BIHAR JUDICIARY(BPSC

BIHAR JUDICIARY CIVIL JUDGE

(BPSC CIVIL JUDGE EXAM)EXAM)
SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS

The Examination shall be conducted in three stages:

 Preliminary Examination (objective type)

 Main Examination (descriptive)
 Viva voce/Personal Interview

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Bihar Judicial Service preliminary exam has two papers:

 Paper 1 –General Studies/General Knowledge - 100 marks.

 Paper 2- Law - 150 marks.

Paper 1
1. General Knowledge including Current Affairs
2. Elementary General Science

Paper 2
1. Law of Evidence & Procedure
2. Constitutional and Administrative Law of India
3. Hindu Law & Muhammadan Law
4. Law of Transfer of Property, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief Act
5. Law of Contracts & Torts
6. Commercial Law

MAINS EXAMINATION

There are five compulsory papers, of which Hindi & English are of qualifying
nature.
1. General Knowledge / General Studies including Current Affairs – 150 marks
2. Elementary General Science – 100 marks
3. General Hindi – 100 marks
4. General English – 100 marks
5. Law of Evidence and Procedure – 150 marks

There will be a choice of five optional papers, from which, candidates have to
select three:
1. Constitutional and Administrative Law of India– 150 marks
2. Hindu law and Mohammedan law – 150 marks
3. Transfer of Property Act, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief Act –
150 marks
4. Law of Contract and Torts – 150 marks
5. Commercial Law – 150 marks
Detailed Syllabus of the Exam – Preliminary & Mains

General Knowledge / General Studies:

General Knowledge / General Studies paper for the Bihar Judicial Service Exams will consist of
questions from the following areas:
 Current events of national and international importance
 History of India and Indian National Movement
 Indian and World Geography
 Indian Polity and Economy
 The questions will be of the level which the candidates should be able to answer without
special study.

Elementary General Science:

A paper of questions to test such matters of everyday observation and experience in their
scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person, who has not made a special study
of any scientific subject.

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General English
English paper for the Bihar Judicial Service Exams will consist of questions from the following
areas:
 Spotting Errors in sentences and phrases
 Antonyms and Synonyms
 Fill in the blanks with missing words
 Usage of prepositions, idioms and phrases
 Word analogies
 Test of spellings
 Re-arranging sentences
 Questions to test comprehension – with a passage to be read and questions based on the
same.
 Questions will be set to test the understanding of and the power to write English. A
passage or passages will usually be set for summary or precis.
 Questions will include letter writing on given subject.

Constitutional Law and Administrative Law

Constitution of India – Article 1 to 395 and Schedules

Administrative Law:
 Delegated Legislation
 Control of Delegated Legislation – Judicial & Legislative
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 Tribunals and Quasi-Judicial Authorities; Judicial Control over them
 Regulatory- Authorities
 Judicial Review of Administrative Action
 Writ Jurisdiction and Statutory Judicial Remedies, Scope, Extent & Distinction
 Public Interest Litigation
 Tortious Liability of State and Compensation
 Promissory Estoppel, Legitimate Expectation & Doctrine of Proportionality
 Government Contracts
 Ombudsman

Law of Evidence & Procedure

 Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872)
 Civil Procedure Code (5 of 1908)
 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)
 Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

Hindu Law and Mohammedan Law

 Hindu Law including Schools, Marriage, Adoption, Impartible Estate, Endowment
 Muhammadan Law including Marriage Law, Adoption, Wills, Legitimacy,
Acknowledgement, Guardianship

Commercial Law
The main principles of law relating to
 Sale of Goods,
 Negotiable Instruments,
 Company Law
 Partnership.

VIVA-VOCE/INTERVIEW

The personal interview is of 100 marks. Final merit list is prepared by adding the
marks obtained by a candidate in the mains exam (out of 900 marks) and the interview (out of
120 marks). A candidate must secure at least 35% marks in the interview to qualify for the
final merit list.

Refer to the current year’s official advertisement for complete details and instructions as
applicable.