Judicial Services Exam FAQ

Candidate who has finished his LL.B. Or a B.A.LL.B degree may appear in the Judicial Services Examination carried out by different States.

It differs from State to State, however, in general the lower age limit is 21 years and the upper age limit is 32 years. Below is the state wise list for age limit:-

• Candidate minimum age should be 35 & maximum 45 years old.


• Candidate must be a Citizen of India.


• Must be an Advocate of not less than seven years standing as on the first day of January 2020.


• Prosecuting Officer / Assistant Prosecuting Officers are also treated to be an Advocate and eligible as per the Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 561 of 2013, Deepak Agarwal Vs. Keshav Kaushik & Others.

Below are the subjects common to almost all the State Judicial Services Exam:-

• English
• General Knowledge
• Indian Evidence Act
• Civil Procedure Code
• Constitution Of India
• Indian Penal Code
• Limitation Act
• Law of Arbitration
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Specific Relief Act
• Indian Contract Act
• Indian Partnership Act
• Sales of Goods Act
• Law of Torts
• Transfer of Property Act
• Hindu Marriage Act
• Registration Act
• Hindu Succession Act
• Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act
• Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
• Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
• Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce ) Act

The judicial services examination held in 3 successive stages:-

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Viva-Voice or Personal Interview.

No, minimum percentage is required for attempting State Judicial Services Exam. Candidate must holds an LL.B. degree (either 5 year integrated course or 3 year course) from recognized university.

Generally the pay scale is- RS. 27,700-770-33,090-920-40,450-1080-44,770

Other allowances are also suggested from time to time by the government paid to the Lower Judiciary Judges.

Completion of 7 years of practice for the Higher Judicial Services Exam is mandatory, it is one of the most important criteria to appear in the HJS examination. Candidate must appear for a competitive examination to enter the HJS.

A practicing lawyer can prepare for judicial examination. He can apply for lower judiciary and higher judiciary, in lower judiciary no minimum year of practice is required whereas for higher judiciary (seven years) of practice is required. There is no particular bar for practicing lawyers to appear in judicial examinations.

Negative marking provision differs from State to State. Certain states prefer negative markings, but most states have no negative marking system.

Preliminary, Mains and Viva Voice are allocated differently in terms of marks from State to State. The following table classifies the allocation of marks for the judicial examination of different states:-

Any student who have cleared his/her class 12 board examinations (any stream) from a recognized board is eligible for an Integrated Law course (5-year program).

There are some common examples of integrated law programs:-

1. B.Sc. (different specializations) L.L.B.
2. B.Com. L.L.B.
3. B.A. L.L.B.
4. B.B.A. L.L.B.
5. B.Tech. L.L.B.

A student who has graduated can pursue Law Education after graduation by choosing L.L.B. Course. Graduates from most branches and disciplines may pursue L.L.B. course. So, basically, you have to go for any graduation course after the 12th and finish it effectively. After graduation, one may go for the L.L.B. Degree (three years of program).

Graduates may select new Integrated programs of L.L.B. instead of regular L.L.B. program.

1. B.Sc. (different specializations) L.L.B.
2. B.Com. L.L.B.
3. B.A. L.L.B.
4. B.B.A. L.L.B.
5. B.Tech. L.L.B.

Some career options after LL.B. course are mentioned below-

Graduates may select new Integrated programs of L.L.B. instead of regular L.L.B. program.

• Judge
• Legal Consultant
• Property Lawyer
• Corporate Lawyer
• Criminal Lawyer
• Advocate with Private Practice
• Advocate working for Law firm
• Advocate working for Government
• NGO/Social Activist
• Lecturer
• Research professional