Reader's Digest: Congratulations on choosing Civil Judge as a career option. A good choice, I must say! Before proceeding further, check out the latest vacancies in the Punjab Judiciary. Let's get started with the article to know the Punjab Civil Judge vacancies of the previous year from 2021 to 2017. Go through this post to learn about the Punjab civil age relaxation, reservation of seats, and many more. 

What to Expect from Punjab Civil Judge Vacancy 2023?

Punjab High court and the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) annually announce vacancies for the Punjab Civil Judge (Junior Division) cum Junior Magistrate post. 

This post is considered among the most reputed and prestigious in the Punjab state Judiciary department. 

Every year thousands of judicial candidates appear for this examination. Only 150+ candidates get a chance to work as a Punjab civil judge (Junior Division) at the Punjab high court and in the Punjab state Judiciary department.

This year Punjab high court and Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has released 159 vacancies for young, hard-working, dedicated, and highly talented candidates to get recruited for the post of the Punjab civil judge (Junior Division).

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The table mentioned below shows the category-wise distribution of the Punjab civil judge vacancy in 2023: -

Category (Category Code)	Number of Vacancies
General (Unreserved) (71)	52
Ex-Servicemen / Lineal Dependent of Ex-Servicemen (72 / 73)	14
Freedom Fighter, Punjab (74)	02
Sports Person, Punjab (75)	05
Visually Impaired (76 - A)	03
Hearing Impaired (76 - B)	03
Orthopedically Challenged (76 - C)	03
Intellectual disability or Multiple disabilities, including above mentioned	01
Scheduled Caste Others, Punjab (77)	16
Scheduled Caste Others, ESM / LDESM, Punjab (78 / 79)	04
Scheduled Caste Others Sports Person, Punjab (80)	02
Balmiki / Mazhbi Sikh, Punjab (81)	16
Balmiki / Mazhbi Sikh, ESM / LDESM, Punjab (82 / 83)	04
Backward Classes, Punjab (85)	15
Backward Classes, ESM / LDESM, Punjab (86 / 87)	03
Economically Weaker Sections, Punjab (92)	16
Grand Total	159

Punjab Judiciary Exam 2023 Highlights

Take a look at the highlights Punjab Judiciary Exam.

Exam	Punjab Civil Service (Judicial) Examination
Conducting Body	Punjab and Haryana High Court
Posts Offered	Civil Judge (Junior Division) –cum-Judicial Magistrate
No. of Vacancies	159
Salary	27,700 – 44,770 INR per month
Notification Release Date	September 7, 2022
Job Location	Punjab
Official Website	https://highcourtchd.gov.in/

Age Relaxation of Punjab Judiciary 2023

⇒ The eligible age limit for the candidates belonging to the unreserved category is between 21 to 35 years.

⇒ The Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) category candidates are eligible for upper age relaxation of 5 years.

⇒ The OBC category candidates can avail of upper age relaxation of 3 years.

⇒ The candidates of the physically handicapped category can benefit from the upper age of relaxation of 10 years.

Also Read: Punjab Judiciary Syllabus 2023

Refer to the table below that displays the age relaxation of the Punjab civil judge 2023: -

Category	Age Relaxation
Unreserved	0 years
Schedule Caste (SC)	5 years
Schedule Tribe (ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
Physically Handicapped	10 years