking scheme is also different. So, here is the list of subjects included overall in most of the state-wise Judiciary Exam. Have a look at the below subjects from the prelims and mains combined as per the latest Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern.

Judiciary Exam Prelims Subjects

General Knowledge	Aptitude, English	Constitution of India	Code of Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure Code	Transfer of Property Act	Indian Contract Act	Indian Penal Code
Indian Evidence Act	Law of Torts	Proficiency in the official language of each state	Elementary General Science

Judiciary Exam Mains Subjects 

Paper 1 Syllabus
Essay	Precise Writing
Grammar	-
Paper 2 Syllabus
Objective Test	Aptitude Test
Paper 3 Syllabus
Transfer of Property Act	Constitution of India
Civil Procedure Code	Indian Contract Act
Paper 4 Syllabus
Indian Penal Code	Criminal Procedure Code
Law of Torts	Indian Evidence Act

State-Wise Judicial Services Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2020

Here is the brief pattern for Judiciary Exams conducted across India at various periods. Check out the pattern and selection process for Judicial Services explained below for each state and plan your preparation accordingly. 

Exam Pattern for Gujarat Judiciary 2020

The exam pattern of the Gujarat Judiciary consists of three stages: Prelims, Mains, and personality test. All three stages are qualifying in nature. Go through the detailed Gujarat Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern here.

Prelims Exam Pattern

The question paper of the prelims exam of the Gujarat Judiciary has three sections: Part A, Part B, and Part C.

• The prelims exam consists of objective type of questions
• .The paper consists of 100 questions for 100 marks.
• There is a negative marking of 0.33 marks for every wrongly answered question.
• The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains exam pattern consists of three papers as mentioned below:

• Paper 1 (Criminal)
• Paper 2 (Civil)
• Paper 3 Gujarati Language)

The exam is a descriptive type of paper and the exam conducted for a total of 200 marks. Let us have a look at the table below to know the detailed number of questions from each section and the time duration of the exam.

Question Paper	No. of Marks	Time Duration
Paper 1	75	2.5 Hours
Paper 2	75	2.5 Hours
Paper 3	50	1.5 Hours

Personality Test

Candidates who will get shortlisted in the Mains exam pattern are called for the personality test. They will get shortlisted in the personality test based on the performance in the face to face interview.

Exam pattern for Telangana Judiciary 2020

As per the notification, the pattern for Telangana Judiciary 2020 consists of three stages:

• Preliminary Exam
• Written Exam
• Viva-voce

Preliminary Exam

To shortlist the candidates, the High Court will conduct the screening test. The test consists of 100 objective type questions and each question carries one mark. The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours. 

The candidates scoring above 40% of marks in the screening test will get shortlisted for the written examination.

Written Exam

The written exam consists of three papers: Civil Law, Criminal Law, and English. The written exam is conducted to test the candidates' proficiency and knowledge in all three subjects.

• Each paper consists of 100 multiple choice questions for 100 marks.
• The duration of each paper is 3 hours.

Viva-voce

Candidates who have secured more than 60% of marks in the written exam are eligible to appear for the Vice-voce. The reserved category candidates must have scored more than 50% of marks to appear for the Vice-voce.

• Viva-Voce which is qualifying in nature is conducted for 50 marks.

Exam Pattern for Karnataka Judiciary 2020

The Karnataka Judiciary Exam includes three stages i.e., Prelims, Mains, and Viva-Voce. Go through the detailed Karnataka Judiciary exam pattern here.

Prelims Exam Pattern

• There are a total of three sections
• The exam is conducted for 100 marks including 100 Objective type questions.

Part	Topics
Part A	Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
	Negotiable Instruments Act, 1981
	Transfer of Property Act, 1882
	Indian Contract Act, 1872
	Specific Relief Act, 1963
	Indian Constitution
	Karnataka Rent Act, 1999
Part B	Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
	Indian Penal Code, 1860
	Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Part C	General Knowledge – Test of reasoning and mental ability

Mains Exam Pattern

• This is a written exam including 4 papers
• Each paper is asked for 100 marks and the total marking scheme is 400 marks.

Paper	Maximum Marks
Translation Paper	100 marks
Law Paper I	100 marks
Law Paper-II	100 marks
Law Paper III	100 marks
Total	400 marks

Viva-Voce

Candiadtes who will get qualified in the mains examination are eligible for Viva-voce. In this round, candiadtes will be tested on the general knowledge, grasp of principles of law, and suitability of appointments as CivilJudge.

