All about Delhi Judiciary (DJS) Syllabus

OVERVIEW  

The Delhi High Court conducts the Delhi Judiciary Exam 2023 to recruit eligible candidates for judicial service positions in Delhi. Each year, numerous law graduates aim to pursue careers as judges through this competitive examination.

 The High Court of Delhi organizes the Delhi Judiciary Exam to hire Civil Judges, which consists of three stages: 

Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and Viva-Voce or Interview.

The Delhi Judiciary Exam is widely esteemed across India, where thousands of aspiring candidates from all corners of the country who want to establish their careers in the judiciary.

Let's know about some more information which every aspirants should know, to crack Delhi Judiciary.

Exam Conducting Body:-

High Court of Delhi 

Exam Name:-

Delhi Judicial Service Examination (DJS)

Exam Mode:-

Offline 

Number of Stages:- 3

Preliminary examination, Mains examination, Interview 

Application Process:-

Online 

Delhi Civil Judge age limit:-

General- 32

SC/ST- 37

PwD- 42

Eligibility criteria:-

Indian

Law graduate 

Practicing Lawyer

Official website:-https://delhihighcourt.nic.in

SYLLABUS AND PATTERN OF THE EXAMINATION 

 • PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 

The Delhi Judiciary Exam is widely esteemed across India, where thousands of aspiring candidates from all corners of the country who want to establish their careers in the judiciary.

  1. Mode of Exam:

       Multiple Choice Type

   2. Subjects:

       General Legal Knowledge & Law (12      subjects)

   3. Total Questions:

        200

   4. Total Duration:

         2.5 Hours

   5. Correct Answer:

         1+ Mark

   6. Negative Marking:

         0.25 marks for each incorrect answer

Syllabus 

 • The Constitution of India

 • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

 • Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 

 • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 

 • The Indian Contract Act of 1872

 • The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

 • The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

 • Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita

 • The Specific Relief Act of 1963

 • The Limitation Act of 1963

 • The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

 • The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

'The minimum marks required to qualify in the preliminary examination are 60% for general category candidates and 55% for reserved categories such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and eligible categories of Persons with Disabilities designated for this Service.'

 • MAINS EXAMINATION 

 (i)    General Legal Knowledge &

          Language - 250

 (ii)  Civil Law-I 200

 (iii) Civil Law-II 200

(iv)  Criminal Law 200

PAPER- I: GENERAL LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE 

Section I - General Legal Knowledge

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

PAPER- 2: CIVIL LAW – I:

 • The Indian Contract Act of 1872

 • The Sale of Goods Act of 1930

 • The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

 • The Specific Relief Act of 1963

 • Hindu Law

 • Mohammedan Law

 • The Delhi Rent Control Act of 1958

 • Law of Torts

 • The New Delhi Municipal Council Act of 1994

 • The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act of 1957

 • The Commercial Courts Act of 2015

PAPER- 3: CIVIL LAW – II

 • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

 • The Indian Evidence Act of 1872

 • The Limitation Act of 1963

 • The Registration Act of 1908

 • The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

 • The Trade Marks Act, 1999

 • The Copyright Act of 1957

PAPER- 4: CRIMINAL LAW: 

 • The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

 • The Indian Penal Code

 • The Indian Evidence Act of 1872

 • The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

 • The Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881

 • The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

 • The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

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