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Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services 2020-21

Law Graduates who wish to become members of subordinate judiciary should write the entry-level exam which is the Judiciary exam or the PCS (J)-Provincial Civil Service-Judicial Examination.
This exam is uniformly divided into 3 stages of Preliminary, Mains and Interview, across all States in India.
The State government under the supervision of respective High Courts appoints members of the subordinate judiciary.

Selection process is further dependent on yearly vacancies/number of seats.

Judicial services offer several attractive features which include handsome perks and privileges inuding among others- rent-free accommodation, fuel allowances, subsidized electricity and water supplies, telephone allowances, and bursaries for children’s education.

Eligibility

The following essential qualifications must be met:

• The candidate must be a citizen of India. 
• The candidate must be a holder of a degree in Law which is recognised by the Bar Council of India. (Please note that enrolment with the Bar as an Advocate is not a condition for appearing, however it is advisable to do so, on account of adding job experience at interview stage.) 
• The minimum age prescribed is 22 years, while a candidate above 35 years shall be ineligible. However, the upper age limit is relaxable by 3 years for S.C. category candidates of Himachal Pradesh.

Syllabus

Phase I Prelims

The Preliminary paper consists of 3 papers of 100 Marks each: 

1. Civil Law I
2. Civil Law II
3. Criminal Law

PAPER – I	Civil Law I: Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Evidence Act, Indian Stamp Act, Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 and Specific Relief Act.	100
PAPER – II	Civil Law II: Indian Contract Act, Hindu Law, Indian Limitation Act, Transfer of Property Act and H.P. Urban Rent Control Act.	100
PAPER – III	Criminal Law: Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Chapter-XVII (Section 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, H.P. Excise Act-2011 ad applicable to the State of H.P., Wildlife Protection Act and Indian Forest Act.	100

Phase II Main Exam

NOTE:

• For Mains examination no candidate shall be credited with any marks in any paper unless he/she obtains 40% marks in that paper, except Hindi language paper (paper- V) in which candidate should obtain at least 33% marks. 
• A candidate in order to qualify for the Mains Examination must have obtained 45% marks in aggregate in all papers and at least 33% marks in Paper V.

Phase III

Candidates, who qualify the mains examination, will be required to appear at such a place as fixed by the Commission for a viva-voce test. The maximum marks for the personality test will be 150.

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Source

http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/ 

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