Exam Pattern for Chhattisgarh Judiciary  2020

The exam paper of Chhattisgarh judiciary is divided into three parts as follows:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Viva-Voce

Prelims Exam pattern

The prelims exam pattern of the Chhattisgarh Judiciary consists of 100 questions for 100 marks. The time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

As per the Mains Chhattisgarh Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern, there are three sections in the paper:

• Framing of issues and writing of judgment in Civil Cases for 40 marks
• Framing of charges and writing of judgment in Criminal Cases for 40 marks
• Translation: English to Hindi (10marks), Hindi to English(10marks)

Viva-voce

Depending on the candidates who appeared for the Mains examination, candiadtes will be called for Viva-voce in the ratio of 1:3. The viva-voce is conducted for a total of 15 marks.

Exam pattern for Jharkhand Judiciary 2020

The selection of candidates for Jharkhand Judiciary Recruitment 2020 will be done on the basis of marks scored in Prelims, Mains, and Viva-voce. Go through the detailed Jharkhand Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern of all the there stages below.

Prelims Exam Pattern

• The Preliminary Entrance Test is a written exam with objective or Multiple Choice type questions.
• The prelims exam consists of 100 questions for 100 marks.
• The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Mains Exam pattern

The Mains exam pattern of the Jharkhand Judiciary consists of four papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, and Paper 4.

• The candidates who will clear the prelims exam are eligible to appear for the Mains exam.
• Each paper is conducted for 100 marks and the total exam paper is for 400 marks.
• The question paper is a subjective type of paper.

Viva-Voce

The Viva-Voce Test for the Jharkhand PCS J exam holds 100 marks. In this test, candidates belonging to the General Category must score at least 25% marks whereas candidates belonging to SC/ST/EBC/OBC have to 20% marks.

Exam Pattern for Delhi Judicial Services 2020

The Delhi Judiciary Examination is conducted in three stages – the preliminary examination, the main examination, and the viva voce.

Prelims Exam Pattern

• The format is objective and has 200 questions.
• As per the Judiciary Exam Pattern, for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks are deducted from the final score. 
• The Delhi Judiciary 2020 syllabus includes legal problems, general knowledge, skills in English, and aptitude.

Main Exam Pattern

The Mains exam of the Delhi Judiciary consists of four papers: paper 1, paper 2, paper 3, and paper 4. Paper 1 is conducted for a total of 250 marks whereas all the other three papers for 200 marks.

• The questions in the exam are descriptive in nature.
• The exam is conducted for a total of 850 marks.

Viva-voce

Candidates who have cleared the main examination are enlisted for the viva voce. The candidates are given a score out of 150 in the viva voce.

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Maharashtra, and Jammu & Kashmir Exam Pattern 2020

The Judicial Services exam of all these states will be held in three stages as follows:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Viva-voce

Prelims Exam Pattern

• The prelims exam consists of multiple-choice questions.
• The question paper consists a total of 100 questions for 100 marks.
• Candidates will be tested on general knowledge, aptitude, English, the constitution of India, Code of Civil procedure, etc.

Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains exam pattern consists of four papers:

• Paper 1
• Paper 2 (Objective Test)
• Paper 3
• Paper 4

Let us have a look at the table below to know the detailed exam pattern of all the states mentioned above.

Question Paper	No.of Marks	Time Duration
Paper 1	100	2 hours
Paper 2	100	2 hours
Paper 3	100	2 hours
Paper 4	100	2 hours

Viva-voce

The Viva-voce is conducted for a total of 50 marks. candidates need to score 20 marks in the viva-voce to get selected for the Civil Judge post.

Exam Pattern for Rajasthan Judiciary 2020

As per the Rajasthan Judiciary 2020 Exam pattern, there are three stages involved in the selection process of the civil judge post. Go through the detailed RJS Exam Pattern and start your preparation accordingly.

Prelims Exam Pattern

The Preliminary stage of Rajasthan Judicial Services will be an objective type of examination. There will be a 70% weightage for prescribed Law Paper-I and Law Paper-ll. The remaining 30% will be allocated for proficiency in Hindi and English language. 

• The exam paper consists of 100 questions for 100 marks.
• There is no negative marking in the prelims exam of the Rajasthan Judiciary.
• Students should take note that RJS Prelims is only considered while shortlisting students for the RJS Mains exam and not in the final merit list preparation.

