Title: Detailed West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Syllabus
| Name of Organisation | Calcutta High Court |
| Name of Posts | Civil Judge |
| Official Website | calcuttahighcourt.nic.in |
| Recruitment Details | Calcutta High Court Civil Judge |
| Type of Test | Objective Type |
| Test Mode | Online (Computer Based Test – CBT) |
West Bengal PSC Judicial Service Selection Process:
- Preliminary Examination – 200 Marks
- Mains Examination – 100 Marks (Each)
- Personality Test – 100 Marks
WBPSC Judicial Services Civil Judge Exam Pattern:
Prelims Test Pattern:
| Subject Names | Questions | Marks |
| English Composition | 30 | 30 |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Indian Constitution | 20 | 20 |
| Law of Contracts and Torts | 20 | 20 |
| Laws of Evidence | 20 | 20 |
| Civil Procedure Codes | 20 | 20 |
| Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code | 20 | 20 |
| Personal Law | 10 | 10 |
| Law of Limitation | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 200 Questions | 200 marks |
| Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
West Bengal PSC Judicial Service Mains Exam Pattern:
Candidates qualifying for the preliminary exams are eligible to appear for the mains exam. West Bengal mains exam consists of 8 compulsory papers and three papers on the optional subject which needs to be chosen by the candidate from the list of optional subjects provided. Each of the compulsory and optional papers will carry 100 marks each. The time for each paper will be 3 hours duration.
West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Syllabus
West Bengal Judicial Service Examination – Preliminary
The Preliminary Examination will consist of 200 Multiple Choice objective Questions, each carrying one mark. The time for the overall preliminary exam will be 180 minutes.
The Standard of the paper will be of the level of graduation in Law of a recognized University of West Bengal.
- English 30 marks
- General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Test of Reasoning 40 marks
- Indian Constitution 20 marks
- Law of Contracts and Torts 20 marks
- Laws of Evidence 20 marks
- Civil Procedure Code 20 marks
- Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code 20 marks
- Personal Law 10 marks
- Law of Limitation 20 marks
The syllabus for English will consist of:
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms and phrases
Vocabulary test
Phrasal verbs
Same words bearing more than one meaning
Use of appropriate and qualifying words etc.
West Bengal Judicial Service Examination – Main
The Main examination will have eight compulsory papers and three optional papers. Each compulsory and Optional paper will carry 100 marks and will be of three hours’ duration.
Main Exam Papers : (100 marks each)
- English Composition, Essay and Precis writing
- Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali composition, essay and translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu /Nepali/Santali
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Civil Procedure Code
- Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code
- Indian Evidence Act
- Law of Contracts and Torts
- Transfer of Property Act
- Optional paper 1
- Optional paper 2
- Optional paper 3
Optional Papers can be chosen from among the below:
Hindu Law
Muhammadan Law
Jurisprudence and Principles of Legislation
Indian Law relating to Companies and Insurance
Principles of Equity including the Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
Partnership Act
Law of Limitation and Law of Prescription
The Indian Constitution and Constitutional Law.
Viva-voce – Interview & Personality Test (100 marks)
Note: The scores from the West Bengal Judicial Service Examination – Main and the Viva-voce will be used to arrive at the final rankings. The preliminary exam scores will be used only for deciding eligibility to appear in the main examination.
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Also Read:
- West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Previous year papers
- West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Admit Card
- West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Results
- West Bengal Judicial Service Examination Forms
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, all questions will be MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) in the West Bengal Civil Judge Mains Exam
There will be 200 questions in the wbpsc.gov.in Civil Judge Preliminary.