DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION

Instructions

PART-I

  1. Candidates must fill up the online application form in English language only.
  2. Candidates must download the Admit Card from the website of High Court of Delhi (www.delhihighcourt.nic.in) and appear at the respective examination centre with original and valid photo identity such as Voter Identity Card, Passport, Identity Card issued by the Bar Association or a Government Authority, Aadhar Card or PAN Card. No candidate without original and valid photo identity shall be allowed to enter the examination centre. Proof of identity in the form of images in mobile phones shall not be permitted.
  3. The decision of the High Court of Delhi regarding eligibility of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final.
  4. A candidate in Government Service or working in a Public Sector Undertaking or in a Bank whether in a permanent or temporary capacity, must inform his/her parent office that he/she has applied for Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2022. Such candidate, if selected for Viva-Voce, shall be required to produce ‘No Objection Certificate from his /her employer at the time of Viva-Voce.
  5. A candidate, if declared successful in the Mains Examination (Written), must send one set of self attested copies of the following documents to the Joint Registrar (Exams-DHJS & DJS), High Court of Delhi, within five days of the declaration of the result accompanied by a covering letter indicating his/her Roll Number and Application Number:-
    • Proof of age (Certificate of Matriculation or other equivalent examination).
    • Marksheets & Pass Certificates in respect of Xth and XIIth Class.
    • B. degree or other equivalent law degree.
    • Semester wise Marksheets, Consolidated Marksheet, Certificates and degrees of all courses passed or attended.
    • Advocate’s licence if practicing/Proof of enrolment/Enrolment Certificate, if enrolled with Bar.
    • Pass Certificate in respect of All India Bar Examination, if qualified.
    • In case of a candidate who claims to belong to one of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe categories, a Certificate issued by a Sub-Divisional Officer/Additional District Magistrate/Revenue Assistant or any other Officer, who has been designated by the State Government concerned as competent to issue such a certificate.
    • In case of a candidate belonging to Persons with Disabilities category (identified disabilities), Disability Certificate, issued by a Government Hospital/Medical Board in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 in support of his/her claim.
    • In case of a candidate claiming relaxation in age on account of his/her being Ex-Serviceman, Emergency Commissioned Officer or Short Service Commissioned Officer, documentary evidence in this regard.
  1. 6. Candidate will be required to answer all questions/question papers in English, except to the extent otherwise indicated in the syllabus. The Candidates should bring his/her own pencil/pen and ink but not any other articles such as notes, loose sheets etc. into the examination hall.
  2. 7. Canvassing or use of unfair means in any form shall be considered a disqualification.
  3. 8. A candidate, who claims to belong to Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribe or Persons with Disability categories (identified disabilities), if declared successful in the Mains Examination (Written), must submit the original Caste/Disability Certificate (as the case may be) to the Joint Registrar (Exams-DHJS & DJS), Delhi High Court within five days of the declaration of the result.
  4. 9. Special instructions for PwD candidates:
    1. All such PwD candidates who are suffering from an identified disability of 40% or more and have physical limitation to write, will have the option of availing of facility for scribe (either to be provided by Delhi High Court or own scribe) and/or Compensatory Time without scribe facility. All such candidates would be required to furnish a Certificate (in original) regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write which shall be issued by CMO/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government health care Institution.  The Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (as per Annexure). Such candidates would be further required to furnish an Affidavit on a Non Judicial Stamp Paper of Rs.10/- in the prescribed format.
    2. The candidates must submit the said Certificate (in original) and the Affidavit in the office of Joint Registrar (Examinations – DHJS & DJS) in advance at least three days prior to the date of examination or must bring the same at the examination centre itself on the dates of examinations (Preliminary as well as Mains) otherwise they will not be allowed to avail the facility of scribe or Compensatory Time.
    3. All such candidates who opt for scribe facility and/or Compensatory Time and furnish the aforesaid Certificate and the affidavit in the prescribed format shall be given a Compensatory Time of 20 minutes per hour of the duration of the Examination in addition to the prescribed time during Preliminary Examination and Mains Examination (Written).
    4. As regards PwD candidates who are suffering from identified disabilities for which a vacancy has been reserved, such candidates would also be entitled for relaxation in marks on account of disability. However, this relaxation would not be applicable to a candidate who is entitled to relaxation in marks due to any other reservation.
    5. Candidates who avail the facility of scribe in the Preliminary Examination should note that they will not be allowed to read the Question Paper or mark answers and only the scribe will be allowed to read out the questions and mark the answers in the OMR answer sheet as per the instructions given by the candidate.
    6. Candidates belonging to Persons with Disabilities Category (PwD), who are suffering from an identified disability of 40% or more, would be charged concessional fees, irrespective of whether the vacancy is reserved or not for such identified disabilities.
 