Mains Exam pattern

There is a total of 4 papers in the Mains level of the examination. The subjects of RJS Mains are:

• Paper I: Law
• Paper-II: Law
• Paper III: Hindi Essay
• Paper IV: English Essay

Let us have a look at the table below to know the number of questions from each section and the time duration of the exam.

Subjects	Paper	Marks	Duration
Law	Paper I	100	3 Hours
	Paper II	100	3 Hours
Language	Paper I Hindi Essay	50	2 Hours
	Paper II English Essay	50	2 Hours

Viva-Voce

Candidates who will ger shortlisted in the Mains exam are eligible to appear for the Viva-voce. the final selection of the candidate is based on the aggregate scores of the Mains exam and viva-voce.

Exam Pattern for Haryana & Punjab Judiciary 2020

The selection of Civil Judges as per HPSC Judicial Services guidelines will be based on one MCQ based test, one written test, and an interview round. The details of the Haryana & Punjab Judiciary exam pattern has been mentioned below:

Prelims Exam Pattern

The Preliminary exam consists of 125 multiple choice questions of 500 marks.

• The time duration of the exam is 2 hours.
• The standard of the question paper will be of Law graduate level. i.e. the standard LLB syllabus that is prescribed in BCI approved law colleges across India.

Mains Exam Pattern

In the Haryana & Punjab Judiciary Main Exams, candidates are asked questions from five subjects- Civil Law I, Civil Law II, Criminal Law III, English, Language (Hindi in Devanagari Script).

Candidates who will obtain 50% marks in the mains exam will be qualifying for the next round. For reserved category candidates, the qualifying marks is 45%. The marking scheme for each subject is as follows:

Topic	Marks
Civil Law I	200 Marks
Civil Law II	200 Marks
Criminal Law	200 Marks
English	200 Marks
Language (Hindi)	100 Marks

Interview/Viva-voce

Those who qualify in both Prelims and Mains exams will be called for the final round of examination, i.e. Personal Interview round. The candidates will be scored within a 100 marks bracket. Candidates will have to score a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of Mains and Interview to make it to the final merit list.

Exam Pattern for West Bengal Judiciary 2020

The exam pattern for West Bengal Judiciary Examination is conducted in three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Viva-voce. Go through the West Bengal Judiciary Exam Pattern and start your preparation accordingly for the exam.

Prelims Exam Pattern 2020

• The Prelims include Multiple Choice Questions for a total of 200 marks.
• The total time duration of the exam is 150 minutes

Subjects	Marks
English Composition	30
General Knowledge, Current Affairs, and Test of Reasoning	40
Indian Constitution	20
Law of Contracts and Torts	20
Laws of Evidence	20
Civil Procedure Codes	20
Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code	20
Personal Law	10
Law of Limitation	20
Total	200

West Bengal Mains Exam Pattern 2020

• The mains examination will consist of eight compulsory papers and three papers on optional subjects to be chosen by the candidates from the list of Optional Subjects.
• All the compulsory papers and optional will be 100 marks each.
• The total time duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Papers	Subject	Marks
Compulsory Papers 8	English Composition, essay, précis writing	100
	Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali composition, essay and translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu /Nepali/Santali	100
	General Knowledge and Current Affairs	100
	Civil Procedure Code	100
	Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code	100
	Indian Evidence Act	100
	Law of Contracts and Torts and	100
	Transfer of Property Act	100
Optional Papers 3	Optional Paper-1	100
	Optional Paper-2	100
	Optional Paper-3	100

Viva-voce

Candidates who will get shortlisted in the mains exam are called for the personality test or viva-voce. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in the Mains examination and viva-voce.

Exam Pattern for Uttar Pradesh Judiciary 2020

There are three stages involved in UP Judiciary Exam and those are as follows:

• Prelims (Objective & Multiple Choice type)
• Mains (Written conventional type)
• Viva-voce (Personality test)

Prelims Exam Pattern

The Preliminary round of UPPSC PCS J consists of two papers i.e., Paper 1: General Knowledge and Paper 2: Law.

Paper I

There will be 100 questions in the paper constituting total marks of 200. As per the Uttar Pradesh Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern, the candidate will be offered with two marks for every right answer and 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. The time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Paper II

Paper 2 of the prelims exam is an objective type paper that consists of multiple-choice questions. It is expected that there will be a total of 150 questions in paper 2 and each question carries 2 marks. 

