Overview: While preparing for the Judicial Services Examination of any state, the most common suggestion is to “prepare from the mains perspective” which is absolutely correct because prelims is the qualifying examination while it is the mains examination which has an impact on the final result. Every aspirant must to know How To Prepare For Haryana Judiciary Prelims before starting with it.

In this blog we will cover: 

• How To Prepare For Haryana Judiciary Prelims. 
• Overview of Haryana Judiciary Prelims 2024
• Strategy for cracking prelims. 
• Syllabus of Haryana Judiciary Prelims. 
• Qualification and Eligibility for Haryana Judiciary Prelims

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How To Prepare For Haryana Judiciary Prelims 

Here are some pointers which will definitely help you prepare well for your Haryana Judiciary Prelims examinations: 

• Importance of Previous Year Papers: Go through the previous year papers of not just Haryana, but of Delhi, UP, MP and Rajasthan - identify the key areas of each subject. 
• Bare Act reading: Read your bare act of every subject in its entirety and mark the keywords in the relevant sections.. 
• Note making: Prepare index notes/ready reckoners during your second reading of the bare acts. These notes will help you in the last moment revision. 

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• Subjects to start with: Study two subjects at a time; choose a subject of interest along with a subject that doesn’t interest you. It’ll prevent your mind from getting saturated. You can pick one easy and one difficult subject. Example, IPC and Contracts can be prepared together. 
• Solving Questions: Solve as many questions as possible after the second reading - identify the errors and read upon the weak areas again. Solve at least 300 questions weekly during the first 2 months of your preparation to start with. 
• Revision is the key: Revise every subject regularly.Nothing can make your preparation concrete the way revision does. Spend at least 10-15 mins daily revising everything that you have learnt the previous day. 

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Strategy to Prepare For Haryana Judiciary Prelims 

Cracking the judiciary prelims exam requires a well-planned and systematic approach. Here is a paper-wise strategy to help you prepare effectively:

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Current Affairs :

Current Affairs is one of the most important areas for you to cover for while you prepare for Haryana Judiciary Prelims, here is how you can prepare for Haryana Judiciary Prelims, Current Affairs:

• Start preparing current affairs from first day of you preparation.
• Spend at least 30 minutes with newspapers and next 30 minutes in making notes from all the important news in the newspaper.
• Focus on key areas like, Legal Developments, Political changes, news of national importance and Haryana state specific news.
• Newspapers to refer: The Hindu, The Indian Express or The Times of India.
• Make concise notes of important current affairs topics, including their relevance to the legal system.
• Other resources you can refer to are GKToday, Competition InFocus, Pratiyogita Darpan, or TopRankers YT Channel.
• Websites: www.toprankers.com, www.legalservicessociety.com, www.ipleaders.com 

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Indian Legal History 

• Weekly 2 hours must be dedicated to Indian Legal History.
• You can refer to Quick Indian Polity for Competitive Exams.
• Before starting with a new topic spend 10-15 mins 

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Constitutional Development 

• Use the Bare Act of Indian Constitution.
• Mark Important Articles of Indian Constitution in the index, take help from your faculty or mentors. You can also refer to Previous Year Papers for the same.
• While reading the articles, ensure that you make notes simultaneously.
• Make short and crisp notes.
• Focus most importantly on the Amendments of the constitution and on sources of the constitution.

Civil Law- I 

• Start with Indian Contract Act, Indian Partnership Act and Sales of Goods Act initially.
• Make notes while you go through these Acts.
• Use Bare Acts as the first point of reference.
• for 30 days focus entirely on these subjects.
• Practice 200 questions at least: weekly.
• Refer to Previous Year papers of Haryana and other states as well, to get the correct knowledge of important sections.
• For the second 30 days target Code of Civil Procedure and Punjab Courts Act.
• Make notes while understanding the interlinking between Orders and Sections of CPC.
• Practice 200-250 questions.
• Do not forget to revise Indian Contract Act, Indian Partnership Act and Sales of Goods Act on daily basis. Spend 30-45 minutes daily for revision.
• In the next 30 days, pick Specific Relief Act,  Indian Evidence Act  and Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973
• Revise all the subjects you have picked till date. Spend 60-90 minutes daily on revision.

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Civil Law- II

• Start with Hindu Law. Use bare acts and reference books.
• Practice 100-150 questions weekly.
• For Mohammedan Law use reference books and to understand the important portions, refer to Previous Year Papers
• For Law of Registration, Limitation and Customary Law, your first point of reference must be Bare Acts.
• Make notes using the bare acts.
• Practice 200 questions weekly for getting a proper command on the subject.

Syllabus of Haryana Judiciary Prelims. 

A very few students are able to clear the Haryana Judiciary prelims because of the nature of questions asked and very close options provided therein. Specifically for the mains examination, which consists of hypothetical questions, preparing for prelims becomes a different task altogether. The syllabus of Haryana Judiciary syllabus for Prelims comprises: 

• Current Affairs 
• Indian Legal History 
• Constitutional Development 
• Civil Law-I, Civil Law-II, and Criminal Law  

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Civil Law- I 

• Code of Civil Procedure 
• Punjab Courts Act 
• Indian Contract Act 
• Indian Partnership Act 
• Sales of Goods Act 
• Specific Relief Act 
• Indian Evidence Act 
• Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973 

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Civil Law- II 

• Hindu Law 
• Mohammedan Law 
• Law of Registration and Limitation 
• Customary Law 

Criminal Law  

• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 
• The Indian Penal Code 
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 

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Overview of Haryana Judiciary Prelims 2024

As per the Haryana Judiciary Exam Analysis 2024, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate - difficult compared to the last year.

The following were some of the key highlights of the Haryana Judiciary Exam Analysis 2024 for the preliminary exam:

• Most of the questions were not direct, the difficulty level was moderate to easy.
• Questions asked about general knowledge were reasonably straightforward.
• There were direct questions on Section 82 and section 463 of the Indian Penal Code in the exam.
• Questions from Specific Relief were not asked.
• There were a fewer questions from Sale of Goods Act, Registration, Limitation, and Partnership act.

Qualification and Eligibility for Haryana Judiciary Prelims

• A degree of Bachelor of Laws from a University established by the law and approved/recognised by the Bar Council of India.
• Age: Minimum 21 Years not more than 42 years as on 15.02:2021
• Relaxation of 5 more years: Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of Haryana and Women of Haryana State whose husbands have been ordered by civil/criminal courts to pay maintenance to them; women whose husbands have remarried; widows.
• Relaxation in age up to 45 years to unmarried women of Haryana State only.

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Conclusion:

When you start Haryana Judiciary preparation, make sure you have your strategy right. Have proper knowledge of the syllabus for your prelims preparation and refer to previous year papers to know the exact pattern of the exam. Practising is the key to crack Haryana Judiciary prelims. Every week practice 200-250 questions at least.

All the best for all the Haryana Judiciary Aspirants for their prelims prepraration.