PART-II

SYLLABUS AND SCHEME FOR CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION

Delhi Judicial Service Examination will be held in two successive stages:-

  • Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination (Objective type with 25% negative marking) for selection for the Mains Examination (Written), and
  • Delhi Judicial Service Mains Examination (Written) for selection of candidates for calling for Viva-Voce.

   A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

  1. The Preliminary Examination will be a screening test of qualifying nature and will consist of one paper of multiple choice questions carrying maximum of 200 marks. In the preliminary examination questions on general legal knowledge and aptitude of the candidate, candidate’s power of expression, flair in English, knowledge of objective type legal problems and their solutions covering
    1. The Constitution of India;
    2. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908;
    3. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
    4. The Indian Penal Code;
    5. The Indian Contract Act, 1872;
    6. The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008;
    7. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996;
    8. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872;
    9. The Specific Relief Act, 1963;
    10. The Limitation Act, 1963;
    11. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and
    12. The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 will be included.
  1. Minimum qualifying marks in the preliminary examination shall be 60% for general category and 55% for reserved categories, i.e., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and eligible categories of Persons with Disabilities as specified for this Service. However, the number of candidates to be admitted to the Mains Examination (Written) will not be more than ten times the total number of vacancies of each category advertised. Provided that in case a candidate(s) secures marks equal to the marks secured by the last candidate shortlisted for Mains Examination (Written), then all such candidate(s) who have secured marks equal  to the marks secured by the last candidate shortlisted for Mains Examination (Written), shall also be shortlisted for the Mains Examination (Written) irrespective of the fact that by including such candidate(s), the number of candidates shortlisted for Mains Examination (Written) exceeds the prescribed limit of ten times the number of vacancies in each category advertised.
  1. The marks obtained in the preliminary examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the main examination (Written) will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
 

B. Mains Examination (Written)

The Mains Examination (Written) will include the following subjects (each subject to carry the number of marks shown against it):
Sl.No. Subjects Max. Marks
1. General Legal Knowledge & Language 250
2. Civil Law I 200
3. Civil Law II 200
4. Criminal Law 200
 

1. GENERAL LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE

This paper shall comprise of two Sections:-

Section I: General Legal Knowledge:-

This is to test the candidate’s knowledge of current legal affairs etc.  (100 Marks).

Section II: Language (Essay, Translation and Precis Writing):-

This is to test the candidate’s knowledge and power of expression in English.  Credit will be given both for substance and expression.  Conversely deduction will be made for bad expression, faults of grammar and misuse of words etc.  There will be two passages for translations one in English which will be required to be translated into Hindi (in Devnagri Script) and the second passage in Hindi (in Devnagri Script) shall be required to be translated into English.        (150 Marks)  

2. Civil Law- PAPER- I

  1. The Indian Contract Act, 1872;
  2. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930;
  3. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882;
  4. The Specific Relief Act, 1963;
  5. Hindu Law; Mohammaden Law;
  6. The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958;
  7. Law of Torts;
  8. The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994;
  9. The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and
  10. The Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
(200 Marks)  

3. Civil Law-PAPER- II

  1. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908;
  2. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872;
  3. The Limitation Act, 1963;
  4. The Registration Act, 1908;
  5. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996;
  6. The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and
  7. The Copyright Act, 1957.
(200 Marks)  

4. Criminal Law- PAPER

  1. 1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
  2. The Indian Penal Code;
  3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872;
  4. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005;
  5. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881;
  6. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
  7. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
(200 Marks)    

C. VIVA-VOCE

 
  1. Viva-Voce will carry 150 marks. Candidates of general category must secure minimum 40% marks in each written paper and 50% marks in the aggregate and candidates of reserved categories, i.e., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and eligible categories of Persons with Disabilities as specified for this Service must secure minimum 35% marks in each written paper and 45% marks in the aggregate in Mains Examination (Written) to be eligible for being called for Viva Voce.
  1. Provided that the candidates shortlisted for viva voce shall not exceed three times the number of vacancies in each category advertised.  In case, there is a candidate(s) who has/have secured marks equal to the marks secured by the last candidate shortlisted for viva voce, then all such candidate(s) who have secured marks equal  to the marks secured by the last candidate shortlisted for viva voce, shall also be shortlisted for the viva voce irrespective of the fact that by including such candidate(s), the number of candidates shortlisted for viva voce exceeds the prescribed limit of three times the number of vacancies in each category advertised.
  1. Candidates of general category must secure minimum 50% marks and candidates of reserved categories, i.e., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and eligible categories of Persons with Disabilities as specified for this Service must secure minimum 45% marks in viva-voce to be eligible for being recommended for appointment to the service.
  1. The marks obtained in the viva voce will be added to the marks obtained in the Mains Examination (Written) and the candidate’s position will depend on the aggregate of both.
   




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