• The exam is conducted for a total of 300 marks.
• Candiadtes will be awarded +2 marks for each correct answer and 0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrongly answered question.
• The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains exam pattern consists of five papers: 

• Paper I: General Knowledge
• Paper II: Language
• Paper III: Law I (Substantive Law)
• Paper IV: Law II (Procedure and Evidence)
• Paper V: Law III (Penal, Revenue, and Local Laws)

Each paper is conducted for 200 marks and the time duration of the each paper is 3 hours.

Viva-voce

Candidates who will get shortlisted in the Mains exam are eligible to appear for the viva-voce. The personal interview/viva-voce is conducted for a total of 100 marks.

Madhya Pradesh Exam Pattern 2020

As per the Madhya Pradesh exam pattern, the exam is conducted in three stages: Prelims, Mains, viva-voce. Let us have a look at the table below to know the exam pattern of the Madhya Pradesh Judiciary.

Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam paper consists of 150 multiple choice questions and each question carries one mark. The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains exam consists of four papers and each paper is conducted for 100 marks. The total time duration of each paper is 3 hours. The exam is conducted for a total of 400 marks.

Paper 1: Civil Law and Procedure

Paper 2: Criminal law and procedure

Paper 3: Writing skill, Court Practice, Translation, and current legal knowledge

Paper 4: Judgment writing

Viva-Voce

Candidates will be shortlisted for the viva-voce based on the marks scored in the mains examination. The exam is conducted for a total of 50 marks.

Exam Pattern for Bihar Judiciary 2020

The selection of Civil Judges as per BPSC Judicial Services guidelines will be based on two written tests and an interview round. The details of each exam have been mentioned below as per the latest Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern.

Prelims Exam Pattern 

The Preliminary round of Bihar Judicial Services consists of two papers; Paper 1: General Studies and Paper 2: Law. 

• Paper 1 consists of multiple-choice questions and the exam is conducted for a total of 100 marks.
• The paper consists of multiple-choice questions from law topics for 150 marks.

Mains Exam Pattern 2020

For Bihar Judicial Services Main Exams, candidates are asked questions from five subjects- General Knowledge with Current Affairs, Elementary General Science, General Hindi, General English, Law of Evidence, and Procedure. 

For Mains Exam, applicants will be asked to choose 3 subjects out of the following five optional subjects:

• Constitution and Administrative Law of India - 150 marks
• Hindu Law and Muhammadan Law - 150 marks
• Law of Transfer of Property and Principle of Equity, Law of Trust and Specific Relief - 150 marks
• Law of Contract and Torts - 150 marks
• Commercial Law - 150 marks

Viva-Voce

For those who qualify in both Prelims and Mains, exams will be called for the final round of examination, i.e. Personal Interview round. The candidates will be scored within a 120 marks bracket. Candidates will have to score a minimum of 35% marks in the interview to make it to the final merit list.

Exam Pattern for Kerala Judiciary 2020

The Kerala Judicial Services Exam consists of three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Viva-voce. All three stages are qualifying in nature. Go through the detailed Kerala Judiciary Exam Pattern from the post below and enhance your preparation for the exam.

Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam consists of three papers: Part A, Part B, and Part C. The total number of questions in the exam will be 100 and each question carries 2 marks, making the total number of marls as 200. 

• It is an objective MCQ based exam
• There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrongly answered question.
• The total time duration of the exam is 2.5 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

The mains exam is a descriptive paper that includes four papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4.

• Each paper carries a total of 100 marks
• The time duration of each paper is 3 hours.

Viva-voce

The viva-voce or personality test will carry a total of 50 marks. Candidates must qualify in the personality test to get eligible for the post of Civil Judge.

Exam Pattern for Odisha Judiciary 2020

The Odisha Judiciary exam is conducted in three parts: the preliminary examination, the main examination, and the viva voce. Check the detailed exam pattern of the Odisha Judiciary from the post below.

Prelims Exam Pattern

• The preliminary examination consists of one paper, with a total score of 100
• The format of the question paper is objective.
• There are 100 Multiple Choice Questions given in the paper and each question carries 1 mark.
• The total time for the exam is 1.5 hours
• Allocation of negative marking for every wrong answer is 0.25% of the total score assigned per question.

Mains Exam Pattern

• The main examination consists of three optional papers and two compulsory papers.
• The three optional papers are assigned a score of 150 and the duration of each paper is 3 hours.
• The two compulsory papers are assigned a score of 150 and the time duration is 2.5 hours.
• The format of the question paper is subjective.

Viva-Voce

• The total marks assigned for the viva voce is 100.
• The questions asked will be based on current affairs across the globe, the syllabus given, and common interest in the areas of science and arts.

Exam Pattern for Uttarakhand Judiciary 2020

As per the Uttarakhand Judiciary 2020 Exam Pattern, the exam is conducted in three stages:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Viva-voce

Let us have a look at the detailed paper pattern of the Uttarakhand Judiciary to know the marking scheme and the number of questions asked from each section.

Prelims Exam Pattern

The Preliminary Examination of the Uttarakhand Judiciary Exam consists of 2 Parts:

• Part 1 of the Uttarakhand Judiciary prelims exam consists of 50 objective type questions and for each correct answer 1 mark is allotted and there is no negative marking for incorrect answer.
•  Part 2 of the Uttarakhand Judiciary exam consists of 150 objective type questions and for each correct answer 1 mark is allotted and there is no negative marking for incorrect answer. To attempt both the 2 parts the time allotted is 3 hours.

The table below shows the exam pattern of the prelims examination of Uttarakhand Civil Judge:

Parts	No. of Questions	Marks Allotted	Time Allotted	Questions Type
Part 1	150	50	3 hours	MCQs
Part 2	150	150		MCQs

Mains Exam Pattern

The mains examination of the Uttarakhand Judiciary consists of 6 subjects and the exam is conducted for a total of 950 marks.

Subjects	Marks Allotted	Time Allotted
The Present Day	150	2 hours
Language	100	2 hours
Law: Paper I (Substantive Law)	200	3 hours
Law: Paper II (Evidence and Procedure)	200	3 hours
Law: Paper III (Revenue and Criminal)	200	3 hours
For Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation Practical Examination	100	2 hours
Viva - Voice	100	1 hour

Exam Pattern for Sikkim Judiciary 2020

The examination process of the Sikkim Judicial Services exam consists of two stages:

• Written Exam
• Viva-voce

Written Exam

According to the Sikkim Judiciary Exam Pattern, the written exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 and paper 2.

• Paper 1 consists of subjects like procedural law, local laws, Indian evidence act, limitation act whereas paper 2 has Hindu law, Indian contract act, Sale of goods act, partnership act, etc.
• Both paper 1 and paper 2 carries 200 march each.
• The time duration of each paper is 3 hours.

Viva-voce

The Viva-voce is conducted for a total of 100 marks. Candidates need to score at least 40 marks to get selected in this round of selection process.

Exam Pattern for Himachal Pradesh Judiciary 2020

The Himachal Pradesh Judiciary Exam Pattern consists of three stages: 

• Prelims
• Mains
• Viva-voce

Prelims Exam Pattern

The Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Preliminary Examination consists of three papers and each paper carries 100 marks. 

• The prelims exam is an objective type paper.
• The total time duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Mains Exam Pattern

There are a total of five papers in the Mains exam of the Himachal Pradesh Judiciary. The exam is conducted for 850 marks.

Candidates can go through the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services mains exam pattern as described by the Himachal high court listed here:

S.No	Sections	Subjects			Marks
1.	I	Civil Law-1			200
2.	II	Civil Law-2			200
3.	III	Criminal Law			200
4.	IV	English Composition			150
		English Essay	100
		Translation of Hindi Passage into English	50
5.	V	Language			100
		Composition (Idioms and Corrections etc.)		20
		Translation of an English passage into Hindi		30
		Essay in Hindi on any topic out of three		50
Total					850

Viva-voce

Candidates who will get shortlisted in the mains exam are eligible to appear for the Viva-voce. In this round, candidates must score minimum qualifying marks to receive an appointment letter for the Civil Judge post.

Exam Pattern for Goa Judiciary 2020

Goa Judicial Services exam is conducted in the following three stages:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Interview (Viva-voce)

Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam is the first stage of the selection process of the Goa Judicial Services exam. The exam is conducted for a total of 100 marks. Candidates who will get selected in the prelims exam are eligible to appear for the Mains examination.

Mains Exam Pattern

As per the Goa Judiciary Exam patter, the mains exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.

• Both paper 1 and paper 2 are conducted for a total of 100 marks each.
• The time duration of each paper is 2 hours.

Viva-voce

Candidates who will get selected in the mains exam can appear for the viva-voce i.e., personality test. Candidates must score minimum marks to get qualified in this round.